meekan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:41 am
I often wonder why the English, as a group, are disliked by so many Scots, Irish and French, and many others. No doubt through the ages they have built up a resentment to their actions. The Scots and the Irish however are usually welcomed wherever they go???
You can go anywhere with a good Scots accent,
If you travel about you find Canadians,Austrailian and New Zealanders with their countries flag and emblems, In order to not be taken to be either Americans or English
My son has travelled all over the world, done a couple of european tours, In each case when trying to talk to people ALL couldn't "speak english" till he explained he was Scottish,
The USA In which English appears to be a foreign language , when he explained his nationality , he was met with "I'm quarter Scot" up to a thirty second Scots
Americans and English seem to be the most dislike people on the planet, Probably the American are top of the tree
Fundamentally they both have the greatest belief, that they are superior and are bullies, Britain would publish in the Times they were going to send a GunBoat and the country to receive the threat would capulate, the Americans simply uped the anti a few stealth bombers and a load of Raptors
The UK is a third rate nation, England just can't accept that, If you look at the daily briefings there is the Union Flag folded in such a way that it promotes or gives the illusion of St.George ( I am told that is not a natural position that the flag would fall into, but is pinned)
1845 ? that was 25 years after the what was termed the Radical War or the Radical Rising
http://archive.vn/6ZlzZ
The Scots are radicals, the Welsh I believe feel more uneasy with the situation, now there is no mining and the demise of the steelwork(s)
The English are simply blinded by BS
That radicalism (or if you like attitude) made Scots welcome in the countries that settled in .The English in contrast thought it was their right
Yes that is a sweeping generalisation,BUT it's not wrong
That might sound anti-english, It's not ............I don't care what nationality/colour or religion anyone is ,
the chinese have a saying which traslated mean "there is good and bad in everyone" really the Ying/Yang repeated
I would have difficult in finding the former in any Tory