100 years is a long time
Do you feel anything towards England or do you feel that you lack a clear cultural identity being in the "new colony" or whatever it is called? In the thread on Skadi you talk about your great-grandparents being from Europe (not exactly your grandparents...). But it's nice that you know who they all are.
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Yes, I can see how you would feel this way... but you've got me wrong then. I am interested in the plight of the English redefining themselves and how history has affected their self-identities. I was merely admitting my limitations as an Australian. But as for being interested in the English occupation of Ireland... well, this certainly wasn't the focus of the article either. My point in saying this...
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Don't shift the mistakes to other people...
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But I could hardly say "things are different for English living in England" as an Australian now can I? So I adjusted my comment... although I feel it was still relevant.
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I don't quite understand this, could you please clarify it for the members of the gallery?
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The English are our kin, sharing common blood and cultural background... and their future affects us directly. We are not as yet independent of them, and English immigration to this country is still very high.
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It doesn't make so much sense... You were granted freedom from them as much as Canada was with the Statute of Westminster (as I recall it being called) in the early 20th century... And I would have thought immigration from countries that are closer to be higher than English immigration. I don't have statistics from Australia readily available, but this is hardly the trend I am seeing...
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don't criticise me for my interpretations if you wish to be free make your own.
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Criticism is an important part of discussion. Whether one can take it is another thing all together.
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That's fine. I was never planning on sticking around here for long anyway.... but I am entitled to express my opinion, and if you can't see the relation between my opinions and the topic at hand, that's your own problem.
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The right to express one's opinion also comes with the acknowledgement of the right to other's freedom to express their opinion (perhaps it is that your opinions do not relate to the topic at hand).
If you can't see this, then it is your problem.
You like to shift the blame a lot.