Are there a disproportionate amount of Scots on MN?

[charliesp]

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?

Christ I hope I don't catch it, it's doing the rounds here. Been sniffing First Defence like it's going out of fashion and a bit over zealous with the hand gel when I've been out and about. Get well soon y'all .

I'm an incomer from England, living near Paisley.

I apologise if I'm repeating things (I haven't read the whole thread) but maybe Scottish MNers are more likely to say where they from, because things like the law, education, shop opening times etc are different in Scotland, so it makes a difference to the answers a question will get.

I used to be the MN Local rep for my area, but didn't manage to get anything off the ground (I did organise a meet up in a coffee place at Braehead, but no-one came) - but that was a few years ago, so if there is anyone in this area who fancies meeting up - in the New Year, maybe - just say.

Good luck @SDTG . I am not in your area .

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius. Im also an ex Englander and down around Ayr but don't drive otherwise I would be keen to do a meet. There was one in Glasgow once but I couldn't make it.

I've met SDTG via a MN Meet-up and she's now a good friend. She's lovely in RL - as are all the other MNers I've met in RL Not a hairy trucker amongst them

I also used to a MN Local Ambassador (still have the card ) and organised a few meet-ups in the past in Glasgow.

SDTG and I will coordinate to do one in the New Year.

The more Scots the better IMO.

I lived in Shawlands for about 8 months. Tassie Street. And I was living in the hotel there for about a month. I can't remember what it was called. That was in the late 80s.

I went to the Harris in Dundee.

@prettybird is lovely too!

@Veronicat - if we have a meet up in the New Year, maybe we could have it somewhere easy to get to on public transport - we have met at the cafe in John Lewis before now - would that work for you?

Well Glasgow was a wash out, literally! Poor dad took unwell so I managed some crap food from the Xmas market at st Enoch, primark and the men's bit of Debenhams!! Could have done all that in dundee! Although I did get some frozen seafood from the Chinese supermarket

It's been wet, windy and miserable today especially when the kids came out of school - that's when the heavens really opened

We're heading over Glasgow way tomorrow then Edinburgh on Sunday and the forecast is utterly horrendous 😩

Dundee Nights

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius yep I'll be up for that...after the lambing madness is over!

Just checking in! Glaswegian here, went to Hyndland Secondary, but now living in a village near Aberdeen

Come oan, get aff

Checking in! Born oot the vale, grew up down that way, now stay in the weege.

Genuinely love living in Glasgow. Unlikely to vote SNP.

It has been rank today, i was in town late night shopping stepped off the bus into a lake puddle squelched home to see Dd in pjs she had been sent home from work with D&V soo not the best day in the jayhouse.

derxa now I'm wondering if I know your friend

The weather today has been horrendous. In the time it took DH to drive up the train station car park, I was absolutely soaked. I almost wish it would snow instead . . .

Another Scot checking in! Born in Stirling Infirmary but moved to North Lanarkshire in the 1980s. Now stay a bawhair away from Wishaw General - or University Hospital Wishaw as it likes to think of itself.

I work in Glasgow and Edinburgh, live in between, would love a meet up. My antenatal group started on here. Fabulous bunch, we are still together now.

Another Scot checking in! Born in Stirling Infirmary but moved to North Lanarkshire in the 1980s. Now stay a bawhair away from Wishaw General - or University Hospital Wishaw as it likes to think of itself.

At bloody last ME TOO

I work in Wishaw

I'm near there too

I work in Wishaw I used to work there too. Wonderful people. So bloody funny.