worzel

What a relief! I thought it was just me.

worzel

I worked with Aussies in my last job who had live in England for a year. When they asked where I was from I said up north. "oh really" they said, "I went up north once -Maida Vale". So the limit isn't Manchster, it is not even Watford Gap.

asher

I am English because my Dad told me I am

although I have lived in the outer Hebrides

nickyjohnt

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You're biased as you also lived in the no go area North of the great divide... we have more in common with you than them I often think although, only the women wear dresses in the North of England....[/QUOTE]

Oh really can't say iv'e ever seen a bloke wearing womens clothing down south ! However seen a few "Up North" and further north

Sorry Soapy you kind of asked for it

binky

Hey, it's supposed be us Scots that have got a chip on our shoulder!

It's funny how the English managed to turn this into a Scots, Irish and Welsh bashing thread before the Scots, Irish and Welsh had even posted in it! It was the English that started their own argument.....and then people wonder why we do have a chip on our shoulder!

The English seem to think someone is stopping them celeberating their Englishness - well if there is anyone stopping you it's not the rest of the UK.

northernbird

That wasn't my point. Clearly the Scots, Welsh and Irish are able (and proud) to call themselves by the individual components yet the English have to be British, htf does that work.

MartinLuther

Why do the English have to be British? The only people I've ever heard saying this are English people (and then only the ones that need an excuse to have a go at the other members of UK or to claim that they are somehow put upon). I have never heard any Welsh, Scots or Irish saying that the English have to be British. I've heard them say other things about the English though

MartinLuther

Just out of interest. What do you think is your national anthem?

Shakmaty

I am not a number....unless it's a 69

binky

It doesn't work...cos you just made it up. Where did you get this idea that the English had to be British? Who said it? Certainly no one in this thread. You're having an argument with yourself.

I don't consider myself British, I consider myself Scottish so how would I expect English people to have to consider themselves to be British?

The only thing that annoys the rest of the UK is when the English refer to Britain as England. And comments that English people make like we should just give the Scots independence if they want it. As if it's theirs to give!

Apart from that you can call yourself whatever you like. I certainly couldn't give a ****.

scotlandtooz

No, the English come to Scotland to wear the frocks. We call them stag nights. As below.

MartinLuther

I'm not quite sure how we got onto it (I was probably told to f**k off back to Wales) but I remember winding up some Yorkshire woman once because I said that I was Welsh and British. "But how can you be, you're not English", she said repeatedly. She couldn't grasp the difference between British and English. She completely lost it when my mate from NI said he was Irish and British.

Vim Fuego

I tell ya, I've tried all sorts of styles, sizes and angles but I still look like a Brit pretending to be Aussie ... I just need the corks and I'll look like I'm REALLY taking the piss.

My "Authentic Australian Hat Company" hat was actually bought at the Biggin Hill Airshow last year ... and it was cheaper than buying it here.

NKSK version 2

Good one!!

Mine was a pre-emptive strike!!

northernbird

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