That might explain the ultimate demise of Cornish as a living Brythonic language. It also explains the sense of British heritage instead of any focus on English or Scottish background.
It also seems that most New Zealanders' ancestors migrated from Britain in the mid 19th century right up to 1920s, with significant numbers still coming later from the "10-pound Pommies" days after WWII up until Britain's accession to the EEC in 1973. By the time of the Industrial Revolution, the notion of British nation (either the state of Great Britain or the British Empire) had become the vogue and England, Scotland, and Wales became more like "internal regions" in conception.
In contrast, British migrants to America were from the Mayflower days or 17th to 18th centuries. IMHO the idea of Britain as a united country were less strong in those days.
45 posted on 04/02/2006 4:23:56 PM PDT by NZerFromHK
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