11-22-2008, 10:11 PM
I like to think I am 'English' I was born in Wokingham which is in ENGLAND it says so on my birth certificate
We have the Scottish, Welsh and Irish who defend their identities with pride.
My father was Irish..So I could say I was Anglo/Irish. If I wanted but I dont.
My mothers side were 'Jeromes' who as far back as 1640 were village
brewers. However, they were born here and therefore had no other identity than being English at that time.
Their original line however was from Norman/French.
I read somewhere that even though the Normans conquered us we never spoke to them in their language..There was them and us for a very long time apparently.
ENGLISH is being born in that bit which isnt Scottish or Welsh. 'British' is the invention of PC which became compulsory in 1997
:wink:
We have the Scottish, Welsh and Irish who defend their identities with pride.
My father was Irish..So I could say I was Anglo/Irish. If I wanted but I dont.
My mothers side were 'Jeromes' who as far back as 1640 were village
brewers. However, they were born here and therefore had no other identity than being English at that time.
Their original line however was from Norman/French.
I read somewhere that even though the Normans conquered us we never spoke to them in their language..There was them and us for a very long time apparently.
ENGLISH is being born in that bit which isnt Scottish or Welsh. 'British' is the invention of PC which became compulsory in 1997
:wink:
Mike Carroll.
LEGIIAVG
Dying aint much of a living.
LEGIIAVG
Dying aint much of a living.
