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A question to people from the UK
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MartaZ
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Thanks Douglas, and ALL! :)
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25 Mar 2009
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wolfy
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All with the exception of England would prefer to be called by their individual nationality. �IN Wales there is a large "immigrant" population from England so they don �t mind being called British. �It is always funny explaining this situation to students. �Out of interest is there any other "country" / group of countries which could be referred to in differnet ways? |
25 Mar 2009
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Logos
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Just to add one more amendment. Don �t call Scottish people �Scotch � That is reserved for the whisky.
I feel sure there are countless other areas that will have similar emotions. Less than 10 years ago there were major wars in the Balkans over which nationality was which.
Another interesting phenomenon is that if you say to an Australian are you from New Zealand, they will politely correct you, but if you say to a New Zealander are you from Australia, they will reply with a very definite NO! I am New Zealand. I think a similar situation occurs with Americans and Canadians.
I may be wrong and welcome anyone from the colonies to shoot me down if I am. |
25 Mar 2009
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jamie_s
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Well, I �m Welsh, and would rather call myself Welsh or be called Welsh by others. I only use the British tag when I have to fill in forms that go with living outside of the UK, and that �s only because that �s what �s written on my passport.
I �ve also lived in Scotland and England and only encountered people there who liked to be called Scottish or English.
As with the reply to the original question I used to work with some girls from Belfast and they referred to themselves as Irish.
Hope that helps. |
25 Mar 2009
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