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Khamsin Started conversation Oct 2, 2004
Hi... well Dr Anthea, who sometimes likes to (ok so most of the time) be called my girlfriend... says I have to become Scottish... 
and that I have to take a test...
She was telling me off earlier on the phone for pronounciong "good" like someone froom England... or Lancashire to be more exact... as that is where I dwell most of the time...
Though the end of the month will also be the third time I ahve been up Kilmarnock way this year... and at least this time I won't be wearing a kilt....
So can you all give me any advice?
Khamsin- A Lancashire Lad with no clue
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Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! Posted Oct 2, 2004
I say you have to listen to her 
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Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted Oct 2, 2004
Swear undying devotion to Irn Bru
Never leave a party on your feet
Slag off the English alot
Manage those 3 and you will fit right in
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Khamsin Posted Oct 2, 2004
I have never tasted Iru Bru....
I don't drink alcohol so leaving inn that state is harder...
I slag off the english all the time
only 1 out of 3
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Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! Posted Oct 2, 2004
I will give you irnbrew... 
as for the party one. can we get a waver?
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Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted Oct 2, 2004
we can let you off that one!
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Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! Posted Oct 2, 2004
*hugs mort*
the sooner you get to Scotland the better khamsin laddie
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The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Posted Oct 3, 2004
I'm an Englishman (well, actually I'm a Scouser, so I'm not sure that counts) who's lived in Scotland for 25 years.
My best mate officially made me an honourary Scotsman only a couple of years ago when I told a barman in an English pub to shove it because he refused a Scottish banknote.
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Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted Oct 3, 2004
I am English too, but have lived in Scotland for 12 years so I tend to forget about it!
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Khamsin Posted Oct 3, 2004
I don't think there is any chance of me moving to scotland any time soon... lack of money and job is a problem
I think I would get annoyed at another englsih man if he wouldn't accept my Scpttish notes... as I prefer then to the English ones
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Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! Posted Oct 3, 2004
*holds a hand over his mouth*
*nervous laugh*
obviously there are still a few.... wrinkles that need to be ironed out
I dont understand the not accepting scottish notes thing, well maybe if it was a £1 note because there not exactly legal over there... but as for the rest.
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Khamsin Posted Oct 3, 2004
hey what did I say wrong?
I remember having one pound notes... at leastI think I do... asides the isle of mann ones and the scottish ones
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tom Posted Oct 3, 2004
I have a couple of Canadian friends who are golf daft. Instead of sending an expensive Christmans card this year and next I'm going to cut out the middle man and send them a Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note. It's got a picture of Old Tom Morris and the Royal and Ancient on the back.
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fords - number 1 all over heaven Posted Oct 3, 2004
Scottish £1 are indeed legal in Englandshire. As long as the note says Sterling on it (and they do) they have to be accepted 
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Munchkin Posted Oct 4, 2004
http://www.siliconglen.com/Scotland/1_7.html
Interestingly this says that Scottish Notes are not "legal tender" even in Scotland. Apparently "legal tender" is a dodgy term anyway. You can still use Scottish Notes in England though.
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Ku'Reshtin (Bring the beat back!) Posted Oct 4, 2004
So, basically, you can't pay with any notes whatsoever in Scotland, according to that text. Or rather, anyone can refuse to accept any notes as payment for anything, even though it'd be really silly to do so.
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Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! Posted Oct 4, 2004
and here was me thinking we shouldnt take english notes because they dont say stirling on them
when all the time it was the scottish ones i should be worried about oh dear what to do...
i think i will spend them anyway
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Dr E Vibenstein (You know it is, it really is.) Posted Oct 4, 2004
You shouldn't take any notes that say Stirling on them, as they're badly spelt forgeries. 
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Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! Posted Oct 4, 2004
*frowns*
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- 1: Khamsin (Oct 2, 2004)
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- 3: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (Oct 2, 2004)
- 4: Khamsin (Oct 2, 2004)
- 5: Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! (Oct 2, 2004)
- 6: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (Oct 2, 2004)
- 7: Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! (Oct 2, 2004)
- 8: The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact (Oct 3, 2004)
- 9: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (Oct 3, 2004)
- 10: Khamsin (Oct 3, 2004)
- 11: Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! (Oct 3, 2004)
- 12: Khamsin (Oct 3, 2004)
- 13: tom (Oct 3, 2004)
- 14: fords - number 1 all over heaven (Oct 3, 2004)
- 15: Khamsin (Oct 3, 2004)
- 16: Munchkin (Oct 4, 2004)
- 17: Ku'Reshtin (Bring the beat back!) (Oct 4, 2004)
- 18: Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! (Oct 4, 2004)
- 19: Dr E Vibenstein (You know it is, it really is.) (Oct 4, 2004)
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