Funny you were to say that, because both visiting Ireland and living in UK people would often mistake me for being Irish! Not that I would mind being Irish, but yeah, you completely get what I am trying to address with your example "German when they win , Turkish when they lose."

And yes, you are indeed correct - I don't really mind being different and it does have its perks, but man it would be nice to skip the scrutiny for once, and feel like I am home when I'm at home.