What Does Being British Mean To You?

[Welsh_red 4,743]

 

 

No

 

ok so the kid is english?

 

 

Its northern european,

 

?

 

2 english people move to wales and have a kid while living there , What nationality is the kid is what im asking

[Accip74 7,112]

 

It's a tricky one, but both my kids were born here........& they ain't fcuking belgian! Haha...

I got them british passports ;-)

 

im assuming if you hadnt got them british passports they would have been classed as belgian tho?

Not by me! My wife is french, to make things even more complicated...haha But, I insisted on british passports ;-)

 

They had to be british or french.....to be considered officially belgian, one of us would of needed belgian citizenship, I think?

[Onlyworkmatters 1,584]

Lets cut to the nitty gritty, we got white yellow black brown and all sorts in between, white folk are generally Northern europeans, blacks generally africans, brown and yellow asians, wherever you live your still ethnically 1 of the groups mentioned

[Onlyworkmatters 1,584]

 

 

 

No

 

ok so the kid is english?

 

 

Its northern european,

 

?

 

2 english people move to wales and have a kid while living there , What nationality is the kid is what im asking

 

 

British

[Welsh_red 4,743]

Lets cut to the nitty gritty, we got white yellow black brown and all sorts in between, white folk are generally Northern europeans, blacks generally africans, brown and yellow asians, wherever you live your still ethnically 1 of the groups mentioned

 

 

yeah thats fine . Thats not what i was talking about tho

[Nik_B 3,790]

 

 

 

No

 

ok so the kid is english?

 

 

Its northern european,

 

?

 

2 english people move to wales and have a kid while living there , What nationality is the kid is what im asking

 

 

All Northern European countries/tribes (in the past) have intermingled to some extent. We share similar DNA but still have different genetic traits so this argument is not the same as saying I can become an African or Asian by getting a passport or having a child. There are different races who are all different, it's not something I have an issue recognising.

 

The genetic difference within Europe are interesting and I believe you can spot some of them quite easily. There are pretty obvious traits amongst many of the Welsh here and you can see the same in Scotland as well. Blond hair is rarer here for example.

[tandors 888]

Ethnicities made nations, simply being in a nation doesn't change your ethnicity lol.

[Onlyworkmatters 1,584]

 

Lets cut to the nitty gritty, we got white yellow black brown and all sorts in between, white folk are generally Northern europeans, blacks generally africans, brown and yellow asians, wherever you live your still ethnically 1 of the groups mentioned

 

 

yeah thats fine . Thats not what i was talking about tho

 

 

Just because you're born in a country doesnt automatically make you that particular nationality, english welsh irish scottish are close enough to be regarded as the same, some little darkie kid whose parents have just landed here from pakiland or africa is not and never will be british

Edited March 23, 2017 by Onlyworkmatters

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Just because a donkey is born in a racing stable doesn't mean it will be a racehorse .No matter the traced ancestry of blacks or pakis they ain't British they are black or pakis .Get this in your head and everything else falls into place ,they ain't welcome .

[TOMO 26,758]

so i will ask the un answered question again,,,,what about those people with mixed ethinc back ground ,,,at what point in the dilution,,to they become british??

[WILF 47,587]

My wife was born on an army base in germany but she isn't German

[Nik_B 3,790]

so i will ask the un answered question again,,,,what about those people with mixed ethinc back ground ,,,at what point in the dilution,,to they become british??

 

Well the term British clearly means different things to different people today which is why no-one can agree on what it means.

 

My original statement is what I believe British to mean and I stand by that because that is how it was when I was a kid when this country was 99.9% White European and mainly English, N-Irish, Scots, Welsh with influences from other European nations.

 

Again in my opinion they are as you describe, mixed ethnic background. They are obviously a British citizen in the modern sense of the word. There has always been some dilution in our ethnic make up.

 

Personally I don't understand why there is this desperation (when this topic inevitably comes up on TV) for everyone to say Mo Farrah (for example) is British when he isn't and wasn't even born here.

[Nik_B 3,790]

My wife was born on an army base in germany but she isn't German

 

Same here and I never let her forget

[Jonjon79 13,358]

This has been an interesting read so far

 

I think that being British is a generic term for us English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh. We all have our own national identity and, we're all very proud of it but, when we pull together to protect our little islands, we're British and proud of it.

 

Never mind all of the bollocks from our politicians and who they'll give British passports to, the true Brits are still very much alive and kicking - I've seen a small example of that from the passion shown on some recent threads

 

Some may well belive that Great Britain has lost it's bite but, history has shown that when we're really backed into a corner we will come together and become a formidable force.

 

Perhaps the infighting and banter keeps us sharp, who knows. But I do know that, given the choice, I'm proud to be be a British Englishman

[RTurlough 160]

Potato famine. lol

 

Sorry Jonjon79......you put Irish and British in the same sentence there. You must have made a typo.

Edited March 24, 2017 by RTurlough