When you're asked what country you are from?

No one with an ounce of common sense would dispute that the Welsh have been oppressed and treated appallingly by the English. I disputing that you, at the age of 43 have been oppressed. Screwed over by Westminster? Certainly, but so have pretty much every other part of the uk, including northern England.

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DefinitelyNotEmu@reddit

Here are ways that I am directly affected specifically as a Welsh man in 2026 by decisions made by Thatcher all those years ago:

Most small valleys towns are impoverished because mining was the lifeblood of those places, now they are mostly derelict and crime and drug use are high and nobody can get a job - so far we've struggled to find a replacement for the coal and steel industries.

The Housing Act 1980 allowed council tenants to buy their homes at a significant discount - this significantly reduced the stock of social housing. For people in my age bracket, this manifests as a high-pressure private rental market or difficulty finding affordable housing, as the original "Right to Buy" stock was never fully replaced.

Lower wage growth and lack of social housing still hits hard even in 2026

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Feeling-Bluebird8413@reddit

None of that is exclusive to you being Welsh. I could make pretty much identical complaints about where I’m from in the north of England.

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DefinitelyNotEmu@reddit

Fair comment. I'm not familiar with the North of England. So we are both united in our hatred for Thatcher, at least :-)

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Feeling-Bluebird8413@reddit

Oh, 100% we are.

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Fantastic_Deer_3772@reddit

Wales isn't independent yet

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TheOlddan@reddit

It's as independant as any of the other constituent countries, arguably moreso as it has devolution and England doesn't.

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Fantastic_Deer_3772@reddit

England's Parliament having power over the other nations doesn't make it less England's. The rest of us combined can't outvote you, and can't veto you.

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HELMET_OF_CECH@reddit

Oh god you're not one of those marxist lunatics that's entered education to indoctrinate young kids on your whack shit right? LeTs DeCoLoNiSe WaLeS

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Feeling-Bluebird8413@reddit

Yawn

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PitchOk1448@reddit

If we asked, you'd say no.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_on_Welsh_independence

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Technical_Front_8046@reddit

Urgh. Welsh people.

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Hillee1234@reddit (OP)

I get why you said that but I have some really good friends who are Welsh one of which married an English close friend of mine. Also work takes me into some industrial companies there and I am not treated any different to any of them. Yes theirs banter and I welcome it. I refuse to hate and be a weapon for the ruling classes and the powerful cooperations

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rybnickifull@reddit

I think you've annoyed at least 4 saes

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Hillee1234@reddit (OP)

That sad to hear. Taking politics into it I'm sure you have your reasons but without politics do you still feel the same because I would have to disagree when you say theirs nothing United. We all have our own life experience which can guide our options

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Tactical-Chunderer@reddit

On a form UK, in person England.

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GooseyDuckDuck@reddit

I usually start with UK, the drill down to Scotland, then Edinburgh.

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destria@reddit

I put United Kingdom to match the passport.

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foundalltheworms@reddit

I say England usually

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whizzzzzzz@reddit

Wessex, I dont hold with all that new fangled rubbish!

That or UK cos thats what most systems class the area as.

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

UK for anything official, probably say England if people casually ask. Britain isn't a country and the British Isles is a loose geographical term where you could come from places as distinct as Ireland, Isle of Man or Guernsey as part of it.

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WatercressCrafty3350@reddit

I usually say I’m from London.

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Realistic-River-1941@reddit

For anything written or formal, UK.

Spoken is usually England, as that is usually much easier to say, instantly recognised and if it really matters the person in question will know what format of "UK" to turn it into for their purpose.

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Overall-Error4057@reddit

England,

Then I get asked where I'm really from, and thats again, England. (I am mixed English & Chinese)

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PolarLocalCallingSvc@reddit

Depends how the question is phrased.

What is my nationality? Welsh, or failing that being an option, United Kingdom.

Where are you from? If they're meaning where I'm from originally, Wales, but if they mean where I've come from today, Scotland.

Plenty of online forms only allow UK or GB as an option so naturally pick those. And of course my passport says nationality United Kingdom so if it's being asked in an official capacity, that's usually the answer.

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Overseerer-Vault-101@reddit

England/English. I default to saying it with my hands up when anyone asks me anything in a foreign language. 9/10 they ask again in perfect english. 110% so grateful about that privilege.

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Fresh_Relation_7682@reddit

Depends which language. Reino Unido is as easy to say as Inglaterra. England is much easier to say than Vereinigtes Königreich

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Fresh_Relation_7682@reddit

Anything official - always UK

Otherwise - UK or England

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jaymatthewbee@reddit

Usually say I’m from England

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spoo4brains@reddit

UK most of the time, or England if it is more relevant to the context of the question.

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MrPogoUK@reddit

Used to be the Uk, I’ve mainly switched to saying England after one time in Japan after UK, United Kingdom and Britain all got blank stares, then England reunited in “Oh, like David Beckham!”.

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Moppo_@reddit

For official stuff I'd probably put UK/GB, in conversation usually I say England. A few of the people I work with (online company, most of us work remotely), keep thinking I'm Scottish because of my accent. I don't mind, but in the rare cases it comes up I have to correct them.

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DookuDonuts@reddit

UK

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craftyorca135@reddit

I say England unless I'm talking to americans online in which case I'm british.

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Alundra828@reddit

I say UK. If they want more, I elaborate to born Scotland, live in England.

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Zealousideal-Low3388@reddit

I lived in South America for years, I gave up trying to explain that British and English aren’t synonymous.

I’d say “British” or “from the United Kingdom” and most people would look blankly until I said “England” 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

And after a point, it’s not my job to teach geography to the good people of Argentina

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NoodleDoodlesocks@reddit

Scotland if I can. United Kingdom when they don't list my country.

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SuperDinkle406@reddit

"UK", it's easier and quicker to write when jet lagged.

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PitchOk1448@reddit

I say England almost always.

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peterchekhov@reddit

United Kingdom, because that is how the rear of the world names our country normally.

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EducationalTourist55@reddit

Well with my accent I say Scotland

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apeliott@reddit

Usually the UK as most people who ask me don't know what Wales is.

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Any_Preference_4147@reddit

Wales if it's an option

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Euphoric_Rough_5245@reddit

If it’s for a form then UK or GB whichever is on the drop down if it’s handwritten then England the same in conversation but it’s more like Yorkshire, England

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MR_OOPERS@reddit

Wales, then I try to explain. Sometimes it's easier just to say Gareth Bale and I don't even like football.

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Hillee1234@reddit (OP)

😂

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Wide-Challenge-4874@reddit

UK

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blootertooter_@reddit

Scotland

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Astarymus@reddit

UK, always.

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ThrowRAkitty13@reddit

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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JeffSergeant@reddit

... Father of a murdered son, husband of a murdered wife, etc..

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bonshui@reddit

If I'm asked, I always say Scotland. If I'm filling in a form, I put UK.

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Chance-Bread-315@reddit

On an arrival card or similar forms/documents - UK

In conversation - also UK lol

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LadyInAllPower@reddit

I’d usually say UK

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werewolfbutch874@reddit

If I’m typing it in myself I’ll put United Kingdom. I’ve been filling out a lot of forms overseas lately and most of them have you select from a drop down menu - it’s really annoying when you scroll down to the U section and UK isn’t on there, so you scroll up to B and Britain isn’t on there either, and you eventually find it as Great Britain.

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