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Fat Git wrote:

bengulnaci1 wrote:If he was honest, I think he would class himself as Jamaican by ethnicity and Canadian, as his country. It all came done to money, as to why he choose to turn pro under the British banner.

His alligences are to Canada and Jamaica. I am sure I read somewhere where he is quoted as saying pretty much this.

There is no such thing as Jamaican 'ethnicity' though, he would be broadly classified as an
Afro-Caribbean. His nationality could be Jamaican though if it wasn't for the fact he was born
and raised in London and has a British passport - unless he has revoked his citizenship.

Quixall wrote:

Fat Git wrote:

Quixall wrote:This thread seems to have turned into some kind of politically correct dogma, where people are going out of there way to refute that the fact that patriotism exists in all sporting fields. We can all come up with people who were born in other countries but have lived their lives in this country from a few months or years old. The fact is that most of the most people can view sporting figures and teams and appreciate them eitther because they are simply good at what they do OR because they represent your country. It all seems a bit wishy washy to me, with people trying their upmost not to offend anyone.

Oh pardon me Geoffrey Boycott, sorry for breathing! There is nothing complicated about this
one I am afraid - if someone was born and lived life for the first 12 years in England then he is
English. It can't get simpler. He is hardly Bob Hope or Bob Fitzsimmons.

I don't think you read my post correctly, you seem to be agreeing with me and at the same time railing against me.......

Nothing complicated lol.......Oh the irony Have you actually read the posts on this thread ? Complicated is the word.

That was the whole point of my post.

bengulnaci1 wrote:

Fat Git wrote:

bengulnaci1 wrote:If he was honest, I think he would class himself as Jamaican by ethnicity and Canadian, as his country. It all came done to money, as to why he choose to turn pro under the British banner.

His alligences are to Canada and Jamaica. I am sure I read somewhere where he is quoted as saying pretty much this.

There is no such thing as Jamaican 'ethnicity' though, he would be broadly classified as an
Afro-Caribbean. His nationality could be Jamaican though if it wasn't for the fact he was born
and raised in London and has a British passport - unless he has revoked his citizenship.

The point I was attempting to make (albeit, clumsily) was that he is Canadian at heart. He's more Jamaican than he is British.

The issue, for me, wasn't whether he had whatever passport but what he feels his identity is.

clopixolacuphase wrote:He's all three, if that's what he wants. Even though I'm pure bred UK Caucasian I have a multicultural family and if was Multicultural myself I'd claim them all. But the dude was born and spent his childhood in England. He may have spent years in Canada and he may have West Indian roots, but he was born here and we're a mongrel nation anyway, especially London. He's English. Or British, if that's fairer. We claim Calzaghe, so the Welsh can claim Lennox

mickey1975 wrote:

clopixolacuphase wrote:He's all three, if that's what he wants. Even though I'm pure bred UK Caucasian I have a multicultural family and if was Multicultural myself I'd claim them all. But the dude was born and spent his childhood in England. He may have spent years in Canada and he may have West Indian roots, but he was born here and we're a mongrel nation anyway, especially London. He's English. Or British, if that's fairer. We claim Calzaghe, so the Welsh can claim Lennox

Calzaghe was born in London!

mickey1975 wrote:I would say he feels Jamacian.

Quixall wrote:Your post made no sense and is badly written nonsense.

When the term 'Politically Correct' is used, that flatlines my brain admittedly. If you re-write it again into something that makes sense then I might agree with you.

I would imagine that flatlining your brain wouldn't be that hard.................

If you think my post made no sense and was nonesense, then your definately in the right club. Welcome friend