I am...

[SteveLaura 0]

May have been done before, but just curious.

[Dr_LHA 3]

33 years of life, 8 years in the USA and 5 years in Borneo, so only 20 years of that in England. Still I only consider myself "English" as opposed to "British" when there is a football match.

[SteveLaura 0]

I was born in Berkshire, brought up in Surrey, studied in Manchester, worked in Dover and the Medway towns and ended up for the last 5 years of my life in the UK in South London. I consider myself English. I may say British sometimes, and probably felt more British when I actually lived there. I suppose I choose England more now just to clarify that the UK is a sum of separate parts and that, despite my own Irish great-grandparents or Welsh cousins, my personal experience is English. Perhaps it's similar here too - people denoting the state they're from rather than "America".

[PaulineA 1]

I was born and raised in Sotland. And I tend to say I'm Scottish.

[Dawny&Tommy 0]

I was born in London, England, raised there too. I class myself as English, not British.

Dawn.

[FutureAmerican 2]

I was born in England, raised in England (aside from a few years when I was v young and we moved to Norway), but consider myself American...at least in heart if not on paper (yet!). I'm a firm believer in your home being where your heart is, and where you decide to make your life, whether it's where you were brought up, or the other side of the globe. Getting my Green Card will be a great day for me, and my US Citizenship a very proud and happy one for both my and my wife.

(Equally so I know some who despite having spent the majority of their lives in the US or elsewhere, consider them British/English/Welsh/Scottish etc - which is fair enough, and some who get dual nationality coin the term "Anglo-American" as they love both countries equally, which is also fine IMO).

[Dr_LHA 3]

Anyone who calls themselves "Anglo-American" should come over to my place and I'll give them a dead arm for the privilege.

[Lizzy 0]

English!

[SteveLaura 0]

"Are there any... Americans here...?"

[Nagishkaw 510]

that's my grandfather !

[Fandango 1,439]

I'm 3rd generation American of Italian descent. I consider myself American.

Dave is born in England, raised in England, and I would say he'd call himself English and no British....especially whent he WC is on, lol

[Mags 112]

Born in England, brought up in England..call myself British.

[no name 1]

Born in England, brought up in England..call myself British.

Hmmm. Is that a regional thing?

Hubby said he's English & would call himself English.

[featherB 1]

Born in England, brought up in England..call myself British.

Hmmm. Is that a regional thing?

Hubby said he's English & would call himself English.

Not sure it's a regional thing. I'd be most likely to call myself British, but would say English too (born & brought up in England)... I'd probably say I'm 'from London' rather than 'from England', though, and definitely wouldn't say I'm 'from Britain'. (Not for any reason, you understand!)

[TimsDaisy 0]

My fiance says "English." He also said he never really thought as much about the subject until living over here and our subsequent discussions.

We had lengthy talks about how he would answer "citizenship"/country of residence questions on the forms! I kept writing British and he'd say, but I'm English! Or I'd write "United Kingdom" and he's ask about that. I'm guessing there may be age/geography differences in how the question is answered.

Kind of like - and forgive the example! - in one of the Sex In the City episodes when a character is in France trying to muddle through with her French and a hotel employee says "Ah, you are American?" and she answers indicates no, "New Yorker." A rough comparison at best, I know . . . .