Scotland bashing

Carlos The Badger · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:56 pm

Andy McDandy wrote:

And the one in Croatia is probably full of land mines, the Canadian one bears.

On the whole, midges are much more preferable.

Plenty of midges in Canada in summer, millions of the little bastards. And mosquitos, fucking HUGE, nasty mosquitos. Nothing compared to Alaska, though. :evil:

Abernathy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:05 pm

Andy McDandy wrote:

And the one in Croatia is probably full of land mines, the Canadian one bears.

On the whole, midges are much more preferable.

I dunno. Having been eaten by midgies, I sometimes think I'd take my chances with the bears.

Bones McCoy · **Joined:** Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:08 am **Posts:** 7321

Abernathy wrote:

Andy McDandy wrote:

And the one in Croatia is probably full of land mines, the Canadian one bears.

On the whole, midges are much more preferable.

I dunno. Having been eaten by midgies, I sometimes think I'd take my chances with the bears.

Careful now!

Tubby Isaacs · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:00 pm

Wales is like Scotland but more convenient- Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire, Powys all lovely.

Mind you, I don't they have proper wilderness, like Scotland does. Until Thurso pops up.

Timbo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:51 pm

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

Wales is like Scotland but more convenient- Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire, Powys all lovely.

Mind you, I don't they have proper wilderness, like Scotland does. Until Thurso pops up.

I do love living in Wales. We also don't have any of that sectarian crap to deal with. Arguing with a neighbour about religion would be far too much bother for a Welshman.

oboogie · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:16 pm

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

Wales is like Scotland but more convenient- Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire, Powys all lovely.

Agreed.
We moved to Swansea from Aberdeen in 1994 and found Wales to be very much like Scotland but with shorter distances, better weather and more English-friendly people.

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

Mind you, I don't they have proper wilderness, like Scotland does.

Oh I don't know, Wind Street on a Friday night could get pretty wild.

Abernathy · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:55 pm

Timbo wrote:

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

Wales is like Scotland but more convenient- Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire, Powys all lovely.

Mind you, I don't they have proper wilderness, like Scotland does. Until Thurso pops up.

I do love living in Wales. We also don't have any of that sectarian crap to deal with. Arguing with a neighbour about religion would be far too much bother for a Welshman.

I perhaps should point out that the sectarian crap is confined to a small part of urban central west Scotland, and is all but exclusively associated with two Glaswegian football clubs. Granted bloody faith schools don't help the situation, but it certainly isn't a widespread problem in society at large.

Bones McCoy · **Joined:** Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:08 am **Posts:** 7321

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

Wales is like Scotland but more convenient- Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire, Powys all lovely.

Mind you, I don't they have proper wilderness, like Scotland does. Until Thurso pops up.

You've clearly not enjoyed the joys of Drumchapel.

ezinra · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:51 pm

State gives each Scot £1,600 more than the English as public spending south of the border plummets twice as quickly

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For every £4 spent on an English person, £5 is now spent on a Scot – despite the fact that those south of the border pay far more in tax than those to the north.

Redistributive tax system redistributes tax. Shocking, I know.

Tax money is spent on everyone else, but "lavished" on Scots.

The Taxpayers' Alliance is unhappy.

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I thought most scots now live in England anyway. Advert voiceovers, university "experts", TV presenters, weather men and women - you can't turn on the TV without feeling you are in scotland.

- George, Warrington, United Kingdom, 1/11/2012 12:39 Rating 1

My stepfather bangs on about this. Does it just apply to Scots, or do Mailites moan about the (I suspect, imaginary) over-representation of other regional accents in the media?

Tubby Isaacs · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:04 pm

Bones McCoy wrote:

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

Wales is like Scotland but more convenient- Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire, Powys all lovely.

Mind you, I don't they have proper wilderness, like Scotland does. Until Thurso pops up.

You've clearly not enjoyed the joys of Drumchapel.

Worse than Easterhouse?

Fflaps · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:09 pm

Scottish accents are generally considered to be warm and trustworthy, so they are used a lot in the media. At the other end of the scale you don't hear many Brummie voiceovers or weathermen/women.

Arnold · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:19 pm

ezinra wrote:

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I thought most scots now live in England anyway. Advert voiceovers, university "experts", TV presenters, weather men and women - you can't turn on the TV without feeling you are in scotland.

- George, Warrington, United Kingdom, 1/11/2012 12:39 Rating 1

My stepfather bangs on about this. Does it just apply to Scots, or do Mailites moan about the (I suspect, imaginary) over-representation of other regional accents in the media?

That's bad? But possibly not far from the truth. The only Gaelic speaker I've known was born and raised in Cheshire.
And here we go again.

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We could solve the current unemployment crisis, for a little while anyways, by rebuilding a certain wall that runs across the borders! Only joking Alex, I guess you will be doing that yourself soon!!!
- Blind and Abandoned, Pimlico, United Kingdom, 1/11/2012 12:36

National Anglia · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:28 pm

So not only do they get independence, they get Northumberland thrown in as well?

Arnold · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:35 pm

Alba agus Northumberland gu bràth!

Arnold · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:56 pm

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Vikings could be to blame for why Scots have highest levels of multiple sclerosis in the world, say scientists

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Have you ever been to the Orkneys ? Definitely full of interbreeds , great carnivals there which are full of suggestions , the leaders in these festivals are passed down through the generations
- its not britain any more , Alicante Spain, 10/12/2012 18:25
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Perhaps he thinks The Wicker Man was a documentary.

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