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I'm Scottish and British. Without getting too far into the politics of it, Scotland is literally on the island of Great Britain. From a purely geographical stan
by leoedin 4y ago
I'm Scottish and British. Without getting too far into the politics of it, Scotland is literally on the island of Great Britain. From a purely geographical standpoint, Scottish people are British.
What other term would you use to describe people from the constituent nations of Great Britain?
- midasuni 4y ago63% of residents of Scotland describe themselves as Scottish only - not British. 18% Scottish and British, 8% British only. https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/tableView/tableView.xhtml https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/tableView/tabl... Results were similar in 2011 too.
- Jorengarenar 4y agoCanadians aren't Americans in a sense of "citizens of USA", but in geographical sense they are. The same applies here.
- mathieuh 4y agoUsing a specific definition of a word to tell people they’re wrong about their own identity usually doesn’t go over very well. “British” almost always means “identifies with the UK”.
- leoedin 4y agoYour link is broken. Are you able to provide another one?
- leoedin 4y agoWhat do they put on a form when asked their nationality? Last time I checked my passport says "British".
- donbrae 4y agoI always put Scottish. British would also be acceptable.