Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
The comments that follow the article just make me sad. Yes valid issues have been raised from all points of view, some pretty unpalletable ones at that and they do raise realistic points, but why oh why when some good news for Scotland arrives do we Scots have to be so grudging about it?
Jock, I reas the article and then the comments. I have often wondered about this aspect of Scottish culture. It seems to be a pretty consistant attitude throughout the history of the nation. It is very sad to see that so many people in that great nation seem to completely forget that they ARE a great people who have contributed mych to the world and deserve every accolade heaped upon them!
The Scots have overcome adversity and pretty much invented many of the aspects of the Free World we live in today (economics, trade, philosphy, liberty, et cetera) and yet they seem to have a GIANT chip on the shoulder. Why is that?