From Ace of Spades HQ:
Among foreigners the common stereotype of rural Americans is that we're all a bunch of ignorant, possibly in-bred rednecks. Think Cletus from The Simpsons. Well thanks to this clip from The Scheme, a British reality show that's like a Scottish version of Jersey Shore, it's clear that America does not have a monopoly on redneckery.
For the record all the people in this video are supposed to be speaking English. But they probably have been drinking and I don't think that retardation of some form is out of the question. . . .
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When I went to Glasgow, I remember asking the desk clerk at my hotel a question. He was very friendly and solicitous, and he gave me a 3-minute answer, of which I perhaps understood one minute.
Two words: Plausible deniability.
exactly!
now have a haggis fritter.
The Scottish have given us so much. What have we given back to them?
I gave them several hundred pounds I won betting on the 2002 World Cup. Specifically, hotels, trains, bus tours (Sterling & Edinburgh), at least two museums, and bars. The desk clerk also told me where the red-light district was, but like I said, I got about 33% of what he was saying, and even had I been lonely, I don't think that would have been a wise idea.
I felt bad for one Scot I think I offended. He handed me change when I bought some Strongbow, and I gave the £5 note he handed me a hard look. That was when I found out that Scotland has at least three different banknotes from different banks (they also accept UK pounds). The one he gave me was a different color than the other one I'd seen.
I also saved a £20 note for a friend with the last name Bruce, b/c her family believes that they're related to Robert the Bruce, who was one of the £20 notes.
Oh, and I did go to the Museum of Whiskey (conveniently located next to Edinburgh Castle), but their prices were crazy expensive (and I'm not a big whiskey drinker), so I didn't splurge.
Okay, so Otto has given back to the Scots, who gave us fried food, steam engines, golf, capitalism, and the haggis. What have the rest of you done?
I sometimes don't wear underwear with my skirt.
The ghost of William Wallace must be happy to know he was drawn and quartered to make *that* possible.
FREEDOM!
I imagine Wallace has been pissed since Scotland was absorbed by the English. Ever notice that "Acts of Union" and "rape" mean roughly the same thing?
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