How to Talk About Nationality Correctly

K. T.   Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:59 pm GMT
He is German.
He is a German.
He's German.
He's from Germany.

He is French.
He's French.
He's a French person/Frenchman. (Sounds weird, but some say this.)
He's from France.

*We don't say "a French", for example.*

He is Spanish.
He's Spanish.
He's a Spaniard/Spanish person.
He's from Spain.

He is an Israeli.
He's Israeli.
He's from Israel.
Israelis can be Jewish or not Jewish.

He's English.
He's an Englishman (start singing, if you know the tune.)
He's from England/ Great Britain.

He's Scottish.
He's a Scot.
He's a Scottish person.
He's from Scotland/Great Britain.

He's Welsh.
He's a Welshman.
He's from Wales/Great Britain.

He's Japanese
He's a Japanese (person)
He's from Japan.

Comments?
I'm an @ssHole today   Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:11 pm GMT
He's a Nazi.

He is German.

He is Mexican.

No comment. I have respect for all Jews.

He's Bland.

He's Scotch.

He's an Outlander.

He's a Nip
Buddy   Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:26 pm GMT
"I'm an @ssHole today" -- you're an asshole every day

K.T., I would go with the first in each section as a universally acceptable reference
K. T.   Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:09 pm GMT
Hello Buddy,

Thank-you for your comments. I would agree that the first example in each section is preferred. I learned recently that there are two ways to describe a person from Moldova.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan
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To "I'm an..."

"I have respect for all Jews."

So, you are angry that I mentioned Germans first? Sigh.