Originally Posted by Amanda Syme
I am of Welsh descent and indeed it is offensive to call a Welsh woman English

First I've heard of it and I'm 3/4 Welsh. My father only spoke Welsh as a youngster and had to learn English as a second language. IMO the Welsh don't like being called English, but not because it's insulting - just because it's incorrect and they want people to know their true origins. No, the insult comes in when you knowingly call a New Zealander Australian, or a Canadian American.

All quite absurd when you look at how peoples have moved around the world. We are all mongrels and multi-racial.