This is priceless. Keep 'em coming Randy.

What's up with Scotland at the Commonwealth Games? Only 11 medals? There is no pole toss event or what?

Of course there's no Pole Toss. Everybody knows Poland was refused admittance to the Commonwealth in a more polite manner than just tossing them. <BR><BR>Yo, Randy-bob: That's SCOTS-Irish. <BR><BR>

Um..no it isn't. If you read the whole thread and not just selected postings, you'd see that I explained that the SCOTS who moved to ulster, ireland on behalf of king charles in the 17th century then later moved to USA were known as the SCOTCH Irish.

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Culturally interesting!<BR>Just goes to show that the greatest difference between the British and the Americans isn't the language, it's the sense of humour.<BR>Keep 'em laughing Keith! Thanks!

Is Randy one of those Americans who thinks he is Scotish because one of his family came from there a long time ago.This kind of person normally claims to be Scotish and proud of it but they have normally never even visited the country they claim to be so proud of.

Randy had better be careful when he goes "home" to Scotland. "Hi, I'm Randy" might get he a response he wasn't expecting.<BR>The trouble is, these Scots do visit Scotland. They're the ones you see parading around Edinburgh in full highland regalia.

Lighten up on Randy. He's got too much Scotch in him.

Randy:<BR><BR>You noted that the Scots were "a once-proud people". Did you really mean to imply that they are not currently proud? If so, what happened? How did they lose their pride?

An Englishman goes to Scotland for a job interview. At the end of the interview the interviewer asks him if he participates in the Scottish national sport ( meaning golf ). The Englishman replies 'yes, I do enjoy a drink'.

Correct! The Scots were proud at one time, now from what I hear (and read), they're not.

Proud, yes - to have a sense of humour! I'm glad to see that someone like Kate is taking this in the manner it's meant - as a joke on the English. I suppose it does show up a real gap in humour between the UK and the US - we can laugh at ourselves. And no, I don't regret posting this and I do still think it's funny - I just couldn't find the post and thought it had been deleted!<BR><BR>I suppose a joke about the Irishman from Cork is out of the question, though....

And Randy, I think you need to do a bit more research. The Scots came to Scotland from Ireland, and "colonised" (I can't think of another word) Scotland. In the 18th and particularly 19th century, there was a number of Scots who went back to Ireland - predominantly Ulster, which is why there is such a high proportion of Protestants there and why the accent is markedly different to the South - and some of them will no doubt have emigrated to the US around the time of the potato famine and afterwards.<BR><BR>There is no difference between the Scots and the Scotch, except real Scots take exception to being called Scotch. If your ancestors came from Ulster, then "Ulster Scots" is the correct term - it's still in use today.

Which King Charles would that have been? First or Bonny Prince?<BR>Either way, Keith's original is superb. Please, please don't take offence.

Oh, come and laugh you people! It's meant to be funny and it is funny. I wrote a similar piece once for some students of mine(I've been teaching English in Spain for as long as I can remember) It was my "top tips" for visiting England. At traffic lights, hand your shoes to your cabbie, who will clean them for you. Always throw some litter on the floor just as the council workers come along and start cleaning the street. Never say please or thank you ever and if someone takes you to task, say "bollocks" and slap them on the back. Double yellow lines mean please double park here. Etc.<BR>ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE ! ;-)

Having just gotten back from Scotland, I can report first-hand that Scots are extremely proud, and rightfully have much to be proud of. <BR><BR>The original post is hilarious, and obviously meant at Brits. Just a wee bit of fun...