Are you proud to be British / European?

BowdonUK · 23 Feb 2017 at 13:24

I'm proud to be English and British. Based off my families history. I don't consider myself European, though I admire european countries and different cultures.

deuse · 23 Feb 2017 at 13:29

Sliver said:
But you live in Europe so technically you are European whether you like it or not.

No. The UK is a country off the coast of Europe

Liquiduk · 23 Feb 2017 at 13:32

I am extremely grateful to be British/European as a lot of people simply don't get it as easy as we do.

Nasher · 23 Feb 2017 at 13:39

Something not widely known is all the off-shore wind farms being built around the UK are actually huge fans to blow the country further North.

Zatoichi.uK · 23 Feb 2017 at 13:40

So what continent does the UK reside in?

Thekwango · 23 Feb 2017 at 13:59

deuse said:
No. The UK is a country off the coast of Europe

No. The UK is an island country which is part of geographical Europe. Butter it up however you want, unless the cartographers change the boundaries of where Europe begins and ends - your European. In the same way a person from Kenya is also African.

Avenged7Fold · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:09

What if i told you that Europe is just a geographical location?

What if i told you that the UK was in Europe?

You think that's air your breathing?

Tephnos · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:13

Ahm no British ahm Scottish! :mad:

Sliver · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:17

Tephnos said:
Ahm no British ahm Scottish!

My deepest sympathies for such unfortuitous luck. Stay strong brother, stay strong.

G-MAN2004 · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:19

LOAM said:
I would say I felt more European than British though in general.

In what way?

PapaLazaru · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:19

Used to be, but find it quite embarrassing now due to recent events. So no, not anymore. I'm half Finnish anyway so do also view myself as European.

Safetytrousers · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:24

Cromulent said:
Look at apes and chimps our closest relatives. They live in a groups and can often fight other groups that are not part of their own. The same is true of humans.

Chimps are just a smidge away from us and so much of human behaviour is reflected in them, as we share a relatively recent ancestor.
But if you want to base your behaviour on chimps go right ahead.

Avenged7Fold · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:25

G-MAN2004 said:
In what way?

Maybe he is the sort that gets up at 6am on holiday to put towels down on the sunbeds by the pool, rather than stay up till 6 am being sick and starting fights in what are essentially northern English Spanish towns.

To be honest, i can understand associating yourself with a culture but i dont know how you can class European as a single culture or dis-include the UK from it.

Safetytrousers said:
Chimps are just a smidge away from us and so much of human behaviour is reflected in them.
But if you want to base your behaviour on chimps go right ahead.

I personally hold myself to a higher standard than animals that enjoy throwing poo at each other but each to ones own.

V F · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:25

Tephnos said:
Ahm no British ahm Scottish!

Dinnae ken.

agnes · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:26

Craterloads said:
Proud to be British and Muslim.

Hahahahaha, awesome.

V F · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:28

PapaLazaru said:
Used to be, but find it quite embarrassing now due to recent events. So no, not anymore. I'm half Finnish anyway so do also view myself as European.

I'm looking forward to seeing the reactions for the Eurovision song contest. Think it was bad before? Even though that doesn't speak for your everyday normal European man and woman.

Six6siX · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:34

V F said:
I'm looking forward to seeing the reactions for the Eurovision song contest. Think it was bad before? Even though that doesn't speak for your everyday normal European man and woman.

It'd be quite disheartening for the individual(s) representing the UK if they were actually really good (lol, I know...but hear me out) but then got a nice round 0 because other events.

Avenged7Fold · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:41

Last time i checked, Eurovision was just a garbage popularity contest... much like politics.

Has this changed at all?

Sliver · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:44

Avenged7Fold said:
Last time i checked, Eurovision was just a garbage popularity contest... much like politics.

Has this changed at all?

Nope, it's still garbage. It's also one of my guilty pleasures. I tune in every year to watch the scores come in, I'm not interested in the first part where the songs are sang. This year I predict the UK will get nil poi.

Tunney · 23 Feb 2017 at 14:57

Whether British people consider themselves to be European or not, they are European.

In culture, in language, in faith, in genetics, in geography, in cuisine and in - believe it or not - values.

It just might not be noticeable unless you've spent a considerable time outside of the western world.