does anyone in Scotland give a shit about the royal wedding?

[ssd]

I don't am sick of it already

[scottishmummy]

tbh,the bombs are symptomatic of the auld firm and the bile it generates.secterianism is a bad problem esp west coast

not really fair to take a bad experience of bullying and suggest will be replicated by bombs to english folk

[QuickLookBusy]

Scottishmummy, I was not making that implication at all. I meant what I said- I do not think you are all racist.

Again I am not "insinuating the scots will bomb the English" You are making a huge leap. I said "some people" may take it further.

[scottishmummy]

youre bang out of order,and generalising wildly

dreadful you got jip for being english,yes it goes on.not disputing it at all but you know what you cant flip the situation as scots are like the bullies who were mean to you

[LisamumtoJake]

QLB i understand you had a hard time here, what is going on in Glasgow and around areas of scotland,in the most has always gone on,it's just its never been so much in the public eye.
But all human beings are the same, regardless of borders and therefore it's just individuals who go wrong, its not the country they reside in that makes them that way. :)

[LisamumtoJake]

smallwhitecat, really??! I can only but laugh at you, how ridiculous you are, you sound most civilised yourself of course

[QuickLookBusy]

I agree with you Lisa, I have never said that all Scots are racist or bullies.

I have said several times some people but that seems to have been totally ignored.

I am now a racist for talking about my experiences of racism

[scottishmummy]

look,you wrote a poorly composed post.quit the poor me,getting got at again

and lets be clear no one is calling you racist or attacking you
disagreement-thats different

so do please accept divergent views on a discursive thread,and dont make this out to be a poor you thang.it isn't

[QuickLookBusy]

ScottishMummy "no one is calling you a racist"

I was called "almost a racist" after my first post!

[scottishmummy]

you want vinegar with that chip?you seem to have lingering grievance

and no im not going to get going on this as i suspect it will amplify your feeling got at.even more

[scottishmummy]

havent seen any wedding stuff,nor the dress.fastidiously ignoring it

which is bloody hard.no tv.got a box set going instead

[EdwardorEricCantDecide]

I work in a call centre I'm scottish (my accent is noticeable but not hard to understand I annunciate and speak clearly) I have regularly (mostly by English men but some women been told that they don't want to speak to a Scottish person, want to speak to someone who speaks English and have been called a stupid Scottish bitch as have the majority of my colleagues.

My point ignorance can and does exist in every country at least u were bullied by kids who need to be taught, I get it from adults!

[expatinscotland]

'I'm not saying you are all racist,'

Well, thank you for that, for I am American-born and lived there for the first 31 years of my life. I am 40 now.

My husband is Scots, my children are.

I don't give a rat's fat arse what you are.

Ooo, bullying. 6 years I've been on this board, hardly a week goes by without a thread about horrible America, horrible Americans. Mostly I just ignore it now. Not worth wasting my breath. I can tell you know, the apple didn't fall far from the tree in many, many respects, and human nature is inclined to denegrate that which is most like itself, so I see where it comes from. Doesn't make it bristle any less, from time to time.

It's okay, I'm Latina as well, I know racism.

I didn't street party because as much as I wish two random strangers much happiness, and see how some people are proud (I know I am of my own country) and my elder daughter was interested in it, I don't 'get' monarchy and never will. I don't hold truck with people who use 'nobilty' titles. I can't lie and say I wouldn't be disappointed somewhat if one of my own daughters married into such a family.

If that makes me a racist, well, I've been called worse. And I know in my own heart of hearts that I am not.

[expatinscotland]

Oh, I've been handed the phone, many times, by my Scottish husband, 'They can't make out my accent.' Um, okay, then make out this, because I honestly don't give a toss where someone's from, but I do take it as a personal affront when it's just an I-can't-be-bothered-you're-Scottish, or that bullshit 'Highlands and Islands' surcharge when I sit 33 miles due west of fucking Glasgow because your company is just an ignorant bullshit lazy ass company (English people are Highlanders, too, thank you), because this is me and my kidds you're talking to and about.

[EdwardorEricCantDecide]

Expat was that directed at me?
Don't really see what you're getting at I was pointing out that bullying/ignorance/racism whatever exists everywhere not just in Scotland as some posters hinted at.

[expatinscotland]

Oh, yes, there's another thing. My old landlord's daughter, a native of Bute, got called all kinds of names working and living in Hertfordshire, it's just a joke, you know, don't be so serious. And her Afrikaans husband got it even worse (he's just a white racist pig who married 'some Jock' for a visa, you know).

I truly don't give a fig where someone's from. A git's a git.

[expatinscotland]

It wasn't directed at anyone. If I direct a post at someone, I name him/her.

[EdwardorEricCantDecide]

Ok sorry just thought as you mentioned companies and I was talking about call centres nevermind

[EasterIgg]

There will never be a great out-pouring of royalist feeling in Scotland. Just like we don't vote tory. It's just the way it is.

[EasterIgg]

There will never be a great out-pouring of royalist feeling in Scotland. Just like we don't vote tory. It's just the way it is.

[expatinscotland]

I use Party Pieces, the Middleton's company, for all my kid's party needs. I used them before I knew what the hell they were. I got a catalogue and it looked and was a good deal.

I don't really give a damn where it's from, they have good products, good service, low delivery charges, package deals that are one-stop shopping that is particularly important for those of us living in rural areas with few shops, no Highlands/Islands surcharge, it's a good deal. I'm a Texan, a Southern person, I like value for money.

[scottishmummy]

value for money kerching.i likey.a lot

[expatinscotland]

Fast delivery, no hassles. I get a lot 'Highlands and Islands surcharge' so much that before I order online, and I have to do so a lot because there are next to no shops here, I research delivery charges and even ask if it's not clear. No problems if I ring them and get a little 'Stonewall' Jackson action (well, we all know how he wound up! :o) and they hear a very Southern voice, 'Oh, how lovely for you, you're ignorant bigots, just like East Texas, and that's my babies you're talking about, they don't sound a thing like me. Please pass me to your supervisor, my abject apologies for the hassle. Happy to hold the line now, if we get cut off, I'll just call you back.'

[expatinscotland]

Works every time :o.

DH stands in awe. People here too often just sit and take it like a sucker and then whine about it. Dumb ass. Oh, hell no.

I get their names and find out their extensions on the phone. 'Why thank you so much, XYZ, my name is expat, we might be talking soon, oh, hopefully not and we just get this all squared away, but just in case, I have your exension. [chuckle]. Have a nice day!'

= don't fuck with me or I'll make your life hell till you're just busting to get rid of me even though I live in Scotland. I'll badger your book ass like a duck on a June bug.

[Gooseberrybushes]

QLB doesn't sound racist at all. Speak as you find.

I think you really ought to renew your independence efforts. Can't you riot or something?