AIBU to feel uncomfortable about anti-English vibes from family?

I think you probably need a thicker skin. This kind of thing, though unpleasant, happens all the time and between so many nationalities depending on which side of history they are (or think they are) on.

Maybe as an English person you aren’t used to it. But you hear it against Germans, French (cheese eating surrender monkeys, anyone?) and so forth, especially from anyone who sees their nation as having won WW2 (on behalf of or against whichever other nation that they are choosing to berate). Rise above it and above all, don’t feed the trolls!

Is that the one that goes "Two world wars and one world cup, doo dah, doo dah...." 🎤🎶😁

Yeah, it's just the way it is, OP.
I don't watch football but family does. Silly songs and competitive "banter" is part of it.
It'll all be over soon, thank goodness and go back to normal

Ok that is your perspective but its clearly not Argentinas.

The Falklands never belonged to Argentina.
English navigator John Davis recorded the first sighting of the islands in 1592. Captain John Strong made the first recorded landing in 1690, naming "Falkland Sound" after the Viscount Falkland. Argentina didn’t even exist back then!

Many people there are of Scottish descent. The islanders don’t want to belong to Argentina. They see themselves as British.

Ever been there? Try telling the locals that.

My uni professor said the Falkland’s conflict was like two bald men fighting over a comb.

Please educate yourself, it's embarrassing....

Give back? You can't give something back that wasn't theirs to start with

Also I believe that most of the Falkland Islanders are of Scottish descent!

But I do agree with you that these family members and a lot of Argentinian supporters were being total dicks.

Tbh they can say what they like about the Falklands, they won’t be able to take them back.

Some English people do to be fair! They’ve got a whole song about it that they sing even if not playing Germany.

They would have to be massively uneducated to think that.

The Falklands were British before Argentina ever existed, the Falklands war was started by Argentina invading a foreign entity and referendums in Falklands consistently reject Argentinian rule. The aggressors here are the Argentinians.

The first ever person to set foot on the Falklands was British. It was then settled by French, British and Spanish. The British eventually governing it. They left it undefended for a time when they were stretched which is when the Spanish invaded. The British took it back and have been there ever since. They settled the islands before Argentina was even a country. A country created by colonialism. It is no different to them wanting to take over any country that is near them. In fact they thought about invading Chile’s islands instead but decided to try the Falklands as they thought it would be easier. There is no giving it back. They never had it and the people there choose to be British because who would want a corrupt country like Argentina governing them.

...just to add, where has Argentina's block population gone. Most people don't know there used to be one, just as there is in Brazil today.
Sorry to my Argintinian friends, but it's worth mentioning, in the context of far right-ism.

The banner raised by those footballers was a statement of Argentin facism, re the Falklands.
I'm amazed they chose to do it! 😲
It's almost like Russia..a country chooses to sacrifice prosperity and happiness just to grab some rocks and penguins off another country, that would be Argintina (and in Russias case: some bombed out rubble!)
They looked like they were off their faces on nationalism 😒

Yes, agreed, some people seem quite happy to express opinions on something they know very little about. You'd think a quick google would be in order before posting stuff (other search engines are available).

@Notcominhomenow I'd like to visit Argentina one day, it's an interesting country both geographically and culturally.

As you say, the majority of the current population are at least partially descended from European immigrants who arrived in the 19th and 20th centuries, years after Argentina's attempt to claim the FI in the 1820's. So no ancient ties to the islands and the islanders themselves aren't interested in being part of Argentina. It's all rather odd.

People get weird and over the top about the football. It feels personal to you, of course, but it isn’t really. They’re just unaware and would probably be surprised that you’re hurt by this. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. Raise your son to embrace his heritage on both sides and to learn better manners than your husband’s family seems to possess.

If you look at the facts this has nothing to do with colonialism and everything to do with a poor government that was trying to protect its own interests and divert from its own subjugation of its population.

@SpottyPyjama Have you been quoted and refuted enough yet? Your narrative is complete fiction!

What colonialism is involved in the Falklands?

Loss of territory!!!

Thats really funny.

Talk us through this please

not even that - in Germany they look on England and English football with affection, as the home of football. They couldn't generally give two hoots about the chanting, unless it crosses a line.

Their big and really really quite nasty at times rivalry is with the Netherlands at football.

The Falklands are thousands of miles away from Argentina and the people living their are British by descent. And were when the war happened 40 years ago and since 1833.

There did used to be a football chant sung by England fans to the tune of 'Camptown Races' whenever England played Germany:

'Two World Wars and one World Cup, do dah, do da'