Suzie and Andy are trying to get me banned

I've always wondered how it feels for Scots and Welsh to
live under the English thumb. And I mean the regular dude
in the street.

Also, I am puzzled by how the Commonwealth idea goes down
among the regular people in the streets of the former colonies.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Scottish blood runs through your veins laddie, same a Badger but he's been living in Angleland and they've made him soft!

Yup half and I was born there, Edinburgh.

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Yup half and I was born there, Edinburgh.

Just like Bond - James Bond!

Originally posted by Seitse
I've always wondered how it feels for Scots and Welsh to
live under the English thumb. And I mean the regular dude
in the street.

Also, I am puzzled by how the Commonwealth idea goes down
among the regular people in the streets of the former colonies.

We actually quite like it. We get to participate in things like the Commonwealth Games and CHOGM, and it gives us some connection to Europe. Being this far away from everybody else sometimes feels a bit isolated.

Of course, we don't "live under the English thumb", these days it's America and China that oppress us, but we kid ourselves we're independent. We can laugh at the British royals because we don't have to finance them, and an occasional visit keeps our Brit-focused oldies happy, but most of us are either republican or anarchic.