Foo - The British United thread

All of you Brits, say something here. I am a full 50% British, and proud of it.

I might be wrong but doesnt being british mean like being english, scottish, or with whales or something right??

Ne ways, I have like a trace amount of being british. Mostly im irish lol and sweedish=D.

I am a full 50% British, and proud of it.
not even sure i understand this, but o.k.

my dad's family is native American with some Irish (way back - the only reason we assume Irish is because of Irish given names and surnames preserved in the tribe), but my mom's is Scots-English. on my maternal grandfather's side, i'm a descendant of Peregrine White (http://www.pilgrimhall.org/whitep.htm), while on my maternal grandmother's side, it was her grandfather who emigrated here (to the USA) to play professional football (soccer).

physically and personality-wise, i am closest to my Scots and Irish family heritage.

Wallace, Bruce, Pearse, Connolly, Plunkett, Collins, et. al.; all heros of mine.

that said, i love the English as well. for all the mistakes made by the Empire and her servants, there will always be an England.



...
The dead dumb fog hath wrapped it -- the frozen dews have kissed --
The naked stars have seen it, a fellow-star in the mist.
What is the Flag of England? Ye have but my breath to dare,
Ye have but my waves to conquer. Go forth, for it is there!
...

Right you are, Britain refers to Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland.

My mum is straight British and my dad is "american", but has deep French roots.

Where have you lived in Ireland pizza? When i went there a few yrs ago we stopped at dublin, kork or cork, blarney, mcroom, and shannon.

is that meath co. also known as flavor country?

Oh lol;D

Have you ever heard of the red green show? I think its big up there and its super funny.

yeah, its pretty ********. In real life, hes a pretty cool guy though.

I watched it yesterday and i was laughing so hard throughout the whole episode:)

Well as long as were talking about Rudyard Kipling, we learned this poem in Global History, about British, as well as some other countrys imperialism.

"White Man's Burden"

Take up the White Man's burden--
Send forth the best ye breed--
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
To wait in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild--
Your new-caught, sullen peoples,
Half-devil and half-child.

Take up the White Man's burden--
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
And check the show of pride;
By open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain
To seek another's profit,
And work another's gain.

Take up the White Man's burden--
The savage wars of peace--
Fill full the mouth of Famine
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
The end for others sought,
Watch sloth and heathen Folly
Bring all your hopes to nought.

Take up the White Man's burden--
No tawdry rule of kings,
But toil of serf and sweeper--
The tale of common things.
The ports ye shall not enter,
The roads ye shall not tread,
Go mark them with your living,
And mark them with your dead.

I love Ireland, its my heritage. But I like Uk for football.lol.

All of you Brits, say something here. I am a full 50% British, and proud of it.


Well, you weren't telling us the truth about being a kid, so frankly your credibility with me is remarkably close to zero.

I love Ireland, its my heritage. But I like Uk for football.lol.

Do you support the United Kingdom football team?

I'm a quarter Scottish and I think my paternal grandmother is a good part English, so I guess I have the obligation to "say something here".

They reckon that Dudley Moore was 90% scotch.

(groan)

Well, you weren't telling us the truth about being a kid, so frankly your credibility with me is remarkably close to zero.

It's called a hard joke.

:beer:

If I next said I was the Prince of East Timor, you would have every reason to not believe me. And if I'm not 14, what am I? I would send you my SocSec. card, but................

Do you support the United Kingdom football team?


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*BITING FINGER* SOOO HARD TO KEEP MOUTH SHUT!!

And this is meant to mean...........?

I guess you don't like English football?

How is the UK going to go about putting teams together (for team sports) for the 2012 Olympics (since they automatically qualify for every sport)? Last I heard, Wales and Scotland didn't want to be part of a UK football team.

Off topic: Cricket and rugby should definitely be introduced as exhibition sports in 2012.

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I was actually joking. There's no such team.

The shirt you wear is the English football shirt.

How is the UK going to go about putting teams together (for team sports) for the 2012 Olympics (since they automatically qualify for every sport)? Last I heard, Wales and Scotland didn't want to be part of a UK football team.

Off topic: Cricket and rugby should definitely be introduced as exhibition sports in 2012.

No joint football side. I don't know what they'll do for that - maybe it will just be the English side.

I don't know what they've done in the past for this either.

Cricket and Rugby have their own world cups so I feel there is no need for them to be included in the Olympics. I feel the same about football - as the football WC is the biggest sporting event anyway why do they bother having it as an olympic sport? I mean who cares who won it? I can't name any Olympic football champion team but I can name all the WC champion teams going back to 1930.

Ah, yes, there is some talk of England hosting the 2014 or 2018 WC's. That would be ridiculously stupendiciously flabbergastingly awesome.......

Oh, Johnny, just about every sport in the Olympics has it's own World Championship or World Cup, so why not ditch the whole operation altogether?

Oh, oh, pick me! The Olympics is for amateurs, not pros. It is the common ground that non-pros can compete on. And in case you don't know the definition of 'amateur athlete', it's 'an athlete that practices his chosen sport WITHOUT PERSONAL FUNDING'. Notice, the Olympics are made up of un-sponsored national teams, not clubs.

Sorry for ranting, just had to exercise the muscles..........................

100% Scot, Born in Edinburgh. we emigrated to Canada at the age of 12, I've been back and forth a few times but always return to Canada. The UK is a great place to visit for me but Canada is home.

I sit my citizenship test on Feb 7th, 1 day before my 44th birthday. I will hopefully be sworn in during the Canada day holiday.

'Rasher

[Oh, oh, pick me! The Olympics is for amateurs, not pros. It is the common ground that non-pros can compete on. And in case you don't know the definition of 'amateur athlete', it's 'an athlete that practices his chosen sport WITHOUT PERSONAL FUNDING'. Notice, the Olympics are made up of un-sponsored national teams, not clubs.

Sorry for ranting, just had to exercise the muscles..........................[/QUOTE]


Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the only restriction in football nowadays is under 23, pro or not. Actually you'd be hard pressed to find any true amateurs in the Olympics anymore, at least major sports like track,swimmimg etc. Maybe some hammer throwers and lawn bowlers though.
Oh yeah and all the Canadians :eek:
'rasher

I sit my citizenship test on Feb 7th, 1 day before my 44th birthday.
oh my goodness, its incredibly easy!!

oh my goodness, its incredibly easy!!

You've done it free_pizza? I'm thinking about doing it. Having already applied for that darn little permanant resident card once, I'm not eager to do it again. What's it like?

So so far, on this thread, no one ACTUALLY lives in "Britain United" then? That's a pretty poor show fellas. I'll do the honours. I am English, I live in England now, and always have. The weather can sometimes suck, but it's not all we talk about, and our national football team more often than not receives press interest from losing tragically or for attracting home-grown louts to follow them around the world, wreaking havoc on wherever they rome.

But apart from that it's really quite nice. And the cycling is great. Which is all that matters. Oh, and education is very good and very expensive.

You've done it free_pizza? I'm thinking about doing it. Having already applied for that darn little permanant resident card once, I'm not eager to do it again. What's it like?
yep, i did it in 03, i wasted a lot of time reading that stupid study guide for it. I think its 20 questions.

To give you an example of how easy the test is, here is a couple of questions that MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN on the test..

"what is the capital of canada"
"what mountain range separates BC and Alberta"

Some people that were in the testing room didnt speak a word of english, which is a madatory requirement of getting canadian citizenship.

Afterwards we were informed that everyone passed, werent given our score for some reason :rolleyes:

yep, i did it in 03, i wasted a lot of time reading that stupid study guide for it. I think its 20 questions.

To give you an example of how easy the test is, here is a couple of questions that MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN on the test..

"what is the capital of canada"
"what mountain range separates BC and Alberta"

Some people that were in the testing room didnt speak a word of english, which is a madatory requirement of getting canadian citizenship.

Afterwards we were informed that everyone passed, werent given our score for some reason :rolleyes:

Hmmmm....the English requirement might be a tough one. :D Thanks, I'm thinking I should probably do it.

Why, my dear chap, I don't believe I have stated my nationality yet! I do believe you believe I am from the US! What hogwash. According to your statement, 'my people' are SCUM. This would imply, since my nationality is unknown, that everyone who is not Irish is SCUM. Hmmmmmmmmm, I dunno. You would have to be a maniacal drunken whatnot-Irishman to believe that. Wait-huh?

Generalizations are deadly; Your hands go a bit quicker than your head.


I'm an American of Irish descent and am very seldom offended by anything....I did a double take on your first message - and figured it was just a poor joke.....I'm doing a double take here again and would hope that you'll look it over again and not pursue this line of comment.

I did think this was a football thread!

I hope I am not part of the scum crowd but I am 100% English but I havent lived there for eight years.

To quote Cecil Rhodes "To be born an Englishman is to win first prize in the lottery of life?"

Do you support the United Kingdom football team?

Ali G: Now Beckham, We have all seen you wear clothes that is well embarassing and make you look like a laughing stock.

David Beckham:Yea?

Ali G: Why Do you wear that England football jersey?


Hmmmm, I support the english national team if thats what you mean, But I have to support the US national team, I live here after all.

So so far, on this thread, no one ACTUALLY lives in "Britain United" then? That's a pretty poor show fellas. I'll do the honours. I am English, I live in England now, and always have. The weather can sometimes suck, but it's not all we talk about, and our national football team more often than not receives press interest from losing tragically or for attracting home-grown louts to follow them around the world, wreaking havoc on wherever they rome.

But apart from that it's really quite nice. And the cycling is great. Which is all that matters. Oh, and education is very good and very expensive.


No, I live here (in London). I'm just not British.

You mistakenly missed out in your quote box the small face sticking it's tongue out. .
my mistake has been fixed, and i still take offence to it.

Hmmmm....the English requirement might be a tough one. :D Thanks, I'm thinking I should probably do it.

Back in the '80s, (1880's that is), the citizenship requirements my grandad went through were something like this.
Q. Where are you from?
A. Manchester.
Q. What's in the box?
A. Planes, chisels, that sort of thing.
Q. What do you do?
A. Shipbuilding.
S. Welcome.
Then they dutifully put a smudge between his middle and last names. We have had a hyphenated last name ever since.

All of you Brits, say something here. I am a full 50% British, and proud of it....and a full %50 troll, from the looks of it.

75% Brit / 25% Norwiegen... :p

i had no problem with you until you dropped this little doozie

Obviously, "the kid" has poor manners to say the least.

The whole exchange reminded me of what my grandmother (may the good Lord grant her troubled soul rest) always told me when recounting the family heritage. Irish (being the greatest proportion) was always first, and the account always concluded with the disclaimer "and not one drop of English blood". ;)

Wow, cool down some.
the[poor]kid14 is obviously not as mature as some of the respectable levelheaded adults posting here. Chill out and cut some slack.
thekid14, forget it and leave it alone. And I wouldn't do it again if I were you....

ok... i've deleted most of my posts in this thread, that should get it back on track. If you keep ribbing me after this, its obvious you are just a trollin piece of crap. If not, from now on, i have no problem with you anymore.

im scottish, and always have bin

I've always liked Scotland. Only been there once, in 1998, but I remember the green hills and the mist and the valleys and th.....you get the point. I can still remember wading in Loch Ness. Do you believe the monster exists?

I've always liked Scotland. Only been there once, in 1998, but I remember the green hills and the mist and the valleys and th.....you get the point. I can still remember wading in Loch Ness. Do you believe the monster exists?

no -no monster

but all that just sounds like the screenplay for "Highlander"

I could never bring myself to believe it, either, despite what the locals and co say. I really don't know though. I guess the only way to find out is to drain the Loch, which is virtually impossible. Maybe in a few million years 'due to global warming' it will dry up and we'll see whats left.

Right, hills, where do you live? (generally, I mean) I've been to the Loch and Edinbrugh, (forgive spelling mistakes?), and not much more.

Ever heard of Killin Lodge?

I've been to the Loch and Edinbrugh, (forgive spelling mistakes?), and not much more.



just remember everyone Edinburgh is pronounced ed-in-burrah and not eed-in-burg :)

For clarification
Great Britain = England (E), Scotland (S), Wales (W)
United Kingdom = E, S, W + N. Ireland
British Isles = All the islands, i.e. Great Britain, all of Ireland and all the little idd-biddy islands in that part of the N. Atlantic.

Wow, cool down some.
the[poor]kid14 is obviously not as mature as some of the respectable levelheaded adults posting here. Chill out and cut some slack.
thekid14, forget it and leave it alone. And I wouldn't do it again if I were you....

the "kid" is really an adult. Doesn't make an excuse for not being civil, but it's hardly a case of adults picking on a helpless youngster.

the "kid" is really an adult. Doesn't make an excuse for not being civil, but it's hardly a case of adults picking on a helpless youngster.

Really? He'd be flattered, I'm sure. Why are you so sure he's an adult? Look at his avatar---that's him, that's a "kid"
Chill out a little more. I didn't say you were picking on a helpless youngster, I asked you to cut a little slack. Different things.

Really? He'd be flattered, I'm sure. Why are you so sure he's an adult? Look at his avatar---that's him, that's a "kid"
Chill out a little more. I didn't say you were picking on a helpless youngster, I asked you to cut a little slack. Different things.

On another thread, he fessed up to using this picture and persona as a ruse - of course, I'm not entirely sure if I should even believe that. I'll try to "chill", but the use of offensiveness under the cover of the manipulated false impression of being "just a kid" really strikes me as wrong.