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lozgti 28 August 2008 10:11 AM

Which Country do you say you live in?
 
On forms.Why do people put UK? I always put England.

I'm probably being really thick but the UK is a collection of countries:wonder: .

It's like the citizen thing.I know I am a citizen of the Uk so fine if they ask that.

Anyone else stumble on the question? What do you put?

mrtheedge2u2 28 August 2008 10:15 AM

I put Holland, as I live in Holland...... but when I lived in England I put England

WRX JON 28 August 2008 10:15 AM

i always put England

ChefDude 28 August 2008 10:17 AM

United Kingdom... that's what it says on my passport

FlightMan 28 August 2008 10:19 AM

Do you have an English passport? Or is it a UK passport? Are you living in the UK, or England, or Great Britain, or the British Isles, or all of them?

The UK is 4 countries, whiles GB is 3. The British Isles is 5.

FFS, devolution for all.

:D

ChefDude 28 August 2008 10:25 AM

we obviously need to all agree on a suitable reference ...

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Country profile: United Kingdom

ChefDude 28 August 2008 10:28 AM

England -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

fivetide 28 August 2008 10:29 AM

Scotland. However if ask for nationality i put British.

5t.

Lee247 28 August 2008 10:37 AM

England. Nationality, English :thumb:

Bravo2zero_sps 28 August 2008 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by 84of300 (Post 8094992)
England. Nationality, English :thumb:

Same here.

corradoboy 28 August 2008 10:55 AM

Yorkshire. And can we have our independence now please ?

Freak 28 August 2008 11:29 AM

Have fun with this at US immigration on my many trips.

The i94 form has two boxes related to this:
"country of citzenship" which I always put United Kingdom
&
"country where you live" for which I always put England.
Technically, that is correct- my passport is issued by the united kingdom (of great britain and northern ireland) but I live in england...

For some reason, a percentage of immigration officers don't like you putting england for the second one... and cross it out and put Uk and give some abuse about it.. very strange.
Had to argue th point with one of them once when he asked me about it- he couldn't grasp the concept that the Uk was made up of several different countries, and hadn't even heard of Wales.

sti-04!! 28 August 2008 11:40 AM

Irish

ChefDude 28 August 2008 11:41 AM

nations, not countries
my boss is welsh and he agrees, the UK is our country and wales is a nation.

I'm not that patriotic, so I don't mind referencing it properly as United Kingdom and British, just like in our passports ;)

Scoobychick 28 August 2008 12:18 PM

I'm an English British Citizen living in the UK :thumb: I can't remember what I usually put, whatever seems appropriate at the time :D

windyboy 28 August 2008 12:19 PM

I was born in and live in Northern Ireland and I am British

<------ See

windyboy

speedking 28 August 2008 12:53 PM

Similar issue: what race are you? And one of the possible answers is white :confused:

mykp 28 August 2008 12:57 PM

"Englandshire" :wonder:

RB5_245 28 August 2008 01:47 PM


Originally Posted by mrtheedge2u2 (Post 8094958)
I put Holland, as I live in Holland...... but when I lived in England I put England

Holland is not a country.

I put Britain, it keeps things easy. Just waiting for the day I can use Europe :D

MrRA 28 August 2008 01:58 PM

Wales, but whenever I state my nationality I always say British.

Devildog 28 August 2008 02:32 PM

Scotland.

The UK/GB is not a country. Technically or otherwise (irrespective of what the media would have you believe).

My Nationality is Scottish.

British is not technically a nationality, it is a reference to the people of Great Britain (or the Commonwealth of Nations)

I am a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or the UK for short

coolangatta 28 August 2008 02:41 PM

I'm British but live in Japan.
However, I am English ahead of being British. :)

Chip 28 August 2008 02:42 PM

Live in Wales.
Nationality is therefore WELSH

Chip

coolangatta 28 August 2008 02:48 PM


Originally Posted by Chip (Post 8095461)
Live in Wales.
Nationality is therefore WELSH

Chip

Oh dear! I am sorry. Never mind! Keep your chin up :thumb:

Markus 28 August 2008 03:00 PM

I live in Canada :p :D

The real question here is what nationality/citizenship are you. Citizenship wise I'm a citizen of the United Kingdom, as that is what is on my passport. As for Nationality, my first reaction would be to say British, as in I live (oh, alright, just for the pedants, I mean I used to live :p) in the British Isles, but English/England would also pop up.

I do recall putting down England on a form when entering the US and they changed it to UK.

Jay m A 28 August 2008 03:43 PM

I say UK when I want anything sent from the USA, otherwise it never gets here :D

sti-04!! 28 August 2008 04:01 PM


Originally Posted by speedking (Post 8095235)
Similar issue: what race are you? And one of the possible answers is white :confused:

100 Metres :Suspiciou

GC8 28 August 2008 04:54 PM


Originally Posted by sti-04!! (Post 8095103)
Irish

That explains your surname then, innit?

PeteBrant 28 August 2008 05:03 PM


Originally Posted by GC8 (Post 8095665)
That explains your surname then, innit?

:lol1:

9.5/10

wayne9t9 28 August 2008 05:44 PM


Originally Posted by Freak (Post 8095076)
and hadn't even heard of Wales.

I get that allot when i`m in the U.S. Just tell `em you knew "Lady Di"...personally I consider myself British and tell them that. If i`m at home i`m Welsh...


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