Talk:Kristin Scott Thomas

Cornish
As she was born in Cornwall, it is incorrect to describe her as English. The UK Government recognises the Cornish people as a nation within the UK: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cornish-people-formally-declared-a-national-minority-along-with-scots-welsh-and-irish-9278725.html

This description as 'English' needs correcting. Varnebank (talk) 19:09, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * It's been corrected to British, which is as it should be. You've got to be incredibly careful with that kind of thing - just because someone was born in a particular bit of the UK does not mean that they identify with that area. Being British is a black-and-white matter of fact - are they a citizen, do they have the passport? - but below that it's a matter of opinion rather than fact. And in such cases you have to rely on evidence that they identify with a component of the UK, rather than just assuming it because they were born there. For instance, it would be easy to find evidence of Nicola Sturgeon identifying as Scottish, whereas AFAIAA Tony Blair does not, despite being born and educated in Edinburgh. If you have evidence of KST identifying as Cornish over British then go for it, but not otherwise. FlagSteward (talk) 19:05, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Not seeing any evidence that she self-IDs as Cornish or has any Cornish ancestry. On top of that, she was not raised in Cornwall. 2A00:23C4:3E44:2C01:1D26:F3D4:D259:5F33 (talk) 22:39, 7 May 2024 (UTC)