Comments on: Hammasa Kohistani: Miss England a year on http://www.english-blogs.com/hammasa_kohistani_miss_england_a_year_on/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:20:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.english-blogs.com/hammasa_kohistani_miss_england_a_year_on/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jon Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:52:07 +0000 http://www.english-blogs.com/hammasa_kohistani_miss_england_a_year_on/#comment-8 Thanks for your comment. I wouldn\'t feel they were being ungreatful if such people started cheering for other countries. Indeed, that you recognise such a situation might exist shows me that you also recognise that such people are not 100% English even if they have lived their life in England. Unless you do not agree that \'Being English\' involves more than the legal paperwork and a matter of circumstance of birth. We\'re not in a courtroom so it\'s not about legalities. On the other hand, you would not (I suspect) provide such an analogy involving a caucasian English person - as the idea of him not supporting England in the world cup simply wouldn\'t make sense. That it does make sense when referring to British citizens of non British descent (and please be careful to deferentiate between British and English) says a great deal, I think. Thanks for your comment. Thanks for your comment. I wouldn\’t feel they were being ungreatful if such people started cheering for other countries. Indeed, that you recognise such a situation might exist shows me that you also recognise that such people are not 100% English even if they have lived their life in England. Unless you do not agree that \’Being English\’ involves more than the legal paperwork and a matter of circumstance of birth. We\’re not in a courtroom so it\’s not about legalities.

On the other hand, you would not (I suspect) provide such an analogy involving a caucasian English person – as the idea of him not supporting England in the world cup simply wouldn\’t make sense. That it does make sense when referring to British citizens of non British descent (and please be careful to deferentiate between British and English) says a great deal, I think.

Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: jay http://www.english-blogs.com/hammasa_kohistani_miss_england_a_year_on/comment-page-1/#comment-7 jay Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:37:44 +0000 http://www.english-blogs.com/hammasa_kohistani_miss_england_a_year_on/#comment-7 im sure your not rascist, and many people have the same response to kohistani being chosen to represent england, but if you look around you, you may notice that england cant just be represented by caucasian people, because many people, who live here, lead a very "english" way of life are not white. They have lived in this country for many years if not all their lives, they are proud of their country, and support it in sports etc, they are given british passports.. if they started cheering for other countries say in the world cup, u'd feel they were being ungreatful, yet when they want to represent their country you dont think they should???? thats hypocrisy..im glad not everyone is backwards as you, the worlds changing you have to change with it im sure your not rascist, and many people have the same response to kohistani being chosen to represent england, but if you look around you, you may notice that england cant just be represented by caucasian people, because many people, who live here, lead a very “english” way of life are not white. They have lived in this country for many years if not all their lives, they are proud of their country, and support it in sports etc, they are given british passports.. if they started cheering for other countries say in the world cup, u’d feel they were being ungreatful, yet when they want to represent their country you dont think they should???? thats hypocrisy..im glad not everyone is backwards as you, the worlds changing you have to change with it

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