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Old 08-19-2013, 01:29 PM
 
Location: Somewhere flat in Mississippi
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That's just a fancy way of asking if you were born in the UK before 1983.
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Old 08-19-2013, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Harbor Springs, Michigan
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Yes, born and bred in North Hinksey, Oxford, UK
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Old 08-19-2013, 02:13 PM
 
Location: The Silver State (from the UK)
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Born prior to 83: yes. British "subject": hell no!
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Old 08-19-2013, 02:34 PM
 
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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Nope
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Old 08-19-2013, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Leeds, UK
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No.
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Old 08-19-2013, 03:04 PM
 
Location: Gorgeous Scotland
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No. Born well before 1983 but am a naturalized UK citizen as of 2007. And I'm not a subject.
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Old 08-19-2013, 06:45 PM
 
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Born a British subject before '83, but born in the US.
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Old 08-29-2013, 10:54 PM
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That's just a fancy way of asking if you were born in the UK before 1983.
Not just the UK. It also includes those born in a British colony within the British Empire at the time.
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Old 08-30-2013, 10:40 AM
 
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Not just the UK. It also includes those born in a British colony within the British Empire at the time.

The residents of these former colonies stopped being considered "subjects" at various times.
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Old 08-30-2013, 10:41 AM
 
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Born a British subject before '83, but born in the US.
British parents?
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