Hi Englishman ! Where do you Live ?

I suppose the avatar did not give it away!!

I like Spice Girls.

English and British is not the same??

And Craig, no, it isn't really about the weather though. I have interests virtually about anything that UK is, in particular, England. As well as UK...and ,...England Oh... I mean why is it sensitive. ?!?!

Great Britain is the whole of the England/Scotland/Northern Ireland/Wales.. and English people are people whom are born in England, and Wales are Welsh, Scotland are Scottish and Northern Ireland are Ireish. Just a means to say where you come from. I am English and have married a Scottish lady, there is no barrier as such between each area just that these are all parts of the single Great Britian.. abit like America is made up of states.

Surprising to find that you're wrong about it. Genux, Great Britain does not include Northern Ireland.

I was referring Great Britain as the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", my bad!!

Just like America is shorted from "United States of America"

oh,, I see, Nothing be bad. Fine, awesome.

But genux, isn't that, people born in England also called British man?

British people are people whom come from "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" in Nationality terms, but since they are part of each individual area, then I would call myself English just like my wife would call herself Scottish.. abit like in America a Texan would be Texan first and then American.

That is precisely why i find it a sensitve subject.

It all goes down to how people want to be known. I'd be Scottish before i was british any day, i love my country and regard my country as being Scotland and not the United Kingdom or Britain.

I think what bugs me about this, and this topic is a fine example of this, is that people see Britain as being English. For example there is this thing people overseas called the "British Accent" which to me is basically the English accent. There is no such thing as a British accent as the accents from England, Wales and Scotland are completely different. In fact, if you were to listen to someone from London speak and then listen to someone from Glasgow speak you'll see that the way people say words in both cities are completely different.

It's purely an identity thing. Deep down alot of this all stems back from the time when England and Scotland were at war with each other and i don't think this will change any time soon. I don't know anyone in Scotland who considers themselves British.

If you ever saw the movie "The Last King of Scotland" which stars Scottish actor James McIvoy early he he conounters an Englishman who says "it's nice to see another Englishman out here" to which McIvoys character says "Scottish, i am Scottish", there are so many parts in the movie where he emphasises his nationality and even explains that he would rather not be known as British.

Totally agree with SB, it is a individual thing and cannot be generalized and a very hard topic.

And also for what the English ancestors done to the Scottish people during the war, was really not good.

I would have hated to be in a Cinerama watching "Brave Heart" in Glasgow.!!

no war is good...But. If we don't know war, how do we know peace?