British ethnic minorities can never truly be British

So by being a Muslim you are ignoring the fact that you're in the UK. Ok. I do understand where you're coming from but it is possible to live here and preserve traditional values of another culture whilst still embracing the British way of life.

I agree with you for European cultures because there is a high degree of cross-cultural values, even with the Chinese there isn't much of a difference. But I think with Africa, Western and Central Asia and the sub-continent it doesn't quite work out the same way - this is evident in that these regions generally represent the biggest failures to integrate into British society.

For example, I don't understand how you can be a Muslim and embrace traditional British values - that doesn't make sense*. A lot of Islamic values are contradictory to British values - e.g. the implicit adherence to the legacy of the treaty of Westphalia ~ you support your country not people on the other side of the planet, cue see outrage over anti-British soldier protests by a certain ethnic-cultural minority.

*unless you're a "cultural" Muslim who claims to be a Muslim because your parents are but ignore vast swathes of the Koran.

I think a fair few people need to look up the term 'British'. If you have a UK passport there is no debate about it, whereas being 'English' isn't a choice.

Mate, you have kind of twisted my meaning.

The way a British born Chinese would exist is if they are born here, however their parents were born in China. Is that hard to understand?

I think you misunderstood the way in which I used the word "truly".
The OP was hinting towards people from ethnic minorities never totally being able to fit into society/culture of this country, therefore not being 'truly' British.

However, using your example of a British born Chinese; I see there being no problem for such a person intergrating into British society, providing they were born and lived here all their life! I don't see how someone like this cannot be called "truly" British. The only difference between them and the kid next door is that their parents were not originally from the same country. Yes, upbringing may differ due to religion, however the 2 will be raised in the same environment.

Hope you get what I mean, glad if I was able to help

Lazy thinking. According to that logic how can British born Chinese exist? Only people with Chinese passports can be Chinese...

Very lazy thinking.

They are citizens of the United Kingdom, that doesn't even make them designate them as "British" according to your own criteria, just citizens of the UK since the UK encompasses a larger region then "Britain". Being a citizen of the UK is =\= being British.

Britain is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who all have differents foods and cultures so what is British? British doesn't mean anything that words on a passport because it doesn't have a culture or any foods.

You really are retarded. I think you probably meant English. If you can't tell the difference you are in no position to make this thread.

Some would argue there's no such thing as being British anymore.

True.
Though instead of all the inappropriate spamming/taunting, could I please have some decent, half-intellectual replies?

The origins of chicken tikka masala are disputed. A widely reported explanation of the origins of the dish is that it was conceived in a British Bangladeshi restaurant in Glasgow in the late 1960s, when a customer, who found the traditional chicken tikka too dry, asked for some gravy. The chef supposedly improvised a sauce from tomato soup, yogurt and spices. This claim has not been incontrovertibly proven, and there are other accounts and hypotheses of its origins.

Started off in Scotland but in an Indian restaurant. Can be disputed mate.