This is for the people from the U.K. (hope thats correct)

[counterculture]

im Scottish, always will be Scottish, never British apart from on my passport which is just something i just have to live with until the Scottish Government is used les as a token gesture and given some real law making abilities, to class UK as England is seen as offensive to many Scottish and Welsh, and some Northern Irish.

i could go on for days on this subject, but i wont.

 

[diamondlil]

I'm English by birth, and would find being called 'British' irritating. Genetically though, I'm equally proud of my Welsh, Scottish, East-end Jewish and Romany ancestors, so I guess I'm a mutt and I've never seen that on any forms!

 

[lyndy299]

Couldnt vote in this as I would class myself as Scottish too. And I would agree with it being offensive to class us all as England. Im think the English among us would also be offended if everyone just called it Scotland, Wales or N.I and vice versa. I think I would have a lot of the same opinions on the matter as counterculture.

 

[beaniebopps]

True true, though I think being Northern Irish as I am is the most complicated one, because I am officially in the UK, and then people say that I couldn't be from the UK if I am Irish...grrr...


Whether I am in Northern Ireland/ Ireland/ UK I would still say I'm irish I guess! Or maybe not... because I was born in Canada... so

Canadian Irish it is then

 

[Snake Dave]

Lol Beanie.

Well I was born in England and my parents are English, but I've lived in Waes for my entire life. So I class myself as 'British'. I'm not really bothered when people say 'oh is it the UK or Great Britain or the individual countries?' We're all people and what people choose to call themselves is there own personal preference, and as long as others understand it then there's no harm in it.

 

[Snake Dave]

That should have been Wales lol, my bad.

 

[jaxom1957]

I guess I'm a mutt and I've never seen that on any forms!

The forms usually list it as "Australian" :grin01:

 

[toyah]

I'm technically English, but I'm more likely to identify myself as a Geordie (to other UK people), or as just "from the UK" to people from outside of the UK.

If I tell them I live in Scotland they think I'm Scottish, y'see - not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's not me!

 

[Snake Dave]

The forms usually list it as "Australian" :grin01:

Ha ha, funny, that's coming from an American...

 

[Intravenous]

If I was talking to someone in Britain I would say "I'm Scottish" but if I was talking to a foreigner I'd probably say "I'm British".

People don't generally say "I'm from the UK" but all are correct, none of them are less accurate as statements...its just down to personal preference.

 

[Chrome]

i would say i am English. Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, are different countries, which are part of the United Kingdom. Therefore i am English, and i am proud to be. when we play a football ( soccer for you american guys ) match against would you support them both, because they are part of the United Kingdom? no, you would pick the country that you are from. not trying to sound nasty, but i feel quite strongly, and if there is one thing that us English could learn from the american's is to be more patriotic, instead of worrying about our culture offending people who have settled here. just noticed the date of this thread lol, came across it whilst searching for UK

here here!!