Do you Count Yourself as English or British First?

[andy w]

The two fore mentioned Austrian fellas would struggle to play pocket billiards between them!

 

[db]

I've come to the conclusion that there's only 1 person from Stafford on Stafford Forum

it is interesting that most people seem to have migrated here from elsewhere! i'm in the same boat (insert joke about migrants in boats here) - i'm from northern ireland, but moved to the mighty stafford when i was little, and have lived here all my life (save a few dark years "up north" *shudder*)..

i find the idea of people regarding themselves specifically as "english" bizarre.. i'm not really sure why, i guess because i automatically reply "british" when i'm asked what nationality i am, i assumed others did the same!

 

[Roland]

Apparently 51% of Scottish people consider themselves more Scottish than British!

 

[Withnail]

i find the idea of people regarding themselves specifically as "english" bizarre..

Would you find the idea of people regarding themselves as specifically "Scottish"/"Welsh"/"Irish" equally bizarre?

I'm not Welsh, because i do not come from Wales.

I'm English coz i'm from England - i'm British coz i'm from England.

 

[db]

Would you find the idea of people regarding themselves as specifically "Scottish"/"Welsh"/"Irish" equally bizarre?

yes.. as per the post you replied to, i am northern irish, but when asked i instinctively reply "british".. i find it bizarre that, when asked what nationality you are, one might reply "english/welsh/scottish/etc."..

 

[1JKz]

Apparently 51% of Scottish people consider themselves more Scottish than British!

How many people were asked, two?

Never trust a poll, that doesn't have the official amount of people asked, in the detailing.

 

[Roland]

If it is anything like those anti wrinkle creams then they will have asked about 73 people!

 

[Withnail]

... i am northern irish, but when asked i instinctively reply "british"..

I suspect that may be a quite common (less so for the Catholics of Ulster...) response, for obvious reasons.

... i find it bizarre that, when asked what nationality you are, one might reply "english/welsh/scottish/etc."..

Have just done a little digging and it seems that roughly 70% of people in England consider themselves English 'first' (as high as 80% in the NE) and 65% of people in Wales consider themselves Welsh.

Nearly 14% of people in Cornwall consider themselves Cornish first and foremost.

 

[1JKz]

Remember, we need numbers of people surveyed, percentages can't work or be taken seriously without the detailing!

 

[Withnail]

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_290558.pdf

Page 10 - 12, based on 2011 Census.

 

[John Marwood]

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[andy w]

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Well spread yourself over it!

 

[John Marwood]

Well spread yourself over it!

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[John Marwood]

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[John Marwood]

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[PeterD]

When abroad and people ask where I am from, I always say the UK, but probably use english and british in equal amounts.

 

[John Marwood]

Or even human............

http://m.stokesentinel.co.uk/Grandp...-gang-attack/story-28228366-detail/story.html

 

[Gramaisc]

Or even human............

http://m.stokesentinel.co.uk/Grandp...-gang-attack/story-28228366-detail/story.html

I wonder if Mr Clarke knows where Saxony is?

 

[proactive]

Three grandparents, all in there forties...

I can't be certain of course, but I'd hazard a guess that Poles have contributed more to our society over the last 70 or so years than any of that scummy lot's families will have.

 

[tek-monkey]

Be fair, in Rugeley they'd be great grandparents by now