Wannabe Scot

**highlander_Daz** · 13th December 05, 11:43 AM

They are welcome to bring thier own culture so long as they dont expect Scotland to change with them , In England at the moment there are local councils who ban the flag of St George for fear of upsetting immigrants and banning christmas for fear of upsetting Non Christians, indeed the charman of the council of Mosques has called this practice "ridiculous" I pray we never see the day in Scotland when the Saltire cant be flown for fear of upsetting anyone, if they are upset Ill gladly run themto the airport. Many groups have settled here and kept a sense of identlty but become "new Scots" the Irish are an excelent example, and Edinburgh has a large Jewish population. as for the holiday cottage interlopers I hope Jack the lad introduces legistlation to stop this ASAP

**Colin** · 13th December 05, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by highlander_Daz

They are welcome to bring thier own culture so long as they dont expect Scotland to change with them , In England at the moment there are local councils who ban the flag of St George for fear of upsetting immigrants and banning christmas for fear of upsetting Non Christians, indeed the charman of the council of Mosques has called this practice "ridiculous" I pray we never see the day in Scotland when the Saltire cant be flown for fear of upsetting anyone, if they are upset Ill gladly run themto the airport. Many groups have settled here and kept a sense of identlty but become "new Scots" the Irish are an excelent example, and Edinburgh has a large Jewish population. as for the holiday cottage interlopers I hope Jack the lad introduces legistlation to stop this ASAP

Sounds like Canada. We seem to be willing to bend over backwards to make others feel welcome and to not offend them. Unfortunately in the process we have lost any chance of creating a Canadian Identity. I love having the multi cultural environment of Canada, but we run the risk of dividing people more, as no common ground is being promoted.