I took part in an Opinium opinion poll last night and unusually for them got an “ethnicity” question at the end. There was something a bit wrong with it though …
Needless to say I have expressed my disappointment to Opinium.
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Vanity
"Combat boredom the English way! Follow @wonkotsane (NSFS - Not Safe For Scotland)"
- Jim Hawkins, BBC Radio Shropshire
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I know it miffs Stuart but for the purposes of this one you are “Other British” whether you like it or not
Actually the law says it’s up to you to define your own ethnicity.
It must have been an opinion poll for a supermarket. Supermarkets recognise only British and Scottish, e.g. British apples but Scottish salmon/trout, British cheese but Scots whisky. Try asking for British whisky.
Try asking for anything English. You’ll be fucking lucky……
We buy nothing Scotch except smoked mackerel (we make and eat a lot of pate) and potatoes when there is absolutely no alternative. We also make a point of asking supermarket staff awkward questions about the labelling together with clearly audible derogatory comments about Scotch products, and people often voice their agreement.
Absolutely true – I went to the doctors last week and was asked to fill in a customer service questionnaire. One of the questions was:
How would you describe your sexuality?
A Heterosexual
B Homosexual/Lesbian
C Bi-Sexual
D Other
I’ve been wondering what “other” could be. Perhaps I should have answered D and wrote “English” next to it.
Incidentally, there is a supermarket called, appropriately enough “The English Supermarket” – The only problem is that it’s in Barcelona.