English?

[Fishman]

How do you define 'English'? I do not mean 'British', since that simply refers to anybody who lives in Britain.

[MusLiM 4 LiFe]

whoever was born here is english..

[starfortress]

A white persons who speak in English as their mother tongue,

[- Qatada -]

Anyone who speaks the english language.. thats wa i think. Allaahu a'lam.

[Fishman]

A white persons who speak in English as their mother tongue,

They might be American though.

I think what you said would come under the last option in the poll.

[MusLiM 4 LiFe]

personally i wouldnt call myself english, but i woz born here.. i woz born in a bengali family.. soo.. i dunno

[Fishman]

Anyone who speaks the english language.. thats wa i think. Allaahu a'lam.

But Americans speak English too?

[starfortress]

They might be American though.

I think what you said would come under the last option in the poll.

Yes you right bro

[Fishman]

I think anybody who lives in England or was born in England then moved to another country has the right to be called English.

[Skillganon]

I can't remember but their was this programme about what it mean's to be English. They were going and interviewing people. When asked about the purity of the ancestry the would say 100% english.

They did a DNA test and found in most cases 30-70% belonging to other european countries. Their was even a case of Middle eastern ancestry.

That realy changed their perception of what it mean's to be english. Their was a lady who treathened to file a case because of the result. LOL

[- Qatada -]

Yeah ^ bro Fishman, therefore i would call americans english too. Anyone who knows the language properly, would be english because they know the language. thats from my personal opinion, and i dont have anythin to back that up.

[BlissfullyJaded]

I don't think American's would call themselves English simply based on the fact that they speak English.

Anyways, I would think that somebody who is born and raised in England is English. This is making me think now. lol.

[netprince]

People from an Anglo-Saxon (although that is also very confusing historically as there were so many invasions throughout history) heritage would be classed as english i think. Being born here doesnt really make you 'english' either, as you can still be Irish, Scottish, Welsh etc. Speaking english definitely wouldnt make you english, otherwise, most of the world would be english seeing as though it seems to have become the international language of choice for the vast majority of the world.

[BlissfullyJaded]

Well, yeah, being born and raised in England doesn't make you English . It just makes you English by nationality, but not by ethnicity. Still, you're English in a way.

Okay, maybe that makes nooo sense!

[Fishman]

Well, yeah, being born and raised in England doesn't make you English . It just makes you English by nationality, but not by ethnicity. Still, you're English in a way.

Okay, maybe that makes nooo sense!

There is no such thing as an English ethnicity, most 'white' English people are a mixture of French, Nordic and German ethnicities. Blue eyes and brown hair or green eyes and brown hair are the most common traits, although they are not the only ones. The proper term for somebody who is 'ethnically English' is Anglo-Saxon. But many Americans, South Africans and Australasians are also Anglo-Saxon.

[amirah_87]

I voted for The last one!!

[Fishman]

I voted for The last one!!

But would you say that a black person whose family has been living in England for hundreds of years is not English?

[amirah_87]

Wa Alaykum As Salaam

No, not really they're African or Carribean or whatever.

Or if you can find Black anglo-saxons then yeah. lol

You gotta have it in your blood right? to be an ethnicity. :confused:

Wallahu A'lam

[Al-Zaara]

I voted for the third.

[MTAFFI]

Anyone who lives in America and wants to be called American is, therefore i believe anyone who lives in England can be English if they want... or at least that is my opinion