Are ethnic minorities insecure about their British identity

We're British based on land, not on culture.

Not all of us drink alcohol every night, gamble, go clubbing every other night, smoke cannabis, prostitute ourselves (and others) or support a tyrannical and unjust war etc.

Canada comes under "commonwealth"

I feel like there's a lot of misconceptions between the cultures within British society. I met a Muslim family (neighbours) who came over from England and one girl (my age) asked me with all sincerity 'How many men had I slept with? Had I ever taken drug?'. I was pretty stunted, since I was 15 then, and I'm the kind of average, good-grades, self-respecting girl who would never involve herself in that sort of behaviour. I know a lot of people who do or don't do that, but they're always in the minority. When I said 'No, I don't know anyone who has,' she laughed and said 'I thought all British people were sluts!' I'd just like to point out that white people get just as sick of that stereotype as ethnic minorities do for being labelled as 'uneducated' or that all Muslims as suicidal terrorists - it just isn't true. Moreover I wouldn't feel a sense of shame in calling myself 'British', if a person judges me on pre-conceived nationality-stereotypes then I'd love to prove them wrong.

Well at least you can admit that your presence is parasitic and destructive.

and just highlight the complete failure of the Islamic world to achieve anything other than violence, ignorance and poverty.

Good old British culture, no adab (manners).



1. I think you should look into the Islamic Golden age.

2. Congrats, the great civilization does not preach violence or poverty or ignorance. Except when they rape and murder millions abroad and steal their resources.

You should have asked her how many other wives her husband had or whether she had been allowed to learn to read and write.

If you dislike the culture so much, why do you choose to live here? You would not be missed if you left to the glorious, cultured, enlightened Islamic world...

Do they feel British ?

Why do they need constant re-assurance that they are British ?

And the golden age has long been left behind.

Good old British culture, no adab (manners).



1. I think you should look into the Islamic Golden age.

2. Congrats, the great civilization does not preach violence or poverty or ignorance. Except when they rape and murder millions abroad and steal their resources.

Someone in the year 3000 may look at a "backward Britain" and say the exact same thing Zurich said.

You get the reason why I mentioned it, since it's a baseless argument in the first place.

Honesty is a virtue that's often preferable to manners.

The so called Islamic Golden age didn't last very long did it?

More books are published in Spain every year than in the entire Arabic speaking world combined.

Islamic societies would never rape, murder or conquer would they?

The Ottoman empire did not systematically kidnap and enslave Christian women for its harems

aand the Moors were invited into Spain right? Naturally,

the Western world has done terrible things too but on balance its been a force for progress like no other.

With the exception perhaps of the commonwealth nations/Germany/Nordic countries, I honestly don't think that you'll find many places where you're treated with fairness ie: in other countries, your ethnicity or religion would HEAVILY put you down. In the UK, this is not the case at all.

Though born in Singapore to ethnic Chinese and Indian parents both of whom has some English blood in them and I do have RoA in UK and now I hold Swedish citizenship though to date I've probably spent more days in UK than I had in any other country, what do I consider myself? I'm personally someone that the only thing I really care about is economics and wealth, I choose not to be a British citizen simply because it might affect my non-domicile and non-resident status.
If I tell my British friends I'm Singaporean they'll tell me to not bull**** them.
If I wave my Swedish passport most people think it's a fake passport.
If I tell someone I'm Chinese or Indian they'd say I must be having an identity crisis.
In the neighbourhood I live in Norway, most people assume my MiL is either my mum or adopted mum and my missus is her DiL, she is Norwegian and Swedish so they automatically assume I must have been raised in Norway or Sweden.

Consider myself British? I suppose when it is convenient to do so why not?
When it isn't advantageous to admit being British well then I just don't admit to being one, I just admit to being something else.

In sporting events, I never support any team based upon nationality I support the team whom I think has the best chances of winning..... betting cost money :P

Car choices? Though I liked Italian cars in the past, these days I only buy Swedish or British made vehicles




Where do you get the idea that Nordic countries are any more fairer than it is in UK?

I didn't say they're fairer,but I get the impression (Nothing backed up) that they're pretty tolerant, after the whole Breivik thing, there were lots of reports about community cohesion over there Though Sweden has it's fair share of extreme right wing MP's

With the exception perhaps of the commonwealth nations/Germany/Nordic countries, I honestly don't think that you'll find many places where you're treated with fairness ie: in other countries, your ethnicity or religion would HEAVILY put you down. In the UK, this is not the case at all.