Please can we have a Scottish MN section - Mawsnet, mebbe?

[StayingSamVimesGirl]

Following on from discussion on another thread - could we have a Scottish section, please?

The local information is good, but it is too local to apply to the whole of Scotland, if you see what I mean.

I always thought it was written Scoon Palace but why the hell did I expect it to be logical like that?

Oh she's never upset. I said I would use "looking to" as in expecting to do something. Tis annoying to many folk apparently - who knew?!
Every day's a school day.

Before the scone I like a good bowl of Scottish lentil soup.

Not really sure I have any right to suggest a name, as I often read threads lurking I believe it's called but rarely post.
Would Scots' Corner be too cheesy as specific section name??? Within that there could be education, law, NHS etc.
Fully expecting to be told to jog on by the way!

"Looking to" is perfectly acceptable in my book, as is "can I get" - but both seem to cause great consternation!

I actually like Scots' Corner - so long as it doesn't get called Scotch Corner by the more goady MNetters

Being a teuchter who has lived south of the border, I would love to see MN Scotland so I can post about square sausage without feeling like a foreigner.

Oops! *lived south of the border for many years...

I like Scots Corner too.
Best so far IMO.

The Scone Palace Coffee Shop has a pastry on offer called the Scone of Destiny.

scone-palace.co.uk/visitor-info/shops-and-places-eat

But Scotch Corner is in England.

SirChenjin Yeah, there may well be goady bampots MNetters who refer to it incorrectly, accidentally on purpose of course but I suppose that could happen with any name really.

(Excuse all the bold & strikethroughs etc.... I haven't posted much, as I said previously, and I'm having a rerr terr tae masel trying out all the effects! )

Scotch Corner is in England, yes.
I'm suggesting the possible new section be called Scots' Corner, as in the area/section 'belonging' , for want of a better phrase, to the Scottish MNetters.

Yeah, that's true I may possibly have been in a bit of a spat recently with someone who referred to us as Scotch in a deliberate attempt at goady fuckery and it winds me right up even though I'm from dahn sarf

Love the Scone of Destiny

No, I totally get you SirChenjin, it winds me up too.

How do I do a Scottish smiley face by the way? Thought I'd get some practice in.....

I hate Scotch as much as Jock.
Makes me come over all Braveheart (till I remember it's crap history and Mel G is a twat).

What about Northofthebordernet

Me too - and this spat was in the context of an Englan=Britain post so I was practically choking on my teacake by the end of it I got her post deleted which was most satisfying

I love Jock

Our family has always had a dug named Jock (yes, we're scottish)

It was started in 1835, and as far as we can tell there have been more than 40 of them - rellies were farmers until recently and all the farm dogs were called Jock

Aaarrrggh Jock is just so so wrong Katie, makes my heckles fair rise.
Both terms are extremely antagonising I think.

North of the Border sounds too much like North Britain.

Mawsnet, aye, mebbes and if not then MNScotland.

Take it Norah got her coat?

Blethernet

also Bawsnet made me snort beer

OorMumsnet

Gallusnet

Laurie
Obviously, as a derivative of Jack, and used as a pets name, it's fine. Pretty cute actually :)

It's all about context really isn't it.