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Stephens v Robson
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it isnt what you think of yourself as, its what you are. Where you are born determines your nationality, unless you claim heritage nationality, which in her situation, is Australian too!
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Singaporean-Floridian it is
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So i took 2.8 on Laura and its 2.9 now
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i was born in norn iron but consider myself from south of ireland even tho iv never lived there. tad confussing
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if you move to France tomorrow and when youre eating croissants for breakfast which makes you feel French, it doesnt make you French.
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i ate a croissant once. it's still effecting me
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Well I certainly think of Mel Gibson as Australian. And you're saying Boris Johnson isn't really English??? Nationality is as much down to where you grow up as it is where you were born.
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If I moved to France tomorrow, I wouldn't be French. But if I had moved there when I was 18 months old and had grown up there and still lived there, I suspect I would feel and be pretty French.
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but would your nationality be French?
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that is the question.
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Difference is between nationality and national identity.
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Nationality in Sport is often a matter of choice. If I had a French passport (which I would have, having been there for 35 years) then yeah, my nationality would be French.
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i wonder who are the crowd are rooting for
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My sister was born in australia and lives in australia, married an australian and has two kids who quite rightly consider themselves australian. But she is English. And knows it. Was brought up in England, cut her teeth inEngland, you dont forget that.
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Were you?
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Your childhood is very important to establishing nationality. Many of my strongest memories come from the years between 5 and 15.
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 this is over ffs |
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yep
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You are both right, Srichaphan from a technical perspective, Lordbobbin alludes to a more fluid, subjective form of national (individual) identity, influenced by environment.
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And yes, this is over...
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Point taken. I'm sitting down to watch this tennis match. Well, what's left of it!!
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I wasnt aware of nationality or blind patriotism until at least 8 years old. I was born in england and always lived here, no question where my allegiance lies. Patriotism is pretty much totally irrational imo, but I cant help the fact I love being English.
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Robson struggling by all accounts.
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More like it.
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bit better
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Robson looks more natural when aggressive.
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Now get that serve crashing in.
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FFS! Laura thrown in the towel mentally. Couldn't resist a patriotic bet on Robson, wish i hadn't now!
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She seems to be a slow starter. Listening on the radio (a cr@p sport for radio imo, football passable, cricket brilliant but tennis is awful by ear). Is the whole game live, cricket on five live extra and now according to the tv guide some, presumably, godawful "weekend breakfast" show starting.
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She did just impressively win the last game Green. Not exactly throwing in the towel mentally. Not yet, in any case.
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Medical timeout for Robson.
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She does take her time. Never mind the Australian/English thing. She needs to get something changed over her sex so that she gets an extra set or two. Any chance she was born a boy??
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They are just making sure that Lauras head is on properly
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That MTO is to me a sign of throwing in the towel. Could be wrong, often am.
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rowdy bunch this crowd
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Well if she's going to do this she should just quit now so that British backers get their money back!!!
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If I was Robson I would milk the Aussie born/parents thing for all it was worth at this time of year.
Then for the other 11 months of the year she can revert to being a more sponsor friendly UK citizen again |
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Oops. Sorry Laura. Should never have doubted you!
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Robson really needs to work on the serve (unless of course it is all in the head)... she has all the attribute for it to be a weapon.
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I ask again, can this be listened to live on radio?
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