hate crime....

[highlander_Daz]

my business requires me to travel to the north of England and other parts and Ive never experienced any taunts or insults aprt from one one occasion from a lad of about 14 on a buke rideing past accusing me of being "a puff" because of my kilt, being very fond of cream puffs i considered it a compliment !!

on occasion good natured banter can be a laugh but with the addition of drink sometimes things can get silly, accusing a bunch of ned girls of "racism" fro some daft comments and a water bomb is a bit thin skinned, some good old anglo saxon insults would have done the trick or the organisers should have thrown the neds out as they would have been as quick to torment the morris dancers or the pancake tossing demonstration.

[Mike1]

This thread has all the potential for veering into ruin, so please consider any reply you choose to make very carefully.

[Phil]

The worrying trend is that nowadays it is becoming more and more common for teenage girls to be involved in violent behaviour - there have even been cases of them murdering defenceless people. What this says about society in general I do not know but it has to be of concern. I doubt there was any anti-Scottish motive here though as this mindless behaviour is usually directed at anybody in the vicinity.

[Clockwork John]

... as this mindless behaviour is usually directed at anybody in the vicinity.

I work at a High School... You, sir, have just summed up teenagers (especially girls) in a nutshell!