david@castle.ed.ac.uk (D Mallon) (02/11/91)
In article <39.27B2B9D2@halluc.FIDONET.ORG> rlawrence@halluc.FIDONET.ORG (Richard Lawrence) writes: >-> I believe an apology is in order to all >-> not English people of BRITISH nationality, >-> especially to those in the Gulf. >-> >-> David Mallon. > >Take a valium. It is a common colloquialism here in the states to refer >to citizens of the United Kingdom as English, as opposed to American. I >don't get peeved when my Brit friends call me a yank...even though I >should, since as a blood-line MacLaren they should be referring to me as >a proper Scot. -- piddle People born in Scotland are officially of BRITISH Nationality, Not English, Not Scottish. People born in England are officially of BRITISH Nationality, Not English. >-Rich If you wish to be inaccurate,sorry colloquial, then far be it from me to stop you. However, I do feel you should be made aware of the uneducated image it portrays. Sorry to have to insult you. I generally like Canadians ! David Mallon.