General Chat

Er, yep! Born and raised in the north east, but have lived in Hertfordshire and Sussex for a time. Have Scottish ancestry on both sides of my (maternal) grandparents.

From Yorkshire (as above) "you can always tell a Yorkshireman, but you can't tell him much" Bob

Lesta, (Leicester) born & bred.

I'm NOT European. I'm NOT British. I AM ENGLISH - perhaps Mercian too!! Drops of Warwickshire, Northumbrian and Northamptonshire blood in me. (My wife thinks v differently and thinks it strange that I put "other" on official forms). Three cheers for all the sensible thinking on this thread!! :O)

To Sue and Janet, If you know Wellingborough is there still a butchers shop owned by any Cross'. I had a Great Uncle Joseph in the early 1900's, a butcher, living over the shop. He had a red haired brother Frederick Boddington Cross. My uncle was red haired and named after him. A bit of Ancient Britian's in us I believe. Rosemary.

You wonderful ENGLISH people. I too wrote English on the Census form,and the powers that be can take a running leap. Far too much political correctness out there. I wrote the following when I was about 10 or 11 years old:- England is my country The country of my birth The country I would die for The only place on earth For one who wants no travel No wanderlust is mine For the green fields And the song of the birds Is just like heady wine To a home-bird and my kind. Still feel the same way, but am hoping to visit Oz next year to celebrate 50 years of marriage. Norah in Hampshire

Me, me, me!!!!! lol Eleanorxx

For the last forty years or so as soon as I open my mouth people say Oh!! your a bloody Pom. Tom the Pom from Shields

My - what did I start? lol I must admit I never even thought when I put English in the title, because THAT'S WHAT I AM! No offence to others but I am not Scottish, Welsh, Irish or whatever - just good old English and have managed to have English blood in me for the last 400 years.

and me!! ;o)

and me!!!

Yorkshire born and bred me and proud of it too! Alaina xx

im glad you all class yourself as english!!my neighbour is 85 years old and refuses to put british on any form he fills in!he says "i fought in the bloody war for england not britain or europe"! it makes you wonder wat our ancesters would think now doesnt it? if my gramp was alive today he would probably wonder why he was sent to the somme.all for nothing it seems susie in high wycombe---on hubbys puter

born and bred in cumbria but now currently living in high wycombe!!!!

Hi Trish. Although I am a dinki di Aussie (with papers to prove it) I spent the first 40 years of my life in dear old England. My English descent goes back well over 400 years that I know of and the Englishman in me still causes a lump in the throat when I see what certain people are trying to do to the "old" country. Having said all that I still like to see the Aussies beat the Poms at cricket and, in future, at rugby!!! Peter

hi donna where in high wycombe do you live. i live there too.. susie

Peter, we both go back 400 years - we could be related after all - wouldn't you just love that?!!!!!!!! LOL

The walled city's English too !!

Update on Wellingborough, I gave the name Cross when mentioniong a butchers shop in Wellingborough. The name should have been Collins. And therefore Frederick Boddington Collins. It was his sister who became a Cross. My grandmother. Rosemary.

Rosemary. I once knew a girl called Christine Cross. Needless to say she was known all over the area as CrissCross Peter