What race are you?!

Ricochet J · 28 May 2006 at 12:12

Hello

British Indian here

My mum and dad were Indian, born in India.
I was born in UK, West Yorkshire. But I currently live in London

Edit: I'm Caucasian

AJUK · 28 May 2006 at 12:14

British Indian is not a 'race' it is where your origins are. You are a Caucasian.

Ricochet J · 28 May 2006 at 12:14

^^^ I was never good at this thing

William · 28 May 2006 at 12:15

AJUK said:
British Indian is not a 'race' it is where your origins are. You are a Caucasian.

Race - A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution: the German race.

You are discussing Phenotype.

Ex-RoNiN · 28 May 2006 at 12:19

I am neither Athenian nor Greek. I am a citizen of the world.

Socrates :cool:

AJUK · 28 May 2006 at 12:21

No, a phenotype is a characteristic of an organism based on environmental factors. For instance, Northern European Caucasians tend to have fairer colouring than Southern Europeans due to the differing environment, but they are both still Caucasiods.

William · 28 May 2006 at 12:21

AJUK said:
No, a phenotype is a characteristic of an organism based on environmental factors. For instance, Northern European Caucasians tend to have fairer colouring than Southern Europeans due to the differing environment, but they are both still Caucasiods.

Phenotype is also genetic. What we are talking about in your three large catagories is three broad phenotypes which have slight variations due to environmental factors.

oddjob62 · 28 May 2006 at 12:22

AJUK said:
make a choice and when you have made it, if it is different from the country you live in, sod off back to the one you chose.

Nice attitude.

ElRazur · 28 May 2006 at 12:22

I sense a storm brewing ahead.....

Scuzi · 28 May 2006 at 12:23

AJUK said:
On a side issue, I really hate these devisive labels such as British Indian or African American, you cannot be form two different places, your are from one or the other, again, make a choice and when you have made it, if it is different from the country you live in, sod off back to the one you chose.

I'm Irish, from Irish blood but I live in England for most of the year whilst I work. There's nothing English or British about me and there never will be. Should I sod off back to Ireland?

Zip · 28 May 2006 at 12:25

Scuzi said:
I'm Irish, from Irish blood but I live in England for most of the year whilst I work. There's nothing English or British about me and there never will be. Should I sod off back to Ireland?

Yes, where the beer flows thick and black

Edit: Technically wouldnt being

English be Anglo, Saxon, or ango-saxon

Scottish be Celtic, or Viking(Norman :confused:

)

Irish be Celtic

Welsh be Underachievers?

ElRazur · 28 May 2006 at 12:27

Scuzi said:
I'm Irish, from Irish blood but I live in England for most of the year whilst I work. There's nothing English or British about me and there never will be. Should I sod off back to Ireland?

lol ***wipe tears off my eyes***

crunchman · 28 May 2006 at 12:32

Zip said:
Welsh be Underachievers?

****

We're Celts.

And you're a convict I take it ?

Zip · 28 May 2006 at 12:34

crunchman said:
**** We're Celts.

And you're a convict I take it ?

I'm from one of the 2 non convict states/territories

My family come over as immigrants AFAIK

TBH, i didnt know what the welsh were or know anything hugely important they did so i just rote down what came to my head

Scuzi · 28 May 2006 at 12:35

crunchman said:
**** We're Celts.

A Welshman once said to me. "Irishmen are Welshmen that could swim".
I didn't know whether to take offence or not

Yas786 · 28 May 2006 at 12:35

Hmmm british pakistani and Canadian here tbqh....hmmm BRTITPAKCAN...wow what a combo

William · 28 May 2006 at 12:36

I thought you were Scousers that could swim.

Zip · 28 May 2006 at 12:37

Spawn said:
Hmmm british pakistani and Canadian here tbqh....hmmm BRTITPAKCAN...wow what a combo

Canadians arnt a race unless its an american indian.
Canadians come from the UK

Ex-RoNiN · 28 May 2006 at 12:38

Zip said:
Canadians arnt a race unless its an american indian.
Canadians come from the UK

...and France...

William · 28 May 2006 at 12:38

Zip said:
Canadians arnt a race unless its an american indian.
Canadians come from the UK

Since nationality and history and race are linked then surely a national born Canadian can be a race?