Father Bill to try to imply that this forum should be conducted like a bloody battle was not my intent.I perhaps used the well known conflict examples in a too vivid way that detracted from the point I was hoping to convey,being:

Due to many reasons in history,some good examples which you yourself mentioned earlier,Scots and thier kin(along withevery other human,lets face it)have needed resilience and toughness to stick it.

It was my intent to say,don't take the cry 'toughen up' to mean, 'we dismiss your feelings' but rather as a call to raise up to the challenge and don't be put off,even if anothers words seem to leave you no hope to ever hear them say what you want to hearor even the way you wish to hear it.

This forum is called XmarkstheScot.
Scots and those who have grown up with thier ways as standard can be blunt,to the point,and even scathing at times of attempts to sugar coat the pill.A respect for truth,put out in an often pithy way, is evident.
To illustrate:
To be seen changing your mind or being unable to come to a definate point is known as feckless.
To be unable to hold your own without maintaining a stiff upper lip is known as gormless.
There are other descriptive terms well in use by Scots today,I assure you,that cover the same traits,but I feel I would be sensured to state them here!

This forum even goes as far as to include the Saltire as part of it's logo.You must expect to come across opinions and beliefs stated in a most Scottish manner,from time to time!

P.s Here down under we simply turn to someone and say "Stop carrying on like a virgin at a chop picnic!Take a spoonful of cement and harden the ---- up"
Ha ha!It's not all cuddly koalas down here either.Look forward to seeing stick around.