tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post8825218793070208937..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Red, White, and BlueJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-86897518507746640892010-06-11T08:01:57.580+01:002010-06-11T08:01:57.580+01:00Alan,
I doubt that most Geordies would agree with...Alan,<br /><br />I doubt that most Geordies would agree with that, somehow. But England doesn't really have a single consistent sense of what it is to be 'English', in the same way that thee's no single consistent sense of being 'Welsh'.<br /><br />In ethnic terms, I think we're all caucasians - differences within that definition are more cultural, in the widest sense of that term, than ethnic, aren't they?John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-3501233877075801342010-06-10T19:59:45.720+01:002010-06-10T19:59:45.720+01:00Well I would say that "Geordies" from Ne...Well I would say that "Geordies" from Newcastle-on-Tyne are ethnically Scots! (with a trace of Norse admixture perhapos).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258854366964329334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-23104316060820605822010-06-10T18:51:15.780+01:002010-06-10T18:51:15.780+01:00Adam,
I wouldn't even know whether the two te...Adam,<br /><br />I wouldn't even know whether the two teams get to play each other!<br /><br />The point is (almost) a fair one, and it's well made. Not sure, though, that <i>'slight surge of pleasure'</i> after the event really counts as support...John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-50163336713099646002010-06-10T17:41:48.221+01:002010-06-10T17:41:48.221+01:00"But I usually feel a slight surge of pleasur..."But I usually feel a slight surge of pleasure when any small nation defeats a much larger one at any sport"<br /><br />I suppose Mr Cameron will have to make do with your support when England play the USA at least ;-)Adam Higgitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404979957698536334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-75254752100231916882010-06-10T17:08:53.234+01:002010-06-10T17:08:53.234+01:00Cardiff born, Barry-born mother, father from Newca...Cardiff born, Barry-born mother, father from Newcastle on Tyne. Guess I get to choose my nationality, but then I've long argued that nationality is always a question of self-identity anyway.<br /><br />And yes, I've learned Welsh.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-14894582707908572972010-06-10T16:57:55.249+01:002010-06-10T16:57:55.249+01:00Hey John.
I thought you were actually English but...Hey John.<br /><br />I thought you were actually English but had learnt Welsh. Not sure where I got that from. Agree 100% with your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com