Are there a disproportionate amount of Scots on MN?

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AIBU in thinking there is a disproportionately large amount of Scots on MN? Before I continue, there is absolutely nothing 'wrong' with this, just an observation.

I very often see on the "what are you doing today" threads posted on a Sunday that they are going to the supermarket at 9am... where England and Wales don't have extended Sunday trading hours. Or lots of "I'll be voting SNP at the general election".

Anyone else noticed this? I wonder what the percentage of active users are English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and others?

Shit, someone's stumbled over the Mumsnet McConspiracy.

Should some of us leave to even it out?

What would be the correct proportion? O.O

On englishnet? Hardly.

This'll be another opportunity for the MN Scotland bashers to appear.

Gonnae no dae that hen! I'm not voting SNP but they'll still get in here

@NotTonightJosepheen. Youd love my work 'Did ye aye, aye did you' is one of our most commonly used phrases 🤭

There are a few of us 😊 I def don’t go to the supermarket at 9am on a Sunday though.

The only thing with going to the shop at 9am is that you cant buy alcohol until 10am so you end up lingering near the drinks aisle looking a bit shady!

Probably not, but we certainly like to point it out when possible 😆 e.g. in the summer when other people are roasting away down South and we're getting excited about 17c

@dementedpixie yes I remember forgetting about this and trying to buy alcohol in home bargains (classy) at 930am. The cashier looked at me aghast 'it's too early for alcohol' as if I had been planning on just necking it there and thenZ

I don't really understand what you mean are you shocked that women have T'nternet out side the M25 or Scottish people can type English

I've never really noticed a huge amount of Scottish but have often thought there's very little norn iron representation.

I was in London earlier this year and was elated (and surprised as I've been to London loads) that you can buy alcohol after 10pm in Tesco's!!! What rock have I been living under?

And obviously not just Tesco's..!

i have never noticed it. I envy them, they make lovely whisky

but have often thought there's very little norn iron representation.

That’s because NI doesn’t exist

See OP “threads posted on a Sunday that they are going to the supermarket at 9am... where England and Wales don't have extended Sunday trading hours”

unless theyre scuppering Brexit the little upstarts.

Hi from Scotland. There does seem to be lots of us. Either that or we're more vocal

@dementedpixie 😂

i have never noticed it. I envy them, they make lovely whisky

I don't know how to make whisky.

Population of Scotland is about 8% of the UK as a whole. So you’d expect about one in twelve of the UK posts to come from Scotland. Of course I know there are also posts from all over the world (waves to rest of world) so it would be less than one on twelve of posts overall.
Yes I agree it’s a secret MacMumsnet conspiracy! Hurray!

McConspiricy

SNP voting Scot here!

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