I am glad to be British because

OK folks, we're all invited round to Indinana's for lunch

Would you like us to all come on separate days or perhaps en masse? Friday's quite good for me.

I am so disappointed that you feel it is clever to make fun of none British members of Gransnet. Is it a Gransnet policy to exclude them? As I have said, being glad to live where you live is great; being xenophobic is not a pleasant characteristic.

That is bloody ridiculous! How dare you!

Sigh

That was to GG

Gracesgran. Are you serious? It's what we're famous for: ITS CALLED A SENSE OF HUMOUR. Now that's someone I really do feel sorry for. It's envied all over the world.

Why should I not dare Jbf, it is true. I like the idea that Gransnet is becoming a go to destination for the media and I am horrified that I belong to and may be identified with such xenophobic comments as have been put on here.

Anya

As I have said before[though I realise you are not particularly talking about me], I would love to see posters posting a thread or post saying, I am glad to be Pakistani or Sri Lankan because
Why shouldnt they? Good for them. I might join them if I was Pakistani or whatever.

What on earth has xenophobia got to do with this.

Just because a person or many people are glad to be something, doesnt mean that they hate something else in any way, shape or form.
Why should it? There is no connection.

If I buy 1 veg this week, doesnt mean that I hate all the other veg in the shop.

If we ignore her she might go away.

And may I add my sigh to Anya's too. This started out as such a lovely thread.

If I buy 1 veg this week, doesnt mean that I hate all the other veg in the shop.

Well said soon. Quite simple really, isn't it?

Anya. Pissing myself.
I can't bear to tell the flag that it's caused such consternation.

I am still glad I started it.
I think it is nice that people like being whatever their nationality is.
I should imagine that 60% of whichever country's inhabitants are glad that they are the nationality that they are. The figure could be higher for all I know.

Nobody has made fun of non-British members of Gransnet, Gracesgran. Unless, of course, you are non-British?

Bit of a non-pc way of putting it, btw. Defining a person by not being British could come over as a bit jingoistic.

No Anya, it's living in the real world . Suppose you like threads on the joys of the Christmas season where no one dare say they hate shopping or the cost of postage stamps means cutting back on number of cards posted

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So Friday it is Indinana - bring you flag Petra

S2B's fetching the veg (I think that's what she said) and I'm not quite sure what Annie's bringing, I think it's something Christmassy but I might have misunderstood that.

I don't know how an assertion of glad to be British is xenophobic, I'm glad to be British, there are a multitude of other nationalities that I would also be proud to be. I'm also proud that I'm only part British and have foreign influences in my DNA. I don't think "xenophobia" and patriotism are synonymous. The reasons soontobe has given at the outset of this thread should be celebrated and yes occasionally, I'm not proud to British, this happens when citizens behave badly abroad, unfortunately they tarnish us all. On the whole I think we have a beautiful country, we are reasonably tolerant, democratic and enjoy peace and freedom these things shouldn't be taken for granted.

Sounds like fun, Anya

Elegran I am sure you are within the rules so off to enjoy your lunch with the feeling that you have attacked a member of the forum and got away with it. Does it make you feel you have added to someone else's day - never your intention was it?

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I'm sure you'd be welcome too Elegran only one problem.....where is it?

It'll have to be virtual, I think, Anya

Indeed