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Embarrassed to be from England

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Hdkatznahtw125sgh · 09/03/2023 03:39

hi

I’m English but live in Scotland. Me and my Scottish friends were just subject to three white, English men from Grantham / Skegness screaming about loving Margaret thatcher, how all weegies are junkies, and how they’d r* the Scottish and lesbian out of us and screaming about how they voted brexit to get rid of ‘jock’ bastards. This is in Scotland. Luckily for these three me and my friends do not tolerate such ridiculous behaviour and they had a quick lesson.

However, as a person unfortunate enough to have an English accent and have grown up In a neighbouring county it is highly embarrassing to have experienced this. I have made a home in Scotland, having experienced such homophobia and witnessing such ignorance and racism on a daily basis in my English hometown, whilst I am not claiming my new home to be perfect I feel far safer as a lesbian than at home, where it is unsafe to be visibly queer.

Ultimately, there are plenty of English people like me who are grateful for Scotland for being so welcoming and if racist and stupid individuals want to scream anti Scottish abuse they could refrain from living here and inflicting their presence upon everyone.

They actually screamed at us about their mothers being on mumsnet - so if anyone has a son aged 25-35 from Grantham / Skegness who is working away in glasgow, this is an fyi that they are abusing people in the street.

OP posts:
CurlewKate · 09/03/2023 05:57

I'm ashamed to be English Dobey ones too. But because we've chosen the sort of government who are prepared to remove legal protections from trafficked people rather than because we have our share of violent toxic men.

Kranke · 09/03/2023 06:02

😂 ‘our mum’s are on mumsnet’

0/10 - must try harder.

Maireas · 09/03/2023 06:03

I bet that'll be the new chant on football terraces! 😂

sailyboat · 09/03/2023 06:20

Bit strange to base being English on 3 idiots. What nationality wouldn't have these sorts then?!

2013isback · 09/03/2023 06:29

Maireas · 09/03/2023 06:03

I bet that'll be the new chant on football terraces! 😂

🎵 🎵 Follow, follow, Mum will follow MumsNet!
Everywhere, anywhere, she will follow on.

Follow, follow MumsNet Towers!
Follow, follow, follow all the way!
54 times seen a post about Scotland,
The most in the internet’s history!

For there’s no a site like MumsNet Towers,
No, not one and there'll ne'er be one!
For there’s no a site like MumsNet Towers,
No, not one and there'll ne'er be one! 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🎵 🎵

MintJulia · 09/03/2023 06:33

You could equally say It would have been embarrassing to be a man.

What you really mean is it would have been embarrassing to know these idiots who appear not to have two brain cells between them, or to have been related to them.

There are idiots everywhere. you can't feel responsible for them when you aren't.

ShowOfHands · 09/03/2023 06:35

Screaming in the street about MN were they aye? Screaming about Thatcher? Screaming about Brexit? Poor loves must have screamed themselves hoarse.

PuttingDownRoots · 09/03/2023 06:38

Thatcher isn't that well liked in Grantham. I believe the feeling was mutual.

ClaireEclair · 09/03/2023 06:45

I’m Scottish and live in England and have never experienced any kind of racism. I do live in London which is more diverse but I have travelled all over England and I’ve never encountered what you have. You get idiots everywhere. I’m from a small Scottish town and I’m sure if you had a night out there you would encounter similar awful men.

Norriscolesbag · 09/03/2023 06:46

I don’t believe this- seems utterly bizarre.

ClaireEclair · 09/03/2023 06:49

I skim read the OP’s post and just noticed the comment about Mumsnet. This has got to be a DM journalist trying to start crap for a story 😂

sghtnmk · 09/03/2023 06:51

😂😂😂😂😂😂 come on OP, that was really shit 😂😂😂😂😂😂

lunar1 · 09/03/2023 06:51

Do you want to be ashamed of living in Scotland as well, DH and I are a mixed race couple. We had horrific racial abuse hurled at us on a trip to Scotland.

BadLad · 09/03/2023 06:55

Maireas · 09/03/2023 06:03

I bet that'll be the new chant on football terraces! 😂

Old version (to the tune of Bread of Heaven).

You're not singing
You're not singing.
You're not singing any more (any more).
You're not singing any more.

New version.

You're not being
You're not being
You're not being unreasonable (reasonable).
You're not being unreasonable.

CliantheLang · 09/03/2023 06:56

...and then everyone applauded.

UseOfWeapons · 09/03/2023 06:57

HistoryFanatic · 09/03/2023 05:36

What a load of rubbish.

Just an excuse for a anti English thread.

Exactly. Sounds like the OP was bored, and into writing fantasy.

sashagabadon · 09/03/2023 06:57

Do young men shout about Margaret thatcher? Sounds very odd, almost untrue! And mumsnet? Bizarre!

rioseco · 09/03/2023 06:59

Stupidest thread of the year award.
If you cannot see that there are toxic men in all countries I seriously worry about you.

TulaDoesTheHula · 09/03/2023 07:00

Luckily for these three me and my friends do not tolerate such ridiculous behaviour and they had a quick lesson.

Did everyone applaud after this lesson?

rioseco · 09/03/2023 07:01

How strange that the OP has disappeared!
Not.

Tekkentime · 09/03/2023 07:03

No, why would i be ashamed? I don't meet people from other countries and judge them.
I'm a woman but if I see women doing something that I don't like, I don't feel bad about myself and all women.
Yes i'm English and i'm also many other things.

TaRaDeBumDeAy · 09/03/2023 07:04

You making assumptions about all English people based in the actions of 3 people, is pretty racist, no?

Sarahcoggles · 09/03/2023 07:07

Catchy user name!

HistoryFanatic · 09/03/2023 07:09

UseOfWeapons · 09/03/2023 06:57

Exactly. Sounds like the OP was bored, and into writing fantasy.

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Needs to try harder. 🤣

Treaclehair · 09/03/2023 07:12

Luckily for these three me and my friends do not tolerate such ridiculous behaviour and they had a quick lesson

I’d so love to know what this means 🤣