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my lovely old dad fought for my country and yes i am a true brit and will be until the day i die :thumbup:

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we keep moving restaurants though coz the septics get too friendly :eek:

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Ah ha! Exactly why some here cling to their heritage - even if it may seem distant. :thumbup:

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nope i am never shocked when i go home...it's my country and i accept all that goes with it, foreigners and all. the 6 yrs here have set me in good stead of what the worst could be :p

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lol with the one exception they have not even been to the countries, it's all in their history books or the like :lol:

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Did you know how to confuse an Irishman?





Show him a line of shovels and tell him to take his pick....

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:lol::rofl:

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Amen !

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Every male member of my family and some female members has served in the British Military, you're not unique.
I was commenting on the fact that it seems to bother you when Americans express their ethnic identity. I don't see it being any different in the UK.
The Irish-Americans see themselves as American first. I'm not so sure many of the newcomers see themselves as Brits first, even second generation.

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i have already said in a previous post that it doesn't bother me about the american's ethnic identity ...however i have stated my views as the subject was mentioned on here.

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I was just teasing you TruBrit. :p

Your point is true - funny slightly off topic story for you. My grandfather's side of the family was Swedish - but the family has been here since the 1800's - so there's not much of a tie obviously. (And I don't call myself a Swedish-American ;) ) My grandfather did speak Swedish however, he'd learned it growing up as a boy from his community and family. He was privileged enough to meet some Swedish royalty when they came to San Francisco a few decades ago (he was part of some welcoming committee or similar - obviously I'm sketchy on the details). He spoke to the Swedes in Swedish, and later asked how well he spoke.

Well, they told him, it's how we spoke about 100 years ago.

I always thought that was a great story. ;)

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that is a lovely story and tks for sharing. it's great esp since the advent of computers and the likes of genes reunited to trace back one's family.

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That is also fairly common with the French in Quebec vs French in France. The French in France consider the language in Quebec to be archaic. I suppose the same would be true of any country that the people left to settle elsewhere.

In the US, Tangier Island, not so far from Britvic, has a native population that still speak in Elizabethan accents.

Our ancestors,” said James Russell Lowell, “unhappily could bring over no English better than Shakespeare’s.” Shakespeare died in 1616; the Pilgrims landed four years later; Jamestown was founded in 1607.

No doubt the Spanish spoken in Mexico and the Spanish spoken in Puerto Rico have evolved differences as well.

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Dost thou speak the truth? Oh verily I hope so!

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Thank God we won't need a translator. :D