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@*Sian* wrote:
I am not English i am British, I am not from England, I am from Britain (UK) You scots just have a chip on your shoulders :P :lol:
You are British..but you live in a region within England, which is one of the countries whih make up the UK.
Like I said – i’m not trying to start the Scottish/English/British argument here – merely trying to find out who is from what area… :D
Scotland
A constituent country of the United Kingdom comprising the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as the Hebrides, Shetland Islands, and Orkney Islands. Inhabited by Picts in prehistoric times, the region was invaded but never conquered by the Romans and split into a variety of small kingdoms after the fifth century A.D. In the ninth century most of Scotland was unified into one kingdom, but conflicts with the English led to a series of bloody wars. (We don’t want to start them again!)
When Mary Queen of Scots’s son James VI succeeded to the English throne in 1603, the two kingdoms were united.
Scotland became a part of the kingdom of Great Britain by a parliamentary act of 1707 and part of the United Kingdom after the Act of Union in 1800.
Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow the largest city. Population: approx. 5,000,000.
I voted England, but as enny fule kno, we all came out of Africa. :wink:
@The Observer wrote:
Scotland
A constituent country of the United Kingdom comprising the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as the Hebrides, Shetland Islands, and Orkney Islands. Inhabited by Picts in prehistoric times, the region was invaded but never conquered by the Romans and split into a variety of small kingdoms after the fifth century A.D. In the ninth century most of Scotland was unified into one kingdom, but conflicts with the English led to a series of bloody wars. (We don’t want to start them again!)
When Mary Queen of Scots’s son James VI succeeded to the English throne in 1603, the two kingdoms were united.
Scotland became a part of the kingdom of Great Britain by a parliamentary act of 1707 and part of the United Kingdom after the Act of Union in 1800.
Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow the largest city. Population: approx. 5,000,000.
Thank you Obs :wink: 8) :D :D :D
You’re welcome :)
However, it looks like you have been usurped by a lesser thread!
My only criticism would be that you missed out Northern Ireland.
A question for you Ms Squeezy…..What have you learned from this experience? It appears to me that the Scots are more patriotic than the English, who seem to prefer to be known as British. Is this an damning indictment of the English predicament these days? Trying to appease others by encompassing all and sundry. Have the English lost their identity? Morris Men seem to be on the wane, what next…..croquet?
@tommy-toxen wrote:
To be anti-British is to spit on every soldier’s grave who fought for Queen & Country!
Don’t talk cr@p :roll:
I am not anti-British…I am just proud of my country’s identity and history.
@The Observer wrote:
My only criticism would be that you missed out Northern Ireland.
A question for you Ms Squeezy…..What have you learned from this experience? It appears to me that the Scots are more patriotic than the English, who seem to prefer to be known as British. Is this an damning indictment of the English predicament these days? Trying to appease others by encompassing all and sundry. Have the English lost their identity? Morris Men seem to be on the wane, what next…..croquet?
I know I forgot N.Ireland :oops: But I couldn’t edit the poll. :?
What have I learned?? Yes Scots do seem to be more patriotic……..and people in England can be ‘British’ all they want, but I won’t have it forced upon me. Scottish people are proud of their history and background, and it is an insult to insist that we are merely a ‘region’. :evil: We fought many a bloody battle to keep our Country, which is recognised throughout the world as being a beautiful place with friendly people.
And by the way – on official forms I state my nationality as ‘Scot/Brit’ :D
And btw…anyone who classes themself as ‘British’…what football team (if any) will you be supporting in the World Cup??
Because I don’t see any team called Britain…. :?
I don’t have one, haven’t been abroad for years…
You’re pulling ahead Squeezy :wink:
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