Quebec 1759

[Ithoriel]

"The Shorn Ones" Ian. Sheesh, don't you have Google where you live?   

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

It only recognises ENGLISH....

IanS

[Ithoriel]

Gaun' yersel' son, div ye nae hiv Google Translate neither?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I SAID ENGLISH - not the bastardized dialect spoke up north. Least the Welsh have their own language......

IanS

[FierceKitty]

Ignore this post.

[FierceKitty]

WHAT ??

IanS

You heard me!

[Leman]

As I understand it Scotland has three languages (that I'm aware of): Gaelic, Scots and English, and a whole host of accents.

[Ithoriel]

Scotland has many languages. Gaelic, English, Lallans and the Doric at the very least. And that's only if you ignore the many speakers of Mandarin, Hindi, Polish and the like. 

[Leman]

Now you're just being pinko lefty PC. Polish, Hindi, etc. are not British languages. And that's from someone who hates Nigel Farage and loves the EU.

[Ithoriel]

What?

They're as British as pizza and kebabs and the Friday night balti!

[Leman]

No, they're foreign things we find quite nice, but they're still foreign. When did foreign become a dirty word in this timid, easily offended society of ours. I like Belgian beer; it's not British just because I can buy it in Britain. I can buy chips in Italy. It doesn't make chips Italian. In my opinion all this constant apologetic chest thumping about people's differences actually makes things worse. Differences should be celebrated and recognised as differences rather than trying to pretend we're all the same just because we live on the same island. The recent close result in Scotland demonstrates this quite clearly.

[Fenton]

I for one like nothing more than dipping my Crepe wrapped deep fried mars bar in a pint of Hoegaarden during Diwali

vive la difference

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Chiken Tikka were invented in Brumigan, now whether dat ire in Engggland i debateable.

IanS

[Fenton]

Chiken Tikka were invented in Brumigan, now whether dat ire in Engggland i debateable.

IanS

I thought it was Glasgow

[Ithoriel]

Glasgow, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab all have reasonable claims to be the point of origin, apparently.

In 2001, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook declared that "Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish, not only because it is the most popular, but because it is a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences." He went on to explain that "Chicken Tikka is an Indian dish. The Masala sauce was added to satisfy the desire of British people to have their meat served in gravy." - Wikipedia