One for the Scots!

[ronk]

The average Englishman, in the home he calls his castle, slips into his national costume, a shabby raincoat, patented by chemist Charles Macintosh from Glasgow, Scotland.
En route to his office he strides along the English lane, surfaced by John Macadam of Ayr, Scotland.
He drives an English car fitted with tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland.
At the train station he boards a train, the forerunner of which was a steam engine, invented by James Watt of
Greenock, Scotland.
He then pours himself a cup of coffee from a thermos flask, the latter invented by James Dewar, a Scotsman
from Kincardine-on-Forth.
At the office he receives the mail bearing adhesive stamps invented by James Chalmers of Dundee, Scotland.
During the day he uses the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
At home in the evening his daughter pedals her bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, blacksmith of
Dumfries, Scotland.
He watches the news on his television, an invention of John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland,
He has by now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation he picks up the Bible only to find that
the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot, King James VI, who authorised its translation.
Nowhere can an Englishman turn to escape the ingenuity of the Scots.
He could take to drink, but the Scots make the best in the world.
He could take a rifle and end it all but the breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick Ferguson of
Pitfours, Scotland.
If he escapes death, he might then find himself on an operating table injected with penicillin, which was
discovered by Alexander Fleming of Darvel, Scotland.
Or under anaesthetic, which was discovered by Sir James Young Simpson of Bathgate, Scotland.
Out of the anaesthetic, he would find no comfort in learning he was as safe as the Bank of England founded by
William Paterson of Dumfries, Scotland.

[Truth]

And the Scots can speak English, spend the pound and have an English Queen all the while still wishing and hoping for independence!

[Nictrix]

There used to be a poem with most of that in it and ended with the line "Whas like us, and their aw deid"

[Nictrix]

And the Scots can speak English, spend the pound and have an English Queen all the while still wishing and hoping for independence!

The English cant speak English

[Zedona]

At least some of us know where the apostrophe goes.

[ronk]

I didn’t intend it as a bash the English or bash the Scot.

[slick]

Speaking of Scotland..........

[jock156]

Yes but us Scots have oil & Whisky! You have call centres!

[Truth]

Call centres and your country!

[GBZ4]

Yes but us Scots have oil & Whisky! You have call centres!

Indeed, I bet our call centres out last your oil. Whisky, mmmmm, difficult!!!

[WiseOwl]

The poem is a traditional Scottish toast and was called;

"Here's tae us. Wha's like us? Damn few, and they're a'deid"

[Grumpyowl]

Some great achievements there, it's a pity they're garbage at football.

But it's great to know that as a nation Scotland will be supporting England at the World Cup and will rejoice with the rest of this island when they return victorious.

[Vonlipvig]

Yes but us Scots have oil & Whisky! You have call centres!

Oh you guys are stealing most of the call centres as well these days

[buzyg]

Speaking of Scotland..........

Not seen that one before, almost spat my tea out.
PS.. Please don"t tell me a Scottish person was the first to import tea.

[Mr Tidy]

jock156 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:44 pm
Yes but us Scots have oil & Whisky! You have call centres!

Oh you guys are stealing most of the call centres as well these days

Most of the call-centres I have the misfortune to speak to don't seem to be in England or Scotland (or even Europe).

I like both countries, but then my Mum was born in Kent and my Dad in Ross and Cromarty so I guess that is OK.