Roberto da Costa explains why he is an American

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[icon_uk]

Ummm... are you remembering that I AM Scottish?

Rahne is Scottish, but in terms of nationality, she is British. There is no legally recognised nationality of Scottish for things like passports etc.

[freezer]

Actually, I didn't know that. I knew you from the UK but not exactly where.

But I don't recall seeing a Scottish person refer to themselves as British. It's like a Hawaiian calling themselves "American." Factually true, but I've never seen one refer to themselves as "American" first and foremost.

Granted, my experiences with both are limited, so I could be dead wrong about that.

[icon_uk]

In a discussion about nationality and citizenship I felt it important to establish legal citizenship status, over standard terminology.

I would probably describe myself as Scottish, but my nationality is British nevertheless.

Actually, most people work out I'm Scottish from the moment I open my mouth as my accent is quite strong, so I rarely need to elaborate. Typing maks it a mickle mair muddled, y'ken?

;)

[freezer]

Word!

[beyondthefringe]

Och, aye, the wee bairns! (Everything I know of Scottish dialect comes from Chris Claremont, naturally. Same for German, Russian...) :)

[icon_uk]

Yeah... you MIGHT not want to rely on that completely when visiting those countries. ;)

[thehood]

For that matter, most Puerto Ricans will refer to themselves as Puerto Rican, even though we're a US territory.