Darth Tater Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 They (Asians in Scotland) said that given the choice they would prefer to be known as “Scottish Asians” rather than “Asian-British” as suggested in an interview in The Times by Hazel Blears, a Home Office Minister from the London Times Seems once you live in Scotland that becomes part of your heritage. I wonder if they moved to the US they'd want to be known as Scottish Asian Americans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTalon Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 What is it about hyphens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 Well, I'd be at Scottish-Irish-English- Native-American. Is that enough hyphens for you? Actually, I'm just a Native Virginian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTalon Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I think I'd be a Swede-Czech-Yugoslav-German-English. But I'm a proud native American. oh, wait... native Washingtonian. West coast refugee, and proud Texas transplant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I am just a MUT,and my kids would have enough hyphens to make it look like morse code:laugh: American and native Texan is plenty good enough for me,although there is some Scots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smsmith40 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Well, as some on this board will know. I am a Scot and I don't partucularly like to be referred to as anything else. Not all Scots will feel the same but I feel I have a distinct culture and history that should be recognised as such. I don't want any hyphens or anything. I recognise that people will continue to use the term British as a collective term for people from Scotland, Wales and some sections of the Northern Irish community. What bugs me is when people start using the terms English and British and England and the UK as interchangable. It is inaccurate and betrays ignorance. Sarge - are you listening, you should know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smsmith40 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 P.S There is SOMETHING about Scotland. Its a very multicultural society without having the ghetto-isation of some Asian communities that has happened in some parts of England. All Scots (including our new arrivals) would see themselves as being distinct from our large southern neighbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Take the advice of a Scottish-English-Norwegian-Swedish-American: Read "How the Scots Invented the Modern World." Great book. Hail Adam Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 All along I thought my Mom's side was Irish - but come to find that I am either British or Scottish or both Of course I am German too - and was bord in the Appalachia's - so I could claim Appalachian too and be a minority - :laugh: So that makes me German-British(?)-Appalachian-American...bwah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smsmith40 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I read that book last year. Ultimate Scottish feelgood book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsD Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I didn't know there were Asians in Scotland! What are they doing there? If I had to leave the US I certainly wouldn't goto Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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