If We Could All Vote - Would the Scotland Vote Be As Close?

[atinabay]

 

And I just meant they {North Koreans} call it a US dollar because it is a US dollar and hence of the same value as any other US dollar.

Ok. I'm not doubting you. Not my strongest field, but I cannot get my head round how a country can perform poorly and the value of its money can be the same as a country which is monetarily richer, just because its named the same....... I'm making the comparison if I went to France as an independent Scot with £5, and you came with me with a British £5, would we be able to buy the same amount of baguettes ?...... Lets say one country (whichever) is near bankruptcy while the other is the richest in the world,how can the pound possibly buy the same ? Surely one of us has got to go hungry here as the other one gets fat.   

[teetee]

atinabay I only happened across this last minute but if lots of those who wanted to have what appears to be non-biased information I think this would have been an eye opener.

My feeling is that if you have too much wine reading this you will miss the points and end up asleep     

[atinabay]

atinabay I only happened across this last minute but if lots of those who wanted to have what appears to be non-biased information I think this would have been an eye opener.

My feeling is that if you have too much wine reading this you will miss the points and end up asleep       

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[teetee]

Atinabay you are correct.

What you call a currency is not that relevant and the Scots many in future want to call their new currency the pound but if it is no aligned with the pound it will not have the same value.

You cannot have a currency with no historical value as whatever a new Scottish currency is called will have no value as it has no history of value. The pound has a value based on is historical use and the fact that is is worth what is states on it as with all other currencies.

If I take £200 Monopoly note to my local shop they will not take is as a note worth £200 Monopoly money because it has nothing to back it up like the The Bank of England and reserves and history to give it a value.

[stoop]

I'm not well versed on monitory systems but I can see a point where as a business in England we might not accept Scottish Notes.

Yes they can obviously continue to use the pound and I read today that the BOE has shipped £millions north of the border so that the canny Scots can take all their money out of the banks before it all goes teets up.

On the actual vote - a no from me and I think it will be a no from them as well. I'm sure many no voters have kept their own council due to fear of reprisals. They will be out in force tomorrow braving polling booths.

[stoop]

Maybe time to buy bitcoins  

[desmartinson]

For goodness sake, give it a rest guys, I log on every day to Calis beach forum, and all im getting is bloody Jockland forum, What will be will be, let them get on with it and just wait till the result. by the way I am not anti Scots, I happen to think they make the best malt whisky in the world, their football team is crap (but then so is Englands) their rugby team is crap, but no one can throw a tree trunk around like a Scotsman.            

[atinabay]

On the actual vote - a no from me and I think it will be a no from them as well. I'm sure many no voters have kept their own council due to fear of reprisals. They will be out in force tomorrow braving polling booths.

Hit the nail on the head Stoop... It's getting to the ridiculous stupid stage that your scared of being ostracized because you want to vote NO.  Reminds me of many a years gone past when  you pretended that you voted labor, even if you hadn't. Scourge of the nation(Scotland) for not voting labour.. Sad pitiful mentality. I pay my taxes, I employ people, I contribute to my community, and I have a RIGHT and free will to vote for what I FEEL is right.. I'm not saying that I'm making the right choice.. No one is going to know what the right choice is until a few years down the line.

[atinabay]

For goodness sake, give it a rest guys, I log on every day to Calis beach forum, and all im getting is bloody Jockland forum, What will be will be, let them get on with it and just wait till the result. by the way I am not anti Scots, I happen to think they make the best malt whisky in the world, their football team is crap (but then so is Englands) their rugby team is crap, but no one can throw a tree trunk around like a Scotsman.                  

Its the section on 'All things not Turkey' and the thread is about the vote in Scotland.... Don't see what else there is to talk about here.... But if you want to change the subject, fine.... Bearing in mind that you admit that we make the best malt here, on the basis that a bottle or two is polished off, don't you think that going outside tossing a few logs about seems the natural thing to do? Once the winner of the furthest toss has been established its straight to bed, a good rest and wake up in the morning looking out the window exclaiming.. 'Who the heck threw all ma logs over the back garden'?

[desmartinson]

Well done , I needed that,              ps , where the hell is  Coatbridge?