if the scots go, do you care?
Feb 17th 2014, 2:30 pm
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Feb 17th 2014, 3:07 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
With all due respect Scotland isnt a state,province or a region,we are a ancient country.Scots arent nebraskians,cornhuskers or newfies but a race with culture ,heritage ,history and languages.I know its hard but TRY and undrestand this.As for New Labour read New Tory and Darling heads the Better Together mob.
I think you mean ethnic group not race.
Feb 17th 2014, 3:25 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
If the argument was loaded with good points on the side of Independence,
I believe many other Brits would show their support.
Like people of N.Ireland I have met many Scots who still prefer staying under UK
common blanket, and say it wouldnt be the same enjoyable rebellious talk or banter exchange.
But knowing that the Scots who I have had the pleasure of sharing their company,
from barman, hardened chizeled engineers, travel companions shared pints, and
poltical debate, were only a miniscule represenatives of that fair and rugged land.
Political debate at present I wouldnt trust, I believe at present its only serving individuals self-interest.
I believe also the other Brit taxpayer have the right to want and believe, if the Scots
want their Independence, they go with the knowledge that they have to and need
stand on their own feet, with no further expectation of UK taxpayer support.
In the end its your call fellow or ex fellow citizen.What ever the end-status,
I will still enjoy wupping your Caledonian prostierias at Soccer and especially in the
6 nations with or without independence.
Feb 17th 2014, 3:39 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
I understand that Scotland has it's own culture, heritage, history and language. Not once did I deny that.. not too sure you can call Scots a race though. Does that mean that independence would be best for Scotland? Of course not. The world is a lot different now to what it was back in ancient times.
If you want to start talking Ancient history, then why don't we break the UK up into the tribal areas they once were before the Roman invasion?
If you want to start talking Ancient history, then why don't we break the UK up into the tribal areas they once were before the Roman invasion?
Feb 17th 2014, 3:58 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
My comparison to a US State or Canadian Province was entirely contextual, based upon a smaller population of a larger politically entity moaning about not having a greater proportional representation. I could have easily have used Cornwall as an example, as it is another smaller population base with ancient Celtic heritage.. would that be better?
Feb 17th 2014, 4:12 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
Britons were what the Iron Age Celtic people were called before, and during, the Roman colonisation.
Feb 17th 2014, 4:19 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
so if scotland gets independence and lose the £ what will happen to all the pound lands? and how much would a £10 bag of heroin cost?
Feb 17th 2014, 4:57 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
My comparison to a US State or Canadian Province was entirely contextual, based upon a smaller population of a larger politically entity moaning about not having a greater proportional representation. I could have easily have used Cornwall as an example, as it is another smaller population base with ancient Celtic heritage.. would that be better?
Feb 17th 2014, 5:19 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
Feb 17th 2014, 5:26 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
Who are the Celts?
There is a lot of controversy about this question but the answer is really very simple. A Celt is anyone who speaks or spoke a Celtic language. However, we should be very careful not to think of the Celts as a distinct race. The Celtic language came to Ireland from Central Europe but there is no evidence that it was brought by large numbers of people. Our Celtic language and culture came from Central Europe but our ancestors did not.
Today the so-called Six Celtic Nations include Alba, Éire, Cymru, Mannin, Breizh and Kernow, or Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Brittany and Cornwall respectively. The Celtic languages of these nations are: an Gháidhlig (Scots Gaelic), Gaeilge (Irish), Cymraeg (Wales), Gaelg (Manx), Brezhoneg (Breton) agus Kernewek (Cornish).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/irish/articles/view/720/english/
Feb 17th 2014, 5:27 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
I read somewhere that the people in Galloway were cannibals. Deep fried and battered human anyone?
Feb 17th 2014, 5:33 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
Feb 17th 2014, 5:50 pm
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Feb 17th 2014, 5:51 pm
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
Apparently not.
Who are the Celts?
There is a lot of controversy about this question but the answer is really very simple. A Celt is anyone who speaks or spoke a Celtic language. However, we should be very careful not to think of the Celts as a distinct race. The Celtic language came to Ireland from Central Europe but there is no evidence that it was brought by large numbers of people. Our Celtic language and culture came from Central Europe but our ancestors did not.
Today the so-called Six Celtic Nations include Alba, Éire, Cymru, Mannin, Breizh and Kernow, or Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Brittany and Cornwall respectively. The Celtic languages of these nations are: an Gháidhlig (Scots Gaelic), Gaeilge (Irish), Cymraeg (Wales), Gaelg (Manx), Brezhoneg (Breton) agus Kernewek (Cornish).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/irish/articles/view/720/english/
Who are the Celts?
There is a lot of controversy about this question but the answer is really very simple. A Celt is anyone who speaks or spoke a Celtic language. However, we should be very careful not to think of the Celts as a distinct race. The Celtic language came to Ireland from Central Europe but there is no evidence that it was brought by large numbers of people. Our Celtic language and culture came from Central Europe but our ancestors did not.
Today the so-called Six Celtic Nations include Alba, Éire, Cymru, Mannin, Breizh and Kernow, or Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Brittany and Cornwall respectively. The Celtic languages of these nations are: an Gháidhlig (Scots Gaelic), Gaeilge (Irish), Cymraeg (Wales), Gaelg (Manx), Brezhoneg (Breton) agus Kernewek (Cornish).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/irish/articles/view/720/english/
