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Having a look at the 'Who Do You Think You Are?' series on tv, which was fascinating, it seems that most of us are made from foreigners. Most of us have families which aren't purely English - 'British' is just a political construct, it's not a race of people. Depending on where our ancestors lived at the time of which invasion of these islands was taking place, many of us have Nordic or Italian ancestors. There are so many differences between being Scottish, or being Welsh, or being English, that 'being British' is a nonsense in any case.

Ted, you forget that we 'British' invaded huge chunks of the world and foisted our culture, religion, manners, and often our sperm upon the invaded nations. The natives didn't have much say in the matter, or, if they did, they were usually shot for their pains. We've messed up the bloodlines of a fair few countries' inhabitants, frequently by force, but at least this time round it's consensual.

<blockquote data-quote="krizon" data-source="post: 2095616" data-attributes="member: 64950">Having a look at the &#039;Who Do You Think You Are?&#039; series on tv, which was fascinating, it seems that most of us are made from foreigners.&nbsp; Most of us have families which aren&#039;t purely English - &#039;British&#039; is just a political construct, it&#039;s not a race of people.&nbsp; Depending on where our ancestors lived at the time of which invasion of these islands was taking place, many of us have Nordic or Italian ancestors.&nbsp; There are so many differences between being Scottish, or being Welsh, or being English, that &#039;being British&#039; is a nonsense in any case.Ted, you forget that we &#039;British&#039; invaded huge chunks of the world and foisted our culture, religion, manners, and often our sperm upon the invaded nations.&nbsp; The natives didn&#039;t have much say in the matter, or, if they did, they were usually shot for their pains.&nbsp; We&#039;ve messed up the bloodlines of a fair few countries&#039; inhabitants, frequently by force, but at least this time round it&#039;s consensual.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="krizon, post: 2095616, member: 64950"] Having a look at the 'Who Do You Think You Are?' series on tv, which was fascinating, it seems that most of us are made from foreigners. Most of us have families which aren't purely English - 'British' is just a political construct, it's not a race of people. Depending on where our ancestors lived at the time of which invasion of these islands was taking place, many of us have Nordic or Italian ancestors. There are so many differences between being Scottish, or being Welsh, or being English, that 'being British' is a nonsense in any case. Ted, you forget that we 'British' invaded huge chunks of the world and foisted our culture, religion, manners, and often our sperm upon the invaded nations. The natives didn't have much say in the matter, or, if they did, they were usually shot for their pains. We've messed up the bloodlines of a fair few countries' inhabitants, frequently by force, but at least this time round it's consensual. [/QUOTE]

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