England V Scotland

[d000hg]

Don't be so cynical. 'English arrogance' is why the other home nations have an intense dislike for all things sporting with an English flavour.

There's always been this concept in 'middle' England that the other constituent parts of the UK are just there to make up the numbers and that GB is just a euphemism for England.

The English generally like the Scots, Irish and Welsh - support them in international tournaments when there's no conflict of loyalty, welcome their people, etc.

[Doggy Styles]

The English generally like the Scots, Irish and Welsh - support them in international tournaments when there's no conflict of loyalty, welcome their people, etc.

That's because the English don't have a psychotic inferiority complex.

[Troll]

You have this misguided belief that GB was created through conquest when in reality, England offered the crown to a Scottish King

Sounds a fair and reasonable thing to do, we English also had a Scottish King during our history .. whoopity fooking doop!

and then sued the Scottish nation into a merger.

The merger was the result of your nation disastrous foray in the Darién colonisation scheme, leaving your nation effectively bankrupt. England took pity and allowed you to share in the wealth of its own overseas colonies by the Act of Union

Scotland is a small country, always has been, but we repelled the Romans and the English when both were clearly vastly superior in numbers and weaponry.

You didn't repel:

• The Norse
• The Irish
• The Romans (they gave you the name Caledonia, established forts at Melrose & probably Perth, google Mons Graupius for details of the outnumbered poor Scots )
• The English

btw the concept of Scotland as a nation came centuries later than the Romans

More Scots have died in British conflicts per national capita than any of the other constituent parts of the UK. The British empire was created just as much off the backs of Scots than it was any other part of the UK, but you still get the mentality from twats like Troll who seem to think English beer bellies and morris dancing are the epitome of British values.

I fully acknowledge the value of the Scottish Regiments in the subsequent Empire days, they were fine warriors and took a disproportionate casualty rate in the conflicts.The rest of you post is just shanbhoy-esque puerile name calling and unworthy of anyone other than a bitter blinkered nationalist... oh wait....

I'm a member of the SNP,

That figures- another nationalist twisting history to suit his own agenda

I donate regularly to them and the happiest day of my life will be Scottish independence. I don't perceive myself to be British, because the English have twisted and corrupted any definition of that term that I used to have pride in. All this talk of 'always cheering the Scots' is complete crap, there is an inherent racist undertone in Southern England with anything to do with Scotland, it may be borderline, but it's quite clearly there, from the Daily Mail's 'Scottish spongers' type articles (which they never have the gumption to run in their Scottish publication) to the arrogance in questioning why on earth should they run a high speed train line north of Leeds (forgetting that Scottish taxes are still being paid centrally) or deciding against relocating troops returning from Germany to military bases in the North of Scotland as it would cost to much for them to travel back to friends and family (forgetting that Scottish troops have to do the exact same journey in reverse with no complaints).

That's quite a rant and some chip on both shoulders by the sound of it

I have nothing personally against the 'English' in isolation, my GF is English. However, I dislike your identity as it seems to revolve around Britain = England.

Feel free to fook off back north of the border when you cannot stand it anymore - or will you be like shaunbhoy settled in some southern English county but always bitter to the nation that hosts you?

... and finally... leave our wimmin alone

HTH

[Troll]

So for me I would like to see Ireland win the world cup and then either of Australia or South Africa

I must say the Irish look good

[minestrone]

I quite like the English, never had any malice towards them, nationality is about tax as far as I can see and rugby is a dull sport.

[amcdonald]

I'm a member of the SNP, I donate regularly to them and the happiest day of my life will be Scottish independence. I don't perceive myself to be British, because the English have twisted and corrupted any definition of that term that I used to have pride in. All this talk of 'always cheering the Scots' is complete crap, there is an inherent racist undertone in Southern England with anything to do with Scotland, it may be borderline, but it's quite clearly there, from the Daily Mail's 'Scottish spongers' type articles (which they never have the gumption to run in their Scottish publication) to the arrogance in questioning why on earth should they run a high speed train line north of Leeds (forgetting that Scottish taxes are still being paid centrally) or deciding against relocating troops returning from Germany to military bases in the North of Scotland as it would cost to much for them to travel back to friends and family (forgetting that Scottish troops have to do the exact same journey in reverse with no complaints).

I have nothing personally against the 'English' in isolation, my GF is English. However, I dislike your identity as it seems to revolve around Britain = England.

You must long for a socialist utopia north of the border where honest Scottish taxpayers will at last pay for your bloated public sector without having to rely on English taxpayers to subsidise you

[Troll]

I quite like the English, never had any malice towards them, nationality is about tax as far as I can see and rugby is a dull sport.

Are you SNP?

[Mich the Tester]

I say chaps, it's only a game you know.

[minestrone]

Are you SNP?

Conservative in this house my man.

[shaunbhoy]

Feel free to fook off back north of the border when you cannot stand it anymore - or will you be like shaunbhoy settled in some southern English county but always bitter to the nation that hosts you?

I am certainly not bitter, my wife and kids are English, as are most of my best friends. I just hate racist ******* like you.

And anyway, you should be thanking me for injecting some backbone into the gene pool.
With weedy spineless surrender-monkeys like you to choose from, it is little wonder that every man and his dog has subjugated England over the centuries.
Now getting back to old Eddy Longlegs, I notice you did not mention the fact that he kicked all the Jews out of the country on pain of death. What a cuddly soft altruistic old chap he really was. And to think that some people did not want him muscling in on their territory.
I expect that particular phobia on his part is something you greatly prize in a Leader eh?