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By *aeBabe OP   Woman
over a year ago

London

Genuine question here please let's keep it civil:

I'm ethnically Filipino, but was born in London, England so I'm a British citizen. But someone at work said that that made me English. I was confused by her statement and she said if she were born in the Philippines she would be considered filipino even if she were ethnically English.

What is it?

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By *rank EinsteinMan
over a year ago

Burton upon stather

British national of filipino heritage I think

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

I always advise folk to check what it says in their passport.

If they don't have one? Just take a rough guess!

A

*oh - and I'm British.

**like Murray when he wins. Any other time he's Scottish!

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

i am human..

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By *razedcatMan
over a year ago

London / Herts

Legally speaking, you're a British citizen of Phillippine heritage. Possibly a dual national too?

Calling oneself English is an appeal to the cultural aspects of English-hood.

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By *i015Man
over a year ago

Millbrook, Southampton

I class myself as British though my family are from the asian sub continent

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

one passport is british ...one bulgarian and another south african ...what now ??

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By *aeBabe OP   Woman
over a year ago

London


"Legally speaking, you're a British citizen of Phillippine heritage. Possibly a dual national too?

Calling oneself English is an appeal to the cultural aspects of English-hood. "

I think I talk to you too much

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By *aeBabe OP   Woman
over a year ago

London


"one passport is british ...one bulgarian and another south african ...what now ??"

But where were you born?

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By *essiCouple
over a year ago

suffolk

Tis just another label...

You are who you are

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset


"one passport is british ...one bulgarian and another south african ...what now ??"

Are you Jason Bourne?

A

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Tis just another label...

You are who you are "

Unless you fly!

then you are what your passport tells you; you are.

if not, you may just run into one or two problems

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

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By *L RogueMan
over a year ago

London


"British national of filipino heritage I think "

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol


"one passport is british ...one bulgarian and another south african ...what now ??

But where were you born? "

fire it right back at you !!

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By *exyspecs and supermanCouple
over a year ago

A house, a very big house in the country

Born in Canada , two birth certificates , British passport.

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By *ain n MableWoman
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse.

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By *arehamMan
over a year ago

handforth

English

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

I was not born in England so I am not English. I am British and have a British passport.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Genuine question here please let's keep it civil:

I'm ethnically Filipino, but was born in London, England so I'm a British citizen. But someone at work said that that made me English. I was confused by her statement and she said if she were born in the Philippines she would be considered filipino even if she were ethnically English.

What is it? "

You were born in the UK and have a British passport , then your British citizen , regardless of color of you or your parents skin .

You weren't born in the UK and have a British passport then the same goes regardless etc

When you were born in England, Wales Northern Ireland or Scotland then you can English , welsh Irish or Scottish . Just like you say Londoner, Geordie , scouser , ferret breeder, etc etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I always advise folk to check what it says in their passport.

If they don't have one? Just take a rough guess!

A

*oh - and I'm British.

Lol

**like Murray when he wins. Any other time he's Scottish! "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Technically speaking, England isn't a 'proper' country. It's part of a sovereign state (The United Kingdom) but is does not come under the same stays as Russia, Spain etc. England is a 'constitutional country'... So it is one, but technically not as it isn't recognised by the international community.

As someone has already said, perhaps take a look at your passport. You may note that there's also no such thing as an' English' embassy in other countries - it's always British. Therefore, in international affairs someone from England should technically count their nationality as British.

Hope that helps in some way?

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By *exyspecs and supermanCouple
over a year ago

A house, a very big house in the country


"You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse. "

Best answer yet

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By *ain n MableWoman
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

Thankyou. Lol.

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By *aeBabe OP   Woman
over a year ago

London


"one passport is british ...one bulgarian and another south african ...what now ??

But where were you born?

fire it right back at you !! "

Haha I was born in London, England.

I'm not confused with being ethnically Filipino (Philippines) which by the way I'm a dual citizen of, but rather the statement made by my friend that because I was born here it makes me English.

If say a person of European heritage was born here you would call them English or British?

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By *aeBabe OP   Woman
over a year ago

London


"You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse. "

Haha

I'm genuinely confused by that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Haha I was born in London, England.

I'm not confused with being ethnically Filipino (Philippines) which by the way I'm a dual citizen of, but rather the statement made by my friend that because I was born here it makes me English.

If say a person of European heritage was born here you would call them English or British?

"

British for sure

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol


"one passport is british ...one bulgarian and another south african ...what now ??

Are you Jason Bourne?

A"

depends who is asking !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"one passport is british ...one bulgarian and another south african ...what now ??

But where were you born?

fire it right back at you !!

Haha I was born in London, England.

If say a person of European heritage was born here you would call them English or British?

"

Part of being English is letting people choose for themselves, you tell people what you want them to refer to you as.

As to referring to where you are from, it doesn't matter .

I have a friend who was Indian looking , we were at a cafe, and he bumped into someone by accident , the bloke said, " why don't you fuck off back where you came from" , he replied in a Brummy accent " What you mean like Birmingham "

You choose and tell people what you want

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By *exyspecs and supermanCouple
over a year ago

A house, a very big house in the country

I would say British but then I call myself British and not Canadian

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I'm half Danish and half British I define myself as a good bit of bacon

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By *aeBabe OP   Woman
over a year ago

London


"one passport is british ...one bulgarian and another south african ...what now ??

But where were you born?

fire it right back at you !!

Haha I was born in London, England.

If say a person of European heritage was born here you would call them English or British?

Part of being English is letting people choose for themselves, you tell people what you want them to refer to you as.

As to referring to where you are from, it doesn't matter .

I have a friend who was Indian looking , we were at a cafe, and he bumped into someone by accident , the bloke said, " why don't you fuck off back where you came from" , he replied in a Brummy accent " What you mean like Birmingham "

You choose and tell people what you want "

Lol that's funny x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wasn't born in England but have lived here since I was a small child I have dual citizenship and pass port and have worked all my life in the UK

I suppose that makes me one of those bloody foregners pinching all your jobs

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon


"I wasn't born in England but have lived here since I was a small child I have dual citizenship and pass port and have worked all my life in the UK

I suppose that makes me one of those bloody foregners pinching all your jobs "

Bloody immigrant go back to your own country

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby


"I'm half Danish and half British I define myself as a good bit of bacon "
Danepak goes well with two Fried eggs and mushrooms, not forgetting The cuppa.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I wasn't born in England but have lived here since I was a small child I have dual citizenship and pass port and have worked all my life in the UK

I suppose that makes me one of those bloody foregners pinching all your jobs

Bloody immigrant go back to your own country "

I would but you can't move for asylum seekers at the moment don't you watch the news

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I'm human, born in Britain by pot luck.

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By *aneandpaulCouple
over a year ago

cleveleys

ENGLISH BORN IN YORKSHIRE AND 7TH PARA R.H A AND BLING TO WEAR AT REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"i am human..

"

Beat me to it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Tis just another label...

You are who you are "

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon


"I wasn't born in England but have lived here since I was a small child I have dual citizenship and pass port and have worked all my life in the UK

I suppose that makes me one of those bloody foregners pinching all your jobs

Bloody immigrant go back to your own country

I would but you can't move for asylum seekers at the moment don't you watch the news "

Send them all to the tilted barrel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Welsh ^_^

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I wasn't born in England but have lived here since I was a small child I have dual citizenship and pass port and have worked all my life in the UK

I suppose that makes me one of those bloody foregners pinching all your jobs

Bloody immigrant go back to your own country

I would but you can't move for asylum seekers at the moment don't you watch the news

Send them all to the tilted barrel "

give them a few weeks and they'll have made their way there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't have an English passport, it's a British one. I'm British.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

From where I'm sitting you're English, British with Philipino heritage, do not see the fuss. Have you lived here since birth??

Him

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

a british passport does not mean you were born in britain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I class myself as British. Born in England, live in England, English and Welsh parents.

I can't be arsed with all that Jerusalem-singing, Morris-dancing on the village green English nationalism bollocks. My passport says British, the country I fill in on forms is UK. If other bits of the UK decide to remove themselves, I'll still call myself British.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

British.

Except for the six nations tournament. Then I am English.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

I'm not a number...

Oh, wait.

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By *rishman75Man
over a year ago

Chessington/epsom

My kids have a turkish and English and irish passport but they were born in the UK so they are English and they can also have a Germany one as well .

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By *aeBabe OP   Woman
over a year ago

London


"From where I'm sitting you're English, British with Philipino heritage, do not see the fuss. Have you lived here since birth??

Him"

I was born here and grew up here till I was 14 then lived in the Philippines for 10 years, hence a dual citizenship.

Not a fuss, just a question...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"From where I'm sitting you're English, British with Philipino heritage, do not see the fuss. Have you lived here since birth??

Him

I was born here and grew up here till I was 14 then lived in the Philippines for 10 years, hence a dual citizenship.

Not a fuss, just a question... "
if you was born and bred in England then you are english

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman
over a year ago

Bedfordshire

Any one can be British. I'm English. Bottom line

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe


"From where I'm sitting you're English, British with Philipino heritage, do not see the fuss. Have you lived here since birth??

Him

I was born here and grew up here till I was 14 then lived in the Philippines for 10 years, hence a dual citizenship.

Not a fuss, just a question... "

Fellow Englander..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

scottish...despite being born belizian..I had some young twat try to make fun of me last week on the bus, he shouted "are U

Somalian?!"(with an accent)..

I'd overheard him and his mates ages(early 20's)..I said.."WTF...I've been scottish almost twice as long as you have!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Personally I class myself as English.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I consider myself European, I don't buy into the whole blame and fear forigners bulshit so I'm distancing myself from British nationalism lol don't hate me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Genuine question here please let's keep it civil:

I'm ethnically Filipino, but was born in London, England so I'm a British citizen. But someone at work said that that made me English. I was confused by her statement and she said if she were born in the Philippines she would be considered filipino even if she were ethnically English.

What is it? "

The nationality is British, it is what's on the passport. There are no 'English' passports as English is an ethnicity.

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By *illbillMan
over a year ago

dublin

regardless im a citizen not a subject

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Genuine question here please let's keep it civil:

I'm ethnically Filipino, but was born in London, England so I'm a British citizen. But someone at work said that that made me English. I was confused by her statement and she said if she were born in the Philippines she would be considered filipino even if she were ethnically English.

What is it?

The nationality is British, it is what's on the passport. There are no 'English' passports as English is an ethnicity."

ethnicity? ?????????

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

You are British and English.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe


"

The nationality is British, it is what's on the passport. There are no 'English' passports as English is an ethnicity."

Having a laugh, right?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English is an ethnic race along the same lines as Indian is.

Indian is also a nationality as well as an ethnicity. English is just an ethnicity, the nationality is British.

Of course some uneducated people view this is as some form of racism, well please yourself, fill your boots, show some outrage etc whatever floats your boat, at the end of the day it's a real life fact.

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By *isdirtygirlCouple
over a year ago

somewhere out there


"If say a person of European heritage was born here you would call them English or British?

"

I am of Welsh heritage, born in an african county that no longer exists. I consider myself more Welsh than British. But at the end of the day my passport says I'm British and I'm happy with that.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

The credit for this goes to someone else but I like it.........

Being British is about wearing an italian suit while , driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area


"You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse. "

Does this apply to the baby jesus

As andy says ...... I love the baby jesus ..... ( little Britain )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"English is an ethnic race along the same lines as Indian is.

Indian is also a nationality as well as an ethnicity. English is just an ethnicity, the nationality is British.

Of course some uneducated people view this is as some form of racism, well please yourself, fill your boots, show some outrage etc whatever floats your boat, at the end of the day it's a real life fact. "

english is not a race ffs.

Cau•ca•sian (k?'ke? ??n, -??n, -'kæ? ?n, -'kæ?-)

adj. Also, Cau•cas•ic (k?'kæs ?k, -'kæz-)

1. of, designating, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by fair to dark skin, straight to curly hair, and light to very dark eyes and orig. inhabiting Europe, parts of North Africa, W Asia, and India.

2. of the Caucasus region, its peoples, or their culture.

3. of or designating the non-Indo-European, non-Turkic languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Caucasus and adjacent areas.

n.

4. a person having Caucasian physical characteristics.

5. a native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

I've always used the term English and it seemed to be a commonly used description during my childhood (as I was born and bred in England).

Said I was English all through growing up and then all of a sudden people started "correcting" me and some even claimed it was racist?...

- Amy. x

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

Hot. It makes you hot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whatever, it's a pointless discussion anyway, as it changes nothing about anything. Just the usual types having the usual pointless discussion about something that ultimately doesn't even matter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Whatever, it's a pointless discussion anyway, as it changes nothing about anything. Just the usual types having the usual pointless discussion about something that ultimately doesn't even matter."

when you claim its a real life fact...thats what matters..when in fact it was utter shit...and you have also basically said anyone who disputes your fact is uneducated...

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By *ishopstippleMan
over a year ago

Purley

I'm English ! Fuck the Scotts, Welsh and N Irish as i've often done

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By *etitesaraTV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale


"I'm half Danish and half British I define myself as a good bit of bacon "

Technically, the Danes & the English are one ethnicity-or as near as makes no difference!

During a spin off from the human genome project Dr Robin McKie did a genetic survey of the white British population & found that it was possible to identify the Celtic genes, the Norwegian genes etc but that the genes of the Anglo-Saxon & Danes where almost indistinguishable from each other. The Angles/Saxons/Jutes/Danes all came from the same part of Europe after all!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse. "

what if the donkey feels like a horse ? then one of your quotes doesnt add up ?

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By *ishopstippleMan
over a year ago

Purley


"I'm half Danish and half British I define myself as a good bit of bacon "

Sound like you a good porking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse. "

My dad used to say that

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By *ummersun99Woman
over a year ago

North Yorkshire by the Sea

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By *ummersun99Woman
over a year ago

North Yorkshire by the Sea


"You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse.

what if the donkey feels like a horse ? then one of your quotes doesnt add up ? "

Then it can be a horse but the point is, it doesn't have to be one, just because of where its born!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Genuine question here please let's keep it civil:

I'm ethnically Filipino, but was born in London, England so I'm a British citizen. But someone at work said that that made me English. I was confused by her statement and she said if she were born in the Philippines she would be considered filipino even if she were ethnically English.

What is it? "

I'm not 100% sure but I don't think anyone can put English nationality anymore. British is the correct term. You could possibly qualify for dual nationality due to your parents. As far as I'm concerned your as English or British as me as you were born in London.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

take up football then just look at the badge

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By *an_WoodMan
over a year ago

Stafford


"I class myself as British. Born in England, live in England, English and Welsh parents.

I can't be arsed with all that Jerusalem-singing, Morris-dancing on the village green English nationalism bollocks. My passport says British, the country I fill in on forms is UK. If other bits of the UK decide to remove themselves, I'll still call myself British. "

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By *ain n MableWoman
over a year ago

Milton Keynes


"You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse.

My dad used to say that "

It was/is a popular Irish saying. Was your Dad one of us? Lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You are what you feel.

Just because a donkey is born in a stable that doesn't make it a horse.

My dad used to say that

It was/is a popular Irish saying. Was your Dad one of us? Lol. "

No we are from sicily when my parents came over there was me and my two sisters my brother was born in England after we moved but my dad was adamant he wasn't English just because he was born here, he says your nationality is where your roots are not where you are born

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"ENGLISH BORN IN YORKSHIRE AND 7TH PARA R.H A AND BLING TO WEAR AT REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it helps any, the last Census (2011)allowed for multiple "nationalities". Maybe that explains the rampant increase in population?

Whilst technically British, i was born in England and am thus English.

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