No. Can't see anything racist there at all. :hehe:
Oh and btw, we're just ignoring his English mother, are we?
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No. Can't see anything racist there at all. :hehe:
Oh and btw, we're just ignoring his English mother, are we?
of his life is being racist??????
nationality. And, actually, neither does the nationality of one of your parents. He has spent the vast majority of his life here, been educated here, grown up here, made his adult career here and proudly considers himself English. What more do you want?
There are millions of people in this country with similar stories. They are simply British, but of foreign extraction. Those foreign origins don't make them any less English, though. Equally, there are people who were born here who don't consider themselves English and that's their right as well. Your absurdly narrow definition of what defines someone's nationality marks you out as lacking in imagination at best and racist at worst.
my 3 boys all from Essex, born there and lived there for a few yrs, doesn't matter how long they now live in yorkshire they will never be tykes... what is the difference??
You northern types are cruel
the 3 yr old does now speak with a Northern twang though
In the long run though, whatever accent they have (apart from Black Country, Belfast or Glasgow) it's better than the awful estuary english
You are aware that there are millions of people in this country who proudly define themselves as British or English who don't meet your criteria, aren't you? My parents don't come from England, either. However, they wouldn't for a minute consider themselves to be anything other than British for all that they cheerfully acknowledge their Irish heritage.
What I'm saying is that questions of nationality and national identity are vastly - VASTLY - more complex than you seem to think. The fact that you choose to exclude people from your nationality on such flimsy grounds is bizarre and slightly worrying, but ultimately meaningless since they get to define their nationality, not you.
Suffice to say I would very much enjoy watching you explain what nationality he is to Nasser Hussein, for instance. :hehe:
Oh, and since you're doing insults, stop being so unbelievably f**king obtuse.
Ian Huntley that is..that will shut her up imo
However, he was born in Madras (as was) to an Indian father and English mother, came here when he was eight and went on to captain England.
This life history has brought Pokster to the bizarre conclusion that he is Indian, which I suspect would come as news to Mr Hussein.
Works for Sky.
I was thinking he was some sort of inexplicably culturally relevant pakistani politician and AWIMB was suddenly a hotbed of geopolitical debate.
Everything else is utterly irrelevant.
basically.
I'm IrishI'm not sure that's the only requirement, mind.
Well??
How do you know about this Nasser bloke, SW? You don't like cricket, do you?
So I was never really famailiar with Hussein the player, though I was aware when he was captain of England when he was.
f**k him.
If the cap fits...The fact is I don't believe you would question his nationality for a second if he were white, had an English sounding name and spoke with the same accent that Hussein does. So I can only conclude that it must be the fact that he's called Nasser Hussein and looks the way he does that makes the difference.
you are talking crap, but if it makes you feel better then carry on
Frankly, if you can't see how narrow, small-minded, outmoded, parochial and just plain thick your views on this matter are, I pity you.
so I think that you are being narrow minded by accusing someone of being racist because they don't have the same thoughts as you, it shopws what an arrogant prick you can be sometimes
There are umpteen guys who've played for England whose true national identity or allegiances could legitimately be questioned, but Hussein isn't one of them. Neither I nor anyone who has ever played with him, worked with him or known him has as far as I know ever suggested he is anything other than completely English.
But, rather than choose one of the white guys with Australian, South African or New Zealand accents, you went for him. That tells me all I needed to know.
so stop assuming what people mean from what they type when there is no evidence at all and grow up
And on the basis of those assumptions choose to call me names. So why does it work one way for you and one way for me? Hmmmm?
