English, Irish, Scots: They’re All One, Genes Suggest

iht.com/articles/2007/03/05/news/web.0305BRITS.full.php

What does it have to do with Poland?

Yes BUT you and your neighbour could be TWINS but if you disagree about the colour of the garden fence - that is cause enough to be enemies!

The Irish, Scottish and English may have similar genes (no surprise to me btw) but it is the SOCIO-PSYCOLOGICAL background MAKES them VERY different to each other.

Sure Polish, German, Bulgarians and Croats are genetically 'similar' by the same token, but you try telling them that!

good post!

very little i imagine... which would explian why it was posted in the off-topic lounge... perhaps...

Don't know really but it is in the off topic lounge section

Thinking about it, it means you can work anywhere in the UK Or Eire and know that you are dealing with a genetically identical bunch of miscreants

Whenever I see "English" or "British" in the topic I feel it's going to be deleted or closed soon - these two words are like catalysts to forum fights.

ouch - that hurt szarlotka

Far too logical Bubba. There has to be something else there. <remembering to observe your Shatnerian pauses> Get bletchley on the blower, we'll have them take a schnuffty.

God only knows what the Americans will make of that.

Interesting that English is not a germanic language and was spoke before the Romans got here

eng & ire dont fight anymore hello???

I'm afraid I don't understand your banter old man

can you explain then why English is descended from german then peter?

But some Brits and some Poles do (for unknown reason).

Its not, read the article

Damn clever Frenchies, coming over and stealing our words for Radiator.

tak, moze ale nie brit V ire anymore.

there are some poles who fight the brits and and brits that fight the poles here but not the irish

Genetics and Language are two different topics.

I read the article. read this

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language

English is an Anglo-Frisian language brought to southeastern Great Britain in the 5th century AD by Germanic settlers from various parts of northwest Germany (Saxons, Angles) as well as Jutland (Jutes).

English, a West Germanic language

Ah, you mean we all look and talk like cows eh? Pull the udder one

wrong kind of friesian szar

Oh yes. Foolish of me.

No, it isn't. Read the article

nie nie, just, eager and you may have variant CJD - jury is still out

In which case I intend to go into politics forthwith

you refuse to read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language

Peter, im not arguing with you, im showing you the proof to the statement about the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. The GENETICS of the British and IRISH is a different issue. and one article in the Herald does not change history of the English language

over qualified!

Well it's been a long and trying day so I will bid you all goodnight. At least I can sleep sound in the knowledge that I am genetically structured in such a way to keep up drinking with the Irish on St Patrick's Day. Dobranoc (spelling, jeez)

slainte! ill drink one in your memory!

Those pesky Saxons, Jutes and Angles.

Hmm, Angles, Saxons?

Angle oh Saxons (Matron) Can I hold anything for you Vicar?

Dane Geld isn't he that the guy from Another Level who had an accident with a pair of shears?