At wedding, there is that moment when finally as a member of the family, one of the happy couple is introduced to the family secret/shame/congenital birth defect.
Now that you are truly a citizen of these fine isles, let me introduce you to our national embarrassment for you to share as one of us: Rhyl.
Being born in the Commonwealth helps too you know Dan, therefore I reckon you’re definitely more British than Adrian. And I’m less British than either of you, being from Ireland.
Ok let me revise that: Dan, New Zealand has the Union Jack actually on it’s flag, therefore you’re definitely more British than Adrian.
And if Adrian is the classiest person you know, err…
And supporting the underdog is really more of an Irish trait I think, what’s more British is ripping off said idea and claiming it as your own (another Irish trait is illogically disliking the British).
Yes, I have Wikipedia-ed ‘South Africa’ and studied all it’s flags through history, silly me (incedentally, three flags in a hundred years, is this a record…?).
No, we pretty much dislike all the British (I say ‘we’, I don’t necessarily mean ‘me’ by that, as in ‘WE WON!’, whereas in fact I wasn’t actually playing myself). You can tell, if you go up the north of Ireland, as it says ‘BRITS OUT!!!’ on the graffiti in the republican areas, with no individual mention of the actual English. We are warming to the Scots and Welsh what with the devolution of their states and all that, albeit slowly. And even then, it’s not really the British we dislike, it’s Britain, and we have our reasons (most of which are very, very old).
Maybe if you guys join the Euro all ill feeling will be forgotten…?
There is 1.5 million of us in the UK. That’s about the same as the popualtion of Northern Iseland and half the popualtion of Wales. Of course it counts.
When not playing South Africa, I’ll back the English crickers and the Irish rugby players.
When you blogged that photo of you and the Mayor, I thought “aww, so he’s definitely staying then”. But now you’ve gone and got yourself a passport, does that mean you want to leave? I’m so confused.
Seriously though, it actually makes me feel more proud to be British now that you are too :)
1. Destructor
I refuse to believe that YOU are more British than ME.
2. Adrian
And yet, I am.
Although fortunately avoiding doing the citizenship test which everyone doing it from the begenning of this month now has to take.
3. Nuge
Is your photo still as bad?
4. Adrian
Worse. The Saffer photo isn’t too bad.
5. razorhead
At wedding, there is that moment when finally as a member of the family, one of the happy couple is introduced to the family secret/shame/congenital birth defect.
Now that you are truly a citizen of these fine isles, let me introduce you to our national embarrassment for you to share as one of us: Rhyl.
6. Stuart Bridgett
Welcome to the United Kingdom and associated territories, young man.
7. Destructor
Bah! A little piece of paper doesn’t convey Britishness. Having class and deportment do.
8. Matthew
Being born in the Commonwealth helps too you know Dan, therefore I reckon you’re definitely more British than Adrian. And I’m less British than either of you, being from Ireland.
9. grumpyoldman
Have you started supporting the underdog yet?
A true measure of British-ness.
10. Adrian
Dan, I’m the classiest person you know.
Matt, I was born in the Commonwealth.
GOM, It’s been very rare times when South African sport hasn’t been the underdog.
11. annie
I hope they issued you with the standard bowler hat and rolled up umbrella along with your new passport.
12. Matthew
Ok let me revise that: Dan, New Zealand has the Union Jack actually on it’s flag, therefore you’re definitely more British than Adrian.
And if Adrian is the classiest person you know, err…
And supporting the underdog is really more of an Irish trait I think, what’s more British is ripping off said idea and claiming it as your own (another Irish trait is illogically disliking the British).
13. Adrian
We had the Union Jack on our old flag.
I thought the Irish disliked the English, not the British?
14. Matthew
Yes, I have Wikipedia-ed ‘South Africa’ and studied all it’s flags through history, silly me (incedentally, three flags in a hundred years, is this a record…?).
No, we pretty much dislike all the British (I say ‘we’, I don’t necessarily mean ‘me’ by that, as in ‘WE WON!’, whereas in fact I wasn’t actually playing myself). You can tell, if you go up the north of Ireland, as it says ‘BRITS OUT!!!’ on the graffiti in the republican areas, with no individual mention of the actual English. We are warming to the Scots and Welsh what with the devolution of their states and all that, albeit slowly. And even then, it’s not really the British we dislike, it’s Britain, and we have our reasons (most of which are very, very old).
Maybe if you guys join the Euro all ill feeling will be forgotten…?
15. grumpyoldman
Now you’re British, but what nationality.
Enlish/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish/Cornish. You need to choose!
16. Adrian
I’m Antipodean British.
17. grumpyoldman
Doesn’t count. You have to have a choice of who support when England, Scotland, Ireland aand Wales play ar Rugby.
Similarly which county are you going to support in Cricket?
18. Adrian
There is 1.5 million of us in the UK. That’s about the same as the popualtion of Northern Iseland and half the popualtion of Wales. Of course it counts.
When not playing South Africa, I’ll back the English crickers and the Irish rugby players.
19. grumpyoldman
There are that many. It would explain why I keep working with South Africans.
So far they’ve all been attractive women.
20. Francesca
Welcome to the club, old boy :)
21. Lori
When you blogged that photo of you and the Mayor, I thought “aww, so he’s definitely staying then”. But now you’ve gone and got yourself a passport, does that mean you want to leave? I’m so confused.
Seriously though, it actually makes me feel more proud to be British now that you are too :)