Michael Fassbender says he considers himself Irish, despite having lived in London for 20 years.
The 39-year-old actor was born in Germany to a German father and an Irish mother. He moved to Kerry at the age of two, and spent his entire childhood and adolescence in the Kingdom.
"I definitely still consider myself Irish. Yes, yes. And I’m definitely European," he told The Guardian newspaper.
"I would never consider myself British."
Fassbender says that the British media only try to claim him when he's doing well.
>person raised in country considers themselves a citizen of that country What's the issue? It's not like he's being a plastic paddy or anything
Gavin Morgan
Good man, never trust the eternal anglo
Christian Garcia
>Fassbender says that the British media only try to claim him when he's doing well.
>"If I’m not, I’m Irish," he laughed.
Kek. We're the same with Scots. See Andy (British when he wins, Scot when he loses) Murray.
Nicholas King
That stuff never fails to be funny because you know the commentator is pissing off loads of people. The olympics are great for it, it's "the plucky Brit" or "Briton" or whatever when they win and the "Welsh/Scot" when they fuck up.
Cooper Morales
Who the fuck calls him British? People who have never seen him talk outside of a film?
John Barnes
>Irish >Definitely European
Not so fast, Paddy.
Adam Jenkins
Of course he's not British, he lives in London.
Aaron Phillips
Just because you're physically located somewhere doesn't mean you're the same as the natives. An irish/german guy living in england still isn't english.
