Well if its not racism, all I can say is - why don't you start another thread explaining what all these idiotic threads are about?

Englands national instrument, English footballers, English folkmusic not having chords.....

just what is the zeitgeist behind all this bollocks?

I've always lived in England. I don't understand the point you are trying to make.

At what point are we attacking the fabric of the English way of life.....eating French onion soup, singing Irish rebel ballads, singing along with an Elvis impersonator, drinking Scotch whisky, ....?

Seriously, in your heart of hearts, isn't this just one daft load of cobblers after another?

England does mean a lot to those of us, who consider ourselves patriots. Its the nation our fathers fought for. Being English is visceral - its there in your guts. Even the debased version of patriotism like Thatcher promulgated couldn't shake our pride in our nation.

The sort of patriotism you seem to advocate is a shallow thing - tokens, 'cultural' practices, traditions that leave most of us cold.....we can take 'em or leave 'em. And mostly we leave 'em to the terminally 'short of something to think about'.

Meantime let me assure you, no one feels threatened by the presence of foreign football players. We are more secure in our sense of belonging than that.