This should really be in Name that TuneYou talkin 'bout my generation?Mod's, you may as well lock this thread now
people try and put us down.......
next should be up a 5.15... out of my brain on train...
(The Who)
Now you cant even be British
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Good for herThat really does take the biscuit doesn't it
Where I used to work, every time I filled out my CRB form, I would put my nationality as English and, every time, my boss would cross it out and put British which annoyed me 'cos just about anyone can be British these days.
If the same logic is applied, do Swedish people for example have to put Scandinavian as their nationality rather than Swedish does anyone know??
The company is British, sorry European.Started in London in the 80's.
I always write English on any form asking my nationality, using other if I have to.
my daughter was told that she must not write British as some had got into trouble for doing so. She said to her boss "my passport is a legal document, it claims I'm a British citizen" that's what I'm writing
According to the law of the land, there is no (legal) discrimination on the basis of skin colour or gender.
So, on what basis am I required to fill out the ethnicity/colour box on the census form and on job applications?
Despite being white, I usually give my ethnicity as "black", simply because I hope for the day they ask me to prove it. At which point I will ask them to define the various "races" on their form.
Seeing as a man can now get a passport stating they are a "woman" after being "reassigned", I'm considering applying to be redefined as a woman to get cheaper car insurance... Over here I think you actually need to have the snip, but in much of Europe you just need to say you're confused.
So, on what basis am I required to fill out the ethnicity/colour box on the census form and on job applications?
Despite being white, I usually give my ethnicity as "black", simply because I hope for the day they ask me to prove it. At which point I will ask them to define the various "races" on their form.
Seeing as a man can now get a passport stating they are a "woman" after being "reassigned", I'm considering applying to be redefined as a woman to get cheaper car insurance... Over here I think you actually need to have the snip, but in much of Europe you just need to say you're confused.
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imamartian
i might try that on Sheilas wheels !!!!
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lifesagasman
When I joined the Army, they wrote my nationality as British/English.
Sounded right so I've used that ever since.
Sounded right so I've used that ever since.
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imamartian
i am English... and nothing else..... i am part of britain, and part of europe, and a human (just in case the Klingons attack!!). But so very proud to be just English !
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namsag
I always put Scottish then if need be Scottish/british . This country needs to reaffirm its national identity and stop letting these wan#ers try to make people feel the need to hide it.
That wont happen until we have our own Alex Salmond.
I thought the English equivalent of Alex Salmond was Nick Griffin?
Alex Salmond is a nationalist in every sense of the word, and I'm reliably informed that his popularity in Scotland is comparable to that of George W Bush in the US - i.e. most people think he's a t**t, but a very loud minority think he's great. The word "f**ktard" came up last time I asked a Scot about him.
Joanna Lumley for PM, if you please.
TBH, I don't care who is elected so long as he/she puts our interest first. If it happened to be Nick Griffin it would be one hell of a wake up call don't you think.
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Mickymoody
Being British, means being a subject of the Queen, but being English means you have loyalties elsewhere? As you may be a subject in any of the conquered principalities, and not loyal to our Queen?
Shame on you you turncoat! We are loyal to our Queen. British and proud!
That then defers to the BNP, loyal to the crown? or racist idiots?
So define British/English. I'm British, but not loyal to the Queen, I wouldn't take the Queens penny to fight for the country, as what she is doing is illegal to me. Illegal murdering people in a foreign country.
Shame on you you turncoat! We are loyal to our Queen. British and proud!
That then defers to the BNP, loyal to the crown? or racist idiots?
So define British/English. I'm British, but not loyal to the Queen, I wouldn't take the Queens penny to fight for the country, as what she is doing is illegal to me. Illegal murdering people in a foreign country.
Neither english nor British are an 'ethnicity'.
I'm guessing the answer in this case would be White European.
Maybe the question was really a test of comprehension. In which case I don't think anyone on here would've got the job.
The list they gave also includes Pakistani and Indian... Neither of those are ethnicities either. If you think otherwise, I'd suggest heading over to Kashmir and telling random people which "ethnicity" you think they fall into.
The sooner they include a tickbox that is labelled "The home addresses of my distant ancestors is of no concern to you", the better.
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