tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post8765190772604762453..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: All Aboard The Cutty SarkDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-24058825548218658492017-03-18T06:44:07.345+00:002017-03-18T06:44:07.345+00:00Nope. I'm not aware of anyone hating me and I...Nope. I'm not aware of anyone hating me and I have no particular beef against our Northern kin. My post was simply sharing an empirical observation in regard to a vocal sub-group's unthinking reaction to my ethnic origins. <br />FYI, I am grateful to the people of Glasgow for their unsolicited bigotry: it made me an ardent Scottish and (reluctant) English nationalist.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-29641415174617043312017-03-16T09:16:37.868+00:002017-03-16T09:16:37.868+00:00Aye. Right. Everyone hates me because I'm Engl...Aye. Right. Everyone hates me because I'm English meme. Perhaps "everyone" hates you because you're an erse?Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-68819615187586771712017-03-16T07:15:11.744+00:002017-03-16T07:15:11.744+00:00I discovered my English identity only after moving...I discovered my English identity only after moving to Glasgow, whereupon it was forcefully impressed upon me by the locals that, no I wasn't a Briton hailing from Yorkshire, but rather, a "f*ckin Sassenach".Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-51979465148525653442017-03-15T19:04:18.251+00:002017-03-15T19:04:18.251+00:00"The town I grew up in is no longer English.&..."The town I grew up in is no longer English."<br /><br />I wonder if many English people think of themselves as English. If it crops up as a question or an issue perhaps, but not otherwise. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-49173056848450702632017-03-15T13:43:00.023+00:002017-03-15T13:43:00.023+00:00A rather silly threat. Read the Daily Mail much?A rather silly threat. Read the Daily Mail much?Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-79088496336493039022017-03-15T13:41:58.458+00:002017-03-15T13:41:58.458+00:00You probably will find that your gin is distilled ...You probably will find that your gin is distilled in Scotland.Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-90043928963270611052017-03-15T13:32:03.665+00:002017-03-15T13:32:03.665+00:00First act, if by some miracle, she does con everyo...First act, if by some miracle, she does con everyone into Scotland leaving, is to nick all their offshore oil. Then we say, 'Yeah, you and whose navy?'James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com