English, British?

[Baldric]

Celebrity Pointless.
Alexander asked Shelia Furguson if after living ing in the UK for approx 30 years she felt English.
Surely the very best she could achieve would be British, not English?

[Old_Geezer]

Depends where in the UK she has been living.

[douglas9401]

Her Robinson Crusoe answer suggests there's a lot of American left in her.

[Baldric]

OG, wrong.

[Buenchico]

If Wikipedia is to be believed, 'English' would be fine (based upon her time in Berkshire) but 'Spanish' might be more appropriate, as it seems that she now lives in Mallorca
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Ferguson

[Old_Geezer]

I'm sure you must have meant to type "Baldric, wrong."

[Buenchico]

>>> OG, wrong

Er, why? If a Scot moved to Berkshire someone might ask him if, after a long time there, if he now feels English. So why can't his American neighbour be asked the same question?

[ladyalex]

People use English and England all the time when they mean Britain and British.

Annoys the Scots, Irish and Welsh Brits.

[Baldric]

OG, wrong again. If someone moves to this Country from Foreign Parts the best they can achieve is British not English as would be a person born in England.

[Old_Geezer]

They can feel whatever they like.
Ooo err...

[Mamyalynne]

What was her reply?

[hc4361]

So if you move to France you can't feel French, Baldric? Nonsense

[Sipowicz]

It's all Greek to me!

[Cloverjo]

If she lives in England, why wouldn't someone ask if she felt English.

I'm English and British, depending on the sport that's going on at the time.

[Baldric]

Mamya, I'll have to replay it, I was still choking over the question.

[Mamyalynne]

OK.

[MallyJ]

Or even European....

[Baldric]

MallyJ, I don't think so.

[douglas9401]

About 8:30 in.

[douglas9401]

[Buenchico]

I lived in Yorkshire for 20 years. I felt 'Yorkshirish' and, indeed, I still do!

A Brit who moves to Paris might well end up feeling BOTH 'French' AND 'Parisian'.

I simply can't see why (as in my Scotsman example above) someone who spends a long time in England can't feel 'English'!