Re: Just how British are you? : Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:35 am  

Hull White Star wrote:

There was no test when I became a British Citizen in 2004. I had a brief chat with the registra who was rather taken aback with my 'ull accent until I explained my situation, then I had to pledge allegiance to the Queen, sing the National Anthem and reluctantly have my photo taken beside the Union Jack, holding my Citizenship certificate. All this because they changed the rules on Indefinate Leave to Remain

That thing about singing the anthem and having the photo taken - thats not official you know, it was probably a bet in the registrars office, the next person probably had to sing the national anthem stood on one leg.

Re: Just how British are you? : Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:20 pm  

I got seven and I think I will stay now.

Re: Just how British are you? : Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:25 pm  

cod'ead wrote: Seeing as the govinment are going to be tightening up the criteria for migrants, here's a little taste of what may be to come. I only managed 5/15 correct, so I'm currently packing me bags and looking for somewhere more suitable. Beat you .... ...I got a massive 6. A bit like McField, I don't want to be British if Theresa May is in charge of the Home Office seting batshit crazy questions like this (I want to be British even less with all the $h!t weather we've had this "summer").

cod'ead wrote: Seeing as the govinment are going to be tightening up the criteria for migrants, here's a little taste of what may be to come. I only managed 5/15 correct, so I'm currently packing me bags and looking for somewhere more suitable. Beat you .... ...I got a massive 6. A bit like McField, I don't want to be British if Theresa May is in charge of the Home Office seting batshit crazy questions like this (I want to be British even less with all the $h!t weather we've had this "summer").

Re: Just how British are you? : Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:56 pm  

10 right, but a couple wrong I thought I'd get and a few guesses went my way.

Re: Just how British are you? : Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:47 pm  

7

Re: Just how British are you? : Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:20 pm  

14!

About half were just guesses, I had no idea at all but went for the right sounding answer.

Re: Just how British are you? : Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:32 am  

8/15 some of them guesses. Instead of soccer questions how about who was the first black man to captain a British international team? Who was the first Briton to lift a Rugby world cup? Which major British city has a main road named after a Rugby League player?

Re: Just how British are you? : Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:58 am  

We do know those questions are a wind up don't we? Good.

Re: Just how British are you? : Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:22 am  

Rooster Booster wrote: We do know those questions are a wind up don't we? Good. Here.

Rooster Booster wrote: We do know those questions are a wind up don't we? Good. Here.

Re: Just how British are you? : Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:12 am  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Where do you originally come from if you don't mind me asking ?

Born in the USA to an American father and English mother and they seperated when I was 2 years old and my mother came back to Hull.