Oh christ, it's a Scottish David Brent! âYour opening rant was riddled with innacuracies (sic) and sweeping generalisations,â 1. Such as? 2. As opposed to the wild inaccuracy and sweeping generalisation that England and Ireland had âinvented nothing of noteâ. â had you provided a reasonable rebuttal of some of the points people were makingâ I pointed out the self-evident fact that England is historically a world leader in invention, innovation and scientific advancement. Please highlight the inaccuracy here. I also pointed out common Scottish traits on boards like this (not to mention generally) such as claiming inventions that are not their and using criteria to do so (along with other achievements) so that others just are not allowed to get away with. âis commonplace amongst the intolerant and the ill informedâ What is pathetic and embarrassing is how you manifest your outrage at someone actually making a negative observation about your country by flying into this wild bleating about âignoranceâ and âintoleranceâ. To a post replying to an ignorant and intolerant snidey remark about England/Ireland. If you donât like my snidey remarks about Scotland, then what about the rest? The outraged reaction and desperate pretence that you interlocutor is stupid and ignorant is because I touched a nerve. Well done. Now tell us Watt invented the steam engine!
I for one never claimed that England and Ireland have invented "nothing of note", that would have been someone else yanking your chain to get a nibble and like a good obedient boy, you bit hard. You did not make a "negative observation" about Scotland, you made a series of blatantly ludicrous accusations, topped off with lashings of bias, hence my opening post. So laden with negativity and stereotyping was your comment that at first I thought it blatant wummery and unworthy of comment, but as I said, you seem to genuinely hold some of these beliefs to be true - or at least partly accurate, that is a sad reflection on you and I would be almost bad as you, had I suggested that you were displaying "Typical English arrogance". Heaven forfend that I would, because I am worldy enough to know that there is no such thing as a "Typical" Englishman, Scotsman or Irishman, only an idiot would claim such a thing exists. "World class liars" the Scots? Is that a fact or merely an opinion? That in part would cover the "sweeping generalisations" that I spoke of. As for the inaccuracies, "Actually, the kilt is a Roman thing, though the Irish probably took it up first. A bit like whisky which is yet another thing the Scots pretend they invented. Tartan is Austrian". Your words, all patently untrue or fanciful imagination. The "Kilt" is Scottish, no one claimed the Scots "invented" it, merely that they gave the garment it's fame, it is not Irish and it most certainly was not used by the Romans, I suggest you google "Kilt" and the truth will be revealed, doubtless though you will ignore the evidence that proves your lie. The Scots have never - as far as i'm aware - claimed to have "Invented" Whisky either, although "Scotch" is common parlance for the finest type of whisky. Tartan is Austrian? Tell me then, has someone discovered an ancient piece of material that has been carbon dated? I have not "bleated wildly" nor have I had my nerves touched, that would take someone with a damned sight more subtlety and wit than you. You are merely another sad little Englander with more chips on his shoulder that the man who empties the hopper in a McCoys factory. You are not in any way typical of anything really, more's the pity, because if all Englishmen were as intolerant, petty and downright arrogant as you it would be so much easier to take a dislike to them. I treat everyone as they deserve regardless of their nationality,you don't seem to be able to do that so it's probably best if you stay in England, where the world will continue to revolve around you and the rest of the Daily Mail readers.
Check out these two dictionary eaters going at it head to head. How about you two just make a play date at the nearest library and see who reads the hardest.
