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Originally Posted by Glice
I think the Welsh treat it as good-natured banter. I mean, don't go to Bangor when the Rugby's on, but I've never met a Welshman who genuinely hated the English. I have to say, my experience of Scotland hasn't been the same. That's not to say I don't like the Scottish - they're lush peeps - but there's a bleakness to their humour that's borne of bitterness. Possibly due to not being able to figure out how to get over a wall that's two-foot high.
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My experience of the Welsh is generally very good, although i think an English person's experience actually
in Wales depends a lot on what part of the country they're in. Although in that sense I think the same could said for a
Welsh person in Wales as well.
My experience of Scottish people (albeit one based solely only those living in England) has forced me to conclude that i really don't have much time for a people that have quite depressingly managed to turn England-bashing into a kind of heritage industry. I'm sure not all Scottish people are like this but I've got better things to do than look for the exception. I'll never dismiss a Scottish person simply for being Scottish but once the sly little remarks kick in I tend to just shrug my shoulders and leave them to it.