Well apparrently im not allowed to have "english" as my nationality on my work internal cv (basically customers ask for random cv's of the people doing work for them) i put my nationality as english, and got told on no uncertain terms i must change it to british, i said i wasnt happy but said id do it but thinking about it im thinking of challenging it. what would you do? and whats your opinion?

you wern't born on the borders of England/Scotland/Wales/N.Ireland were you? so your English. i ALWAYS argue that point and always win.

you wern't born on the borders of England/Scotland/Wales/N.Ireland were you? so your English. i ALWAYS argue that point and always win.

 

my argument exactly as by their logic I shoul infact put European surely? Or earthling perhaps? I was caught a bit offguard but I was thinking about it last night and I'm fuming. I don't know weather it's worth speaking to someone from my union to see if I can het them to support me. The question was nationality and I'm English!?!

Well apparrently im not allowed to have "english" as my nationality on my work internal cv (basically customers ask for random cv's of the people doing work for them) i put my nationality as english, and got told on no uncertain terms i must change it to british, i said i wasnt happy but said id do it but thinking about it im thinking of challenging it. what would you do? and whats your opinion?

 

 

- I'd have better things to do with my time than argue about something so ridiculous.

 

- I'd have put down British in the first place, since it's a recognised nationality on CVs.

 

- My opinion is that you're being a bit of a tool arguing the toss about something that has literally zero effect on you. If you put down Mongolian on the paper, does it make any difference to you? No.

 

 

Any CV I get here at work that has their nationality as 'Scottish' rather than British, I assume they're a bit of a spanner.

Well apparrently im not allowed to have "english" as my nationality on my work internal cv (basically customers ask for random cv's of the people doing work for them) i put my nationality as english, and got told on no uncertain terms i must change it to british, i said i wasnt happy but said id do it but thinking about it im thinking of challenging it. what would you do? and whats your opinion?

 

- I'd have better things to do with my time than argue about something so ridiculous.

- I'd have put down British in the first place, since it's a recognised nationality on CVs.

- My opinion is that you're being a bit of a tool arguing the toss about something that has literally zero effect on you. If you put down Mongolian on the paper, does it make any difference to you? No.

 

Any CV I get here at work that has their nationality as 'Scottish' rather than British, I assume they're a bit of a spanner.

 

As said above.

 

And also, why not just be proud of our British union?

Well apparrently im not allowed to have "english" as my nationality on my work internal cv (basically customers ask for random cv's of the people doing work for them) i put my nationality as english, and got told on no uncertain terms i must change it to british, i said i wasnt happy but said id do it but thinking about it im thinking of challenging it. what would you do? and whats your opinion?

 

- I'd have better things to do with my time than argue about something so ridiculous.

- I'd have put down British in the first place, since it's a recognised nationality on CVs.

- My opinion is that you're being a bit of a tool arguing the toss about something that has literally zero effect on you. If you put down Mongolian on the paper, does it make any difference to you? No.

 

Any CV I get here at work that has their nationality as 'Scottish' rather than British, I assume they're a bit of a spanner.

 

As said above.

 

And also, why not just be proud of our British union?

 

because I'm proud to be English. If thatvis the case then why bother with the country Borders and call them all Britain. I was born in England therefore I'm English. Not enough people are patriotic and proud of their heritage. I'm sure if you called a Scott English alot would be offended...bit according to being British it's the same thing?

 

 

Ps excuse my worse than normal grammer but my iPhone is gay

Well apparrently im not allowed to have "english" as my nationality on my work internal cv (basically customers ask for random cv's of the people doing work for them) i put my nationality as english, and got told on no uncertain terms i must change it to british, i said i wasnt happy but said id do it but thinking about it im thinking of challenging it. what would you do? and whats your opinion?

 

- I'd have better things to do with my time than argue about something so ridiculous.

- I'd have put down British in the first place, since it's a recognised nationality on CVs.

- My opinion is that you're being a bit of a tool arguing the toss about something that has literally zero effect on you. If you put down Mongolian on the paper, does it make any difference to you? No.

 

Any CV I get here at work that has their nationality as 'Scottish' rather than British, I assume they're a bit of a spanner.

 

As said above.

 

And also, why not just be proud of our British union?

 

because I'm proud to be English. If thatvis the case then why bother with the country Borders and call them all Britain. I was born in England therefore I'm English. Not enough people are patriotic and proud of their heritage. I'm sure if you called a Scott English alot would be offended...bit according to being British it's the same thing?

 

 

Ps excuse my worse than normal grammer but my iPhone is gay

 

It's a Scot, not a Scott.

 

If you called me English, I wouldn't be offended, but you'd be wrong.

 

If you called me British, or part of Great Britain, or part of the UK, then that's true, and only utter morons would argue about it or be offended. Alas, it seems that's how this topic has come about

You are both English and British but the latter is recognised as a nationality on forms.

proud of our British union??? , because the rest of the union are being fully supportive of us in the world cup aren't they???

 

 

I agree with what you're saying Mr Rider, but i wouldn't get wound up over it.

Would the same not apply to those who argue it should be British and not English? Is that not just as petty? And as to one of my points why not put European?

 

And could seine be kind enough to explain the difference between great Britain an the united kingdom

please?

 

proud of our British union??? , because the rest of the union are being fully supportive of us in the world cup aren't they???

 

 

I agree with what you're saying Mr Rider, but i wouldn't get wound up over it.

 

it's an annoying niggle rather than a crusade but iv always been brought up as proud to be english and to refer to myself as English NOT British. So obviously I have outside influences. I suppose it's a case of picking my fights. I may well just bring it up to get an answer to why this must be so, saying that it depends how my manager replies as she's Scottish lol

It appears that someone has tried to educate you with regards to how official forms are completed, and you are arguing with them.

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And could seine be kind enough to explain the difference between great Britain an the united kingdom

please?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

I work in a multiracial - multinational organisation and as such deal with these things as a matter of course. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, British are all recognised nationalities. If you ask me what nationality I am I will reply English, but I'm not offended if it isn't an option on a form as forms generally group nationalities to save space.

It appears that someone has tried to educate you with regards to how official forms are completed, and you are arguing with them.

 

 

not at all, no one explained anything just told me this is what i must do, i personally see nothing wrong with my answer, i replied truthfully and correctly to the question that was asked. is saying im english offencive? Perhaps racist? Am i not english?

It appears that someone has tried to educate you with regards to how official forms are completed, and you are arguing with them.

 

 

not at all, no one explained anything just told me this is what i must do, i personally see nothing wrong with my answer, i replied truthfully and correctly to the question that was asked. is saying im english offencive? Perhaps racist? Am i not english?

 

What nationality does it say on your passport and your birth certificate?