It's probably the opposite, really—I'd say an American is more likely to characterize anyone from the island as "British" rather than English, Welsh, Scottish. Think of how many American opinion polls characterize the "British" accent as sexy, when they're probably thinking of Jude Law's accent rather than scouse or glaswegian
It's probably the opposite, really—I'd say an American is more likely to characterize anyone from the island as "British" rather than English, Welsh, Scottish. Think of how many American opinion polls characterize the "British" accent as sexy, when they're probably thinking of Jude Law's accent rather than scouse or glaswegian