what's it like for an English person living in Scotland?

[KookyNotOoky]

Have been pondering moving north of the border.... I was wondering what it would be like living there as an English person? I've only ever been on holidays up there - mostly just some good-humoured ribbing, however I've read from some English people that this can get very wearing after a while and can sometimes have an unpleasant edge to it.

Which was posted after your post.

You seem to think anyone who doesn't hate the SNP ie a terrible person.

Wow... so I post some critical comments on a political party, also voicing similar criticisms of other parties, and am told I shouldn't move to Scotland with my 'attitude'.

Where did I say that England was better than Scotland? Or thay Scots can't vote however they like. The whole gist of my post is that Scotland is in many ways a better country than England.

So because some people can't handle their drink, the rest of us have to be punished like naughty children?

Better than being Scots or Irish in England I would think.

Scotland's larger cities are very tolerant and welcoming. Unless you're one of of these halfwits that go around proclaiming your English-ness at the top of your voice.

Strange how this simple question has now devolved into a political debate and accusations of 'shit stirring', as if I have nothing better to do than post crypto-anti SNP posts under the guise of pretending to want to move north of the border.

Yes, I think the SNP are awful. You know who else I think are awful? - Labour, Conservatives, Lib Dems, Greens, Plaid Cymru, Sinn Fein... geddit?

Kinf of worrying tbh that people here get so offended about mild criticisms of their preferred political party.

I don't feel punished by our alcohol regulations, bizzarre thing to say

Chipping in - English but in a border town - it's been grand for us here

The independence question is different here - , it's an easy stroll to the border , farms straddle the border , we ( we! Clearly I think of myself as belonging here ) - ok the native population probably have more in common with the people just over the other side than those in Glasgow or the highlands

Drug and alcohol addiction is very different to not being able to handle a bev.

Not being able to buy alcohol before 10am / after 10pm shouldn’t be a problem for most people anyway.

We also have TV adverts encouraging people to carry naloxone.

@lysozyme
I refer you to @Christmascracker0 post at 14.20 which is BEFORE mine.

"Yeah probably best you don’t move up if that’s your view."

@lysozyme

You seem to think anyone who doesn't hate the SNP ie a terrible person.

Nope I think the people telling someone they are not welcome in Scotland because they criticise the SNP are terrible people. HTH

Yeah sorry that was bad of me to say that.

I just mean to say that independence is about more than politics in Scotland and a lot of people feel strongly (both ways) about the SNP as a party because of it. If you want to live in Scotland it’s just something you have to accept. Again, I’m not an SNP voter or a nationalist, just a balanced individual.

The alcohol thing isn’t fair to slate though and I stand by that.

I'm English in Glasgow I love it

I’ll let you know…… I’m moving to Blairgowrie on Friday from Somerset………. DH is originally from Edinburgh but I’m very much a scouser

Strange how this simple question has now devolved into a political debate and accusations of 'shit stirring'

Yeah, because it's not like you're the one who brought up politics or anything.

You're clearly reading a different thread than this one.

OP's second post made me wonder why she/he wants to move here.

@readsalotgirl63 Just a little bit of stirring , given snp in the news at the moment .

Indeed.

@lysozyme I've just given you one example, you also pointed out the example that you said was after my post. There are several others if you can be bothered to look. I think it's you that needs to read the thread more carefully.

Perhaps read the last paragraph of her post? Perhaps if you try and separate Scotland from the SNP you might understand better.

Gosh yes -thanks for that @Rainbowshit

Also but in answer to your 'question' , both my sons both English born are quite happy living here . Amazingly .

Absolutely agree recyclemeagain.

I worked in Glasgow for a while. Excellent city. Friendly people. Awful climate. It was absolutely fine, & most people were great.

It’s very obvious, however, as soon as I open my mouth that I’m not southern, or posh, or from London. I also made it clear that I didn’t vote for Brexit or the Tories, and I was never stupid enough to venture an opinion on Scottish football or on independence. These things probably helped.

I experienced a fair amount of anti-English sentiment. If there's a sports event going on then they'll support any team that isn't England. Then there would be occasions when someone would go on a rant about how much they hate the English, tempered by a "but not you of course, you're okay" or "oh sorry, I forgot you were English." But apart from that there wasn't any discrimination or harassment, it was more low key hating the English as a matter of principle and national identity.