Nationality

[mackie]

Hi All

I was talking to one of my English friends today and we got onto the subject of nationality. I always refer to myself as Scottish whereas they called themselves British. I just wondered what other people call themselves. If your from Wales do you call yourselves Welsh or British? Same for the N.Irish, Scottish and English...

[Eliot Wilson]

Born in England, parents born in Scotland, one grandfather born in Lithuania, but I'm British. That, of course, doesn't preclude both Scottish and English sentiment.

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[tintin]

British. And unashamed to say so.

[Chain Mailer]

Mum Irish, Dad Scottish, Born in Germany, alas raised (mostly) in England, so have the stupid accent! Would prefer to call myself Scottish but of course cant because of my stupid voice! So am British (which is better then being english ne time!)
HOwever usually just say I'm an Army Brat

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[Manic23]

Born In N. Ireland, would call myself Irish

[felix]

I've always called myself Scottish and i always will! I was born in Scotland and have lived here all my life, so i think that makes me Scottish not British!

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[PurelySynthetic]

When i get asked for my nationallity on application forms etc i say British but thats coz i dont know if you can write Scottish on those!

[iohannes]

When I fill in forms I put British, because that is my nationality. Likewise if it asks for place of birth I put United Kingdom.

I am 1/2 Welsh, 1/2 English. I consider myself British because I not one or the other. Many people in England do use English/British as interchangable though

[Mr Comedy]

I'm English, and bloody proud of it!

[tintin]

Hear, hear!

[Saint Sal]

It depends on who's asking. On forms, I'm British, in person I'm Welsh.

[Precious]

Lived all my life in England except for time studying here, one Scottish grandfather, the rest of my family are from Derbyshire like Tintin's (by the way, Tintin, which part? Mine are from Buxton.) Live now in Hereford which is about as close as you can get to Wales without actually living there, so frequently get asked if I'm Welsh. For the purpose of Forms, I say British.

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[Don]

I'm half Scottish, quarter English, quarter Welsh, but I class myself as Scottish, since I'm mostly Scottish, I was born in Scotland, and I have lived in Scotland all my life.

[Rex Mundi]

I'm part english, part irish and part welsh, with family in all three areas. I've lived all my life in england and go to uni in scotland. So I definately call myself British. But in the end, all it really means is that you live on one of the British Isles, so we're all British (btw technically anyone in the Republic of Ireland is British too)

[niall]

all scottish, born and raised here, parents and their parents were born and raised here

i put scottish in my nationality box and place of birth, and i always look for scotland before UK/GB when filling in computer based forms

[chittabeep]

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[loretta]

I was born in England, but my mum is Irish and my dad is a mix of scots and Welsh..therefore I'm British. Going by genes everybody is in these Islands. I suppose it depends on which country you identify with.

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[Prophet Tenebrae]

British - but I dislike associating myself with nation states.

[vegetation for the masses]

i am also born in scotland, but my family is welsh and english on one side... and irish and scottish on the other...

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[exnihilo]

Also born and raised in Scotland, but still British. Beacause that IS my nationality. Though, I would still say I was from Scotland, or that I was Scottish. There's no reason on earth why you can't, and shouldn't, be both.