Do you consider yourself to be European?
May 9th 2011, 8:25 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
English or Irish depending who I am drinking with and how much potential violence there will be 
Primarily British though - I like to include the all the Isles in my sense of identity as we have far too much in common to allow Germanic/Celtic tribalism to get in the way of banding up and ridiculing the French or simply being rude and condescending to everyone.
Occasionally when befriending people from over the salty seas I'll say European to Belgians because they make drinkable beer and aren’t too French. With Scandinavians or Germans who aren’t rude I’ll use Germanic to foster a sense of international co-operation via the sacred rites of beer drinking from huge mugs and shaking our heads at everything French.
It’s all rather confusing isn’t it? Bring back Rome, all is forgiven…or better still bring back those big blue passports
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Primarily British though - I like to include the all the Isles in my sense of identity as we have far too much in common to allow Germanic/Celtic tribalism to get in the way of banding up and ridiculing the French or simply being rude and condescending to everyone.Occasionally when befriending people from over the salty seas I'll say European to Belgians because they make drinkable beer and aren’t too French. With Scandinavians or Germans who aren’t rude I’ll use Germanic to foster a sense of international co-operation via the sacred rites of beer drinking from huge mugs and shaking our heads at everything French.
It’s all rather confusing isn’t it? Bring back Rome, all is forgiven…or better still bring back those big blue passports
N.
May 9th 2011, 8:31 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
English First, then British , then European
May 9th 2011, 8:48 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
May 9th 2011, 9:15 am
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May 9th 2011, 11:51 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
May 9th 2011, 4:47 pm
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
Of course I am bias to the Germanic peoples though as I have a tattoo of Thor's hammer with my name in Anglo-Saxon runic script under it on my arm...
...nothing beats a bit of "roots and culture"
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May 10th 2011, 9:52 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
Tsk, tsk the Welsh Dragon is red, the English dragon is white.
FYI, the white dragon was flown by Harold II at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 and it was the banner which he and his warriors fought to the death, three weeks later at Hastings.
FYI, the white dragon was flown by Harold II at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 and it was the banner which he and his warriors fought to the death, three weeks later at Hastings.
May 10th 2011, 10:07 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
I'm British.
English Mother and Scottish Father - Makes interesting times when I'm watching the six nations with the old man.
His take is that I shouldn't support England (having been to Scotland about 4 times in my life) because "son, you take the nationality of your Father and are proud to do it. Now take that stuipid white shirt off".
English Mother and Scottish Father - Makes interesting times when I'm watching the six nations with the old man.
His take is that I shouldn't support England (having been to Scotland about 4 times in my life) because "son, you take the nationality of your Father and are proud to do it. Now take that stuipid white shirt off".
May 10th 2011, 10:27 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
I'm British.
English Mother and Scottish Father - Makes interesting times when I'm watching the six nations with the old man.
His take is that I shouldn't support England (having been to Scotland about 4 times in my life) because "son, you take the nationality of your Father and are proud to do it. Now take that stuipid white shirt off".
English Mother and Scottish Father - Makes interesting times when I'm watching the six nations with the old man.
His take is that I shouldn't support England (having been to Scotland about 4 times in my life) because "son, you take the nationality of your Father and are proud to do it. Now take that stuipid white shirt off".
May 10th 2011, 10:41 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
He says most stuff in jest...I wasn't very clear about that, but he was unlucky. They were together for about 8 years. Split when I was 5.
He's now married to a Geordie, which as far as I'm concerned is basically Scotland it's that far North. She's a twat though.
He's now married to a Geordie, which as far as I'm concerned is basically Scotland it's that far North. She's a twat though.
May 10th 2011, 9:36 pm
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
English first, European second and British a very distant third.
I just don't get the British thing.
I just don't get the British thing.
May 11th 2011, 8:58 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
May 11th 2011, 10:47 am
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Re: Do you consider yourself to be European?
Me, British? Nah mate, I'm a High Streeter.
300 years of history are why you should get the British thing.