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In reply to the discussion: Scotland to hold independence poll in 2014 [View all]whathehell
(29,086 posts)35. I know, but they appear to be farther along than Scotland.
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Act-shmact, the referendum will be held in 2014, because that's what the Scottish
Fool Count
Jan 2012
#70
Limitations on "always" are not limited to the United States or anywhere else, as a matter of fact.
whathehell
Jan 2012
#58
do you have a source for the generational progressions of language aquisition?
arely staircase
Jan 2012
#86
Hence the lack of any substantial cultural difference between the Northern states and the Southern s
LanternWaste
Jan 2012
#63
I never said there was some huge "discrimination" being foisted on the Scots.
whathehell
Jan 2012
#83
and whether they will remain so after 2014 is precisely what the referendum will decide
arely staircase
Jan 2012
#87
But I'm not sure "the American South" vs. the American North" is really analagous
whathehell
Jan 2012
#12
The Mel Gibson movie was a highly fictionalized version of an old conflict, not the present.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#30
Really?.....Apparently the Scots related to it...I understand when it premiered
whathehell
Jan 2012
#39
Union came before Plymouth Rock did - and the Scottish king took over England, not vice versa
dmallind
Jan 2012
#18
Absolutely. And the royal lineage after Elizabeth I to the present is from Mary, a Scot.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#29
Yeah, with more than a bit of German in there as well, I understand, but the point is
whathehell
Jan 2012
#37
Well aware of that, but what does "Plymouth Rock" have to do with the UK at this point?
whathehell
Jan 2012
#38
It would be interesting to see the results. I love Scotland's history but don't want to see much of
jwirr
Jan 2012
#11
The irony is that 'Wallace' probably means his family were recent migrants to Scotland
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2012
#71
As a Scot, (may be the only one here) I feel the need to include my input
MichaelMcGuire
Jan 2012
#76