Curry Of course people from all nationalities consider their own countries to be special! That was my point! My point was that because Andy Murray considers his home country (Scotland) to be special he calls himself Scottish rather than British.
As I said in my earlier post no one would be surprised that a French person called themselves French before European or a Dutch person Dutch before European. Andy Murray however gets a great deal of stick in the media for calling himself Scottish rather than British.
I am not saying that Scotland is a special case. I am saying that it is exactly the same as any other actual country as opposed to it being just a north British region.
IME some people don't realise/forget the extent to which Scotland is a country distinct from England.
I'm not clear why pointing out the above gives rise to any "attitude that doesn't do Scotland any favours".
Curry I'm sorry but I'm finding it a bit irritating that when replying to my posts you are responding to inferences which are not in fact there. I feel like you are addressing me as if I am some rabid, English hating harridan. I'm not.
Read my posts I have tried very hard to be non partisan throughout. I haven't said anything negative about England or the English, I was merely trying to clear up some apparent misconceptions by other posters earlier in the thread.
Somone else said that the thread had descended into Scotland vs England - this may be true but not in my posts. It is possible to be pro Scotland without being anti anything else.