Poll: Proud to be British

[Greasemoicockneypalm]

Britain is dead. It is so obvious. People, inside and out, discredit her achievements, destroy her sovereignty, demand her money rather than contributing, and the religion, as well as the moral core, is now completely rotten. America destroyed the empire, took its glory, its wealth and power, and squanders it. Now things are changing, and there is nothing that any of you will do to prevent it or steer it in the right direction, because you only see the world through screens.

 

[emeraldrafael]

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I'm confused :/ British people slaughtered all the native indians? I don't want to come across as an idiot, as I'm far from schooled about these things, but it was my understanding that we went across to form colonies in North Americia (I spell it wrong because I'm 'ard). It was eventually the people from these colonies that performed the horrific acts against the natives, but by then I really don't think they should be considered British. By the way, search 'The Slavery Abolition Act 1833' on google. It might be insightful for you.

Again, look into the trade policies you had with the Confederate States of america at the time and how ready you were to defend your cotton supply obtained from slave labor.

Also, you started the colonies and the process. France didnt take that approach and they had just as much stake in the country. So you started the ball to get it rolling.

 

[Druss the Slayer]

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Don't even know what to say to be honest :/
Most English people are amazingly tolerent of other races and nationalities - We have to be, seeing as we live in a very ethnically diverse country. Maybe you didn't make it up to Manchester, and the southerners didn't treat you right... I'm at a loss as to what to say. I'd like to shout "FABRICATION", but I don't know why you'd stoop that low.

 

[Druss the Slayer]

Oh, my, Lord. I 'snip'ed a quote correctly. I'm getting bloody MLG pro at this commenting business.

 

[emeraldrafael]

The "knocking up" would be to the fault of you and your people.

No, that would be the fault of the person who did the knocking up.

yes, and he was British.

 

[Danzaivar]

As I said earlier, in the UK the only people who think being the native inhabitants of an island is worth a damn are regarded as racist. They have a fascist party and everything!

This is quite funny.
Our royal family is german.
The duke of Edinburgh is a greek nationalist.
After the Roman, the saxon and norman invasions, as well as the scandinavian ones, I wonder how much of the original britons remain, and how much of the entire population they make up of.

That's probably why we don't do the 'african american' style naming, we'd all be there all day.

"so where are you from?"

"I'm a nordic-saxon-celtic-germanic-roman-Briton, with relatives in Australasia, America, India and Europe."

...Yeah...

 

[Dimensional Vortex]

I am Australian, we are awesome.
I cannot partake in the poll because I am Australia (and we are awesome) so I'm going to say if I were british I would be. Also don't try to point out the fact that the English and the others, inhabited Australia so that makes us part English, because in 1901 Australia became an independent nation, So that makes us Australian.

 

[Danzaivar]

And it was my great (times... I think its five. maybe. I can trace it back to 1766 as to where they first conincided) that an ENGLISHMAN Had sexual relations with a native american woman. The "knocking up" would be to the fault of you and your people.

And the fault of your people too. You said an ENGLISHMAN knocked up a CHEROKEE.

If that 6% cherokee makes you a native American, her 'knocker-upper' makes you British too!

 

[Harrowdown]

I chose no (14-25) in the poll, but let me stress that i'm not ashamed of my country. I simply don't feel any reason to be proud of where i'm from, at least not in any patriotic way. I believe my country has dome some good things, and for that i'm glad to be a part of it, and to contribute to a society that by and large, has done right by me. That said, i'm no patriot, and I have criticisms as well as praise.

 

[Littlee300]

@Woodsey
Patriotism is for fools?
You know what, I cannot even be bothered explaining how much of a dick your post makes you look.

What he said kinda makes sense. It seems kinda silly to love a country as whole but it makes sense to love some leaders, inventors, authors and groups of a country.

 

[Meestor Pickle]

To be fair, Britain was the birthplace of modern economics

Shhh...not the best economic climate at the moment to be saying that too loudly.

 

[Dmc1759]

Im Welsh, i dont really have much attachment to the british tag, not sure most people from the two celtic countries of britain (wales and scotland) do refer to themselves as british often. as can be seen from Mackheath's quote of "I am Scottish. Not British" thats not uncommon. i think thatcherism had alot to do with the resentment of being called british. when alot of the conservative cuts came in that were deverstating to areas like wales (mainly the valleys coal industres) this led to a general feeling of "us and them", although things probably couldnt have been described as perfect before this. especially when wales and scotlands military history pretty much reads like this.

War with the English
War with the English
War with the English
War with the Romans
War with the English
War with the English
etc

thats being said i do have appreciation for some aspects of british culture, its a good place to be if you like rock and roll and comedy.

for my own personal feelings on nationalism and pride in your country of birth can be summed up by two grat american comedians

bill hicks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYKy-xPq178

doug stanhope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsPDT5qHtZ4

pretty much, wtf did it have to do with me?

 

[Druss the Slayer]

And it was my great (times... I think its five. maybe. I can trace it back to 1766 as to where they first conincided) that an ENGLISHMAN Had sexual relations with a native american woman. The "knocking up" would be to the fault of you and your people.

And the fault of your people too. You said an ENGLISHMAN knocked up a CHEROKEE.

If that 6% cherokee makes you a native American, her 'knocker-upper' makes you British too!

AHA. Got you now emerald *virtual high five Danzaivar*

 

[Lexodus]

Very much so, we're fucking AWESOME.

 

[Grimlock Fett]

I couldn't be any more indifferent to it! I'm 25... shit I'm 26 damn I'm getting old! Being proud to be from somewhere to me is the same as being proud of someone else's achievements! Ive had very little to do with the UK on the whole! Born in Scotland moved to England grew up and now I'm paying taxes! Schools aren't the same here as in say the USA! We weren't taught we're the greatest! We don't seem to be the most shit country going *cough~ Africa* but we aren't exactly "GREAT" Britain! More like Alright Britain

 

[Littlee300]

Very much so, we're fucking AWESOME.

I hear a lot of talk about chavs on the escapist, are you one them?

 

[emeraldrafael]

And it was my great (times... I think its five. maybe. I can trace it back to 1766 as to where they first conincided) that an ENGLISHMAN Had sexual relations with a native american woman. The "knocking up" would be to the fault of you and your people.

And the fault of your people too. You said an ENGLISHMAN knocked up a CHEROKEE.

If that 6% cherokee makes you a native American, her 'knocker-upper' makes you British too!

I small percentage. and not really, i wasnt born there. I run on the american basis of provable 2%-ism (mainly its you have ot be 2% to be considered seriously of that race/ethnicity.

I'm (rounded numbers):
6% Native American.
24% Italian
15% German
36% Polish/Pollack (i'm told there's a difference, but i dont see it)
14% Irish
4% mixed (pick a country in europe, chances are I'm part of it geneologically)
and
1% British

Its a waste of ink to even say i'm british.

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Don't even know what to say to be honest :/
Most English people are amazingly tolerent of other races and nationalities - We have to be, seeing as we live in a very ethnically diverse country. Maybe you didn't make it up to Manchester, and the southerners didn't treat you right... I'm at a loss as to what to say. I'd like to shout "FABRICATION", but I don't know why you'd stoop that low.

Just saying what i experienced. I know I made up to the 3/4s of the country, but it was more or less along the coast for most of it till london, then it was just (relatively) straight north.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

The "knocking up" would be to the fault of you and your people.

No, that would be the fault of the person who did the knocking up.

yes, and he was British.

And? Why does that make it the fault of someone who would not be born for at least 200 years and every other person born in the same geographical location as that person?

You and your people are responsible for the My Lai massacre. What? It was perpetrated by americans, clearly you being american means it's your fault.

 

[Goldeneye103X2]

I can't say much, seeing as I'm only half british, but What I can say I shall. I went through a phase where I hated everything British, seeing as my current school was mostly a bunch of dickheads, so I always associated those people with the rest of Britain (and watching the inbetweeners certainly didn't help that). A couple of years wiser, I must admit that living in one of the world'd premium city's (london, amongst city's such as Tokyo, New York City, Milan, Paris, and Las Vegas) is pretty damn cool and flashy. It's quite awesome at times, really. The one thing that really annoys me about some brits is their consistent patriotism which stops them from appreciating or even not minding other countries (To all Brits, America really isn't a bad place. I'm not even a part American, and I love the damn place. If you need something to hate, then hate on anything but another country.)

 

[Danzaivar]

I small percentage. and not really, i wasnt born there. I run on the american basis of provable 2%-ism (mainly its you have ot be 2% to be considered seriously of that race/ethnicity.

I'm (rounded numbers):
6% Native American.
24% Italian
15% German
36% Polish/Pollack (i'm told there's a difference, but i dont see it)
14% Irish
4% mixed (pick a country in europe, chances are I'm part of it geneologically)
and
1% British

Its a waste of ink to even say i'm british.

So in other words you're (rounded numbers):

6% Native American
90-94% European (Depending on what 'mixed' means (mixed sweets maybe?))

And that makes you a Native American. Wow.

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In fact I just realised. Genetically I'm 12.5% Native Kiwi (New-Zealand) and a few %'s Scandinavian. So at most I'm 85% European and you're at least 90% European. You're more European than me, damn you for coming to my native lands of New-Zealand and repopulating it with your own people, and putting flipping sheep everywhere! Or something! I've never actually been!

I can see why you do that now, it's quite fun.