Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 9844025)

I wonder if this has been considered.

If an independent Scotland does start to suffer economically, which a lot of people seem to believe will be the case, then one would expect a lot of economic migrants to flee South, especially those that were not supportive of the split in the first place. For a country where space is at a premium, this could become the next Polish/Eastern European/Muslim immigration debate

Originally Posted by Craig1987 (Post 9844032)

Well I can't comment on the English feeling towards the Scots, but I have no desire to live in this country anymore anyway. I am personally against independence, but you lot should be more careful in the future. Your "banter" comes across as hating.

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 9844036)

That's because you have entered the Aus forum when you are clearly not a regular here. Therefore you see the banter between friends of Scottish and English backgrounds as hatred. If the same debate were happening on the Canadian forum I would not think twice about joining their debate, as the context would be lost on me

Originally Posted by Craig1987 (Post 9844032)

Well I can't comment on the English feeling towards the Scots, but I have no desire to live in this country anymore anyway. I am personally against independence, but you lot should be more careful in the future. Your "banter" comes across as hating.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9844056)

It may well do, but in the real world I would suggest that the Scots spout more vitriol in the direction of the English, than anything flowing the other way.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9843944)

I'm from a council estate in Manchester. Not many there with an "elitist attitude" I can tell ya.

Try reading the thread without the tartan blinkers. Much of it is a piss take, between posters who have posted to one another for years. It's not intended as serious comment... but there is a definitive undercurrent from the English posters along the lines of "you've been telling us for years you hate us and you're off. Well just get on and ****ing do it then. You won't be missed"

If that attitude comes as a surprise to some Scots, it really shouldn't.

Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 9844107)

Yes we know. :lol:

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9844115)

Yeah, I need to stop saying that. I haven't lived there for bloody years ! :D

Sounds better than saying "I'm from a genteel village in South Glos" though

Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 9844141)

Or Bristol :eek:

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9844145)

Well I 'sort' of lived in Bristol. I actually lived in Almondsbury.... just under the motorway junction. :)

Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 9844153)

Bristol was a dump (like most other cities to be fair) but it just seemed worse than the others (well there was Plymouth too I suppose). :huh:When I lived in Torquay, I would often head that way for a spot of retail therapy, but was quite happy to be getting the bus home at the end of the day. :D

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9844159)

Broadmeads changed a bit. :)

http://www.kontours.info/images/bristol/S7001641.JPG

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9844145)

Well I 'sort' of lived in Bristol. I actually lived in Almondsbury.... just under the motorway junction. :)