Got a letter today from NHS SCOTLAND in cahoots with COSLA......a survey,
all the usual questions in it, however, when it came to ethnics, these were the choices;
White
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
Asian, Asian Scottish, Asian British
African, Carribbean, Black or Black British
Other ethnic group
No room for Scottish white, or just plain old Scottish..
I was tempted to return to sender.......I may still, I do think it somewhat petty that I may not consider myself Scottish
when I was born here, lived here all of my life, etc
Hating people because of their colour is wrong. And it doesn't matter which colour does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
Muhammad Ali
The problem is England Scotland Wales are not independent countries http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/states.htm
The Yanks recognise these ones http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm
Hence your British white the same as the English white and the Welsh white are, now when independence arrives you can then crow your Scottish white but not till then so it seems.
Last edited by tonkatojo; 04-Dec-15 at 20:46.
Hating people because of their colour is wrong. And it doesn't matter which colour does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
Muhammad Ali
Every form I have ever filled in has had "Scottish" on it..these could have been for jobs, survey's..applications for all sorts..the fact that Scotland is not Independent is neither here nor there in this instance,
I wonder if the Prime Minister is classed a Great British White.
Last edited by Westward; 05-Dec-15 at 16:33.
And, to make it more confusing: "UNITED KINGDOM" - Sovereign State consisting of four constituent countries -> England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"BRITAIN" - Just another name for the UK (see link in source). Some British people are even confused by this, and exclude Northern Ireland from their description of Britain. It IS indeed in Britain.
"GREAT BRITAIN" - Refers only to the main and largest island of the UK, which consists of England, Scotland and Wales. Can also be described as the "UK Mainland" or "British Mainland".
"BRITISH ISLES" - Refers to both the island of Great Britain and the island of Ireland together, despite Ireland not being anything to do with the UK/Britain. This description usually includes the smaller islands scattered around the UK also (Isle of Man, Jersey etc.)
"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped."
Scotland has only been part of Britain for 308 yrs. but not for much longer, watch this space. Then we can sort out ALL our problems, all we need is confidence and loose the inferiority complex.
Seems so : "watch this space"....this person is so blind and deaf that she cannot grasp sturgeon ruling out Indy for the immediate future ??? Swinneys upcomming budget has to take into consideration the loss of oil revenues out by 6,000% on oil direct / oil indirect : ( not counting supply tax revevenue loses ) the budget will kick in real hard choices, and the poor guy has a hell of a job on his hands. Never mind the scandals oppoing up on a regular basis the economy is tanking hence no indy 2 until they know they can win = a health succesful economy which they have to develop....or is it me whose blind, deaf and stupid ?
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