I think the English have a 'sneering' attitude,probably due to an inferiority complex having been "subjects' and commoners,while the Scots realy never gave a hoot for royalty and all their 'hangers on'.
In Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, the people take the time to learn and understand the country's history. The English (mainly the southern English) do not take the time to learn. Why should they.... They're not Colonised.
The scotish hate the english because of things that happened hundreds of years before anybody alive today was even born, well done scotish, us english still like ya, but its funny how they only hate the english they dont know.
Since i was a boy I think Scottish attitudes towards the english have definitely improved. The only people i know in Scotland who don't like the English are grumpy old buggers who go to the pub everyday and generally don't like anyone.
look. most scottish people dont care where people come from they like them or they dont like them. in the same way they think of other scots. and thats exactly what other countries should think of scotland
This is stupid , Scots dont mind the English hence the reason why there are Hundreds of thousand of English living in Scotland and who visit year on year. What we dont like is being told how crap we are by English people who have never visited Scotland and like to refer to us as drunken Kiltwearing , war mongering cavemen who say" see you Jimmy". Never heard a Scot say that in my life.
i think the english are great people who helped us and the rest of europe defeat the nazis and stand up to the soviet union, they cant be that bad can they?
@seonidh the ira blew up anybody in range of their cowardly bombs,women,kids or even innocent irish people,so you cannot generalise and say the irish bombed england it was a few cowards who couldn`t get their own way with words,we have thousands of lovely irish people living here.
@adger42 yes anyone in range of the bombs was a ligitimate target. But they never planted a single bomb in wales or Scotland. The reason for this no devolved powers and westminster as the seat of the nation. Regarding bombing the ira were irish nt scots or welsh, true not all irish blew up the english but a lot of them fund such ventures including the irish in america.
@seonidh Innocent people are never legitimate targets,the ira targeted england because the uk parliament is in england,the uk parliament is a mixed race parliament that england and the english do NOT control,england wants its own parliament just as scotland and wales do,the people of lots of countries that funded the ira have a lot to answer for when the day comes.So try to understand, england does not run the united kingdom.
@adger42 try telling that to the people they killed in northern ireland or people who died in the london pub bombings of the 1970s. England or more to the point westminster before 1999 did rule the whole UK from london and that was why they targetted england.
@seonidh sorry but this message just seems to repeat what i said in my last post and far as i know england hasn`t ruled england or anywhere else since they dissolved the english parliament in 1701.
@adger42 no the power base was in england till 1999, and as for the majority ruling you need only look at the policies of Margaret Thatcher with her Tory party and middle English viewpoints. Thats why when New Labour came in the gave the scots and welsh etc their own parliaments. A fairer system and that was the original political system of the union in 1707 until Westminster disbanded the Scottish parliament and focused on Empire building.
@seonidh agreed, the only thing that need to happen now is to set up an english parliament then that fairness will be complete,but still the westminster parliament throughout it`s history has been made up of politicians from all three constituant countries,there have been english,welsh and scottish prime ministers so please don`t throw all your woes on the english.
@adger42 I never did throw all my woes on the English mearly stated the seat of power for the UK was in Westminster. Tories were middle English centric and anyone above the midlands was faie game as we all recall from the miners dispute and the poll tax where lancashire and Scotland were hammered. The tax was only repealed when rioting started in London the following year. Englands parliament would be a good idea I dont know if Cornwall would want to join that but I wish it success.
@seonidh i`m glad you realise thatcher despised the working class english just as much as scots and welsh,we all felt the pain of that wretched woman,england is largely tory,i know apart from the north(lib dem)scotland is labour,another reason for a federal britain and an english parliament and to be frank,if cornwall wants an assembly or parliament and jump to the tune of europe like ireland did then so what,its down to themselves.
@adger42 having cousins in Lancashire I fully understand the policies of Thatcher she was a self serving bitch. I look forward to the english parliament but the reason why it isnt here is because of the EU and the British governments lapdog stance to them. The EU has the UK broken up into regoins Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all whole, while England is still divided as counties constitutionally and politically as a single entity they dont want England to exist. Divide and rule mabe?
@seonidh Yes iv`e seen the map the europeans produced that blatently omitted england from the world,(well they have been trying for hundreds of years),if they had got their way ,and welshman john prescott tried it,they would have had england in their grip,toss one region a few crumbs more than it`s neighbour and sit back and watch us fight each other,but believe it or not most english still havn`t worked it out,more worried about corrie or eastenders
@adger42 utter shocking more English people dont care, when the public is dumbed down with Corrie, Eastenders or those rediculous reality tv shows, it spells yet another nail in the coffin for society. If people can give more of a shit who Andrew Lloyd-Webbers interviewing for a west end show or a c, d, or e list star eats a kangaroos asshole in the bush I just about struggle NOT to batter my head off a wall. Ukip is sounding more appealing by the moment.
@seonidh It`s where the media especially the bbc want them to be,the bbc only shows the st george cross in anti-social events/programs(except rugby/football) there are no solid english newspapers to shout the english cause mp`s want power and money most don`t have more than one generation english roots anyway so why should they bother if england vanishes off the map there`re british anyway so the only way is---tunisia/egypt/barhain or even lybia it`s the only way they `ll listen.
@adger42 to tell you the truth I never thought of it like that. The tv did a documentry years ago about many people of ethnic backgrounds can take prde in saying they're black, but the second a white person says they're proud to be white you get negitive racist undertones even when the person doesnt have a racist bone in his/her body. The media and right wing groups have hijacked the term white and pulled it apart. Its almost as if white people are guilty to feel proud of their ethnic origins.
@seonidh your dead right ,think what would be said if we had a "white policemans association" or "music of white origin"i think the four nations of the uk should have their own parliament but stick together against the uk government
@adger42 modern society is so eagre to show its multi-cultural credibility I wouldnt be suprised if the opening ceremony in 2012 is crammed with beatboxers, breakdancers, while leaving out native traditions from this island. Then Shami Chakrabarti on Question Time with her "lets make everyone not in a minority feel guilty about something!" attitude. As for the Midsomer has no black people furore,remember the comedy Desmonds, it had no white main cast members but we didnt scream racism.
@32ewing I would have to say the english are alright no problem. Up to 40% of scots are of English descent so theres a good chance you have english blood just as there are at least 700.000 scots living down south and have mixed and have english-scottish children.
Ask a Canadian what they think of Americans, Ask a Portuguese what they think of the Spanish, Ask a Pakistani what they think of Indians. You will get the same answer. Nothing new here.
As a Scot who has lived in various parts of England, I have to say the English don't know much at all about Scotland. They don't hate Scots, but they don't like them. They tend to harbour prejudices and since they are dominant in the UK, that can be very harmful. A bigger nation doesn't need to hate a smaller neighbouring nation to do them great damage. Arrogance, ignorance and self-importance are enough.
@Tam1297 True. But Thatcher premantly, or at least for a long time has fucked up the English North and the Midlands, aswell as the English fishing industry in all the coastal regions. Only London benefitted from Thatcher. She fucked up everybody, its not like they only ballsed up Scotland. She tried to destroy Scotland, well with England she actually succeeded.
Actually wrong I'm Scottish and I have nothing against English people. it's the UK Government and UK Media based in England that annoys me. I'm sure that's what most Scots are annoyed by the indeference portrayed by both.
I don't hate the English, I hate being ruled by them though.
Right now they are our masters, give Scotland its independence and they will be more liked as neighbours.
I can tell you for a fact that when England were playin in the WC10 everyone in my neighbourhood could be heard cheering everytime someone scored against England.
I don't think anyone hates English people but there is a big dislike for England due to the fact we are ruled from London and media/broadcasters are English.
@NoriokoTheMagicSkunk yeah XDDD About the football thing, I was against the, ,I didnt mind who won. I guess because we know our football team is crap (scotland i mean) but its such a blow to enlgand when they loose. mostly cause they cant except, their team isnt that great ^-^; no offence any english people here, I dont hate you, I have a few good english friends =D But its just you rule over us...and I dont like it XD
most Scots have nothing against the English, its the English media that ruin it, like the World Cup there, they hyped the English into hysteria about fuckin 1966 and how it would get repeated, blah blah blah
Good video, but I am English, with Scottish roots. I have no problem with the Scottish. I'm proud to have them as neighbours. It seems that the Scottish tend to hold on to grudges from hundreds of years ago. Are they blaming the English people for what their Kings and Queens did? That's like blaming little Fritz the German School kid for what Hitler done? Time to move on people, we are better as a Union rather than seperate countries!
@Tam1297 don`t piss down my back and tell me it`s raining, of course SOME scots still treat the english as enemies,they blame all their woes on the english,they blame england for holding them back some even think the english still want this union,the fact is england wants an english government,if you look closely it`s not only scotland and wales being held down by politicians.
hey adger get off your high horse,when you can say that the english dont feel the same way about the scots then you can take the high ground untill then lighten up.
@Tam1297 Those negative thoughts are centuries old, so these people need to move on ,hopefully you will get that vote this year but i KNOW we english won`t get a vote for independance from this sick union,
There are scottish and welsh mp`s in the westminster parliament ,it is not only the english mp`s who want this union to stand.
@Tam1297 it`s not so foolish,the 9 billion here is what "some"of you scots are ramming down our throats year on year telling us how you saved us from bankrupsy, 37 b+your 43b is mostly spent on scotland compare that with yorkshire.all england would be happy to keep our own revenues,as for my ignorance causing negativity,turn your volume up and listen to your fellow countrymen/women--that is centuries old negativity
@wank0r why did the english never take our Scottish 1, 5 ,10, 20, pound notes in the shops or pubs who do they think they are i can tell you something THEY ARE NOT THE BEST
Right, I've removed the Braveheart comment, although I DO think it has an effect on some Scottish people's view of the English.
Yes we were at war in around 1300, Edward the Longshanks was a prick, it's not like the English voted for him LoL. And we are all different people from our ancestors.
A lot of other hatred comes from a grudge between English and Scottish sports teams.
Anyway in my experience I've met quite a few Scots, they've all been friendly people and I've been friendly in return.
edward longshanks was no more a prick than william wallace,they were both warriors of the time,most scots live in this century now, it`s only a minority with very low self esteem that hark back 350 years.
Well, with MrJST87's sterling reasoning about how dimwitted the Scots are, who can oppose him? I mean, I suppose referencing Braveheart (without even a polling statistic reference) as proof of Scottish mental impairment would NEVER be the sort of thing that could get on the nerves of the Scots... oh and I'm Italian, so no shit ration about me being biased to the Scots...
oh yeah...there were no tensions between scotland and england before 1995.....
Muppet.
This video deosn't really have any depth. All I see is some scots laughing about the bit of banter that is the nature of the relationship with our neighbour.
We don't hate the english for gods sake. Theres an historical rivalry. Its good fun.
The english are obsessive glory hunters they cheat lie tell stories leaving out half leaving out all the facts so as to imply england done great things all by themselves, of course the reason for this is a massive inferiorty complex, they suspect that other countries are as good as if not better than themselves. As far as Scotland is concerned this is very much the case hence the need for them to delude themselves....:)
@strathpipe Exactly couldnt have put it better myself ""The english are obsessive glory hunters they cheat lie tell stories leaving out half leaving out all the facts so as to imply england done great things all by themselves, of course the reason for this is a massive inferiorty complex, they suspect that other countries are as good as if not better than themselves. As far as Scotland is concerned this is very much the case hence the need for them to delude themselves....:) ""
Im Scottish and have travelled quite a good bit 4 my age, trust me, it does'nt matter where u go in the world cause there's always good guys, bad guys and complete wanks. Although I fucking HATE English sports commentators. Every time England enter the world cup they have already won it. May those fuckers burn in hell!
@scottdj1982 there is no point in entering a competion unless you believe you can win,we have won fuck all since 1966 ,but there is NOTHING wrong with self belief,maybe that is what you need.
@adger42. If it wasn't bad enough from all the hype surrounding England in the world cup ie. Mars bars and kit-kats changing their names, also the bookies tipped u for finishing 3rd when they saw the inferiority of your group!!!! Now the shit has well and trully hit the fan! I think it's disgusting how your own media can suck u off so much then stick a knife in ur back eg. Refering to Green your goalie as a clown after his howler and your own fans booing you on the world stage..how embarresing!
adger42... I dont hate the English bud, simple as that. I have family/ friends in London, Manchester etc. I am though refering to the way my country has been raped by your politicians, had our oil, stole over the years. How your sports commentators blow smoke up players arses when really they are shit, blow smoke up your celebrities arses like Jordan etc. We (Scottish) are humble people and whether u r English or whatever, if your country wanks itself off we generally wont like that. ok.
@scottdj1982 The oil is or was british oil,BRITISH politicians have also raped england of any status in the world,so you don`t have a monopoly on that, as for our way of life well you can have your opinion on that and i am genuinly sorry for having to say this we don`t care wether you like us or not.and don`t call me fucking BUD
@adger42 I called you bud as a kind of piece offering if u like, I cant be fucked debating with u anymore cause u have made up in your own mind that u r right and I am wrong. Its like u tellin an Irishman to respect the monarch cause the Queen has done nothing bad to his country. Typicall English, arrogant,. Do yourself a favour and dont msg me back kid!
@scottdj1982 mate or pal would have been more friendly,sonny, what is "typical english arrogance"? .every english person is arrogant ,are we? terrible thing to generalise on,and every scottish person is "humble",are you? read these words and tell me who is arrogant.
@adger42 "typical English" was a dig m8, u dont have to go on the defence it was only meant as banter.... Im only pullin ur chain, If I c u in the pub I will buy you a beer. bye..
@adger42 Thats cool! Where do u guys go when u come up? Yeah this country is ok I suppose, when it's not fucking raining all the time lol! Thats why we are a country of drinkers cause when it rains there is not much else to do lol!
@scottdj1982 first trip was to gairloch in westeross ,took a 12 hr drive thought we were never gonna get there,then we stayed at a premier inn in inverness liked it there,stayed a few days on the isle of skye(can`t remember it`s new name lol),but by far the best so far was at a place called scarfskerry near wick right on the coast,i think next we`ll try the lowlands and borders but the highlands will take some beating lol.
@adger42 Holy crap! U have probably seen more of Scotland than me hahaha! I want to travel the Islands and further north but my fiance being the sun freak she is, devotes all our time and money on going to the South Americas!
@scottdj1982 yeah well,i`m probably quite a bit older than you ---i`ve had all the sunburn i need lol,to be honest we hav`nt seen that much rain it`s been cool for summer but mostly dry,it`s those ffffing big gnats that i would like to murder lol
5 seconds ago @scottdj1982 just like your fans did in 1978??? I seem to remember a lot of them wanting to change their national identity to hide the shame of ally's army going tits up. Now that's embarrassing! Wind your neck in.
@scottdj1982 England fans shelled out alot of money to see england play and the English media hypes England football way to much we know were shit were just proud to actually take part with the booing I can see why they did boo but maybe they shouldn't off, lets remember with out the English fans at any world cup there would be no attmosphere PERIOD, of all the games I watched at the world only the english fans could be heard, even Shakira said the same thing on James Cordens World Cup Show.
@mcrudeboi123456789 Thats fair enough m8, I do c ur point..... The fans did splash out a bit to watch that crap and I also agree that England fans do create a good atmosphere, especially when all the atmosphere was sucked out every game of football in that tourny because of those fucking vuvuzela's lol!
I always try and judge people by their own individual character rather than what particular social/religious/nationality they belong to...but I must say, the english do really get on my tits, very much so as a matter of fact.
A couple of years ago I went a trip to Alton Towards from Glasgow, the trip down was horrible, leaving at 2am and arriving at 8am.
Anyway, we spent the day down there and it was great, one of my best school trips ever!
But while we were waiting in line for a ride these to girls started chatting to us cos they were surious about us accents. At first we were like oookaay, random people talking to us but we chatted to them for the whole wait in the line... (continued)
They asked us why were down and other stuff and we asked them about the rides and stuff and it was great.
I tell you this because... It shows that the Scottish and English do not teach hatred towards the other in the schools (or that they there not doing a very good job =P).
Full agreement,but i don`t dislike the scots and i love scotland(not as much as england though) but they need a change culture,teaching children they are a downtrodden people does nothing for their self-esteem so they attack the country they THINK has wronged them,but it has to start from the top
I like the fact the you are being truthful and (like you say) I love England (not as much as Scotland though) and it's people, the way it can be so different from us even though we are on the same island. Same goes for the Welsh.
But like I have said in previous comments, which you may want to read, Scottish schools do not teach it's pupils to "hate" the English.
I do not comment on the English educational system because I have no idea what it's like never being through it. So I would like to ask that people not make presumptions on things they have not expeirienced personally.
I have just finished my primary and secondary school education and not once did a teacher ever say or imply that the English were bad people or anything like that.
An old friend of mine that I knew right from P.1 use to have a very strong view on the English and I remeber him saying something in my English class that was totally uncalled for and our teacher (who is Scottish through and through) just turned round and told him to shut up!
Comments like that are the reason we have feelings of dislike towards the English. But my opinion, and this is something I have learned over the years, is that I dont care about the nationality, race, religion or anything ike that as long as you are a good person.
This is getting as bad as racism. Our parliaments should really do something about this.
My friend who is Scottish born but has an English accent gets shit everyday about it. its NOT fair!
Well thanks for putting me right on that,i am probably wrong to generalise but this particular vid does show a general feeling of dislike toward the english and in modern britain it is totally unjustified.
This is not a dated discussion you can`t hide from it,anti-english feeling is all over the internet and as usual we are very slow to react,but it is now being noticed,if scotland wants independance then i for one hope it happens soon but not at the expense of england ,you need to read other blogs on this matter.also i do not appreciate being called juvenile and stupid just because you don`t like my answers.
I wasn't calling YOU juvenille or stupid, I was refering to my own personal actions. And I'll listen to your (anyones) views/opinions/answers as long as they don't over step the mark and are just plain viscious.
And I am saying it doesn't seem as bad as it use to be but I'm not saying it isn't there anymore. You don't come across it as often as you use to.
There is probably just as much anti-Scottish as anti-English.
The world would not work the same without generalisation (for better or worse I don't know). Have you heard the saying "the majority should decide"? Well that's generalising, and if you take that away you have individuals deciding for the majority (dictating). If I said "England are amazing at football" that would be the same amount of generalisation as if I said "England are shit at football". One is positive the other negative... ...BUT YOU CANT HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER!
Saying that "Everyone generalises" is a generalisation in itself! You lie when you say you stopped generalising at 14. That is not possible. : ) Please keep your comments coming, we could each learn something here.
Right fine you can't have one positive genralisation without having a bad one exist but do we ALWAYS HAVE TO express the bad generalistions we come up with..?
It is not a generalistion becuase it is human nature to generalise about the world. Go out there and try and find someone (I;m not talking about children etc.) who has not had a generalising thought and/or said it, I think it would kind of be impossible. So I am just stating a probable fact.
Lol =) That is just soo random (and I SO agree ;) ).
I can imagine someone coming on here and reading all these comments (especially the ones between me and you) and be like WTF!? Why are they talking about Indian currys now... =P
i think the problem is that it is a scottish reaction to the english rather than anything else.i would say thats due to the english sometimes displaying a tone of arrogance or an ayre of superiority in the way they talk and act.also very competetive.for instance football fans
!!NEWSFLASH!! The English people of todays generation are not to blame for what happened hundreds of years ago between our nations. People who still use history as a reason for hating the English need to get lade a little more often... there's a world outside of your grotty council house you know!!
What do you mean "people"who use history for hating us english,it`s taught in their schools anyone would think the scots 300 yrs back were little lambs waiting to be slaughtered,in truth they were visciousfighters and killed many many english but they only teach what the english did.
How many times I'm I going to have to repeat myself...
Scottish schools do not teach us to "hate" English people.
So unless you have been through the Scottish educational system and lived here for a sufficient amount of time then your comments have no value and you should keep them to yourself.
Okay... (1) You don't HAVE to repeat yourself (looking at the amount of comments you've posted it seems you just like doing so). (2) Being ENGLISH, my comments on this matter do have value (just as much as yours). That's called allowing everyone to have an opinion. (3) The Scottish (in general) are obviously taught to hate/dislike the English somewhere, so if it's not at school I guess it must be at home (sad).
If you read what I was saying you would see I am NOT saying that your comments have no value because your English. I am saying your opinions have no value because you have obviously not been through the Scottish educational system or lived here long enough to credit your words on what we teach and where/how we live. And I am not saying that you shouldn't express your views, I am just stating that what you say has no value so that others know when reading these posts.
Also if I look at your post then I COULD say that "ALL" English people were sterotypical and not open minded at all. BUT I KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE. Cause I don't judge a nation of people based on one comment made by one of them.
Your comment proves that you must have been taught somewhere to be sterotypical and judge others by first glance. So where was that taught, home or school?
DON'T go getting personal about others families cos that just hurts a lot people in the end up. You dont know mine!
How does my comment prove that I judge at first glance? (I mentioned nothing about sight). I'm honest enough to admit that I make good and bad generalisations every single day! SO WHAT. YOU are in denial if you think YOU don't. As for the family thing... that was another generalisation, it wasn't personal.
It's an expression and I meant that you judged at first glance of the comments you were reading.
I never said I never made bad generalisations, I try not to but I do, I'll admit that.
I don't think you would like it if people made bad generalisations and included your family in it so I wouldn't say that about others and pass it off as a generalistions (advice, not saying you cant).
I understood why you were saying my comments have no value the first time. But what I was saying is that the single fact that I'm English DOES give my comments value on this sebject (everyone's opinions count on YouTube don't they?
I never said the English views and opinions didn't matter. Where did you get that from? I am saying that any person in the world does not have a valued opinion (whether it be good or bad) of Scottish education and how we live unless they've been throught it all.
Just like I cannot comment (especially bad) on your (English) educational system and how/where you live because I have never lived there nor have I been to any schools (etc.) down there.
Okay hang on. We're getting mixed up here. I never said that you said the English opinions don't matter. I meant, you said, my opinion on the Scottish educational system has no value (okay, understood and agreed with). What I was trying to say is that my opinion on the subject of the hate between our nations matters as much as anyone elses who is Scottish or English. I suppose it just comes down to "each to their own".
Ohhhhhh.... Oookay. Totally get what you are saying and I agree with you. You're opinions do matter about the subject of hate between our nations, I do respect that you are I able to listen to mine and argue them reasonably.
I guess the one thing we can agree on it that it does come down to "each to their own".
Haha. We got there kind of. : ). I have made bad comments about the Scottish, when in fact my opinion is much similar to your own. It's not where you come from that matters, it's the kind of person you are and the things you do that make you who you are. : ) It's worth getting to know people rather than assume you won't like them, it's just that in this day and age that is so hard to do.
its not the history that winds me up its the arrogance and competetiveness,the ayre of superiority.yes this is a large generalisation and many english are wonderful.
This channel is for people learning English as a Second Language and provides practice with adjectives and for using "like" as an adverb. That's the whole story right there. I'm an ignorant American who did not know that this was a touchy subject until the day I started asking this question in the streets of Edimburgh, in 1995. A few years later, "Braveheart" confirmed what I had begun to learn. - see below for the continuation...
but i'm sure they could say that to me too speaking the Southern(US) English Dialect, The yanks cant stand the way we talk either but.... we cant really stand them or care what the heck they think anyway anyway.
What we usually hate is the fact that you southerners hate us for thinking that we hate you.
Also, whenever I get into debates with anyone from the south, they usually open up with an insult of my dog, followed by another insult saying I don't know guns past Counter-strike, and then the eventual "and that is why You are wrong"
But that being said, I don't have a dog, I don't even play counter-strike, and I've used guns since I was 8... I hate stereotypes...
face it you hate us B/c to you we cant get out of the Past. and to us its b/c you wont let us get out of this Dang Union.
btw everytime i argue with one of Y'all it's
nothing but being called trailer trash inbred Rednecks, and then the Eventual "Your a Racist Traitor b/c your a Southern Nationalist."
(If'n you wanna argue this'n s'more take it to the PM's b/c like the man said this is for people learning English as a 2nd language, it ain't fer political junk)
lol you make it sound as if you people the English, had nothing to do with it,lol, and money back,major, lol, is that the money yous stole from us,or the money from the north sea which is Scottish.look i have nothing against the English a lot of my mates are English,it is a shame that our nations do not get along better,but the history is always there,thats the problem,anyway just saying,lol.
Listen if your are going to slag us off,then do it don`t say "a lot of my mates are english" north sea oil delivers 9 billion pounds a yr,scotland recieves 37 billion from the treasury +10% of the cost of any major project in england so you keep the oil; and we`ll keep the rest.
I made this video in 1995 and I'm sorry I did. I was simply looking for ten questions to ask each person I met to bring back to my ESL classroom, and being a stupid American myself, I didn't even know that there were ill feelings between the English & Scots. I might take this clip down, or disable comments. All I want is something interesting and different for EFL students using the present simple tense.
I really am sorry your vid has been hi-jacked,i don`t know where you did the survey but it is heavily weighted toward the scots view of the english,i think if you would have asked the same ammount of english people their view of the scottish you would have a very clear picture of who hates who
@realenglish1 There is no need for you to be sorry , the whole situation is sorry,the sad part is some of the people in your vid are only negative about the english because it`s "traditional" Here in england we live and work with the scottish with no problems at all. What does that say about scotland?
Most of the reasons why Scots dislike the English are myths. At Culloden the Government army was mostly Lowland Scots. The clearances were perpetrated by the Scottish lairds. The English aristocracy were just as nasty to their own peasantry, but Mel Gibson never made a film about Wat Tyler.
But that's so much ancient history; as the Corrys sang, in the past it must remain.
Personally, I'd like to see an independant Scotland. Bye bye, good luck. Can we have our money back please.
i`m sorry but you cannot blame the english for giving scotland a bad name(as you say) the signs are there to be read,it`s vids such as this where the people interviewed have voiced their opinions(rightly so) with a definate anti-english outcome. if they can voice their opinions then please do not tell me i can`t voice mine.
Sorry I was under the impression that they were saying the English were c*nts.
I was suggesting they keep there bad comments to themselves because they were giving alot people a bad name.
But let me rephrase... ANYBODY who does NOT have a GOOD OPINION should just KEEP IT TO THEMSELVES.
I am all for voicing your opinion but I do not agree that people should go about insulting each other or saying stuff (like on the video) that just isn't nice.
I do see that most/nearly all of the people in this video were anti-English but they do not speak for everyone in Scotland.
You can express your views, not saying you can't, but these people where asked as an educational interest and did not realise the problems between our 2 nations. It was not meant to start crazy commenting between the Scottish and the English on this site.
The aldults in the video clearly do realise the problems between our nations. They were allowed to state their opinions (rightly so), and they did. In most cases they were bad opinions (negative) which is why people generalise in saying the Scottish hate the English (the majority). This may or may not be true, but it seems there is more evidence to support that statement than there is to dismiss it.
I meant that the person who filmed this did not realise the problem between our nations (they have stated that, somewhere).
I guess these arguements will never end cos the Scottish can say that about the English as well so I guess I am just going to leave cos all I am saying is that this does not speak for that majority of the Scottish you generalise that hate the English.
My personal opinion is that I like the English, everyone in the world who is a good person or tries to be.
I'm the American idiot who filmed this. I had no idea there was a "problem". I already removes many hate comments. I don't mind the vulgarity in the comments, but I don't like stupid hate comments. Besides, this is just a channel (and a website) for foreigners learning English. I would have already removed this clip from YouTube if teachers didn't find it useful in their classrooms. Many teachers use this clip intelligently for the grammar which is used, and for discussuins about stereotypes.
I hope you know that I never called you an American Idiot (lol, the Green Day song, love it) and I'm sorry if it seemed that I was implying that you were.
This video is a very good educational tool on many things like sterotypes, learning English and the Uk's different cultures in the different countries.
It would make life easier if you took it down but I think it should stay up cos it does show people from all around the world what it's truly like in Britain (between the different countries) even if it's not all nice.
@realenglish1 most scots have no problems with the english,we do however have a problem with americans with distant scottish ancestry wearing a kilt,making a mockery of our traditions.
also it depends on where you go,if you goto a protestant in glasgow,their fews of the englanders would be more favorable than a catholic from glasgow,or someone from edinburgh or aberdeen.
theres no definative opinion on the english,i have no problem with them personally.
There's a saying in Canada..."you can always tell an Englishman,but you can't tell him much".
maksicar 5 days ago
I think the English have a 'sneering' attitude,probably due to an inferiority complex having been "subjects' and commoners,while the Scots realy never gave a hoot for royalty and all their 'hangers on'.
maksicar 5 days ago
In Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, the people take the time to learn and understand the country's history. The English (mainly the southern English) do not take the time to learn. Why should they.... They're not Colonised.
1965ajax 1 week ago
The scotish hate the english because of things that happened hundreds of years before anybody alive today was even born, well done scotish, us english still like ya, but its funny how they only hate the english they dont know.
beerwalla 1 month ago
scotland had england on the run during the times of william wallace and bonnie prince charlie lol
Ravinrichard 2 months ago
Girl at 1:10 lies.
yrhyngrwyd 2 months ago
lol..my grandmother was Scottish, and from all I ever learned from her is that , Scots really don't think much of Anybody.
catbird007 6 months ago
Since i was a boy I think Scottish attitudes towards the english have definitely improved. The only people i know in Scotland who don't like the English are grumpy old buggers who go to the pub everyday and generally don't like anyone.
Razzed13 6 months ago
@Hasvelt I'm patriotic because English history is amazing and we have done so well despite being a tiny country...
TheCrump3t 8 months ago
look. most scottish people dont care where people come from they like them or they dont like them. in the same way they think of other scots. and thats exactly what other countries should think of scotland
SuperFrogcrazy 8 months ago
At 0.52 it's Father Jack. Drink, Feck, Arse, Women. lol.
bugsbunny2022 8 months ago
Love this and i'm a patriotic Englishman. love banter between us and you skirt wearing monkeys.
TheCrump3t 8 months ago
Great Britain could never of achieved what we have done without the joint efforts from Scotland, England, Wales AND Northern Ireland.
blues4life17 8 months ago 2
This is stupid , Scots dont mind the English hence the reason why there are Hundreds of thousand of English living in Scotland and who visit year on year. What we dont like is being told how crap we are by English people who have never visited Scotland and like to refer to us as drunken Kiltwearing , war mongering cavemen who say" see you Jimmy". Never heard a Scot say that in my life.
Azureecosse 8 months ago
This is amazing! Soooo true!!!
the007hami 9 months ago
I'm indifferent. Don't dislike them. I can't stand most of their accents though for some reason.
unrealeck 9 months ago
I am scottish and i like the english what's the big deal ? Look at what our little island has achieved in the greater scheme of things.
Malcmcm 10 months ago 4
i think the english are great people who helped us and the rest of europe defeat the nazis and stand up to the soviet union, they cant be that bad can they?
scottishchap2008 1 year ago
The real question here would be what do the Irish think of the English. Answer a lot less as they tend to blow up England.
seonidh 1 year ago
@seonidh the ira blew up anybody in range of their cowardly bombs,women,kids or even innocent irish people,so you cannot generalise and say the irish bombed england it was a few cowards who couldn`t get their own way with words,we have thousands of lovely irish people living here.
adger42 10 months ago
@adger42 yes anyone in range of the bombs was a ligitimate target. But they never planted a single bomb in wales or Scotland. The reason for this no devolved powers and westminster as the seat of the nation. Regarding bombing the ira were irish nt scots or welsh, true not all irish blew up the english but a lot of them fund such ventures including the irish in america.
seonidh 10 months ago
@seonidh Innocent people are never legitimate targets,the ira targeted england because the uk parliament is in england,the uk parliament is a mixed race parliament that england and the english do NOT control,england wants its own parliament just as scotland and wales do,the people of lots of countries that funded the ira have a lot to answer for when the day comes.So try to understand, england does not run the united kingdom.
adger42 10 months ago
Innocent people are never legitimate targets,
@adger42 try telling that to the people they killed in northern ireland or people who died in the london pub bombings of the 1970s. England or more to the point westminster before 1999 did rule the whole UK from london and that was why they targetted england.
seonidh 10 months ago
@seonidh sorry but this message just seems to repeat what i said in my last post and far as i know england hasn`t ruled england or anywhere else since they dissolved the english parliament in 1701.
adger42 10 months ago
@adger42 no the power base was in england till 1999, and as for the majority ruling you need only look at the policies of Margaret Thatcher with her Tory party and middle English viewpoints. Thats why when New Labour came in the gave the scots and welsh etc their own parliaments. A fairer system and that was the original political system of the union in 1707 until Westminster disbanded the Scottish parliament and focused on Empire building.
seonidh 10 months ago
@seonidh agreed, the only thing that need to happen now is to set up an english parliament then that fairness will be complete,but still the westminster parliament throughout it`s history has been made up of politicians from all three constituant countries,there have been english,welsh and scottish prime ministers so please don`t throw all your woes on the english.
adger42 10 months ago
@adger42 I never did throw all my woes on the English mearly stated the seat of power for the UK was in Westminster. Tories were middle English centric and anyone above the midlands was faie game as we all recall from the miners dispute and the poll tax where lancashire and Scotland were hammered. The tax was only repealed when rioting started in London the following year. Englands parliament would be a good idea I dont know if Cornwall would want to join that but I wish it success.
seonidh 10 months ago
@seonidh i`m glad you realise thatcher despised the working class english just as much as scots and welsh,we all felt the pain of that wretched woman,england is largely tory,i know apart from the north(lib dem)scotland is labour,another reason for a federal britain and an english parliament and to be frank,if cornwall wants an assembly or parliament and jump to the tune of europe like ireland did then so what,its down to themselves.
adger42 10 months ago
@adger42 having cousins in Lancashire I fully understand the policies of Thatcher she was a self serving bitch. I look forward to the english parliament but the reason why it isnt here is because of the EU and the British governments lapdog stance to them. The EU has the UK broken up into regoins Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all whole, while England is still divided as counties constitutionally and politically as a single entity they dont want England to exist. Divide and rule mabe?
seonidh 10 months ago
@seonidh Yes iv`e seen the map the europeans produced that blatently omitted england from the world,(well they have been trying for hundreds of years),if they had got their way ,and welshman john prescott tried it,they would have had england in their grip,toss one region a few crumbs more than it`s neighbour and sit back and watch us fight each other,but believe it or not most english still havn`t worked it out,more worried about corrie or eastenders
adger42 10 months ago
@adger42 utter shocking more English people dont care, when the public is dumbed down with Corrie, Eastenders or those rediculous reality tv shows, it spells yet another nail in the coffin for society. If people can give more of a shit who Andrew Lloyd-Webbers interviewing for a west end show or a c, d, or e list star eats a kangaroos asshole in the bush I just about struggle NOT to batter my head off a wall. Ukip is sounding more appealing by the moment.
seonidh 10 months ago
@seonidh It`s where the media especially the bbc want them to be,the bbc only shows the st george cross in anti-social events/programs(except rugby/football) there are no solid english newspapers to shout the english cause mp`s want power and money most don`t have more than one generation english roots anyway so why should they bother if england vanishes off the map there`re british anyway so the only way is---tunisia/egypt/barhain or even lybia it`s the only way they `ll listen.
adger42 10 months ago
@adger42 to tell you the truth I never thought of it like that. The tv did a documentry years ago about many people of ethnic backgrounds can take prde in saying they're black, but the second a white person says they're proud to be white you get negitive racist undertones even when the person doesnt have a racist bone in his/her body. The media and right wing groups have hijacked the term white and pulled it apart. Its almost as if white people are guilty to feel proud of their ethnic origins.
seonidh 10 months ago
@seonidh your dead right ,think what would be said if we had a "white policemans association" or "music of white origin"i think the four nations of the uk should have their own parliament but stick together against the uk government
adger42 10 months ago
@adger42 modern society is so eagre to show its multi-cultural credibility I wouldnt be suprised if the opening ceremony in 2012 is crammed with beatboxers, breakdancers, while leaving out native traditions from this island. Then Shami Chakrabarti on Question Time with her "lets make everyone not in a minority feel guilty about something!" attitude. As for the Midsomer has no black people furore,remember the comedy Desmonds, it had no white main cast members but we didnt scream racism.
seonidh 10 months ago
these people dont speak for all scots especially the 40% of scots with English ancestors. Its a poor sampling technique to just show negitive views.
seonidh 1 year ago
@seonidh no sily we dont like them
32ewing 1 year ago
@32ewing I would have to say the english are alright no problem. Up to 40% of scots are of English descent so theres a good chance you have english blood just as there are at least 700.000 scots living down south and have mixed and have english-scottish children.
seonidh 1 year ago
I don't hate the English. I hate the UK
TheBongo87 1 year ago
Ask a Canadian what they think of Americans, Ask a Portuguese what they think of the Spanish, Ask a Pakistani what they think of Indians. You will get the same answer. Nothing new here.
rudeydudey05 1 year ago
As a Scot who has lived in various parts of England, I have to say the English don't know much at all about Scotland. They don't hate Scots, but they don't like them. They tend to harbour prejudices and since they are dominant in the UK, that can be very harmful. A bigger nation doesn't need to hate a smaller neighbouring nation to do them great damage. Arrogance, ignorance and self-importance are enough.
turkeylad 1 year ago
i hate the english. ALBA GU BRATH!!!!
scotland1989able 1 year ago
The gentleman at 00:52, apparently, is a man of very few words.
Lady with the Mic: What do the Scottish think of the English?
Willie: Not much.
Hahahahahah hahhahahah ROFL. Some more Hahahahaha.
Class. Absolutely brilliant.
Some more ROFL.
sask1930 1 year ago
@Tam1297 True. But Thatcher premantly, or at least for a long time has fucked up the English North and the Midlands, aswell as the English fishing industry in all the coastal regions. Only London benefitted from Thatcher. She fucked up everybody, its not like they only ballsed up Scotland. She tried to destroy Scotland, well with England she actually succeeded.
Tiwaz81 1 year ago
thats funny ive loads scotts pals n im english love love x
poo19811 1 year ago
Actually wrong I'm Scottish and I have nothing against English people. it's the UK Government and UK Media based in England that annoys me. I'm sure that's what most Scots are annoyed by the indeference portrayed by both.
Cybopath 1 year ago
@Cybopath as english person i hate our goverment n what there do so sum off us feel ya 2
poo19811 1 year ago
I don't hate the English, I hate being ruled by them though.
Right now they are our masters, give Scotland its independence and they will be more liked as neighbours.
I can tell you for a fact that when England were playin in the WC10 everyone in my neighbourhood could be heard cheering everytime someone scored against England.
I don't think anyone hates English people but there is a big dislike for England due to the fact we are ruled from London and media/broadcasters are English.
NoriokoTheMagicSkunk 1 year ago
@NoriokoTheMagicSkunk yeah XDDD About the football thing, I was against the, ,I didnt mind who won. I guess because we know our football team is crap (scotland i mean) but its such a blow to enlgand when they loose. mostly cause they cant except, their team isnt that great ^-^; no offence any english people here, I dont hate you, I have a few good english friends =D But its just you rule over us...and I dont like it XD
PhilCollins4eva 1 year ago
most Scots have nothing against the English, its the English media that ruin it, like the World Cup there, they hyped the English into hysteria about fuckin 1966 and how it would get repeated, blah blah blah
phucoff1 1 year ago
Good video, but I am English, with Scottish roots. I have no problem with the Scottish. I'm proud to have them as neighbours. It seems that the Scottish tend to hold on to grudges from hundreds of years ago. Are they blaming the English people for what their Kings and Queens did? That's like blaming little Fritz the German School kid for what Hitler done? Time to move on people, we are better as a Union rather than seperate countries!
73dickie 1 year ago
@Tam1297 don`t piss down my back and tell me it`s raining, of course SOME scots still treat the english as enemies,they blame all their woes on the english,they blame england for holding them back some even think the english still want this union,the fact is england wants an english government,if you look closely it`s not only scotland and wales being held down by politicians.
adger42 1 year ago
@adger42
hey adger get off your high horse,when you can say that the english dont feel the same way about the scots then you can take the high ground untill then lighten up.
masterzune 1 year ago
@Tam1297 Those negative thoughts are centuries old, so these people need to move on ,hopefully you will get that vote this year but i KNOW we english won`t get a vote for independance from this sick union,
There are scottish and welsh mp`s in the westminster parliament ,it is not only the english mp`s who want this union to stand.
adger42 1 year ago
@Tam1297 it`s not so foolish,the 9 billion here is what "some"of you scots are ramming down our throats year on year telling us how you saved us from bankrupsy, 37 b+your 43b is mostly spent on scotland compare that with yorkshire.all england would be happy to keep our own revenues,as for my ignorance causing negativity,turn your volume up and listen to your fellow countrymen/women--that is centuries old negativity
adger42 1 year ago
look united kindom . brittish army
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kit2ng219 1 year ago
surely this is bullshit?? whenever im in scotland everyone is friendly.. same as all the scots who live down here
wank0r 1 year ago 17
yeah, but these people are a just a selected few, showing only the bad comments most probably.
hmfc1874andy 1 year ago 2
@wank0r aye but wee still hate u deep down
32ewing 1 year ago
@wank0r - What they say behind your back iks what counts.
rooters11 7 months ago
@wank0r why did the english never take our Scottish 1, 5 ,10, 20, pound notes in the shops or pubs who do they think they are i can tell you something THEY ARE NOT THE BEST
blambreh 3 months ago
Right, I've removed the Braveheart comment, although I DO think it has an effect on some Scottish people's view of the English.
Yes we were at war in around 1300, Edward the Longshanks was a prick, it's not like the English voted for him LoL. And we are all different people from our ancestors.
A lot of other hatred comes from a grudge between English and Scottish sports teams.
Anyway in my experience I've met quite a few Scots, they've all been friendly people and I've been friendly in return.
MrJST87 1 year ago
edward longshanks was no more a prick than william wallace,they were both warriors of the time,most scots live in this century now, it`s only a minority with very low self esteem that hark back 350 years.
iluvit13 1 year ago
@MrJST87 William Wallace was a Prick too. He killed more highlanders than the English and invaded England and massacred the people of York.
grobo11 1 year ago
@grobo11 my dad knew william wallace and said he was pretty sound.
scottishlad1987 1 year ago
@scottishlad1987 Your dad must be pretty old. lol
grobo11 1 year ago
@grobo11 True.
Rob Roy? Robert de Bruis?
They were both pretty sound though..
Tiwaz81 1 year ago
@Tiwaz81 Yeah, you're right there.
grobo11 1 year ago
thats a stupid thing to say
oo00infinity00oo 1 year ago
Well, with MrJST87's sterling reasoning about how dimwitted the Scots are, who can oppose him? I mean, I suppose referencing Braveheart (without even a polling statistic reference) as proof of Scottish mental impairment would NEVER be the sort of thing that could get on the nerves of the Scots... oh and I'm Italian, so no shit ration about me being biased to the Scots...
unclejoeoakland 1 year ago
what a pile of pish, its an insult to both Scots and English, can we get past this 18th century BS please?
rjcampbell2000 2 years ago
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MrJST87 2 years ago
oh yeah...there were no tensions between scotland and england before 1995.....
Muppet.
This video deosn't really have any depth. All I see is some scots laughing about the bit of banter that is the nature of the relationship with our neighbour.
We don't hate the english for gods sake. Theres an historical rivalry. Its good fun.
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MrJST87 2 years ago
One can't generalise I suppose. It's up to us younger folk to bring about harmony and understanding in our cross-cultural relations.
bacabu30 1 year ago
Couldn't agree more.
MrJST87 1 year ago
The english are obsessive glory hunters they cheat lie tell stories leaving out half leaving out all the facts so as to imply england done great things all by themselves, of course the reason for this is a massive inferiorty complex, they suspect that other countries are as good as if not better than themselves. As far as Scotland is concerned this is very much the case hence the need for them to delude themselves....:)
strathpipe 2 years ago
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@strathpipe Exactly couldnt have put it better myself ""The english are obsessive glory hunters they cheat lie tell stories leaving out half leaving out all the facts so as to imply england done great things all by themselves, of course the reason for this is a massive inferiorty complex, they suspect that other countries are as good as if not better than themselves. As far as Scotland is concerned this is very much the case hence the need for them to delude themselves....:) ""
gnostical 1 year ago
@strathpipe hahahahahahahahahaha
adger42 1 year ago
1:10 - She is SO wrong.
rickyoleary 2 years ago
Im Scottish and have travelled quite a good bit 4 my age, trust me, it does'nt matter where u go in the world cause there's always good guys, bad guys and complete wanks. Although I fucking HATE English sports commentators. Every time England enter the world cup they have already won it. May those fuckers burn in hell!
scottdj1982 2 years ago 3
@scottdj1982 there is no point in entering a competion unless you believe you can win,we have won fuck all since 1966 ,but there is NOTHING wrong with self belief,maybe that is what you need.
adger42 1 year ago
@adger42. If it wasn't bad enough from all the hype surrounding England in the world cup ie. Mars bars and kit-kats changing their names, also the bookies tipped u for finishing 3rd when they saw the inferiority of your group!!!! Now the shit has well and trully hit the fan! I think it's disgusting how your own media can suck u off so much then stick a knife in ur back eg. Refering to Green your goalie as a clown after his howler and your own fans booing you on the world stage..how embarresing!
scottdj1982 1 year ago
@scottdj1982 i wonder if you would have the same opinion if the english and scottish roles were reversed?
adger42 1 year ago
adger42... I dont hate the English bud, simple as that. I have family/ friends in London, Manchester etc. I am though refering to the way my country has been raped by your politicians, had our oil, stole over the years. How your sports commentators blow smoke up players arses when really they are shit, blow smoke up your celebrities arses like Jordan etc. We (Scottish) are humble people and whether u r English or whatever, if your country wanks itself off we generally wont like that. ok.
scottdj1982 1 year ago
@scottdj1982 The oil is or was british oil,BRITISH politicians have also raped england of any status in the world,so you don`t have a monopoly on that, as for our way of life well you can have your opinion on that and i am genuinly sorry for having to say this we don`t care wether you like us or not.and don`t call me fucking BUD
adger42 1 year ago
@adger42 I called you bud as a kind of piece offering if u like, I cant be fucked debating with u anymore cause u have made up in your own mind that u r right and I am wrong. Its like u tellin an Irishman to respect the monarch cause the Queen has done nothing bad to his country. Typicall English, arrogant,. Do yourself a favour and dont msg me back kid!
scottdj1982 1 year ago
@scottdj1982 mate or pal would have been more friendly,sonny, what is "typical english arrogance"? .every english person is arrogant ,are we? terrible thing to generalise on,and every scottish person is "humble",are you? read these words and tell me who is arrogant.
adger42 1 year ago
@adger42 "typical English" was a dig m8, u dont have to go on the defence it was only meant as banter.... Im only pullin ur chain, If I c u in the pub I will buy you a beer. bye..
scottdj1982 1 year ago
@scottdj1982 if you have ever bought an englishman a pint---it could have been me,we (my wife) spend a lot of our time up there, we love it
adger42 1 year ago
@adger42 Thats cool! Where do u guys go when u come up? Yeah this country is ok I suppose, when it's not fucking raining all the time lol! Thats why we are a country of drinkers cause when it rains there is not much else to do lol!
scottdj1982 1 year ago
@scottdj1982 first trip was to gairloch in westeross ,took a 12 hr drive thought we were never gonna get there,then we stayed at a premier inn in inverness liked it there,stayed a few days on the isle of skye(can`t remember it`s new name lol),but by far the best so far was at a place called scarfskerry near wick right on the coast,i think next we`ll try the lowlands and borders but the highlands will take some beating lol.
adger42 1 year ago
@adger42 Holy crap! U have probably seen more of Scotland than me hahaha! I want to travel the Islands and further north but my fiance being the sun freak she is, devotes all our time and money on going to the South Americas!
scottdj1982 1 year ago
@scottdj1982 yeah well,i`m probably quite a bit older than you ---i`ve had all the sunburn i need lol,to be honest we hav`nt seen that much rain it`s been cool for summer but mostly dry,it`s those ffffing big gnats that i would like to murder lol
adger42 1 year ago
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5 seconds ago @scottdj1982 just like your fans did in 1978??? I seem to remember a lot of them wanting to change their national identity to hide the shame of ally's army going tits up. Now that's embarrassing! Wind your neck in.
duffymoony 1 year ago
@scottdj1982 England fans shelled out alot of money to see england play and the English media hypes England football way to much we know were shit were just proud to actually take part with the booing I can see why they did boo but maybe they shouldn't off, lets remember with out the English fans at any world cup there would be no attmosphere PERIOD, of all the games I watched at the world only the english fans could be heard, even Shakira said the same thing on James Cordens World Cup Show.
mcrudeboi123456789 1 year ago
@mcrudeboi123456789 Thats fair enough m8, I do c ur point..... The fans did splash out a bit to watch that crap and I also agree that England fans do create a good atmosphere, especially when all the atmosphere was sucked out every game of football in that tourny because of those fucking vuvuzela's lol!
scottdj1982 1 year ago
hahaha funny shit i personally like the scottish flag better than the union jack just sayin
Rustinwilson 2 years ago 7
@Rustinwilson The union jack has the Scottish flag in it. And the Union flag (jack) isn't the flag of the English.
grobo11 1 year ago
I always try and judge people by their own individual character rather than what particular social/religious/nationality they belong to...but I must say, the english do really get on my tits, very much so as a matter of fact.
peacefrog1916 2 years ago
A couple of years ago I went a trip to Alton Towards from Glasgow, the trip down was horrible, leaving at 2am and arriving at 8am.
Anyway, we spent the day down there and it was great, one of my best school trips ever!
But while we were waiting in line for a ride these to girls started chatting to us cos they were surious about us accents. At first we were like oookaay, random people talking to us but we chatted to them for the whole wait in the line... (continued)
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
They asked us why were down and other stuff and we asked them about the rides and stuff and it was great.
I tell you this because... It shows that the Scottish and English do not teach hatred towards the other in the schools (or that they there not doing a very good job =P).
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
Full agreement,but i don`t dislike the scots and i love scotland(not as much as england though) but they need a change culture,teaching children they are a downtrodden people does nothing for their self-esteem so they attack the country they THINK has wronged them,but it has to start from the top
adger42 2 years ago
I like the fact the you are being truthful and (like you say) I love England (not as much as Scotland though) and it's people, the way it can be so different from us even though we are on the same island. Same goes for the Welsh.
But like I have said in previous comments, which you may want to read, Scottish schools do not teach it's pupils to "hate" the English.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
I do not comment on the English educational system because I have no idea what it's like never being through it. So I would like to ask that people not make presumptions on things they have not expeirienced personally.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
You can understand the kids hating us because they are taught it in school---but these people are supposed to be adults??????????
adger42 2 years ago
EXCUSE ME!!!!!
I have just finished my primary and secondary school education and not once did a teacher ever say or imply that the English were bad people or anything like that.
An old friend of mine that I knew right from P.1 use to have a very strong view on the English and I remeber him saying something in my English class that was totally uncalled for and our teacher (who is Scottish through and through) just turned round and told him to shut up!
I was like good on ye Ms!
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
We are NOT taught to hate the English!
Comments like that are the reason we have feelings of dislike towards the English. But my opinion, and this is something I have learned over the years, is that I dont care about the nationality, race, religion or anything ike that as long as you are a good person.
This is getting as bad as racism. Our parliaments should really do something about this.
My friend who is Scottish born but has an English accent gets shit everyday about it. its NOT fair!
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
Well thanks for putting me right on that,i am probably wrong to generalise but this particular vid does show a general feeling of dislike toward the english and in modern britain it is totally unjustified.
adger42 2 years ago
Everyone generalises. I use to do it a lot before I was 14 then I grew up and realised that it was wrong and stupid.
When was this made? It looks like it was filmed in the 80's. People have moved on in the 21st century.
Well I'm sure if you repeated this in England, asking what they thought of Scottish people you would get the same results.
Every nation has another nation that they dislike. I guess that is just the way the world is... Soo sad.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
This is not a dated discussion you can`t hide from it,anti-english feeling is all over the internet and as usual we are very slow to react,but it is now being noticed,if scotland wants independance then i for one hope it happens soon but not at the expense of england ,you need to read other blogs on this matter.also i do not appreciate being called juvenile and stupid just because you don`t like my answers.
adger42 2 years ago
I wasn't calling YOU juvenille or stupid, I was refering to my own personal actions. And I'll listen to your (anyones) views/opinions/answers as long as they don't over step the mark and are just plain viscious.
And I am saying it doesn't seem as bad as it use to be but I'm not saying it isn't there anymore. You don't come across it as often as you use to.
There is probably just as much anti-Scottish as anti-English.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
yea,i dont know why the english dislike the scots?
but i can see why the scots dislike the english.
one of my freinds said after a long while of knowing him it was because hed seen to many aggressive men on whiskey.
oo00infinity00oo 1 year ago
The world would not work the same without generalisation (for better or worse I don't know). Have you heard the saying "the majority should decide"? Well that's generalising, and if you take that away you have individuals deciding for the majority (dictating). If I said "England are amazing at football" that would be the same amount of generalisation as if I said "England are shit at football". One is positive the other negative... ...BUT YOU CANT HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER!
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
Saying that "Everyone generalises" is a generalisation in itself! You lie when you say you stopped generalising at 14. That is not possible. : ) Please keep your comments coming, we could each learn something here.
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
Right fine you can't have one positive genralisation without having a bad one exist but do we ALWAYS HAVE TO express the bad generalistions we come up with..?
It is not a generalistion becuase it is human nature to generalise about the world. Go out there and try and find someone (I;m not talking about children etc.) who has not had a generalising thought and/or said it, I think it would kind of be impossible. So I am just stating a probable fact.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
I will amend my earlier sentence then... I tried to stop generalising as much when I got older.
I will since we really do seem to be learning soo much.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
No, we don't have to always express the bad ones. I think Indian people make wonderful currys, I have said this on more than one occasion. : )
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
Lol =) That is just soo random (and I SO agree ;) ).
I can imagine someone coming on here and reading all these comments (especially the ones between me and you) and be like WTF!? Why are they talking about Indian currys now... =P
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
i think the problem is that it is a scottish reaction to the english rather than anything else.i would say thats due to the english sometimes displaying a tone of arrogance or an ayre of superiority in the way they talk and act.also very competetive.for instance football fans
oo00infinity00oo 1 year ago
It's okay, we'll give you a few more years to get over Culloden.
anglesaxonjute 2 years ago
Its one of the last accepted forms of bigotry in the world.
rudeydudey05 2 years ago
!!NEWSFLASH!! The English people of todays generation are not to blame for what happened hundreds of years ago between our nations. People who still use history as a reason for hating the English need to get lade a little more often... there's a world outside of your grotty council house you know!!
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
What do you mean "people"who use history for hating us english,it`s taught in their schools anyone would think the scots 300 yrs back were little lambs waiting to be slaughtered,in truth they were visciousfighters and killed many many english but they only teach what the english did.
adger42 2 years ago
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YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
How many times I'm I going to have to repeat myself...
Scottish schools do not teach us to "hate" English people.
So unless you have been through the Scottish educational system and lived here for a sufficient amount of time then your comments have no value and you should keep them to yourself.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
Okay... (1) You don't HAVE to repeat yourself (looking at the amount of comments you've posted it seems you just like doing so). (2) Being ENGLISH, my comments on this matter do have value (just as much as yours). That's called allowing everyone to have an opinion. (3) The Scottish (in general) are obviously taught to hate/dislike the English somewhere, so if it's not at school I guess it must be at home (sad).
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
If you read what I was saying you would see I am NOT saying that your comments have no value because your English. I am saying your opinions have no value because you have obviously not been through the Scottish educational system or lived here long enough to credit your words on what we teach and where/how we live. And I am not saying that you shouldn't express your views, I am just stating that what you say has no value so that others know when reading these posts.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
Also if I look at your post then I COULD say that "ALL" English people were sterotypical and not open minded at all. BUT I KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE. Cause I don't judge a nation of people based on one comment made by one of them.
Your comment proves that you must have been taught somewhere to be sterotypical and judge others by first glance. So where was that taught, home or school?
DON'T go getting personal about others families cos that just hurts a lot people in the end up. You dont know mine!
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
How does my comment prove that I judge at first glance? (I mentioned nothing about sight). I'm honest enough to admit that I make good and bad generalisations every single day! SO WHAT. YOU are in denial if you think YOU don't. As for the family thing... that was another generalisation, it wasn't personal.
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
It's an expression and I meant that you judged at first glance of the comments you were reading.
I never said I never made bad generalisations, I try not to but I do, I'll admit that.
I don't think you would like it if people made bad generalisations and included your family in it so I wouldn't say that about others and pass it off as a generalistions (advice, not saying you cant).
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
I understood why you were saying my comments have no value the first time. But what I was saying is that the single fact that I'm English DOES give my comments value on this sebject (everyone's opinions count on YouTube don't they?
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
I never said the English views and opinions didn't matter. Where did you get that from? I am saying that any person in the world does not have a valued opinion (whether it be good or bad) of Scottish education and how we live unless they've been throught it all.
Just like I cannot comment (especially bad) on your (English) educational system and how/where you live because I have never lived there nor have I been to any schools (etc.) down there.
Yes everyone has an opinon anywhere.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
Okay hang on. We're getting mixed up here. I never said that you said the English opinions don't matter. I meant, you said, my opinion on the Scottish educational system has no value (okay, understood and agreed with). What I was trying to say is that my opinion on the subject of the hate between our nations matters as much as anyone elses who is Scottish or English. I suppose it just comes down to "each to their own".
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
Ohhhhhh.... Oookay. Totally get what you are saying and I agree with you. You're opinions do matter about the subject of hate between our nations, I do respect that you are I able to listen to mine and argue them reasonably.
I guess the one thing we can agree on it that it does come down to "each to their own".
=D
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
Haha. We got there kind of. : ). I have made bad comments about the Scottish, when in fact my opinion is much similar to your own. It's not where you come from that matters, it's the kind of person you are and the things you do that make you who you are. : ) It's worth getting to know people rather than assume you won't like them, it's just that in this day and age that is so hard to do.
take care. : )
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
couldnt agree more
oo00infinity00oo 1 year ago
its not the history that winds me up its the arrogance and competetiveness,the ayre of superiority.yes this is a large generalisation and many english are wonderful.
oo00infinity00oo 1 year ago
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jaizken 2 years ago
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jaizken 2 years ago
Lighten up, Joe.
This channel is for people learning English as a Second Language and provides practice with adjectives and for using "like" as an adverb. That's the whole story right there. I'm an ignorant American who did not know that this was a touchy subject until the day I started asking this question in the streets of Edimburgh, in 1995. A few years later, "Braveheart" confirmed what I had begun to learn. - see below for the continuation...
realenglish1 2 years ago
yeah she was mate. couldn't help but notice her in this Vid. lol
CrosslegLuke 2 years ago
I dont like the Way they Talk neither!
but i'm sure they could say that to me too speaking the Southern(US) English Dialect, The yanks cant stand the way we talk either but.... we cant really stand them or care what the heck they think anyway anyway.
Long Live Scotland, Ireland, and Dixieland!
CrosslegLuke 2 years ago 2
only only one anyway intended there
CrosslegLuke 2 years ago
Actually, that's not really true.
What we usually hate is the fact that you southerners hate us for thinking that we hate you.
Also, whenever I get into debates with anyone from the south, they usually open up with an insult of my dog, followed by another insult saying I don't know guns past Counter-strike, and then the eventual "and that is why You are wrong"
But that being said, I don't have a dog, I don't even play counter-strike, and I've used guns since I was 8... I hate stereotypes...
Inmango 2 years ago
wth is Counter-strike?
your Dog?
face it you hate us B/c to you we cant get out of the Past. and to us its b/c you wont let us get out of this Dang Union.
btw everytime i argue with one of Y'all it's
nothing but being called trailer trash inbred Rednecks, and then the Eventual "Your a Racist Traitor b/c your a Southern Nationalist."
(If'n you wanna argue this'n s'more take it to the PM's b/c like the man said this is for people learning English as a 2nd language, it ain't fer political junk)
CrosslegLuke 2 years ago
You were probably arguing with New Yorkers.
There are New Yorkers, and then there's the rest of the United States. Two completely different entities.
And you started it anyhow, comparing the 'hate' of both sides with America. See how you still think I hate you because of the war, etc.
Which I kind of hinted as not being the case in the first post. Going back to the original point:
The war is over. For everyone. Meaning, it's all one big stereotype.
Inmango 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
The Scottish just wish they were English, probably not southern English but they're in envy of our past u fookin bastads!
lcfc1985 2 years ago
You can pick your friends but not your family. Note to terrorists you pick on one and you pick on all of us.
obliviousbullet 2 years ago 2
dam straight!
alba gu brath!
TheMindFarter 2 years ago 3
lol you make it sound as if you people the English, had nothing to do with it,lol, and money back,major, lol, is that the money yous stole from us,or the money from the north sea which is Scottish.look i have nothing against the English a lot of my mates are English,it is a shame that our nations do not get along better,but the history is always there,thats the problem,anyway just saying,lol.
antonyvt 2 years ago 4
Listen if your are going to slag us off,then do it don`t say "a lot of my mates are english" north sea oil delivers 9 billion pounds a yr,scotland recieves 37 billion from the treasury +10% of the cost of any major project in england so you keep the oil; and we`ll keep the rest.
adger42 2 years ago
I made this video in 1995 and I'm sorry I did. I was simply looking for ten questions to ask each person I met to bring back to my ESL classroom, and being a stupid American myself, I didn't even know that there were ill feelings between the English & Scots. I might take this clip down, or disable comments. All I want is something interesting and different for EFL students using the present simple tense.
realenglish1 2 years ago
I really am sorry your vid has been hi-jacked,i don`t know where you did the survey but it is heavily weighted toward the scots view of the english,i think if you would have asked the same ammount of english people their view of the scottish you would have a very clear picture of who hates who
adger42 2 years ago
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YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
@realenglish1 There is no need for you to be sorry , the whole situation is sorry,the sad part is some of the people in your vid are only negative about the english because it`s "traditional" Here in england we live and work with the scottish with no problems at all. What does that say about scotland?
adger42 1 year ago
Most of the reasons why Scots dislike the English are myths. At Culloden the Government army was mostly Lowland Scots. The clearances were perpetrated by the Scottish lairds. The English aristocracy were just as nasty to their own peasantry, but Mel Gibson never made a film about Wat Tyler.
But that's so much ancient history; as the Corrys sang, in the past it must remain.
Personally, I'd like to see an independant Scotland. Bye bye, good luck. Can we have our money back please.
wwhshrj 2 years ago
Scotland is the head.
Wales is the belly.
And England is the arse.
The answer to your question: We think they're cunts.
1Rickzibit 2 years ago 4
You are the reasons why Scottish people get such a bad name.
Yeah, we can *obviously* see you don't like the English but a lot of others and myself would like you to keep your bad comments to yourself.
Scotland is hust as bad or good as England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago 2
i`m sorry but you cannot blame the english for giving scotland a bad name(as you say) the signs are there to be read,it`s vids such as this where the people interviewed have voiced their opinions(rightly so) with a definate anti-english outcome. if they can voice their opinions then please do not tell me i can`t voice mine.
adger42 2 years ago
Sorry I was under the impression that they were saying the English were c*nts.
I was suggesting they keep there bad comments to themselves because they were giving alot people a bad name.
But let me rephrase... ANYBODY who does NOT have a GOOD OPINION should just KEEP IT TO THEMSELVES.
I am all for voicing your opinion but I do not agree that people should go about insulting each other or saying stuff (like on the video) that just isn't nice.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
I do see that most/nearly all of the people in this video were anti-English but they do not speak for everyone in Scotland.
You can express your views, not saying you can't, but these people where asked as an educational interest and did not realise the problems between our 2 nations. It was not meant to start crazy commenting between the Scottish and the English on this site.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
The aldults in the video clearly do realise the problems between our nations. They were allowed to state their opinions (rightly so), and they did. In most cases they were bad opinions (negative) which is why people generalise in saying the Scottish hate the English (the majority). This may or may not be true, but it seems there is more evidence to support that statement than there is to dismiss it.
YouFrickinStar 2 years ago
I meant that the person who filmed this did not realise the problem between our nations (they have stated that, somewhere).
I guess these arguements will never end cos the Scottish can say that about the English as well so I guess I am just going to leave cos all I am saying is that this does not speak for that majority of the Scottish you generalise that hate the English.
My personal opinion is that I like the English, everyone in the world who is a good person or tries to be.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
I'm the American idiot who filmed this. I had no idea there was a "problem". I already removes many hate comments. I don't mind the vulgarity in the comments, but I don't like stupid hate comments. Besides, this is just a channel (and a website) for foreigners learning English. I would have already removed this clip from YouTube if teachers didn't find it useful in their classrooms. Many teachers use this clip intelligently for the grammar which is used, and for discussuins about stereotypes.
realenglish1 2 years ago
I hope you know that I never called you an American Idiot (lol, the Green Day song, love it) and I'm sorry if it seemed that I was implying that you were.
This video is a very good educational tool on many things like sterotypes, learning English and the Uk's different cultures in the different countries.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
It would make life easier if you took it down but I think it should stay up cos it does show people from all around the world what it's truly like in Britain (between the different countries) even if it's not all nice.
CSINYFREAKnumba1 2 years ago
@realenglish1
*discussions
MrCoops35 1 year ago
@realenglish1 most scots have no problems with the english,we do however have a problem with americans with distant scottish ancestry wearing a kilt,making a mockery of our traditions.
also it depends on where you go,if you goto a protestant in glasgow,their fews of the englanders would be more favorable than a catholic from glasgow,or someone from edinburgh or aberdeen.
theres no definative opinion on the english,i have no problem with them personally.
RangersGSTQ 1 year ago