''England'' is dead and being british is dying.

And here lies the root of the problem. There IS no true sense of strong British culture, aside from double-decker buses/fish and chips. But the answer isn't in kicking out the immigrants; the vast majority of them are already well-integrated into their communities and retain only the most basic values of their home cultures (and maybe the food, but that's nothing to complain about!). The answer is in embracing these new additions rather than isolating them into designated groups, mixing everyone together and creating a new, all-inclusive culture which is still, for the most part, British.

Are you claiming that all humans are African? That's a bit too far back to go, IMO, especially since the species has gone through so many changes since then.

being born in a dog house dont make you a dog

so please stop trying to be someone you're not

I didn't explain myself.
I'm not talking about the nationality.
I mean the culture,heritage,ancestry etc.
Khalid Von Bronchrost Devon might hold a british passport but that doesn't make him a brit in my books.

If I'm being totally honest, I cannot wait till I graduate from university. Then, I will hottail out of here to the US or Australia. Partly because I dislike the social structure here- e.g. the amount of Oxbridge entrants coming from private schools and the "posh" people of Britain. But also because of the laid back lifestyle and that people are not directly out to get you.
If this country changed then I would stay, but it seems that the transition into a massively cosmopolitan country is fast becoming. I heard that, in a borough in Birmingham, over 80% of the students at a primary school were Asian. We are losing our integrity and credibility in this country. Immigration needs to be changed. Quick.

Let me get this straight, you want to leave britain because of immigration levels but want to go to USA/Australia, countries largely made up of immigrants and were the indigenous populations (especialy america) and their cultures have practicaly been reduced to nothing (which is what you think will happen here).

Being British is about driving a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.

This statement couldn't be further from the truth.

Looks like colonisation backfires a few decades after most countries become independent.

The smartest people in England are foreigners(just look at Oxbridge's recent Ph.D grads).
The richest people in England are foreigners.
The most beautiful people in England are foreigners.

Foreigners hold the top private sector jobs.
Foreigners are buying up your country one corporation at a time:
Wether it is Harrods or Manchester City,Bentley or Cadbury.

What happened?

Clearly all those years of free for all jobs aren't working for the british population.

I'm not being racist or anything but the day white british citizens will be a minority in THEIR own country will be a sad day.

(I live in a country like that altough the circumstances are different).

Who failed?

the politicians?

the people?

colonial ancestors?

Oh and don't get me wrong, the same is happening in countries such as France,Germany,Spain,Italy and the United States altough none is as rapid and sudden as in England.

What a shame.

Multiculturalism isn't working as intended unfortunately.

The british people are the ones being assimilated into the African,South east asian and east european cultures that are springing up in all areas of Britain.


Here is a question to all the white british people with a british ancestry.

What does being british mean to you in 2011?


Please refrain from trolling/coming up with witty answers in hope that those reading them will be impressed.

I'm geniunely interested in hearing both sides of the spectrum.

Being British is about driving a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.



This statement couldn't be further from the truth.

Looks like colonisation backfires a few decades after most countries become independent.

The smartest people in England are foreigners(just look at Oxbridge's recent Ph.D grads).

You do realise that they've paid to go to such establishments and that some of the money they actually pay goes towards funding to educate British students dont you? If they've got good grades at Oxford and have paid for them as well as put in the hard work and years of dedication to that particular subject then good luck to them. They've also helped the British economy.

The richest people in England are foreigners.

So what? They've worked for their money and can choose to invest it wherever they like. Also, the money they invest keeps British people in jobs and also helps the economy as they pay tax.

The most beautiful people in England are foreigners.

This is based on your opinion. All people have different views on who are beautiful people. Loads of women like Lewis Hamilton, hes British mixed race. Loads of men like Cheryl Cole, she's from Newcastle.


Foreigners hold the top private sector jobs.

Because they've worked for them. I bet a lot of the people you refer to as foreign are British mixed raced people anyway. I also see a lot of foreigners in takeaways, taxi drivers, bus drivers etc but somehow, according to you they have all the top jobs.

Foreigners are buying up your country one corporation at a time:
Wether it is Harrods or Manchester City,Bentley or Cadbury.

Its their money and they're free to invest it wherever they want and the British economy benefits from them doing so. You really cannot complain. A few clubs in football have been bailed out of administration by foreign owners and had they gone into liquidation that would effect the economy. Instead they saved them and are now contributing tax and keeping people in jobs.

What happened?

You read the Daily Mail once too often.

Clearly all those years of free for all jobs aren't working for the british population.

Who said they were meant to work for the British population? We are a multicultural country and have been for some time. People who work hard deserve good jobs regardless of nationality.

I'm not being racist or anything but the day white british citizens will be a minority in THEIR own country will be a sad day.

When this day comes, if it ever does, you, your grandchildren, or their grandchildren will not be on the planet to witness it as its that far away, more than likely further.

(I live in a country like that altough the circumstances are different).

Who failed? no one in regards to multi culturalism .

the politicians? they've failed in more ways than one but there is nothing they can do about foreign people working hard to achieve better in their lives. Foreign investment has helped this country massively.

the people?

colonial ancestors?

Oh and don't get me wrong, the same is happening in countries such as France,Germany,Spain,Italy and the United States altough none is as rapid and sudden as in England.

What a shame.

Multiculturalism isn't working as intended unfortunately.

And in which way was multiculturalism supposed to work then? enlighten me to the marvellous and pro intellectual ideas on cultural integration you have. As far as im concerned, the UK is a less racist place than it was in the 80's and so on. Yes we have the EDL and the BNP but most people disregard them and understand that we are all people, regardless of nationality, race or origin. In the 80's you'd have groups of skinhead gangs walking the streets beating foreigners up like it was a hobby. If anything, Britain should be proud that its now a nation where many cultures can live together. As for people saying that different cultures dont mix, its nonsense. I have many muslim friends from Asia who are great people and in some ways I value them more than some of my British friends.

The british people are the ones being assimilated into the African,South east asian and east european cultures that are springing up in all areas of Britain.


Here is a question to all the white british people with a british ancestry.

What does being british mean to you in 2011?

If being British means being disrespectful to foreign people who come over here to better themselves, gain an education and get a good qualified job then I dont want to be regarded as British. In some ways I hate the tag 'British' because all it gets associated with today is people who constantly moan that the country is being taken over and that they dont mix and dont speak English blah blah blah! So what? How many Brits do you see in Spain speaking in Spanish? Hardly any! They're far more concerned getting rat assed near the beach and thats why Brits have the reputation they have abroad. I think its very hypocritical to moan about foreigners coming here and not speaking English when British people rarely make the effort abroad. If anything, us Brits can learn things from their cultures as much as they can from ours. By learning from each other we can help us become better as a society but moaning about how they're taking all the top jobs, getting all the PhD's and own all the businesses is pathetic and is completely stupid.


Please refrain from trolling/coming up with witty answers in hope that those reading them will be impressed.

I'm geniunely interested in hearing both sides of the spectrum.

If I'm being totally honest, I cannot wait till I graduate from university. Then, I will hottail out of here to the US or Australia. Partly because I dislike the social structure here- e.g. the amount of Oxbridge entrants coming from private schools and the "posh" people of Britain. But also because of the laid back lifestyle and that people are not directly out to get you.
If this country changed then I would stay, but it seems that the transition into a massively cosmopolitan country is fast becoming. I heard that, in a borough in Birmingham, over 80% of the students at a primary school were Asian. We are losing our integrity and credibility in this country. Immigration needs to be changed. Quick.

Being British is about driving a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.

This statement couldn't be further from the truth.

I couldn't give toss what you class as British.
I wasn't born here, but I was raised and educated here. I joined Her Majesty's Armed Forces and am studying part time with the OU.
I have never broken the law or even been in trouble with the police. I wear the union flag on my shoulder with pride and would die for the UK, but because I wasn't born here and am not White I'm not British?
But I suppose the grabastic epedimically lazy chavs who live off state benefits and spend more time in the local police cell than their council flat are more British than me?
Yeah don't think so pal.
The only reason the 'ethnics' are doing relatively better than the whites is because we don't expect everything handed to us on a plate by the government and are grateful to be here. We come from poorer backgrounds so we work hard to make a success for our children.
Don't hate us for it though, our grandchildren will be just as lazy, ignorant and self-entitled as you are and will join you in your rant against the new generation of immigrants who work hard and keep the British economy going.

The overwhelming majority of white people aren't British.

I couldn't give toss what you class as British.
I wasn't born here, but I was raised and educated here. I joined Her Majesty's Armed Forces and am studying part time with the OU.
I have never broken the law or even been in trouble with the police. I wear the union flag on my shoulder with pride and would die for the UK, but because I wasn't born here and am not White I'm not British?
But I suppose the grabastic epedimically lazy chavs who live off state benefits and spend more time in the local police cell than their council flat are more British than me?
Yeah don't think so pal.
The only reason the 'ethnics' are doing relatively better than the whites is because we don't expect everything handed to us on a plate by the government and are grateful to be here. We come from poorer backgrounds so we work hard to make a success for our children.
Don't hate us for it though, our grandchildren will be just as lazy, ignorant and self-entitled as you are and will join you in your rant against the new generation of immigrants who work hard and keep the British economy going.