Waken up Scots everywhere! We are losing our own precious identity.

Thanks for your quick response. I have not been called "Jock" in a long time but would prefer that to "English". What do think of the misuse of the Union Jack. Does it not bother you?

i find it predictably 'mylotian' for them not to correct it when they are so quick to delete certain 'offensive' discussions.

remember Scotland is the spine of great britian. it was us and the irish who got sent in to india and all her majestys commonwealth.

And for such a small country....where do i begin?

pnumatic tyres, road surfacing, television, telephone, penicilin, bank of england, golf, logarithems, radar, steam engine, US navy and whisky.


etc,etc,etc

Yes and don't forget Kirkpatrick Macmillan who built the first pedal bicycle.
Or the vacuum flask, the fountain pen, the wheel and as you say, etc. etc.

Hi Alice,
British is correct for us and I have no problem with that,
I am not offended when a foreigner does not understand the United Kingdom set up and thinks we are all English. I am offended though and extremely annoyed when an organisation uses the Union Jack as an English flag and won't correct it. It is my way of thinking and difficult to change.
You are an angel, Alice. Always so considerate and thoughtful I wish more were like you. You are an example to us all. Please stay as you are.

Thanks col
That's the trick though... it's dumba$$ governments and organizations that get it wrong, not nice and ordinary (some extraordinary lol) peeps like we have here on the Lot. If you see a union jack where there's meant to be a saltire just make out your colour blind and just see the blue and white

Hi Eskimo,
Thanks for your views. Yes, the world is understandably confused.
See the next comment.

Hi Irene,
I think you have been speaking only to English people. In no way should you have been told that people from the UK should be called English.
The general term is British. Thanks for responding.

Irene, to call someone from Scotland (or Wales or Ireland) English can be taken as a big insult. Almost as bad though is to be called 'Scotch', which is Whisky, and is spelt without an 'e'. Whiskey is from Ireland. People who come from Scotland are Scottish or Scots.