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<blockquote data-quote="Prestwick" data-source="post: 205729"><p>I'm an unashamed pragmatic Unionist. I always believe that I am British first, English second. It was how I was brought up and it will be how I bring my children up. I was brought up on proud stories of Union Flags being waved at the 1966 World Cup Final and a much better understanding between the english speaking peoples of the British Isles (and the Welsh). </p><p></p><p>The problem is that gradually, everyone is becoming more and more introverted. Less people are travelling to Universities in other parts of the Union thanks to a plethoria of (crap) polytechnics springing up in England, Scotland & Wales. However we try to hide it, there is far less cultural understanding between everyone than there used to be. My Dad for example remembers the words to the old Scottish song "the road to the isles" amongst others as it was taught in his Primary School in England. You just don't get that now. </p><p></p><p>There is less 'cross-talk' if you will between the members of the Uk these days. We are all becoming much more introverted as member nations, nobody is willing to share their culture with anyone else terrified that it might get tagged with the word "British". I think that is an awful state of affairs and it is to the detrement of these sceptered isles that we've allowed ourselves to get to this stage.</p><p></p><p>A far smaller military as well as a greatly reduced MoD real estate in real terms across the British Isles means that less people get the chance to go to other places in the UK and meet other people from other parts of the UK. A large Scottish contingent means bugger all if the Armed forces overall has greatly shrunk over the last twenty years alone. </p><p></p><p>Its sad really, we are far weaker socially, economically and culturally as a result. As I observed in my time in Scotland, self centered cultural navel gazing counts for nought if you are the only ones hearing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prestwick, post: 205729"] I'm an unashamed pragmatic Unionist. I always believe that I am British first, English second. It was how I was brought up and it will be how I bring my children up. I was brought up on proud stories of Union Flags being waved at the 1966 World Cup Final and a much better understanding between the english speaking peoples of the British Isles (and the Welsh). The problem is that gradually, everyone is becoming more and more introverted. Less people are travelling to Universities in other parts of the Union thanks to a plethoria of (crap) polytechnics springing up in England, Scotland & Wales. However we try to hide it, there is far less cultural understanding between everyone than there used to be. My Dad for example remembers the words to the old Scottish song "the road to the isles" amongst others as it was taught in his Primary School in England. You just don't get that now. There is less 'cross-talk' if you will between the members of the Uk these days. We are all becoming much more introverted as member nations, nobody is willing to share their culture with anyone else terrified that it might get tagged with the word "British". I think that is an awful state of affairs and it is to the detrement of these sceptered isles that we've allowed ourselves to get to this stage. A far smaller military as well as a greatly reduced MoD real estate in real terms across the British Isles means that less people get the chance to go to other places in the UK and meet other people from other parts of the UK. A large Scottish contingent means bugger all if the Armed forces overall has greatly shrunk over the last twenty years alone. Its sad really, we are far weaker socially, economically and culturally as a result. As I observed in my time in Scotland, self centered cultural navel gazing counts for nought if you are the only ones hearing it. [/QUOTE]
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