hoadmaback..its true Cochrane was a Scot, although in those days 1800's the term Ingles was used to describe all from mainland Britain. i beleive he even used it himself on a few occasions...
He had a very defined identity of where he came from.
I can imagine, him just calling himself Ingles for the sake of brevity when addressing foreigners.
I do it myself, (I live in Brasil)and call myself British when a Brasilian asks me where I'm from.
Its quite interesting, the amount of Brasilian friends I have, who, when they realized I was a Scot, loudly exclaimed, - 'Why did you not say so in the first place!'
Things have changed now the British Empire no longer exists.
Thomas Cochrane was SCOTTISH!!!!!
No Ingles!!! - ESCOSES!!!
hoadmaback 4 years ago
hoadmaback..its true Cochrane was a Scot, although in those days 1800's the term Ingles was used to describe all from mainland Britain. i beleive he even used it himself on a few occasions...
glasgowscottish 3 years ago
He had a very defined identity of where he came from.
I can imagine, him just calling himself Ingles for the sake of brevity when addressing foreigners.
I do it myself, (I live in Brasil)and call myself British when a Brasilian asks me where I'm from.
Its quite interesting, the amount of Brasilian friends I have, who, when they realized I was a Scot, loudly exclaimed, - 'Why did you not say so in the first place!'
Things have changed now the British Empire no longer exists.
hoadmaback 3 years ago