Planning on moving back to Edinburgh. DCs have English accents. Will they get the shit kicked out of them?

[SpawnChorus]

We lived up there for about 8 years and loved it, but were often surprised at the anti-English 'jokes' etc. Being old enough and ugly enough to look after ourselves this obviously didn't bother us, but I am wondering if DD (nearly three) and DS (18 months) are going to have a rough time when they start school.

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see spawn, come to edinburgh and join our clique! kisses to pruners.

Hello Yes, your ds is quite English sounding, isn't he? It's just so common as naily said to have lots of nationalities around though, although I agree it depends on the area.

I got dh a a great book called "Being English in Scotland" before we moved back up (he's from the Wirral). He's finally got round to reading it and it turns out it's more of an academic study on English incomers etc.

The crux of the whole study is that the author/researcher could find no evidence of anti-English experiences amongst incomers. It has some interesting statistics on the number of English in various parts of sCotland. Dh has been here 3 years and has been disappointed to have no negativity whatsoever - I think as a pseudo-scouser he was looking for a good ruck.

my dd sounds scottish adn insultinggly has never even attempted to sound irish, part from a very father ted 'shoite' from the back of the car when i stuck in the wrong lane.

I've had only two vaguely negative reactions in 15 years, both from people from the Western Isles, but I don't know if that was a coincidence. One was just a bit iffy until she got to know me (which may of course have been nothing to do with me having an English accent) but the other was outright hostile to all incoming English. I thought it was a bit much since he'd done his PhD in England

We've been teaching ds and dd "gonnae no dae that"..."how"..."Just gonnae no" from Chewin the Fat.

It's only when I hear ds trying to be Scottish that I realise how English he is!

Actually, that reminds me bobsmum- the single biggest problem ds had was Scots poetry week at school every year. Those poems sound ridiculous with an English accent Dd is alright, she's Scottish enough to get away with it, but ds used to dread it.

Lol at "shoite"

I'm English, lived in Glasgow for 8 years, then Fife for 5. Never had any problems at all... And I'm an actual Scouser!

Habbibu - where abouts in Fife did you live? I lived there for four years...

St Andrews for a bit, then Tay Coast.

5 so far, actually - still here and never want to leave!

I rented a little cottage outside St Andrews called Largoward and then I moved to Lundin Links.....I really liked it there....but I moved back to Edinburgh.....(am acutally living in Broxburn at present) but we are planning to move back to Edinburgh in the summer..

I went to school for 5yrs in Edinburgh. Had a cross between a Yorkshire/Cleveland accent - and a Bedford one (very odd). Never got bullied at all - or came across any "anti-Englishness"

My DB has lived up there for - god I think it must be about 12/13yrs - he has a broad Yorkshire accent and has never encountered any problems (and he's in a rough part of town).

They'll be fine. try living in England and having a scots accent

I must admit to feeling a bit homesick I want dh and dd to know where I grew up, but I don't really know anyone up there. My dsis moved down south so mum and dad moved between us, but I wish they'd stayed put so we had a base in Scotland still

I have an old school friend in Queensferry so I must make an effort to see him but I don't think his wife is very keen

I used to hate reading Scottish poetry as it really drew attention to me, but I loved listening to it. I've celebrated Burns Night wherever I've been living in the world - I've baffled a fair few people too

With you on that one Saltire - I had 5 years in Hertfordshire of constant "Jock" references. If I was asked one more time if I could play the bagpipes or was I having haggis for dinner, I think I would have done some serious damage

It was worst at my church of all places. I was a youth worker and would be up front leading various things and the church leaders would say things like "Is there a translator in the house?" or "Are you speaking in tongues?" They thought they were oh-so-funny . There was anti-English sentiment in Herts after that I can tell you!

Thanks bobsmum, glad it's not just me.
I get told "speak so i can understand you"

Yeah - had that too...

also "and what part of Canada/Ireland are you from?"

or "did you have to come down south because there's no work in Scotland?"

bit of mickey-taking perhaps (although morningside, bruntsifeld hmmmmm), no kicking

(as in those areas you mention will have high percentage of english, different accents won;t be a novelty)

Spawn - there's always this benefit too

pointy what can you mean

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