> Well it's interesting you say this Rich. For as long as I can > remember I've always backed a home nation in a game, despite > their almost 'Carry on' version of hatred for us. Years of > 'Anyone but England' when interviewed on the TV have simply > been shrugged off with a wry smile ... > But I'm finding it increasingly difficult to do this these > days. Being a Scot and proud of it makes you, in the eyes of > the world, a fiercely loyal, good humoured, proud person who > is perfectly in their right to paint the cross of St Andrew > on your face and sing Flower of Scotland with your arms round > some unfortunate local. Be English and in the same situation > and we're being manufactured into Yobs, Racist thugs and > Nationalistic in the very wrong sense. I am none of these and > object strongly to this stereotyping of an English sports > fan. The key moment for me was when that miserable little > over hyped wanker Andy Murray came out with the 'Anybody but > England' statement at the last world cup ... and I thought > "Well fuck you then you little shite, and anyone else from > your 3rd world country who feels the same", without the > support of the English his earning potential would be less > than half what it is now ... And I've got a very strong > Scottish history. Decades of prodding by them has finally > taken it's toll and, much as I would have loved for them to > beat the Italians deep down, when I found the result out on > Saturday an increasingly bigger part of me thought "Good. It > serves them right".
We'll to be honest I've never met the kind of anti-englishness that you have and frankly have always felt more British than English, so maybe I don't have the hangup about not being able to parade the Cross of St George (bloody Foreigner that he was ;-) like they do the scotish flag. In fact as British I'd probably prefer Scotland, Wales or Norn Iron (and the Republic just to annoy 'em) to have qualified rather than England 'cos I think they deserved it more, I've alw3ays supported the underdog ;-) In the end all these labels are bullshit and I wish we could all live in harmony and hug trees. ttfn Richard _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!!
