[serious] Would you rather be Scottish or Irish? [serious] [serious]

[Dinner]

If right is wrong.

[Asher]

You met many Scotsmen who weren't known for being drunks!?

Scotsmen are constantly inebriated but never drunk.

[Felch]

Irish. At least they have the balls to fight back.

[SpencerH]

Despite that my mother is Irish and that I think that the Irish have better literature and music, I pick the Scots. I prefer the more primitive skirling of the Scots pipes to the more melancholy Irish tones. For me, it's a call to war. I also prefer Scots humour and can understand even the worst accents. I think I must have been a Scot in a previous life.

[MikeH]

Scotsmen are constantly inebriated but never drunk.

This is such an outrageous lie.

[Dinner]

Look at that River Dance rubbish. When the Irish dance they keep their entire bodies straight and their arms at their sides. How boring! At least the Scots move their arms around and get their whole bodies into it. Dancing is supposed to be about expression not repression.

[MikeH]

That's only because the scots are drunk

[Dinner]

You're beginning to sound like a broken record but since we're on the topic of drink... Irish whisky is to sweet and not at all as good as Scotch nor with as many nuances. That's why Scotch so dominates the world's whiskey trade. Then there is beer. Who can say that a genuine Scots wee heavy isn't a great winter warmer or that a heather ale is not a truly unique and wonderful drink with historical origins? To compare I've met several Irishmen who've said their beer of choice is Miller. That says it all, doesn't it?

As for food black angus, A.K.A. Aberdeen Angus, is some of the best beef in the world. Nothing better then a steak made from free range Angus. Scottish salmon is world famous and rightly so while there are dozens of great authentic Scotch sausages. Sure, they like to fry stuff to much but that's a relatively recent event (last 100-200 years or so).

[Guynemer]

Scottish, if only because I would sound like Sean Connery.

[Dinner]

Come and get some Scottish pies (nice and savory meat pies) or some Scottish short bread. Hmmm.

[Patroklos]

Then there is beer. Who can say that a genuine Scots wee heavy isn't a great winter warmer or that a heather ale is not a truly unique and wonderful drink with historical origins?

Yeah...



/thread

[MikeH]

Guinness, Beamish, Murphys...

+ all Scottish produce is available in Ireland (and vice versa), so has no bearing on whether you'd rather be Scottish or Irish.

Ireland is nicer, friendlier, richer and more relaxed than Scotland. Plus if you are Irish you can find a pub with other Irish people in it in any city in the world (certainly every one I've ever visited anyway).

Also St Patrick's Day (not the tacky US travesty) >> St Andrew's day or Burns' Night.

[MikeH]

Yeah...



/thread

This post full of WIN!

[Dinner]

Let's face it. The place has way more lambs then people so there are more great lamb recipes then you can shake a stick at plus all those loches and islands mean fresh and abundant sea food. Lobster, shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, and many different types of fish.

[Dauphin]

That's why Scotch so dominates the world's whiskey trade. Then there is beer.

Tennent's Super.
Carlsberg Special Brew.