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[Earnest]

Bleak, I don't think so....However, there are delights in other parts of the world too.

Few and far between, though. Are you able to get a UK visa?

[Whistler]

I don't think visas are issued to Scottish people. We moved to Australia when I was a wee bairn.

[Earnest]

Soon.

[Whistler]

Gee I hope so, I would love a Scottish passport

[Whistler]

Bleak, I don't think so....However, there are delights in other parts of the world too.

Few and far between, though. Are you able to get a UK visa?

No idea how many cities, towns and quiter destinations I have visited, similar to many members on here.

There are heaps of wonderful places, and I had the good luck to grow up in Sydney, it hasn't got the benefit of centuries of history like London, Prague or rome, but phsically is still the most beautiful large city in the world in my opinion.

[Earnest]

Gee I hope so, I would love a Scottish passport

Do you qualify?

[Whistler]

Gee I hope so, I would love a Scottish passport

Do you qualify?

Father born in Inverness, mother in Glasgow. I was born while they lived in Essex post WWII. I suspect the answer would be yes if the option arises and Scotland becomes independent. While a naturalised Australian citizen for 40 years plus, dual nationality is allowable.

Jesus's was born in a manger but was not a horse, I was born in England, but am not English.

[Earnest]

Horses don't get born in mangers either but I take your point. It sounds like you support Scottish independence, why is that?

[Doodoo]

verb | NER-cher
Nurture

What It Means

Nurture is most often used to mean “to help someone or something grow, develop, or succeed.” It can also mean “to take care of someone or something that is growing or developing by providing food, protection, a place to live, etc.,” or “to hold something, such as an idea or strong feeling, in your mind for a long time.”

Nurture can also be used somewhat formally as a noun referring to the care and attention given to someone or something that is growing or developing.

// Art teachers nurture their students’ creativity.

// She nurtured a secret ambition to be a singer.

[Whistler]

Horses don't get born in mangers either but I take your point. It sounds like you support Scottish independence, why is that?

Because they are two different countries. I have read various scenario's about England spending many thousands of pounds more than they reap from Scotland, I am also of the view that North Sea oil benefited from those South of the border more than those where the oil fields were operated (Aberdeen).

I am of the school that where there is a will, there is a way, and think Scotland would be better off dissolving the union, not that I expect that to happen in my lifetime. On top of this Westminister is now a joke, why should the Scottish people suffer from an incompetent government in another country?

[Whistler]

Can I throw brexit in as well. A fiasco.

[stattointhailand]

seems your not the only one to think so

[Khun Paul]

Horses don't get born in mangers either but I take your point. It sounds like you support Scottish independence, why is that?

Because they are two different countries. I have read various scenario's about England spending many thousands of pounds more than they reap from Scotland, I am also of the view that North Sea oil benefited from those South of the border more than those where the oil fields were operated (Aberdeen).

I am of the school that where there is a will, there is a way, and think Scotland would be better off dissolving the union, not that I expect that to happen in my lifetime. On top of this Westminister is now a joke, why should the Scottish people suffer from an incompetent government in another country?

No difference in my book they have suffered from the useless decisions of the SNP run by that Scottish Gnome for years

[Whistler]

Horses don't get born in mangers either but I take your point. It sounds like you support Scottish independence, why is that?

Because they are two different countries. I have read various scenario's about England spending many thousands of pounds more than they reap from Scotland, I am also of the view that North Sea oil benefited from those South of the border more than those where the oil fields were operated (Aberdeen).

I am of the school that where there is a will, there is a way, and think Scotland would be better off dissolving the union, not that I expect that to happen in my lifetime. On top of this Westminister is now a joke, why should the Scottish people suffer from an incompetent government in another country?

No difference in my book they have suffered from the useless decisions of the SNP run by that Scottish Gnome for years

Give her her due, she only did it for less than 10 years, not a bad job of mismanagement, but a mere blip compared to Westminster's history.

[Khun Paul]

Horses don't get born in mangers either but I take your point. It sounds like you support Scottish independence, why is that?

Because they are two different countries. I have read various scenario's about England spending many thousands of pounds more than they reap from Scotland, I am also of the view that North Sea oil benefited from those South of the border more than those where the oil fields were operated (Aberdeen).

I am of the school that where there is a will, there is a way, and think Scotland would be better off dissolving the union, not that I expect that to happen in my lifetime. On top of this Westminister is now a joke, why should the Scottish people suffer from an incompetent government in another country?
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No difference in my book they have suffered from the useless decisions of the SNP run by that Scottish Gnome for years

Give her her due, she only did it for less than 10 years, not a bad job of mismanagement, but a mere blip compared to Westminster's history.

You care why ?,You no longer live there, your only claim is you were born there .

[Whistler]

I also lived there as an adult, moved back in mid 20's. I have family there. Many people who grow up as a migrant retain I link with their motherland. I grew up in Australia, but in a household proud of their heritage. When I lived there, it was noticeable as you drove North from London, how infrastructure deteriorated, poor roads, decaying buildings and public facilities. I then formed a view that I would like to see a Scotland controlling its own destiny.

The main reason my family moved to England and then Australia, was the poor prospects of living in Scotland, post WWII there was not a lot of investment in renewing the Scottish economy. After the enormous contribution to the war effort, Scottish service people were not rewarded very well.

Historically, the English have a long track record of treating the other members of the Union rather badly, and in some cases in the past hundred years, quite recent in some respects. I see this as an England first mindset. It's about time that ended.

Just my view, others may see things differently.

I will always be a Scots/Australian.

[Doodoo]

Is this become the HISTORY CHANNEL?
If it is then maybe we could start another, thread
But for now WORDS will continue

noun | FOR-ay

What It Means

A foray is an initial and often tentative attempt to do something in a new or different area of activity, as in “the novelist’s foray into nonfiction.” In martial contexts, foray means “a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils.”

// The professional wrestler’s surprise foray into ballet was at first met with skepticism, but he eventually proved himself a dancer of grace and poise.

[Whistler]

Why are we copy pasting words when any of us can lookup if we find a need to do so? None of the words listed so far are particularly obscure.

[Doodoo]

If people do like cut and paste , dont read it, OR come up with some of there own words with definitions
Dont need to hear whining
AH Whining


Whining
/ˈ(h)wīniNG/
noun

1.
the making of a long, high-pitched cry or sound:
"dogs may exhibit signs of anxiety, such as whining, chewing, and excessive barking"
adjective

1.
making or characterized by a long, high-pitched cry or sound:
"a whining voice"

[Whistler]

'If people do like cut and paste , dont read it', what if we don't like it?

Here's a brand new word. BLAGH.

Definition: of little value, basically hardly worth bothering.

Examples: it was so Blagh it was not worth discussing.