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Oh yeah?



Yes, I think Silk's was a fairly accurate statement. Had Scotland
qualified and England not, most English people would prefer Scotland to
as
well as possible.

This contrasts sharply with the attitude of Scotch (*) people, and I will
no doubt be treated to the sight of various overweight, pasty, sour-faced
and bitter-looking specimens proudly disporting their brand-new German
and
Argentinian replica shirts if I find myself in Scotland during the
tournament.

It seems strange -given that many Scotch people (*) died during
conflicts
with these countries, that they choose to overlook those losses and
prefer
to cling to the memory of a battle which took place 260 years ago and
lasted 45 minutes.




It seems the English in Scotland have had a sense of humor failure. In one
football shop the owner was selling all shirts except English ones and a
(potential) customer bitterly complained to the authorities about it.

"That battle" was one of the bloodiest battles ever on British soil. It
wasnt the battler per se that rankles people so much - its was the actions
of Cumberlands men afterwards and then the Clearances later on....history
dies hard in these parts.


From Saturday Scotsman paper....

Race warning on World Cup fervour
MICHAEL HOWIE
THE World Cup must not be used by Scotland fans as an excuse for
anti-English racism, an equality watchdog has warned.

The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) Scotland said it had received
complaints about perceived anti-English sentiment in the past week. The
organisation also said "Scotland's public figures need to ensure [the World
Cup] remains a force for integration, rather than a cause of division."

Last week Jack McConnell said he would not be supporting England in the
competition. The CRE insisted it had not had the First Minister in mind when
making the comment.

But politicians and football fans warned that CRE Scotland's comments were
over the top and in danger of becoming a "self-fulfilling prophecy".

Ali Jarvis, a CRE director, said: "Although the starting point might
ostensibly be about football, the last time the World Cup was staged we saw
an increase in child bullying in school and people harassed in the street."

Ms Jarvis said members of the Tartan Army prided themselves on their lack of
xenophobia and their relationships with fans from other nations. "However,
there's an all-too common misperception that racism only occurs where people
are visibly different," she said.

"Racism occurs when any person is stereotyped, harassed or discriminated
against on the basis of their colour, race, ethnic or national identity.
Using the World Cup as a pretext for hostility against any nation or race,
including the English, is racism."

Ms Jarvis said the World Cup provided an opportunity to bring people of all
nations together.

The CRE said it had received two complaints this week, one from an
Englishman living in Scotland over the sale of "anyone but England"
T-shirts.

The other was from a Scot who objected to a newspaper article in which a
shopkeeper spoke of being inundated with demands for Trinidad strips from
Scots "out of pure hatred for the English team". Trinidad and Tobago play
England on 15 June.

Ms Jarvis added: "We've been monitoring exchanges in the media and noticed
an anti-English tone to some of the views expressed, for example in the
letters pages. In one newspaper, someone wrote on Monday that they were not
supporting England. By the middle of the week, someone else wrote in to say
all English should leave and they were a scourge on Scotland."

The CRE appeal came after bookmakers revealed this week they were taking a
flood of bets from Scottish punters on the Auld Enemy's opponents.

I especially like this paragraph...

Meanwhile, an Englishwoman has claimed she was unable to buy an England
football top in an Inverness clothes store because staff told her that
stocking such merchandise would have "offended the public". But Kenny
MacAskill, the Scottish National Party's justice spokesman, said: "It's a
game of football, not Armageddon. It's the World Cup, not World War III.

"Everyone should lighten up, including the CRE. We should not anticipate
problems that might never arise. There's a danger all this talk becomes a
self-fulfilling prophecy."

David MacDougall, Tartan Army spokesman, said: "I think in this day and age
we might be a bit too sensitive.

"People should take this in the spirit in which it's intended - just
light-hearted banter and a bit of craic."

An Executive spokesman said: "The World Cup is a great occasion and it is
for individuals to decide which team they're supporting. As the CRE have
rightly reminded us, it should not be used as a pretext for racist
behaviour."

This article: http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=819622006

Last updated: 03-Jun-06 01:23 BST


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