Is there a difference between Welsh and British? What about British and English?

Question

Is there a difference between Welsh and British? What about British and English?

Answer 1

Yes, but it's just different countries. Easy as that, and the accents are only slightly different.

Answer 2

"Great Britain" consists of several countries. They include England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

So Both the English and the Welsh are British.

Answer 3

Forget the gibberish from everyone else - just read mushrooms post as she is the only one that knows what she's talking about!

Answer 4

British refers to people who live on the island Great Britain.

Welsh refers to people from Wales a country in the United Kingdom

English refers to people from England, a country in the UK

Scots refers to people from Scotland a country in the UK

all 3 countries comprise the UK a Kingdom

or a constitutional Monarchy

Then there is Northern Ireland not on Great Britain

but still considered British. BUT SHOULD BE IRISH

one is still called a British subject if you are Australian or New Zealand.

Canadians were once  British subjects as well was HONG KONG AND MANY OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD . TOO MANY TO MENTION HERE

Yes Quite Rightly ole chap

Answer 5

can't believe the twaddle some people post.  The first three posters are talking rubbish.

You can be Northern Irish, Welsh, English or Scottish and you would all be British.

We are part of a union and although we still use the names of our original countries (England, Wales etc), we are really all British.

Answer 6

someone who is British is someone who is from the Island of Great Britain

Great Britain is the island which contains England, Wales and Scotland

Therefore, anyone from England, Scotland, and Wales is British

then you can start to get all PC, and think, well since the Northern irish are part of the UK, are they British. I personally believe they are not British by birth because they are not from the Island of Britain, but they are British Citizens because they are part of the UK.

Answer 7

The Welsh were British before the English were English.

Answer 8

wales is a totally different country than england, but british and english are the same thing, wales is more irish mixed with british.

Answer 9

Both the Welsh and the English are British.  Great Britain is the Island which is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.  Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles.  The United Kingdom is Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.

Answer 10

Unbelievable!

What nationality are some of the people that are answering this question, I find it difficult to believe from the answers that they are indigenous British.

Can't improve on Mushrooms answer.

Answer 11

no were are all speak english. and waffleage since when do the welsh sound like the irish!.

Answer 12

You are what you perceive yourself to be. My passport says I'm a citizen of the United Kingdom. I am a Lancastrian by residence, English by birth. Geographically I live within the British Isles, which includes both Irelands.

Answer 13

between welsh and british yes , there is a difference

how ever british and english are different words for the same meaning.

Answer 14

Some of these answers are stupid!!  You have a few correct ones, so to back up the correct answers I confirm...

The Welsh are British.  

The English are British.  

The Welsh and the English are from different countries.

To be British you must be from a country within Great Britain - England, Scotland or Wales.

Differences, on the Severn Bridge you have to pay £5.30 to get into Wales, you don't have to pay on the way into England!