Fareast Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Or in other words has Scotland finally lost the plot ? Surely , if Scotland was a person , he or she would be quickly certified and locked up securely in a loony bin of some kind for their own safety . I'm referring of course to their recent treatment of that icon of Western culture , Mr. Keith Richards . Glasgow City Council has just announced that it is to investigate reports that Mr. Richards [ aged 79 ?] had actually smoked a cigarette at Hampden Park during the Rolling Groaning Stones ' Big Bang ' tour [ ! ] . This is on top of Edinburgh threatening to prosecute a comedian/ actor who was going to light up a cigar as he was portraying Churchill in a drama at the Edinburgh Festival . It would be understandable if the Scots locked up Mr. Richards simply for being Mr. Richards . Anyone could support that -------but for smoking ? If Scotland's little teenage wallflowers are going to be influenced by Mr. Richards smoking , God knows how much else they might be influenced by ? Will they now buy ' stick-on wrinkles ' ? No wonder the rest of us has to subsidise our craggy , kilted neighbours . No wonder their own politicians refuse to stay up there but come down here , telling their betters what to do .No wonder the Loch Ness monster never comes ashore . I once spent most of a day north of the border . The pubs were , shall we say " functional " , rather than " cosy " . The natives were , red of skin , rough-hewn and scowled at strangers much as the old Russian peasants must have scowled at passing wolves . This is a country that deep-fries Mars Bars [ and eats them ! ] , a country that puts salt on porridge and throws huge telegraph poles about for a distance of 3 feet . This is a country that needs special treatment . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeyoujimmy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I was born and bred just outside edinburgh and don't see your problem, Scots are the friendliest bunch going with some of the best pubs in britain, as for the smoking ban, good on them, i from a non smokers view think it's fantastic that you can go to a pub and not come out stinking of fag reek, and it's not so much influencing youngsters that they try to fine people over it is a public event, therefore it is illegal. Have you ever tried a deep fried mars bar, porridge with salt? Don't knock it until you've tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I love Scotland, I may be going there for my hols again next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeyoujimmy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I love Scotland, I may be going there for my hols again next year Where about do you go? I'm nosey and love to see people taking an interest in my home country, apart from when i used to go out to buy lunch and couldn't move for flamin tourists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Griner Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 porridge with salt? Dunno bout the mars bars, but I love salty porridge - always have. Can't beat decent haggis, tatties and neeps too. And Buckfast!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeyoujimmy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Dunno bout the mars bars, but I love salty porridge - always have. Can't beat decent haggis, tatties and neeps too. And Buckfast!! lol Surprisingly the mars bars don't taste to bad, i've tried one once and they are crispy on the outside with batter and all the sweety gooey chocolate and caramel in the middle, well worth trying, not with chips mind you because that would be wrong! I agree, you can't been haggis and tatties, dinnae like the neeps mind you and as for buckfast, well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Or in other words has Scotland finally lost the plot ? Surely , if Scotland was a person , he or she would be quickly certified and locked up securely in a loony bin of some kind for their own safety . I'm referring of course to their recent treatment of that icon of Western culture , Mr. Keith Richards . Glasgow City Council has just announced that it is to investigate reports that Mr. Richards [ aged 79 ?] had actually smoked a cigarette at Hampden Park during the Rolling Groaning Stones ' Big Bang ' tour [ ! ] . This is on top of Edinburgh threatening to prosecute a comedian/ actor who was going to light up a cigar as he was portraying Churchill in a drama at the Edinburgh Festival . It would be understandable if the Scots locked up Mr. Richards simply for being Mr. Richards . Anyone could support that -------but for smoking ? If Scotland's little teenage wallflowers are going to be influenced by Mr. Richards smoking , God knows how much else they might be influenced by ? Will they now buy ' stick-on wrinkles ' ? No wonder the rest of us has to subsidise our craggy , kilted neighbours . No wonder their own politicians refuse to stay up there but come down here , telling their betters what to do .No wonder the Loch Ness monster never comes ashore . I once spent most of a day north of the border . The pubs were , shall we say " functional " , rather than " cosy " . The natives were , red of skin , rough-hewn and scowled at strangers much as the old Russian peasants must have scowled at passing wolves . This is a country that deep-fries Mars Bars [ and eats them ! ] , a country that puts salt on porridge and throws huge telegraph poles about for a distance of 3 feet . This is a country that needs special treatment . Selling off one of the biggest oil deposits in the world and diverting the funds to Westminster was a very creative way of 'subsidising' the Scots. Scotland is one of the poorest parts of the UK. It would be one of the richest countries in the world if they had been an independent nation when North Sea oil deposits were discovered. Coincidently, for centuries, southern Ireland was considered a terrible 'drain' on UK recources, but eighty years after independence has become one of the wealthiest regions in the British Isles. I wonder why. You go figure it out. As for the 'Arrogant Englishman pokes fun at Johnny foreigner' act, it's been done loads to the point of tedium, so don't give up your day job:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeshine Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 The posters so far on this thread have made it plain why we English are terrified to comment on your OP, Fareast. We just don't fancy getting a fried Mars Bar suck down our throats, followed by a haggis battering and finished off by a caber landing on our heads whilst Gordon Brown and his ilk decide to ruin England by applying taxation thumbscrews to the parts that are best not mentioned on a family-friendly Forum. I understand you are currently domiciled in China. I would stay there just a bit longer if I was you. :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Griner Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 The posters so far on this thread have made it plain why we English are terrified to comment on your OP, Fareast. We just don't fancy getting a fried Mars Bar suck down our throats, followed by a haggis battering and finished off by a caber landing on our heads whilst Gordon Brown and his ilk decide to ruin England by applying taxation thumbscrews to the parts that are best not mentioned on a family-friendly Forum. I understand you are currently domiciled in China. I would stay there just a bit longer if I was you. :hihi: Och - typical sassenach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fareast Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 I was most upset to be accused of being some sort of English chauvinist , because , actually , two of my best friends are Scottish . One moved 12,000 miles away to New Zealand and the other is doing a 5 stretch in Barlinnie . He's going to New Zealand too when he gets out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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