Anything I should know about scotland before I take a leap of faith 😂

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I met this Scottish man and he is simply amazing and wonderful, so interesting and kind with the sexiest accent ever, es the best. I went to scotland for the first time with him and fell in love with it. Would i be crazy to move there???!

I’m sorry to hear that. As you say, experiences differ.

Well, this thread's taken a turn.

It's surprising that, 12 years after the vote, some Indy supporters are still surprised to hear that No voters found the referendum divisive and a horrible experience. My impression is that Yes voters had a great time with all their nationalism, while No voters felt they had to keep their views to themselves to avoid aggression by the Yes voters - you're not a real Scot if you don't want independence.

The devolved government is an international embarrassment. After independence things would only get worse.

Yeah 🙄 The OP shouldn’t move here because of potholes and chest feeding. FFS.

100% agree with this

Do you think we didn’t have friends and family who voted No?

Oh my God, this fucking weather. Just back from holiday and trying to get all the washing dried (Edinburgh, no tumble dryer) is a nightmare 🌧️

It was pishing rain here most of yesterday. I had coffee with an English friend who said how lovely it was.
No it bloody isn't. This is one of the most pathetic summers I can remember

1976 it certainly isn't.

And you had friendly, respectful discussions and all was sunshine and light?

Thank goodness we've finally got some rain, after weeks of sunshine. Unlike in large parts of Europe, where they're really suffering this summer, in extreme heat and with no sign of rain for months. And of course thousands have had to be evacuated from massive wildfires in France and Spain.
Scotland's cooler and wetter weather is increasingly become a major asset.

It definitely was in a lot of places, it’s naive to think it wasn’t, unless you were surrounded by only “yes” voters or only “no” voters.

Anyway, OP. Good luck with the move. Aberdeen is a good base if you are active and like getting out and exploring, some lovely places to visit.

I doubt the OP will be coming back since the thread has been well and truly derailed re-hashing arguments that happened 12 years ago.

On the off chance she's still reading and having second thoughts, don't let it put you off OP, the vast majority of us don't give Indy a thought on a daily basis, let alone argue about it anymore.

(For the record I voted Yes and I'm sick of hearing about it from both sides).

It absolutely is an embarrassment. I’m so pleased that Westminster stepped in to prevent the GRR bill (Self ID in Scotland). Plus how much money is this administration wasting fighting women’s rights to single sex spaces.

I hope we never, ever gain independence. We aren’t mature enough! The House of Lords has turned out to be a legislative asset too.

After Brexit people said there should have had to have been a larger majority to win which I agree with. 2/3 4/5
Cant see SNP agreeing to that

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In the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) received 1,291,204 votes, which accounted for 47.7% of the total votes cast.

…..so 52.3% did not vote snp!

Labour won 33.7% of the vote in the UK general election yet have a majority.

SNP won 47.7% of vote in the Scottish general election yet don’t have a majority.

Be careful what you wish for. If we had the same unfair system that UK has, SNP would have an overwhelming majority.

Also of the 52.3% who didn’t vote for them, some voted SGP, some voted SSP and some voted Alba. There are also independence voters in all three “unionist” parties.

So no idea what the significance of the 52.3% is in a GENERAL ELECTION.

The only thing it shows is that the SNP would have a bigger mandate than Labour do if we still had FPTP.

Yes. It wasn’t hard.

I think it’s very hard when one side is arguing on the basis of principle and emotion - people who see themselves as Scottish, not British- independence is the right thing regardless of any other factor ….

whilst the other side is arguing on the basis of feeling British or British too and often on cold hard economic fact and from a conviction that independence will result in a much poorer country.

I still have to bite my tongue when friends and relatives who voted for Brexit talk about securing their Irish passport to ensure that their kids can live and work anywhere in Europe.

I voted Yes and would still say I was British in an Indy Scotland. We literally live on the Island called “Great Britain”.

Well yes. Those two issues can be used as very good examples to showcase the national embarrassment that is the devolved government.

Do it! Make the move. You’ve royal Deeside on your doorstep, it’s a gorgeous part of the country.

Just pack plenty of jumpers. On the plus side, it’s drier than the west coast.

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I would try spending a few weeks up there in winter before you commit.
I love Scotland but it is very cold and dark in winter. We have relatives that live in rural Aberdeenshire and they can have long power cuts in the winter.

So they voted for Brexit because it wouldn't adversely affect them, just all the rest of us. Nice.

Yes, and we're still European despite Brexit. But people in the EU don't consider the UK to be truly part of Europe anymore. They think of "Europe" as the EU family of countries.
Scottish nationalists claim that the UK government doesn't want Scottish independence because Scotland brings in so much money (we can argue that one later). They seem to have no sense of the UK as a country that we all belong to. But losing Scotland would be like losing an arm. It would be an emotional loss rather than a financial loss. Both Scotland and the rest of the UK would be hugely diminished by it. Further weakening us with another home goal when we've already been so badly damaged by Brexit.
And what if the EU didn't accept an independent Scotland? Or if gaining EU membership took many years? Imagine telling your children that you had voted to restrict their freedom of movement to Scotland.