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<blockquote data-quote="Barbara Fan" data-source="post: 245469" data-attributes="member: 21">Scotland can be a nice place to visit, but if you want to see stunning scenery, mountains, wildlife and nature Id go to New Zealand myslef! So much better and not as wet! !&nbsp; Scotland does have some lovely places, the majority of people are friendly, but its expensive to visit, rips off tourists with their prices for&nbsp; a cup of tea and a wee cake!&nbsp;&nbsp; And Edinburgh is geared up for Americans and lots of Tartan shops!!&nbsp; I dont know many people who wear a kilt except for a wedding I went to the islands of Scotland for 4 days and i could have had 10 days in Tenerife for the same price and it would be warm and sunnyLike all places there are beautiful places to live and some awful places, the main cities have some of the poorest areas in Europe and west of Scotland has the highest rate of heart disease in Europe.&nbsp; You can go 12 miles and its going from the land of the Haves to the have nots and areas of real social depravation and a life expectancy much less than the &quot;norm&quot;I dont like what Scotland is becoming if im honest -its a biggoted country and getting worse IMHO&nbsp;I think that maybe someone from Ireland might understand this??&nbsp; [USER=6]@Sarah[/USER]&nbsp; as I think there are similarites Scotland is a divided country in many ways, East Coast doesnt like the west coast, North doesnt like the South, but more importantly and sadly religion plays a very big part - One thing unites many Scottish people - they dont like the English, again its inbred!It matters what religion you are, what football team you support - ie especially West coast - the bottom line is are you a Protestant or a Roman Catholic and sadly through generations there is a lot of hatred&nbsp; biggotry, Rangers V Celtic at football - it can define you - Rangers are Proddies and Celtic are RCs and there are always fights and arrests after &quot;an old firm game&quot; There are always fights at an orange walk in July which celebrates King Billy and the Battle of the Boyne - Im sure half of them on it dont have a clue who King Billy was but he beat the Catholics so thats a good excuse for them to march.sadly schools are segregated here too, you go to&nbsp; Proddy school or a catholic school and that instilled&nbsp; mentality passes down thro the generations Us and them.&nbsp; Its so wrong[USER=8]@Willie Oleson[/USER] I wont consider applying for a job with the Scottish Tourist Board&nbsp; - <img src="https://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/smileyslaughing_lol_hehe_100-102.gif?w=145&amp;h=150"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle&nbsp; &nbsp; :giggle:" data-shortname=":giggle:" /> Happy to be a Brit xx</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Barbara Fan, post: 245469, member: 21"] Scotland can be a nice place to visit, but if you want to see stunning scenery, mountains, wildlife and nature Id go to New Zealand myslef! So much better and not as wet! ! Scotland does have some lovely places, the majority of people are friendly, but its expensive to visit, rips off tourists with their prices for a cup of tea and a wee cake! And Edinburgh is geared up for Americans and lots of Tartan shops!! I dont know many people who wear a kilt except for a wedding I went to the islands of Scotland for 4 days and i could have had 10 days in Tenerife for the same price and it would be warm and sunny Like all places there are beautiful places to live and some awful places, the main cities have some of the poorest areas in Europe and west of Scotland has the highest rate of heart disease in Europe. You can go 12 miles and its going from the land of the Haves to the have nots and areas of real social depravation and a life expectancy much less than the "norm" I dont like what Scotland is becoming if im honest -its a biggoted country and getting worse IMHO I think that maybe someone from Ireland might understand this?? [USER=6]@Sarah[/USER] as I think there are similarites Scotland is a divided country in many ways, East Coast doesnt like the west coast, North doesnt like the South, but more importantly and sadly religion plays a very big part - One thing unites many Scottish people - they dont like the English, again its inbred! It matters what religion you are, what football team you support - ie especially West coast - the bottom line is are you a Protestant or a Roman Catholic and sadly through generations there is a lot of hatred biggotry, Rangers V Celtic at football - it can define you - Rangers are Proddies and Celtic are RCs and there are always fights and arrests after "an old firm game" There are always fights at an orange walk in July which celebrates King Billy and the Battle of the Boyne - Im sure half of them on it dont have a clue who King Billy was but he beat the Catholics so thats a good excuse for them to march. sadly schools are segregated here too, you go to Proddy school or a catholic school and that instilled mentality passes down thro the generations Us and them. Its so wrong [USER=8]@Willie Oleson[/USER] I wont consider applying for a job with the Scottish Tourist Board - :giggle: Happy to be a Brit xx [/QUOTE]

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