Dravin Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Besides bloody brilliant! (Okay, to much Harry Potter may has just been evidenced) Random question that popped into my mind: What do you call somebody from the UK? If they are from Great Britain its British, Ireland is Irish, Scotland is Scottish, Wales is Welsh. Is there a term the covers everyone? UKer? United Kingdomite? I seem to recall in the dim passages of my memory somebody getting offended at being called British because their location displayed on a message board (don't recall which one) said UK. So is there a correct term to refer to somebody from the UK of indiscriminate kingdom origin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgama Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Besides bloody brilliant! (Okay, to much Harry Potter may has just been evidenced)Random question that popped into my mind:What do you call somebody from the UK? If they are from Great Britain its British, Ireland is Irish, Scotland is Scottish, Wales is Welsh. Is there a term the covers everyone? UKer? United Kingdomite?I seem to recall in the dim passages of my memory somebody getting offended at being called British because their location displayed on a message board (don't recall which one) said UK. So is there a correct term to refer to somebody from the UK of indiscriminate kingdom origin?British it is^_^ its the least offensive of terms to use and less likely to cause problems than calling someone English:mellow:-Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Mormon Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 That's easy: "Practically Perfect in every way"~Mary Poppins (famous Brit.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 British it is its the least offensive of terms to use and less likely to cause problems than calling someone EnglishSo I just may be remembering somebody with a chip on their shoulder or twisted panties in their britches. Gotcha.That's easy:"Practically Perfect in every way"~Mary Poppins (famous Brit.)Does that mean us Aussies, Canucks and Yanks share in some degree of that perfection? Practically Perfect in at least one way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowTheWhisp Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 The UK is actually "The United Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" - now some people from Northern Ireland dont mind being called British but some certainly do, and some (like my cousin's friends) object to being called Irish! So it is a bit of a minefield. For the rest of us in Scotland, England and Wales we are British but some Welsh and Scots are more keen on their Celtic lineage than being lumped togther with us English! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Don't British subjects from Northern Ireland prefer the term "Ulstermen"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Mormon Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Does that mean us Aussies, Canucks and Yanks share in some degree of that perfection? Practically Perfect in at least one way? YES!!!!!!Of course, I was born there, so I'm more perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 How about United Kings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 How about United Kings? I dunno, might offend the Marxists, speaking personally though if people started calling me, "Your Highness." or "M'Lord." I could live with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Since I live in the US...they are called foreigners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Yeah, Brits sounds okay. Probably could not get away with UooKers or Queensmen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 A person from Britain is properly called a "Briton". (Americans sometimes shortened this to "Brit".)Other countries have different names for us: The French call us - amongst other less complimentary things - "Les Rosbifs" because of our liking for roast beef. (We have no cause to complain, as we often refer to them as "The Frogs".)One of the most peculiar names for is "The Poms", used by people from Australia, Zimbabwe and a few other southern countries. I've heard two theories about this:1. POM stands for "Prisoner Of Mother (England)", referring to the fact that British immigrants were largely convicted felons, transported there for penal servitude.2. "Pom" is short for "pomegranate". The locals named us after this fruit because of our (supposedly) red faces. (I've never thought we had particularly red skin: Maybe we turned red quickly because we weren't used to their fierce sun.BTW, "Briton" applies to everyone from mainland Britain, though (as Willow points out) not necessarily from Northern Ireland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Since I live in the US...they are called foreigners.The same to you with bells on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowTheWhisp Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Don't British subjects from Northern Ireland prefer the term "Ulstermen"?Ah but there you open another minefield. Ulster geographically and historically covers more than the counties in the Province of Northern Ireland. Even the term "Northern Ireland" is a misnomer as the northern most county of Ireland (Donegal) which is part of Ulster is also part of the Irish Republic and not part of the UK. Some people from the Province would not accept the name "Ulsterman" or even "Ulsterwoman";) as it would have more meaning to them than simply denoting where they live. It implies a political alleigance which they might not embrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul_Searcher Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Whenever I have to fill in a form and it says Nationality I ALWAYS put English, not British. I'm proud to be British, But to me thats like a Frenchman or German saying they're 'European'. The countries in our Kingdom may be 'United' geographically, but certainly not in other ways. Its almost a given that you hate England if you are Scottish or Welsh! So I am proud of my English nationality, particularly as I was born on the most English day there is, St Georges Day, our national day and Shakespeares birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchmouse Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Allies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HEthePrimate Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 How about "Euchre" (for UKer)? HEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Whenever I have to fill in a form and it says Nationality I ALWAYS put English, not British. I'm proud to be British, But to me thats like a Frenchman or German saying they're 'European'. The countries in our Kingdom may be 'United' geographically, but certainly not in other ways. Its almost a given that you hate England if you are Scottish or Welsh! So I am proud of my English nationality, particularly as I was born on the most English day there is, St Georges Day, our national day and Shakespeares birthday!You know, that brings up a good point. If I don't actually stop and think about it I tend to think of the various kingdoms as states, which obviously isn't the case but its what I'm used to being a Yank. So on some level when somebody identifies with Wales or what have you I tend to put it on par with say somebody letting everyone know they are from Texas, which isn't really the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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