Invading ethnic groups kept themselves to themselves, they were only interested in cities and areas of commerce, the countryside which at the time made up the majority of the population was largely left alone, this applies from the romans onwards.

I mean we see the same today with migrants largely centred around cities and not in the countryside.

The mountains are calling & I must go.

I know he does & honestly I see him as nothing more than our own digital Steve Bray.
I do my absolute best to ignore him but when you deny the ethnicity of some (globally) 62 Million people I do tend to go for the hook.
No other ethnicity on earth hates itself as much as the English & I find that sad.

The mountains are calling & I must go.

What on earth do you think that map indicates other than where most of the historical migration came from? It was still migration. The incomers were not English. They were Europeans who became English. Does being European not count as a migrant in your mind?

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

It doesn’t but the USA could provide a relevant comparison.

Who is an American?

Every citizen? Or only the “native” Americans? With everyone else still being English, Spanish, Irish, German, etc. What about all the descendants of those taken there in chains? Are they not Americans either?

Edited by Wisbech Eagle (14 Jun 2024 8.06am)

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

It shows an impossibly small part of Europe that in some places is only 20 miles apart have a common ancestor.

They were Celts or older, they shared a cultural (Oooh I said it) and ethnic background.
You're also ignoring migration went the other way, the metalwork of Celtic England was the envy of Europe, even the the Romans lusted after it.
There is an argument to be made many of England's invaders were descendants of England.

I have already explained the genetic (not cultural) link to England's past reaching back tens of thousands of years & why the English have every right to be considered ethnic English.

Consider for one second the native England islanders over time colonised the invaders and not the other way round, certainly our unique genetic make up (luxury of being an Island surrounded by difficult oceans to cross) means genetic mutations exclusive to this Island will happen.

anyway I refuse to go round in circles, you have offered nothing but cyclical arguments.

Edited by Ouzo Dan (13 Jun 2024 11.55pm)

The mountains are calling & I must go.

He isn't English, he just has the passport.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)