Scottish people

[dummkopf]

I'm English, but I love Scotland and the Scots people are some of the nicest people I've ever met ! but why do they hate the English SO much ?

[whitbybabe]

I think this is mainly a MYTH !! I am half Scots/half English and went up to Glasgow last weekend for a one night stop over and stayed with a relative.We stopped at Gretna on the way back and all the Scottish people we met were lovely to us.I also heard Newcastle,Birmingham and Yorkshire accents while I was up there,so us English obviously enjoy Scotland.I speak with a very broad English accent and have never met with any hostility whilst in Scotland.I won't hesitate to visit Scotland whenever I feel like it and I urge that you do so !!

[joycey2006]

i am scottish and most of us dont hate the english ,nut there is some that do they have watched the braveheart film to much lol we love the english

[allotment10]

same here, we went to edinburgh for a week, met lots of local scots in the back street pubs & explained we were from nottingham, they were all great, gave us loads of advice for sightseeing, easiest ways to get around etc, like whitbybabe says reckon it's just an old myth, nicest folk i've ever met, can't wait to go back next year :-)

[naz_nomad]

I've always found the Scots to be very pleasant ... You want racism, try living in Wales and not being Welsh ... jeez

[THECORBYLOON]

I think you'll find that ALL Scots folk are wonderful and a pleasure to know...

[VINNY100_2]

Believe it or not,Im down in Devon,and Ive got 2 guys from scotland in me team(skittles).And there brill..Okay me mums a Kelso...but most of it is the Media..and it doesent help when the English say weve won this and that (wars)without the scottish and the Welsh and irish ...we wouldnt have won jack sh**..(:o)

[VINNY100_2]

except fer the corby of course...hehe..!(:o)

[smudge]

Well my English brother has been married to a Scottish woman for over 40 years. It was love at first sight, but now they can't stand the sight of each other!

Seriously, they have a love/hate relationship - can't live with & can't live without! Ah!

[tiger628]

I am only guessing, but i would imagine that this has something to do with the war we BRITS had with the Scots . battle of Hastings i believe

[VINNY100_2]

Smudge xxxxx(:o)

[smudge]

Vinny - Luv ya! -xxxx-

[THECORBYLOON]

Boak!

[VINNY100_2]

pssst...! it means the corbys feeling happy hehe..(:o_)

[Tymless]

Interesting topic. I'm a retired sixty-nine year old Yank, and also an avid 'detectorist', who periodically travels to England. Over the years, I've also solicited 'fellow treasure seekers' on several English web sites, in attempts to establish contacts for 'hunts'.
I also suggested mutual hospitality exchanges would be welcome, naively believing perhaps, that my Las Vegas residence would be an attraction of sorts? I never received a response...not one!

Now, I've come to believe that post war prosperity, generational differences, and international politics have perhaps created a growing Anglo-American antipathy.

Am I mistaken?

[brionon]

Yeah, that bloody Battle of Hastings has got a lot to answer for. I was there , Mods v. Rockers, I was a Rocker in those days.

[dummkopf]

Tymless, "hospitality exchange" ? that wouldn't appeal to me, it wouldn't be any different if you were Canadian or Australian. I would imagine the antipathy you suspect is towards George W and not Americans.