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It's a broad question ,and I don't think there is a definitive answer .

To dwell in these isles would be a start ,for how many generations would get many different answers 

To buy into the Greco Romano ,judeo Christian ,western culture and ethics would be nice ,I'm not talking religion ,but we have broadly accepted these ideals for millennia ,with reasonable results .

To have pride or at least respect for the history ,traditions ,achievements and advances these very small islands have had in the world .

To acknowledge the mistakes made without self hating .

To know all this and not be scared to say it out loud or be cowed by those who wish to change and twist history ,

The strengths of being British  is also it's biggest weakness ,it's tolerance and humanity are being turned against us by those who wish to destroy us from within .

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Being British is about being able to have a long serious conversation with yourself under two different alias’s without feeling a total walloper you total walloper 

It's a broad question ,and I don't think there is a definitive answer . To dwell in these isles would be a start ,for how many generations would get many different answers  To buy into the G

This is where the water gets muddy, “English” is not as far as I’m aware an ethnic group, same as welsh, Irish, Scots etc…..those classifications are only about a thousand years old and, for want of a

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3 minutes ago, Astanley said:

It's a broad question ,and I don't think there is a definitive answer .

To dwell in these isles would be a start ,for how many generations would get many different answers 

To buy into the Greco Romano ,judeo Christian ,western culture and ethics would be nice ,I'm not talking religion ,but we have broadly accepted these ideals for millennia ,with reasonable results .

To have pride or at least respect for the history ,traditions ,achievements and advances these very small islands have had in the world .

To acknowledge the mistakes made without self hating .

To know all this and not be scared to say it out loud or be cowed by those who wish to change and twist history ,

The strengths of being British  is also it's biggest weakness ,it's tolerance and humanity are being turned against us by those who wish to destroy us from within .

I kind of agree about Christianity, I'm not really religious at all but I can acknowledge the unity it brings. Britain is now more secular than it has ever been and for national identity this is a terrible thing IMO.

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7 minutes ago, Pewit said:

Yes mate but we will always be superior. 😁

you won't get a rise out of me as both my parents are English i was just born here so don't consider myself Welsh

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22 minutes ago, Astanley said:

It's a broad question ,and I don't think there is a definitive answer .

To dwell in these isles would be a start ,for how many generations would get many different answers 

To buy into the Greco Romano ,judeo Christian ,western culture and ethics would be nice ,I'm not talking religion ,but we have broadly accepted these ideals for millennia ,with reasonable results .

To have pride or at least respect for the history ,traditions ,achievements and advances these very small islands have had in the world .

To acknowledge the mistakes made without self hating .

To know all this and not be scared to say it out loud or be cowed by those who wish to change and twist history ,

The strengths of being British  is also it's biggest weakness ,it's tolerance and humanity are being turned against us by those who wish to destroy us from within .

All of the above for me 👍

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17 minutes ago, Pewit said:

I kind of agree about Christianity, I'm not really religious at all but I can acknowledge the unity it brings. Britain is now more secular than it has ever been and for national identity this is a terrible thing IMO.

Had this conversation at work the other week 

diversity is the antithesis of identity 

the more diverse you are the less identity you have and portray 

Suppose it is based on what’s more important to people 

 

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13 minutes ago, greg64 said:

you won't get a rise out of me as both my parents are English i was just born here so don't consider myself Welsh

Just having the crack mate, but seriously though,  I can't believe the Welsh accepted that name, especially if they knew that it basically meant "foreigner/stranger" to the Anglo Saxons. 

Brits/Britons would have been more fitting. 👍

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1 minute ago, Pewit said:

Just having the crack mate, but seriously thought, I can't believe the Welsh accepted that name, especially if they knew that it basically meant "foreigner/stranger" to the Anglo Saxons.

they don't they call it Cymru not Wales which comes from a Brythonic word  combragos which means compatriot

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1 minute ago, greg64 said:

they don't they call it Cymru not Wales which comes from a Brythonic word  combragos which means compatriot

Yeah I know that mate, but realistically, I imagine the majority still call themselves Welsh  and their country Wales?

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1 minute ago, Pewit said:

Yeah I know that mate, but realistically, I imagine the majority still call themselves Welsh  and their country Wales?

yeah i recon so depends on how nationalist they are

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