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Do the English really hate Scotland and Wales that much?
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Following on from another thread, I see so many anti Scottish comments, Ive always been aware of a little friction between England Scotland and Wales but I didn't realise it was quite so obvious.
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I really like all three, the English, Scots and Welsh, to be honest. This might be because I am Irish (so a celt), born in London (by accident, lol!) and lived in Wales for a while as a child. I do think there are differences in the characters of the people I know from each area though. The Scots do seem to be a bit more abrupt in their ways, while the Welsh seem far gentler and the English seem to be somewhere in the middle with both sides represented. But it also could be mostly to do with the accents -some being courser than others.Then again, one shouldn't really generalise (as my father used to say)! I take each person as I find them and don't mind where they are from. Makes life easier! As for me, I'm a very gentle Irish person. I doubt that there is hatred between the Scots, English and Welsh. Dislike maybe. :o)
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If the English hate the Scots so much, why are most of them living up here? You struggle to find a Scottish accent in highland villages in particular. House prices have been pushed up to above the reach of locals by people selling up their London flats and buying up homes here. If I was in there position, I would do exactly the same though. Like England, people from different parts of Scotland have different characters, accents and opinions. Sometimes the accent can sound harsh, but it is still a favoured accent for call centres, particularly the Inverness accent which has been called the purest form of spoken English in the UK.
I live in Whitley Bay which, until about 40 years ago, was THE holiday destination for people from Glasgow. In fact two weeks of the summer were known locally as the Glasgow fortnight. For whatever reason some of them decided not to return home (p!ssed and missed the last train?) and decided to settle here, but they never cease to remind us of how superior things are back home in Bonnie Scotland. They show no inclination to return, however.
Since I have in my time married two Scotsmen and my father was Welsh, I think I'd better plead the Fifth Amendment on this one! When I lived in Scotland, I found it the other way round - most people were fine, but several guys I worked with were resiliently ant-English in all things. It was highly embarrassing for me to find that I (brought up in England) ignorantly used the adjective "English" when I used to mean "British" - I learned quickly.
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