Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 20:32:05 GMT From: Retro Bob <nothingherenospamcom> Subject: Re: AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHGG -nt
On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 02:03:19 GMT, amesnospamrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew Stephenson) wrote: >Speaking as a stereotypical English Brit <g>, I'd say what really >gets people on these Isles heated is to neglect their nationality >in a stereotypical way. I happen to be English, so "English" or >"Brit" covers me. But Scots, Welsh, Irish, Manxmen and so forth >righly boil when they find themselves lazily tagged as "English". >"Brit" (or "British") is safest, with "UK" available for if that >serves -- eg, "I'm from the UK." Interesting. A few months back a "Brit" here chewed out someone for using "Brit". So, I went with the flow. Is there a difference of opinion on this ? Bob