Those crazy Scots

[Tako]

Thirdly: The Arthurian period took place long after the legions left.

[Mahdi]

Strange, I always was under the impression that Brittany was in France ::)

Or Gaul, if you prefer.

It is.  Want to know why it is called Brittany?  Because it was settled by Britons.

[Mahdi]

I thought you said there was no prove he even existed? and now you are saying when he existed ( or better about when he did not existed)

No, I'm saying if he did exist he existed somewhere between 410 (more likely 470) and 550 AD.

[Dante]

I was joking about the fact that the medieval kingdoms of England and Scotland joined together to form the United Kingdom when King James VI of Scotland became James I of England following the death of Elizabeth I... So a Scottish king took over England. ;)

And every single monarch of England after him (including the German ones) were descended from Mary Queen of Scots. Scotland rules England! Yeah!

[Anathema]

It is.  Want to know why it is called Brittany?  Because it was settled by Britons.

Being a real Briton is not dependent if you happen to be descendent of the first tribe/whatever that happened to settle on the piece of rock that's called Britain. Where the celts even the first? Anyway that doesn't matter. You Mahdi are no less of a Canadian just because you're not a native American.

[Mahdi]

Being a real Briton is not dependent if you happen to be descendent of the first tribe/whatever that happened to settle on the piece of rock that's called Britain. Where the celts even the first? Anyway that doesn't matter. You Mahdi are no less of a Canadian just because you're not a native American.

I said a "real" Britain.  Ie.  Someone, due to his blood, is British.  That is the absolute correct use of the term.  It has only been recently used to refer to someone from the United Kingdom.

I never said you were any less of a person because you weren't British in the strictest sense of the term, I simply said what a real Britain is, according to the strictest sense of the word. Which considering the discussion was about the "creation of Britain" seems pretty topical.

As for the Celts being the first on that piece of rock, yes and no.  Like I said, the Celtic Britains were descended from the Beaker-People (who were the first on the island), who were not Celtic but, over time, adopted the Celtic "culture" and languages, and therefore became Celtic. 

[Dragoon Knight]

Well, I don't care what anybody says: I'm SCOTTISH, born and bred.  I was born in this country and I've lived here all my life.  If that doesn't make me a Scot, then nothing does.  Gonnae no mess with a patriotic Scotsman... ;D

[Mahdi]

Well, I don't care what anybody says: I'm SCOTTISH, born and bred.  I was born in this country and I've lived here all my life.  If that doesn't make me a Scot, then nothing does.  Gonnae no mess with a patriotic Scotsman... ;D

Scots are descended from the Scotti (meaning "Maurader") who invaded what is now Scotland from Ireland.  I'm Scottish as well.

[Dragoon Knight]

I don't care about bloodlines and whatnot unless they are fairly recent.  According to some theories, we're all from Africa... which is a big pile of bull, dog and horse, as far as I'm concerned.  If you (or your parents or grandparents) weren't born in Scotland, then you're not Scottish. :)

[Dante]

Do we really have anything to be proud of, though? Terrible records for health, enviromental protection, blah blah... I'm only mildly patriotic because of Scotland's heritage (with the obvious exception of the annoying bastardised dialect of 'Scots').

Yes, we're originally from Ireland. As is about... *counts* 1/16 of my blood. What a coincidence. On the other hand, they had to pass through something to get to Ireland first, right? Also, we are all technically from Afrcia. But that's a bit like saying we're all descended from rat-like mammals (which we are). It makes no real difference.

[Andrew]

I don't care about bloodlines and whatnot unless they are fairly recent. According to some theories, we're all from Africa... which is a big pile of bull, dog and horse, as far as I'm concerned. If you (or your parents or grandparents) weren't born in Scotland, then you're not Scottish. :)

Unrelated, but I believe everyone came from Africa. And anyone can believe anything.

I took an anthropology course and it seemed pretty convincing.

I think I'm scottish and Irish. I've certainly got the Irish drinking capabilities like the rest of my extended family.

[Mahdi]

Unrelated, but I believe everyone came from Africa. And anyone can believe anything.

I took an anthropology course and it seemed pretty convincing.

I think I'm scottish and Irish. I've certainly got the Irish drinking capabilities like the rest of my extended family.

Nova Scotia is one of the few places in the world where people still speak a Gaelic language as there mother tongue.

[Andrew]

Really? where is that at? Cape Breton?

People from the West (and possibly East) side of PEI have accents. I remember Nema or someone saying in another thread that they sounded like an Irish person or something.

I'd like tree of dem der boy.

[Mahdi]

Really? where is that at? Cape Breton?

People from the West (and possibly East) side of PEI have accents. I remember Nema or someone saying in another thread that they sounded like an Irish person or something.

I'd like tree of dem der boy.

Dude, Nova Scotia.  They speak Scotch-Gaelic.  There's about 500 of them.  More than in Scotland, probably.

[Andrew]

Nova Scotia is a province... Where are these people? They must be localized (or at one time) to a certain area. Where are these 500 people located?

I know my friend from there says breakfast like bricktest. (Sort of)

[Mahdi]

I misunderstood your post.  I thought you meant they were speaking Irish.

As for there exact location, I'm not sure.  Proabbly wherever those DAMN DIRTY FRENCHMEN haven't drove them out....

[Kiyouta]

pffft, you are sounding like an American, bumble bee.

[Mahdi]

pffft, you are sounding like an American, bumble bee.

Nah, an American would be serious.

And compared to us English-speaking Canadians, they're rank amateurs when it coems to frog-bashing ;)

[Kiyouta]

Most people in the UK are inbreds anyway. Funny too how those people who declare themselves full-blooded Scottish or Irish are always a bit... strange :-.

I gotta escape!

[Khan]

You know you can't resist Britain. No-one leaves...

[Dante]

The Scottish are strange because it's a survival tactic. See, it's so boring here that the choice is either die or go mad. Since you don't meet the dead much, it stands to reason that everyone you meet in Scotland is mad. I expect the same applies to Ireland. England is a different story in that it's only so boring that everyone's stupefied, not quite boring enough to kill.

...Inbreeding? Not according to this familiy tree of lunatics here. Interestingly, my great uncle (or was it great great uncle? *shrugs* I forget*) was a bit insane in that he tried to kill people with an axe. And my sister bites people. Yup, we're mad.

[nemafakei]

"England is a different story in that it's only so boring that everyone's stupefied, not quite boring enough to kill."

Or you could find solace in the seemingly pointless complexities and irregularities of the English language. Though the net effect is probably the same, as you end up being a cause of boredom for others.

"my great uncle (or was it great great uncle?"

Uh...

"...Inbreeding?"

[Dante]

Just because I can't remember which is which doesn't mean they are the same person. :P

[alchemi2]

Britain the mongrel race we've been invaded and conquered numerous times and have simply absorbed all those nations and cultures into ourselves. infact we're still doing it! ;)