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mokryna Mon 21-Sept-20 09:36:49

Not on official official documents of course but in your mind where do you place yourself and in what order?
I think of myself a EuroEnglishFrench person.

TwiceAsNice Mon 21-Sept-20 15:19:03

Welsh then British definitely not English even thought I live here now . (Because daughters and grandchildren do!)

sparklingsilver28 Mon 21-Sept-20 15:21:40

English - to the back-bone!

lemongrove Mon 21-Sept-20 15:31:37

English first then British

lemongrove Mon 21-Sept-20 15:33:16

I think we know that Gners are members of the human race btw ( unless there are a few Martians among us)?

varian Mon 21-Sept-20 15:54:37

It does sometimes seem that there might be a few aliens, or at least some that believe we're all controlled by aliens.

Greeneyedgirl Mon 21-Sept-20 15:57:45

Ah ha lemongrove? Don’t be too sure.

grandMattie Mon 21-Sept-20 15:57:51

Alien as in - from outer space or alien as in - from non-UK countries?
(Martian from choice)

Jayt Mon 21-Sept-20 15:58:03

I’m Scottish

paddyanne Mon 21-Sept-20 15:59:51

Sanjoy Dos posted this on line for Scots who done believe in Scotland .

This is why I believe in Scotland.
I came to Edinburgh in 1986, I am a first generation brown immigrant who came to England in 1966/7. When I moved here, I started my own business, took up golf and whisky. I basically love it here. My paternal grandfather spent 4.5 years in jail in India. He was a follower of Gandhi and the @Quit India movement@ . He would have been very amused to see the Scots so unsure of themselves that they actually voted against their own self determination, I was bought up to believe that self determination was a basic right.. I believe we have a generation of people here in Scotland, who can find the way forward to adulthood for this nation. I believe that Scottish nationalism is inclusive. I believe our place is with Europe not the Old Etonian cabal that sits in Westminster. Independence is just adulthood. Scotland ticks all the boxes for me. I believe in a kind of radical humanism which is based on the idea that with the right education, communication and perspective human beings can sort most of their problems.

Stephenmarra Mon 21-Sept-20 16:11:50

I would say North Cumbrian then English. Although if they moved the Scottish border a few miles to the south I wouldn't complain.

welbeck Mon 21-Sept-20 16:36:36

i don't really think in these terms.
but as an aside, i am interested in how language and terms change over time.
has anyone else noticed how internationally we are now always referred to as UK, whereas in the past it was more Britain, or even GB.
i know strictly speaking that does not include NI, but i am meaning colloquially, not officially, and frankly many British people do not understand the Irish situation.
i wonder if it was a hang-on from the term the British Empire in the past, which is now in the mists of time.
by the way i hope they do change OBE/MBE etc to be more inclusive. easily changed to, order of british excellence.

BBbevan Mon 21-Sept-20 16:39:01

Welsh. A valleys girl .

BlueBelle Mon 21-Sept-20 16:43:56

Used to call myself British now call myself European too ashamed of all that is going on here now to want to be a a Brit any more

NfkDumpling Mon 21-Sept-20 16:44:35

Norfolk - English - British. Although it depends who I'm talking to. Americans get confused.

I like Order of British Excellence welbeck.

NfkDumpling Mon 21-Sept-20 16:46:09

(I would once have said East Anglian, but the borders have moved. It now seems to include half the Home Counties)

Totallylost Mon 21-Sept-20 17:16:39

I lived for many years in Scotland, have relatives in Wales and Ireland but was born in England, it’s interesting that I’ve noticed over the years that Scots, Irish and the Welsh are all (in the main) loud and proud to proclaim their heritage, but the English are either embarrassed or made to feel boastful if they say they are a English or are automatically associated with the BNP element of society.

Jane10 Mon 21-Sept-20 17:25:05

Great Britain (GB) always sounds so bumptious. It's like something Trump would come up with.
I like United Kingdom (UK)

Stephenmarra Mon 21-Sept-20 17:38:29

Totallylost You beat me to it.
I've noticed that the Scots, Irish and Welsh seem to identify themselves as their nation but the English seem to put their County first.
Is this because England is a Country made up of several Kingdoms annexed into one Country and we still identify ourselves locally and not Nationally ?

seacliff Mon 21-Sept-20 17:53:50

English.

Jangran99 Mon 21-Sept-20 17:53:58

I’m Scottish and proud ,but I’m with you Jane10 in that I am embarrassed by the “Wha’s like us” trumpeting of nationalists. Every part of the UK has much to be proud of.

Whingingmom Mon 21-Sept-20 17:57:35

YamYam

nanasam Mon 21-Sept-20 18:08:02

English, through and through

Granniesunite Mon 21-Sept-20 18:10:55

Im very proud to be Scottish.

PamelaJ1 Mon 21-Sept-20 18:34:21

We used to go on leave to the U.K. but when my best friend went home to Scotland and others went to Wales I became English and came home to England. I think the English used to think of themselves as British, not so much now. Bit sad really. I never really understood it when I was a child. I thought we were all the same.
I can’t identify with a county, born in Tynemouth, parents are from Lancashire now I’m in Norfolk.

grannyrebel7 Mon 21-Sept-20 19:26:11

I say I'm British, but have always wanted to be American for some strange reason. Even when I was a kid I felt like that too. I've been over there loads of times and always feel at home there. Maybe I'm just a bit weird smile