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by Ajnos » Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:07 am
We have at least two (used to be three), but neither are very active at the moment.
I may be able to kinda answer the question, though. I had this conversation with a number of my English friends and it seems to depend very much on their view of things. Some were completely opposed to being called "British" whereas others preferred it. It seemed to depend on their sense of identity - whether they wished to separate themselves from other British peoples or not. It depended on the way they were brought up and their own personal views of their "ethnicity". Welsh, Scottish and Irish people tend to be labelled as such, so some English people insist that they too should be differentiated. Other people, proud of the idea of a united Britain, would embrace "British". It might also depend on their own family background - whether their parents and grandparents were all English or whether they had an ancestor that was in fact from one of the other British regions. As far as I can tell, there seemed to be a slightly higher proportion who preferred "English", but it might differ in different parts of England. If you were trying to work out what to call someone, you'd probably be safer calling them "English" - at least less likely to offend/annoy them.
*waits for Stew or Silk to jump in and correct her*
Thank you for the set Happy!!
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