Due to our history of England being built on and by immigrants

I always feel the national identity thing a bit baffling.

What exactly is it we have lost then? What did you feel was your british identity?

Flag, national anthem and monarchy still the same - possibly the most 3 instantly 'british' identifiable things to alot of people.

Posted By: Brandonio on October 31st 2005 at 20:38:48

Message Thread

hope i wasnt being racist today (NCFC) - ingi, Oct 31, 19:25:05
- you shoud have set fire to them. The problem in this country now is that... (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 19:37:41
  - BURN ALL ETHNICS! (NCFC) - Middle_Englander, Oct 31, 19:57:03
    - did i mention putting bricks through windows ? drinking carling ? or (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 20:10:22
      - I live in Whitechapel/Bethnal Green... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:14:54
        
        I live in Whitechapel too ! (NCFC) - shoddy, Oct 31, 21:29:12
        
        whoa - lol I don't do that as it's bollocks... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 22:38:44
        
        i quite like Bethnal Green for a night out. But this is my argument there... (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 20:18:34
        
        I see a fair amount of mixed gangs... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:23:45
      - Got friends in Nottingham, black and white who say the same. (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 20:14:30
        
        Nottingham is basically a war zone these days fuelled by the rise in crack cocain use, ... (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 20:23:39
        
        True. A black guy was shot in the head outside my cousins local a month ago (n/m) (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 20:26:06
        
        true but stating the truth you are deemed a racist. Go into the council offices (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 20:21:07
        
        How does that make any different to your life? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:25:42
        
        yes thats a fair point and you could say its none of my business. But this is just one... (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 20:30:46
        
        Due to our history of England being built on and by immigrants (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:38:48
        
        national identity..Countries like Spain,Germany,France,Belgium,Cyprus,Denm ark,Norway etc.. (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 20:53:26
        
        They don't exactly do great jobs... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 21:05:40
        
        Exactly. I have no problems with different nationalities in this country (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 20:57:44
        
        Oh you racist pig! lol (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 20:33:12
        
        I agree (NCFC) - Middle_Englander, Oct 31, 20:34:41
        
        nah just my own thoughts. nm (n/m) (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 20:44:43
        
        *difference (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:26:45
    - Too Right (NCFC) - Nige Worthington, Oct 31, 20:00:51
  - spot on mate n.m (n/m) (NCFC) - ingi, Oct 31, 19:44:18
    - cheers i know. Where i work there is alarge number of Packistanis, Nigereans, Indians etc (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 19:50:44
      - I love it (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:03:03
      - same here mate by work mate is Bangladeshi (NCFC) - ingi, Oct 31, 20:00:01
  - agree... (NCFC) - stinky, Oct 31, 19:41:10
  - Agree entirely. And that's not being racist (n/m) (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 19:40:08
    - Setting fire to them?................Not a racist eh? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ladbroke, Oct 31, 19:47:08
      - *chuckle* (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:03:32
        
        Cynic! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ladbroke, Oct 31, 20:06:36
        
        no I agree with you (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:09:35
        
        I know, just joking! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ladbroke, Oct 31, 20:15:27
      - that was a humorous slant. I would not set fire to them. Mind you in there country the.. (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Oct 31, 19:52:37
- Did they say anything about hating this country? Or just being proud to be Muslim? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 31, 19:36:11
  - yes "i'm getting out of this shithole" as he got on the train (NCFC) - ingi, Oct 31, 19:39:08
    - Best he fucks off then (n/m) (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 19:40:46
- Can you not be proud to be Islamic and live in this country? (NCFC) - Ladbroke, Oct 31, 19:34:44
  - my feeling is if you're Asian/british (NCFC) - ingi, Oct 31, 19:43:13
- islam isnt a place (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Oct 31, 19:32:08
  - whoops n.m (n/m) (NCFC) - ingi, Oct 31, 19:45:37
    - lol *shakes head* (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 31, 20:10:26
    - haha classic british behaviour (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Oct 31, 19:48:53
      - or is it racist ignorance? (NCFC) - Clare, Oct 31, 19:50:46
- Not racist at all my friend (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 19:27:18
  - some might say they were shouting racist taunts (n/m) (NCFC) - Southern_canary, Oct 31, 19:30:19
    - If a group of white englishmen had done it (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 19:36:14
      - Nonsense (NCFC) - Ladbroke, Oct 31, 19:40:48
        
        Not talking about football am i? (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 19:51:01
        
        Talking football on here? (NCFC) - Ladbroke, Oct 31, 20:03:52
        
        I'm not religious either. (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 31, 20:09:34
        
        Sorry folks, I'm bored so I've got to ask... (NCFC) - Clare, Oct 31, 19:54:24
        
        I'll tell you Clare (NCFC) - Middle_Englander, Oct 31, 20:01:05

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