Zhan_Zhuang Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I was just sent an email by a Scottish "friend" to type the sentance into Google... I'm English by the way and thought it rather a shame but merely replied: "Let kindness be your only weapon" which is from the Buddhist Dhammapada. Does anyone know wikipedia enough to change this or report it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 The keen ability to queue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 It did make me chuckle a little bit, despite being English myself. Needs to come down though as it would undoubtedly cause huge offence to someone less childish than myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I am never sure on my Nationality. I was born in Belgium (mum & dad were in the forces), Dad is welsh, Mum is Northern Irish but I have lived in England since 2. When anyone asks I always answer British. Hopefully I can play international football for England, N. Ireland, Scotland, Wales & Belgium at 29 I still have hope!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I am never sure on my Nationality. I was born in Belgium (mum & dad were in the forces), Dad is welsh, Mum is Northern Irish but I have lived in England since 2. Belwelninglish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Haha too much English in there, Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 6, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2011 Nationality is a fruitless endeavour, so I wouldn't worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Nationality is a fruitless endeavour, so I wouldn't worry. True but I really hate calling myself British. I always think it has a stigma. I would rather be English, Scottish, Northern Irish or Welsh as opposed to British! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Made me laugh. Would anybody really be offended by that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 6, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2011 Nationality is a fruitless endeavour, so I wouldn't worry. True but I really hate calling myself British. I always think it has a stigma. I would rather be English, Scottish, Northern Irish or Welsh as opposed to British! It's all rather meaningless so I wouldn't worry. I identify as British more than I would English, myself, largely because I favour the state over the nation, one being something tangible and the other all pretty wishy washy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 True but I really hate calling myself British. I always think it has a stigma. I would rather be English, Scottish, Northern Irish or Welsh as opposed to British! Just do what I do, call yourself a knobhead and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 6, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2011 Haha, that's pretty funny. Oh and if you're offended by something like this then to be honest I pity you. It's not as if it says "English people are words removed" is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I wish I was German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I'm half English and half Dutch, I don't think of myself as 'British' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I don't think of you as particularly human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 6, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2011 My cultural loyalties: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 it's all rather meaningless so I wouldn't worry. probably only to the English ... The English seem to be more interested in celebrating St Patrick's and American Independence day everyone else in the world seems quite proud of where they were born but Englishness just seems to have hijacked by fucktards like the EDL and tram lady who have no idea ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 My Grandad was a captured Luftwaffe pilot and my Grandma was an Irish nurse. Makes me a hard drinker who doesn't like soggy chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 why don't Germans like soggy chips ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 6, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2011 it's all rather meaningless so I wouldn't worry. probably only to the English ... The English seem to be more interested in celebrating St Patrick's and American Independence day everyone else in the world seems quite proud of where they were born but Englishness just seems to have hijacked by fucktards like the EDL and tram lady who have no idea ... No, my point would be that anyone who thinks it's something meaningful is wrong. The concept of nations has only existed for about 300 years, tops, before that nationhood doesn't really come into our minds. And even now it's all rather vague - in this very thread theres a poster who is unsure what his nation actually is, is it his birth place, his parents nationality, where he grew up, or even all of them? (in which case it's all rather moot, really isn't it? May as well just say he's a Yank and have done with it). The thing is even vague to define - the best description I stumbled on is it's an imagined community sharing a common cultural sensibility/history/identity/origin, but that's been argued as wrong. It's meaningless. Citizenship is a better descriptor of someone's 'identity', if we must have to decide how we're all not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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