Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Jacqui Harvey on September 19, 2014, 21:06:19 PM
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http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/the-most-wonderfully-scottish-things-that-have-ever-happe#2j92u6n
Arthur's seat is my favourite. ;D
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One of many Jacqui as you might imagine
(http://s10.postimg.org/yijyec339/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/yijyec339/)
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Ready meals.. Brilliant. ;D
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The A1.
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The A1.
Is that A1 South?
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One of many Jacqui as you might imagine
(http://s10.postimg.org/yijyec339/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/yijyec339/)
I was there that day, and the one thing I learned that day about the Scots was that what ever they might say to the contrary, part of the very fabric of being a Scot is to be anti-English. It is fair to say that this event marked me in many ways, one in understanding the Scots (friends and foes alike), the high risk and pettiness that go together when dealing with nationalism (not just Scottish but all nationalists), plus how stupid Denis Law was to claim on the basis of one game that Scotland were now champions of the world!!
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With respect, nowhere near as good as this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1axsnMRbbo
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Agreed :)
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UBT - a serious question. Why is it that the English seize on comments by Scottish sports people (Law and Murray) which are so clearly tongue-in-cheek and make a huge deal about it
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Not clearly enough maybe?
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UBT - a serious question. Why is it that the English seize on comments by Scottish sports people (Law and Murray) which are so clearly tongue-in-cheek and make a huge deal about it
Not sure about any comments by Murray - can't stand tennis - but far from being a tongue in cheek comment Law's statement was a true reflection of how he felt. Remember he famously claimed he was so angry that the English had reached the final that he refused to watch it and went out and played golf. As a scottish player playing in the english league he hated the fact that he had to put up with his english team mates, and opponents, not just getting to the world cup final but actually winning it, and after the world cup tournament, did they let him know it! And he did not like it one bit. Which probably explains why he made the comment, which he really meant, when Scotland were the first team to beat england after the '66 world. Which in Law's and many other scots mixed up world made Scotland champions of the world.
So this is not an example of me (or any English person) seizing on any comment being made by any Scottish sportsperson and making a big deal of it, but simply a reflection (both personal and historical) of one particular Scottish footballer who made an arse of himself, with both this comment and his otherwise anti english stance.
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Very Astutely put Pete. ;) :)