Do all Scots hate the English?

Do all Scots hate the English?

  • Yes

    Votes: 17 32.1%

  • No

    Votes: 36 67.9%
  • Total voters
    53
  • Poll closed .
When it comes to sport in my experience the answer is most definitely yes:) If sport is not involved then I would say not as we have made some great friends while on holiday who are Jocks, and on visits to the country itself never had a problem.
 
Defo no, why would you hate anyone who you don't know? Every country has its share of eejits.
 
sawtooth said:
The Murray thread does make me wonder, do all Scots hate the English?
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I think Sawtooth, you will find very few Scots who 'hate' the English BUT we do hate the 'Engerland' media!!

We are after all a wee country in comparison to our big cousins down 'souff' and we do do quite well as a nation, so we are justly proud of any decent results that come our way.

My observation is, if I were an English man, (God forbid) I would be so disappointed in the ongoing lack of achievement by my country's sportspeople!!

'Souff' baiting is also quite enjoyable.
 
Its not just the Murray thread although when Murray is mentioned on here its very often the catalyst for some sniping from our friends north of the border. Luke Donald aint all that, Henman blah blah blah. It becomes us and them.

I know someone from work and he is very open about supporting anyone but England, Murray was famous for saying it but is it what every Scot really feels?
 
19thagain said:
I think Sawtooth, you will find very few Scots who 'hate' the English BUT we do hate the 'Engerland' media!!

We are after all a wee country in comparison to our big cousins down 'souff' and we do do quite well as a nation, so we are justly proud of any decent results that come our way.

My observation is, if I were an English man, (God forbid) I would be so disappointed in the ongoing lack of achievement by my country's sportspeople!!

'Souff' baiting is also quite enjoyable.
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Funny that is exactly what one of Jock chums we met in Spain said. We also asked him why they celebrated throughout the Country after they won at wembley 1-0 in the Euro 2000 play off even though we had just eliminated them 2-1 on agg, his reply was 'we won at Wembley what more do you want' now if it was the other way round and England had just been eliminated by the same method it would have been a national disgrace just of different way of thinking upo there really.
 
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You're right, hate is a bit strong maybe it should read do all Scots dislike the English? or do all Scots harbour anti-English feelings?

The point is, is it just me being precious or is there really a genuine dislike of the English going on?
 
In my experience.....yes the Scots hate the English....at least until they meet us in person anyway.

They love to hate us.

But....I have become friends with some of the nicest Scottish people and they're gems.

The Scottish have a bit of a jealousy issue with regards to sport. And that's what my Scottish pals have confessed too.

I'm jealous of the Scottish........they get free prescriptions, free university, free parking at hospital...I could go on. (Although I think we 'nab' most of their oil).
 
Another relevant question is - Do the Scottish see all us English as the same? Do you generally dislike all of us, or do you differentiate between Geordies, Cockneys, scousers, yorkies, mancs etc.

Never had much problems north of the border, and Ive been up there probably more than 50 times with work, football and golf. Whether its being a scouser, so seen as more in common with them or not, I dont know. One thing that has been peddled over the years, is Scousers, Geordies, Glaswegians get on very well. Port cities, football, working class, generally derided cities. It might be all guff, but I like both cities, myself.
 
My opinion, as an ex-pat Englishman living in Scotland for 10 years:

There is a collective national pride in being Scottish (quite rightly) which manifests its self in a fairly half hearted 'hatred' of England. The amount of times I have heard 'English Bastards', swiftly followed by 'no offence pal' is considerable. It's a conditioning thing.

Culloden? very few English troops involved. Read your history, properly. It was mainly Lowland Scottish Regiments at the battle.

What I do find immensely irritating however is a pub full of proud Scots cheering goals by Germany against England in the 2010 world cup as though they had scored themselves - pathetic, totally pathetic.

66 and all that. Raised at every opportunity - 'it's the English media', mmmm, no it isn't, the average scot raises the issue of 66 more than we do. But, paradoxically, 50% of Scotland still gets a stiffy about a club winning a European knock out tournament one year later. They still sing about it every game, funnily enough I don't hear Villa singing about it or indeed Forest (who managed it twice).

But, and it's a big one, having lived in both London and Glasgow, I know which city I prefer. I have everything on my doorstep, beautiful wild scenery and a cosmopolitan city within easy reach.

I just hope, that should Salmond succeed, that I am allowed to continue my work here improving the gene pool post-independence
 
stevie_r said:
My opinion, as an ex-pat Englishman living in Scotland for 10 years:

There is a collective national pride in being Scottish (quite rightly) which manifests its self in a fairly half hearted 'hatred' of England. The amount of times I have heard 'English Bastards', swiftly followed by 'no offence pal' is considerable. It's a conditioning thing.

Culloden? very few English troops involved. Read your history, properly. It was mainly Lowland Scottish Regiments at the battle.

What I do find immensely irritating however is a pub full of proud Scots cheering goals by Germany against England in the 2010 world cup as though they had scored themselves - pathetic, totally pathetic.

66 and all that. Raised at every opportunity - 'it's the English media', mmmm, no it isn't, the average scot raises the issue of 66 more than we do. But, paradoxically, 50% of Scotland still gets a stiffy about a club winning a European knock out tournament one year later. They still sing about it every game, funnily enough I don't hear Villa singing about it or indeed Forest (who managed it twice).

But, and it's a big one, having lived in both London and Glasgow, I know which city I prefer. I have everything on my doorstep, beautiful wild scenery and a cosmopolitan city within easy reach.

I just hope, that should Salmond succeed, that I am allowed to continue my work here improving the gene pool post-independence
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Being Yorkshire and English and living in England, I agree with most of the above. ;)

Lots of Scots live round these parts. Have no problems with them. Quite friendly people. Then again, you can't get much friendlier than a Yorkie.
 
As far as sport is concerned, it is a rivalry. Just like Utd. and City, Spurs and Arsenal etc. The most bitter rivalries are between close neighbours.

From a political perspective, I believe Scots are sick of being patronised by the English, whether it is the wee things like the mocking of the accent or national dress. Or the big things like being told that independence won't work like a child being rebuked by an older sibling.
Or the stupid, laughable things like David Cameron's pathetic attempt at quoting Burns in the Commons on Wednesday.
 
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