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Scotland - what is it like, compared to England!

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  • OrkneyStar
    OrkneyStar Posts: 7,025 Forumite
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    Fifer wrote: »
    The best thing is all the free money we get from the English (but don't tell anyone).
    And the worst thing is our neighbours ;).
    Only kidding lol my neighbours are seals and fishes, being on a small island in the sea :eek:.
    Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
    Encouragement always works better than judgement.
  • HariboJunkie
    HariboJunkie Posts: 7,740 Forumite
    Fifer wrote: »
    The best thing is all the free money we get from the English (but don't tell anyone).


    And don't forget the different money. You must remember to change it before returning to England though or you will cause all sorts of problems usually involving the summons of a shop supervisor and one Scottish bloke in the queue shouting "Dinnae be daft. It's legal tender." ;)
  • Tojo_Ralph
    Tojo_Ralph Posts: 8,373 Forumite
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    HariboJunkie wrote: »
    and one Scottish bloke in the queue shouting "Dinnae be daft. It's legal tender." ;)
    But it's not legal tender. ;)

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7841273.stm
    The MSE Dictionary
    Loophole - A word used to entice people to read clearly written Terms and Conditions.
    Rip Off - Clearly written Terms and Conditions.
    Terms and Conditions - Otherwise known as a loophole or a rip off.
  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    hieveryone wrote: »
    Yes it is :)

    OK this will sound completely mental - but surely if you are an English resident, i.e. born in England then can you move to Scotland to go to uni for free??

    Uni is free in Scotland if you are Scottish. Pretty sure you cant just move here and get a free place.
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • Avoriaz
    Avoriaz Posts: 39,110 Forumite
    Dippychick wrote: »
    Scotland - what is it like, compared to England!
    It is, like, another country.
  • Fifer
    Fifer Posts: 59,413 Forumite
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    Avoriaz wrote: »
    It is, like, another country.

    One day soon ...
    There's love in this world for everyone. Every rascal and son of a gun.
    It's for the many and not the few. Be sure it's out there looking for you.
    In every town, in every state. In every house and every gate.
    Wth every precious smile you make. And every act of kindness.
    Micheal Marra, 1952 - 2012
  • k.o.d
    k.o.d Posts: 8,607 Forumite
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    Dippychick wrote: »
    Sorry Fifer, I though I made that clear in the title. From England to Scotland. Laws are different there and many things are different from what I have gathered over the years, but never needed to fully understand.
    You didnt make anything clear, it really depends where you live and what expectations you have.
    We live on a farm here and hate the city, We would very happily live in rural Scotland but would hate to live in Glasgow, Endinburgh or any of the other majors just as much as I would hate to move to London, Birmingham or Manchester (again)
    It is a fairly big place is Scotland, and very beautiful.
    The weather is cooler and less likely to be sunny than dahn Sarf.
    So really it depends where the move is to and that location will define exactly 'how' different Scotland will be
    I would like to live in Theory, because everything works there
  • hieveryone
    hieveryone Posts: 3,858 Forumite
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    Tojo_Ralph wrote: »
    But it's not legal tender. ;)

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7841273.stm


    The Scottish note thing is my biggest bugbear about living here, it's absolutely crazy! :eek:


    Bought is to buy. Brought is to bring.
  • Tojo_Ralph
    Tojo_Ralph Posts: 8,373 Forumite
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    gunsandbanjos wrote: »
    Uni is free in Scotland if you are Scottish. Pretty sure you cant just move here and get a free place.
    I assume that attending Scottish Universities is free for all UK Citizens. :confused:
    The MSE Dictionary
    Loophole - A word used to entice people to read clearly written Terms and Conditions.
    Rip Off - Clearly written Terms and Conditions.
    Terms and Conditions - Otherwise known as a loophole or a rip off.
  • Fifer
    Fifer Posts: 59,413 Forumite
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    Tojo_Ralph wrote: »
    I assume that attending Scottish Universities is free for all UK Citizens. :confused:
    No. ....................
    There's love in this world for everyone. Every rascal and son of a gun.
    It's for the many and not the few. Be sure it's out there looking for you.
    In every town, in every state. In every house and every gate.
    Wth every precious smile you make. And every act of kindness.
    Micheal Marra, 1952 - 2012
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