Interesting stuff about nationality. I have lived half my life in London and half in Cardiff, more or less. I feel comfortable in both cities, so I am definitely both a Cardiffian and a Londoner (but not a cockney). Not sure I have strong feelings about being Welsh or English, but the wife and kids definitely do, that is, they have strong feelings that I am Welsh. (They obviously are Welsh as well.) If someone really pressed me on English or Welsh I would probably reject the notion that I had to choose and leave it up to them to figure it out. I guess I have a stronger connection with and knowledge of a greater part of Wales (having ridden bikes over a lot of it) than is the case with England, where I am definitely a Southerner. Hmm, not sure what the point is here, possibly something to do with regiional loyalty? I think in some countries regional (city, state, home village) loyalty is a bigger thing perhaps.
“Of course you can class ie working class kid goes to uni and becomes a doctor“
If this doctor retired and took a part time job in a local shop would they be working class again?
“Of course you can class ie working class kid goes to uni and becomes a doctor“
If this doctor retired and took a part time job in a local shop would they be working class again?
What if the doctor spoke with a Yorkshire accent, kept whippets and lived in a terrace?
Only if they were black and worked in McDonalds 🙂
Of course he would not - by having that degree and professional qualification he has become middle class
I've lived in Scotland for more than half my life - over 30 years.
Mrs SC is Canadian (but born in America) but my boys are Scottish.
I even bought a Scottish flag when Thump played for Scotland.
Also have to wear a kilt to my friend's wedding (he's Canadian and the bride is American - but they live here, and have done for decades, and are having a Scottish wedding). No idea how that will work out
