NFR.If I were not an Englishman....

[robert]

If I was not an Englishman and could choose to be any other nationality I would be a German.With the exception of Felix, generally speaking I have found Germans to be disciplined,hard working and intelligent.OK they lack something in the humour department but if you buy something "Made in Germany",you know it will be good quality.If you were not your present nationality which would you choose and why?

[ron]

The story of Lord Harris speaking to the French Ambassador, who said "Lord Harris, if I hadn't been born French, I would have wanted to have been born English...." ......

......."Now there's a coincidence", replied Harris, "If I hadn't been born English. I would have wanted to be born English too ...."

[HatterDon]

Well, your royal family has been able to be both British and German for quite a while now.

[Rupert]

Well, your royal family has been able to be both British and German for quite a while now.

Your Royal Family too, Don, once we finally crush you rascally rebellious colonials once and for all.

Though Texas will go back to Mexico, won't it? Okay, Our royal Family, not yours, Gringo.

[Dixie]

I think I would like to be Canadian eh?
Would live somewhere near the Rockies and go skiing every weekend!

[Rupert]

Also Australia would not have excisted today if Captain Cook had not stopped to visit the bathroom.

Point of order, Australia would still exist even if CC hadn't stopped there. It might have a different name and have different people living there, but it would still exist.

A bit like the Christmas quiz at work, what was the tallest mountain in the world before Everest was discovered?

Cue a lot of head-scratching by various colleagues, while yours truly calmly stuck the correct answer down- Mount Everest.

[Holders]

The difference between English and Germans is that when the English get drunk they fight and smash the place up, the Germans sing and have a good time.

Besides, the English came from what is now Germany in the first place.

[Holders]

The difference between English and Germans is that when the English get drunk they fight and smash the place up, the Germans sing and have a good time.

Besides, the English came from what is now Germany in the first place.

They were Anglo Saxons, I was there at the time, but not all came from the Father Land, anyway, you could say that about a lot of countries in the civilised world, although that may depend on what you called civilised.
As for getting drunk, it's just as well we do fight etc, it stood us in good stead in two World Wars and one World Cup.

No, they were Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Friesians who came from Angeln (where Denmark meets Germany), Saxony, Denmark and Friesland. That is, the coastal strip from Friesland to Jutland including a large part of what is now North Germany. Just read Bede and look at the similarities in the languages for corroboration.

As for fighting, they must have been pretty good at that to have the Romans on the back foot and to capture this land in the first place.

[ealex40]

If I was not an Englishman and could choose to be any other nationality I would be a German.With the exception of Felix, generally speaking I have found Germans to be disciplined,hard working and intelligent.OK they lack something in the humour department but if you buy something "Made in Germany",you know it will be good quality.If you were not your present nationality which would you choose and why?

Just before England played Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, Prime Minister Harold Wilson said "Germany hope to beat us at our national sport......well, after all we have already beaten them twice at theirs!"

[Berserker]

I'm adopted and don't know my heritage. My birth parents lived in Radstock and my father was a miner. I have blond hair and am pale so I could come fron Viking stock.
I would like to be French, Dutch or Canadian if I'm not English.

[Lighthouse]

I like the Dutch. Northern Europeans in general tend to be very sensible and laid back. I would like to be Dutch. I used to be love my Country but as time goes by I like it less. Still a wonderful and beautiful place at times.

[CorkCity]

I would like to be Monegasque, looks a nice place to live.

[SadOldGit]

I think I would like to be Canadian eh?
Would live somewhere near the Rockies and go skiing every weekend!

0001.jpeg Me too!

[Woolly Mammoth]

I like the Dutch. Northern Europeans in general tend to be very sensible and laid back. I would like to be Dutch. I used to be love my Country but as time goes by I like it less. Still a wonderful and beautiful place at times.

[Vinnieffc]

Hmm difficult one. I'm Irish 1st, 2nd and last but if I had to take an alternative nationality I'd be a Kiwi. Beautiful country,great people and love their sport  049:gif

[Woolly Mammoth]

I like the Dutch. Northern Europeans in general tend to be very sensible and laid back. I would like to be Dutch. I used to be love my Country but as time goes by I like it less. Still a wonderful and beautiful place at times.

Who are those women in the windows in Amsterdam.

[Lighthouse]

I like the Dutch. Northern Europeans in general tend to be very sensible and laid back. I would like to be Dutch. I used to be love my Country but as time goes by I like it less. Still a wonderful and beautiful place at times.

Who are those women in the windows in Amsterdam.

Oh how embarrassing. I thought everybody knew who they were. They are window cleaners. Indoor window cleaners mostly.

[Woolly Mammoth]

The difference between English and Germans is that when the English get drunk they fight and smash the place up, the Germans sing and have a good time.

Besides, the English came from what is now Germany in the first place.

They were Anglo Saxons, I was there at the time, but not all came from the Father Land, anyway, you could say that about a lot of countries in the civilised world, although that may depend on what you called civilised.
As for getting drunk, it's just as well we do fight etc, it stood us in good stead in two World Wars and one World Cup.

No, they were Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Friesians who came from Angeln (where Denmark meets Germany), Saxony, Denmark and Friesland. That is, the coastal strip from Friesland to Jutland including a large part of what is now North Germany. Just read Bede and look at the similarities in the languages for corroboration.

As for fighting, they must have been pretty good at that to have the Romans on the back foot and to capture this land in the first place.

The difference between English and Germans is that when the English get drunk they fight and smash the place up, the Germans sing and have a good time.

Besides, the English came from what is now Germany in the first place.

They were Anglo Saxons, I was there at the time, but not all came from the Father Land, anyway, you could say that about a lot of countries in the civilised world, although that may depend on what you called civilised.
As for getting drunk, it's just as well we do fight etc, it stood us in good stead in two World Wars and one World Cup.

No, they were Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Friesians who came from Angeln (where Denmark meets Germany), Saxony, Denmark and Friesland. That is, the coastal strip from Friesland to Jutland including a large part of what is now North Germany. Just read Bede and look at the similarities in the languages for corroboration.

As for fighting, they must have been pretty good at that to have the Romans on the back foot and to capture this land in the first place.

Thank you for the history lesson. I will refer your comments back to the English Warrior Queen Boadicea who may have something to say about.
In the meantime, may I have your observations on the Gun Powder Plot in 1705, and the grisly fate of Guido Fawkes.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I like the Dutch. Northern Europeans in general tend to be very sensible and laid back. I would like to be Dutch. I used to be love my Country but as time goes by I like it less. Still a wonderful and beautiful place at times.

Who are those women in the windows in Amsterdam.

Oh how embarrassing. I thought everybody knew who they were. They are window cleaners. Indoor window cleaners mostly.

How come my window cleaner doesn't look like that.

[YankeeJim]

I'm adopted and don't know my heritage. My birth parents lived in Radstock and my father was a miner. I have blond hair and am pale so I could come fron Viking stock.
I would like to be French, Dutch or Canadian if I'm not English.

Go to any genealogy web site. They all offer DNA testing for a nominal fee (about a $100 or less). They'll send you back your heritage.