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MikeRox said: They'd be more likely to be Welsh ;) I think the main thing a lot of people from the US find difficult to picture, is that the entire British Isles, is about the size of a US state. There also seems to be very little knowledge of "England" outside of London. I'm from Yorkshire, all I get asked when I'm visiting family in the US from strangers is "are you Scottish"? Our accent and culture is closer to Scotlands than the South of England's so Scotland isn't actually as "out of place" being in the UK as it may seem if you only know the traditional English/Scottish stereotypes. For the most part, the only time I see/hear an true "English" sounding person, is hollywood movies. It's similar with Ireland, we have such similar cultures that it would be a more logical argument to break the US up into separate countries than it does to make the British Isles separate again. There are much bigger cultural divisions between different states there. You'll actually find that the majority of people here do consider themselves "British" rather than English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish. Personally I am Yorkshire, English, British and European. I have no problem with any of them and don't see why it has to be "one of the other". |
I'm afraid your perception is not borne out by the evidence.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/british.shtml
"People from a variety of cultures across Great Britain were asked "What is Britishness?" in a survey for the Commission for Racial Equality. Blacks and asians living in England saw themselves as the most British, whereas white residents said they were English first and foremost. And people of all backgrounds living in Scotland and Wales identified themselves as Scottish and Welsh, rather than British."
This is from 8 years ago. I suspect the numbers have only become more pronounced as we get closer to the vote.
