On 1/14/2014 7:46 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 1/14/2014 5:02 PM, Helpful person wrote:
>> On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 4:40:47 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> It's hard to keep up with the PCness of it all. Apparently it is no
>>> longer appropriate to refer to Chinese people are Chinese. They are
>>> Asian, just like the Japanese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Laotions etc.
>>> Indians are no longer Indians. They are south Asians.
>>
>> It's ridiculous. I've know many Scots who
>> would be insulted to be referred to as British.
>> I refer to myself as English.
>>
> As a native-born Scot, I wouldn't be insulted if someone called me
> British, but I might be a tad annoyed if I were called English.
>
I think that is a pretty general feeling among Scots. Of course I am
American but I don't mind being accused of being British or Scottish but
not English.


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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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