The English are British and lots of people think the British are English but that annoys the Scottish and Welsh because although some think they’re British and some think they aren’t and some think they are but don’t want to be, they all agree that they definitely are not English. The Irish mostly think they are Irish, apart from the ones who are Northern Irish. Some say that makes them British and Irish. But others disagree and say they should just be Irish and then some say they aren’t British either but part of the United Kingdom. People from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland can all play cricket for England because they’re British as can those from Ireland even though they aren’t British. So can South Africans. The English play football for England unless they aren’t that good when they might try to play for Ireland. Those from the Isle of Wight are English, from Anglesey are Welsh and the Orkneys are Scottish, but although that means they aren’t from the island of Great Britain they’re still British. The Channel Islanders depend on the crown which is what the Queen wears but they aren’t in the UK and those from the Isle of Man are the same, apart from their cats.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18983558

My wife (Swedish) has just grasped what I’ve been trying to explain to her for years. Thanks for this.

still time to edit the typo
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But then some are English and pretend they’re Scottish, eh Teej? 😉

What about a Glasgow boy who’s been living in Yorkshire for 20 years? Never mind his sons.

(fortunate and slightly confused respectively I suspect)

When tennis players win they’re British, when they lose they’re Scottish

Londoners don’t count.

When tennis players win they’re British Swiss, when they lose they’re Scottish

LOL @ Loum

My wife (Swedish)

Ummm………has this gone unnoticed?
Looks like I’ll be the one to say; pics or your a liar.

What about when Belgium cyclists win the tour, are they British then?

But they are all shite at football …
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When has a Belgian won the tour?
There’s a lot more to nationality than birthplace.

There’s a lot more to nationality than birthplace.

That would all depend on the stance you want to take in the argument discussion, innit?

When has a Belgian won the tour?

you can’t be serious?

I’d go even further to suggest birthplace has next to FA to do with your nationality.
Is that the only one jota?

Is that the only one jota?

No, there’s been lots

But he was [is] the greatest winner of the tour ever

I’d go even further to suggest birthplace has next to FA to do with your nationality.

I was born in Singapore but I’m English
My wife was born in Libya but was Italian but now is English 🙂

Birthplace should be the ONLY determination of nationality. 🙂

Meaningless otherwise.

I’d go even further to suggest birthplace has next to FA to do with your nationality.

+1

Its never really mattered, your parents nationality comes first.

Its never really mattered, your parents nationality comes first.

so how are we defining parents nationality then? their parents? I guess that means we are all kenyans?

Great,that’s racism sorted then

I’m looking forward to exploring my Kenyan heritage,but why was it only the little fat white Kenyans emigrated to Barnsley?

JesmonddIngo. Best post I’ve read for a long time

Loving it TJ 😆

My friend was born in Germany. Stayed for a couple of months, never been back. Doesn’t t speak German, doesn’t identify as being German.
He’s not German, the German and british govts agree that he’s not German.

Jota that don’t look like tdf is it Paris-roubaix?

who cares what the scots think?! i’ll laugh my head off when they get independence!

whats nationality anyway. I have been to Ireland once in my life but if i want i can have an Irish Passport.

As far as i can see nationality is little more than a piece of paper, and yet how much crap has it caused through history.