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Scotland is in a prime position to capitalise on demand ... - Scotsman.com

If the infrastructure is put in place now, people will be more likely to use electric vehicles in the future FOR decades they were seen more as a rather quirky way for milkmen and well-heeled golfers to get around than a serious transport option. But ...

Susan Boyle cancels plans to move from Scotland to ... - Monsters and Critics

Martin Grimes / Splash News The 48-year-old was left frightened when she returned to her home in West Lothian, Scotland, in January to find a man on her stairs. Amid fears for her safety, she decided to move to London. However, a 16-year-old has now ...

'Worrying' rise in Scottish unemployment - Daily Telegraph

Derek Brownlee, Scottish Tory finance spokesman, said: “In these difficult economic times caused by Labour’s recession, and with unemployment in Scotland increasing, people will find it incredible that Alex Salmond continues to fill the Scottish ...

Man bailed in Thames body probe - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

... home address in east London over the find, and has been bailed until April 15 pending further inquiries, Scotland Yard said. Officers have been investigating whether the dead man was involved in a confrontation with a group of people at about 9 ...

I'd play for free to find an SPL club after returning ... - Daily Record

... need to try to get a break in Scotland. Hopefully something can be fixed up to get involved at a club and take things from there. "All I am asking for is the opportunity to show what I can do and my credentials are there for people to look at.

Craig cry 'n mighty - Sunday People

The Scotland keeper then saved brilliantly from both Benitez and Carr before Birmingham finally ... City threw everything at Sunderland in a bid to find the equaliser they deserved but after Ridgewell had cleared a Bent shot off the line, Henderson ...

It's strictly sport, Scotland, nothing personal - Irish Times

The autograph posse chased across the golf course to the revered manager only to find themselves plaguing a startled doctor from Fermanagh ... It is a part of Scotland that Irish people covet and share. And Scotland have always given us that, no ...

Why classical music is flowering in Scotland - Times Online

It knows it needs to find someone equally dynamic to replace ... For the first time, too, Scotland appears to have a government that recognises the potential benefits of a lusty musical scene. “People are starting to understand that a pride in one ...

Susan Boyle intruder to face court - Monsters and Critics

The break-in happened at the Scottish singer's home in West Lothian, Scotland, on January 26 and local police have now confirmed ... A source said at the time: "Susan got home to find an intruder halfway up her stairs. She was with another female ...

Teen Charged in Susan Boyle Break-In - People

Susan Boyle arrived home late one night in January to LINK "/people/article/0,,20339617,00.html" "find an intruder"] in her humble ... property in Blackburn," a spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police in Scotland tells PEOPLE of the incident at ...

Resolved Question: Who else gets annoyed by this?

As a British subject, I feel myself become increasingly irritated by the fact that people refer to the British Isles as England and/or the British Monarch as the Queen of England. As a resident of Cardiff in Wales, I do not think that it is particularly acceptable to refer to me as English. I also get annoyed when I get letters or junk male addressed to me in "Cardiff, England". The last time I checked, I lived in Wales. However Wales is one of the four CONSTITUENT countries that MAKE UP the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or more informally the UK. All British and Northern Irish subjects hold those respective passports and I find it unfair that I get referred to as an English person. I am not an English person. I never have been. This is particularly true when I go abroad. I recently came back from working Hamburg and many people referred to me as an "Englaender" and asked me questions like "are you from England?". I never told them I was from England, I said I was from Wales and they asked me if I was from England. I never even mentioned that I was from England firmly stated I was Welsh. If I said that Wales wasn't apart of England but a seperate country, they would assume my language skills weren't very good and ask me to repeat what i'd said in English. They would then get confused and wonder what I meant. I mean what say. Then there's the political inaccuracy of referring to Queen Elizabeth II as the Queen of England. Now fairs fair, if you want to include our countries under a British jurisdiction, then you should be referring to the Queen by her correct title. The last Queen of England was Queen Anne and the current Queen is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or informally the Queen of the UK. She is NOT the Queen of England and never has been. I just find this sort of ignorance annoying. I am not English, I have never professed to be English, I do not live in England and my Queen contitutional position goes far beyond the realms of England i.e. Canada. Are all Canadians now English? Do the Canadians not have a Queen? It's insulting and it's quite ignorant of anyone to refer to anyone in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland as being English. Only this morning I was watching some holiday programme where this English couple were referring to a group of their friends as English when most of them were Scottish. It was absurd and annoying. Am I the only one who gets annoyed by this?EDIT: Oh and it's not a question of being mistaken for an English person, it's a question of us being dismissed as even existing.EDIT: I did not say that Wales was a seperate country because IT IS NOT! Also "the UK" is shorter to say than England so whoever said that the United Kingdom is a mouthful should just say The UK!!Also other countries should know the difference between England and Wales as they know the difference between France and Germany. People don't say Berlin in France. You'd be a bit of a tit if you did, so why do it in this case? Yes I do know similar situations where this happens like Aragon and Castile in Spain. They still exist and they are referred to as Spain. more

Voting Question: My parents aren't going to my sisters wedding after a fallout....advice!?

Your Open QuestionShow me another » My sister is getting married but my parents aren't going....? This is a long story but I will try to keep it short! Basically, my sister is getting married, in a very low-key wedding (no rings, no taking his name, my dads not allowed to give her away, no wedding dress, in a registry office, only a few family members, etc) & 2 days later she is having a party (ceilidh) for everyone (about 200 people). My mother was told by my sister that she wanted no input, not hassle, no mother-butting-in about the few wedding arrangements there were. My mother was upset & offended but backed away from it all. The wedding is in Scotland but the party 2 days later (which my sister is *now* calling the "wedding reception") is in London. My mother said that they may not go to the party as it's far away, they are old (70's) & can't dance anyway & they'd feel like idiots sitting in the corner all night as my sister would hardly be spending any of her night with them.. My sister went mental at my mother, saying how can a mother not go to her own daughters wedding reception etc, threw her out of her house(10pm at night) & they haven't spoken since. They both want an apology off each other & are refusing to be the first to phone & as it stands my parents say they wont go to the wedding - my sister didnt send them an invite either. The wedding is in 2 weeks time. Also, to top it all off, I found out that my sister's initial intention was to only invite me & not my partner (cos she doesn't like him) and even though I'm not meant to know that, I feel that should be enough of a reason for me to not go. I haven't told my partner that - he doesn't like her anyway & although I don't keep things from him, it would just make things worse. I have 1 other sister who is going, but her 3 children are not invited. I have tried to get my sister & my mother to talk to each other but nothing has changed in weeks. What do you think I should do? Should I not go to the wedding? I have tried to be diplomatic with my sister about it but it's getting to the stage where I think I am going to have to tell her what I really think - to which I expect her to tell me to not go to the wedding either. She is very self centred, selfish, blunt, rude, has no sense of family, thinks she is always right & if anyone ever opposes her she pretty much tells them where to go. She treats me personally with utter contempt, turning her nose up at most things I say & she has no respect for my opinions on things. What should I do??????? Help!! Thanks :) more

Resolved Question: My sister is getting married but my parents aren't going....?

This is a long story but I will try to keep it short! Basically, my sister is getting married, in a very low-key wedding (no rings, no taking his name, my dads not allowed to give her away, no wedding dress, in a registry office, only a few family members, etc) & 2 days later she is having a party (ceilidh) for everyone (about 200 people). My mother was told by my sister that she wanted no input, not hassle, no mother-butting-in about the few wedding arrangements there were. My mother was upset & offended but backed away from it all. The wedding is in Scotland but the party 2 days later (which my sister is *now* calling the "wedding reception") is in London. My mother said that they may not go to the party as it's far away, they are old (70's) & can't dance anyway & they'd feel like idiots sitting in the corner all night as my sister would hardly be spending any of her night with them.. My sister went mental at my mother, saying how can a mother not go to her own daughters wedding reception etc, threw her out of her house(10pm at night) & they haven't spoken since. They both want an apology off each other & are refusing to be the first to phone & as it stands my parents say they wont go to the wedding - my sister didnt send them an invite either. The wedding is in 2 weeks time. Also, to top it all off, I found out that my sister's initial intention was to only invite me & not my partner (cos she doesn't like him) and even though I'm not meant to know that, I feel that should be enough of a reason for me to not go. I haven't told my partner that - he doesn't like her anyway & although I don't keep things from him, it would just make things worse. I have 1 other sister who is going, but her 3 children are not invited. I have tried to get my sister & my mother to talk to each other but nothing has changed in weeks. What do you think I should do? Should I not go to the wedding? I have tried to be diplomatic with my sister about it but it's getting to the stage where I think I am going to have to tell her what I really think - to which I expect her to tell me to not go to the wedding either. She is very self centred, selfish, blunt, rude, has no sense of family, thinks she is always right & if anyone ever opposes her she pretty much tells them where to go. She treats me personally with utter contempt, turning her nose up at most things I say & she has no respect for my opinions on things. What should I do??????? Help!! Thanks :) more

Resolved Question: motivation. who can check?

guys, i have written a motivation to study at the university. who can check it? i also would like to heard a critics and something what i need to change or add or remove. please, help me. motivation is very important. Dear Sir or Madam, I am Evelina and I come from Latvia and currently I am living in the UK. I graduated from the gymnasium last year. I have heard a lot about Scotland, its culture and traditions. Some of my friends, who study there, have told me many interesting things about this part of England. Having read some articles and heard some reviews from others, I decided that Scotland is the best option for me. Since I love geography and traveling, I would like to be in touch with English culture, its architecture, lifestyle, interesting people, and find myself there. I have always been interested in business, administration and IT. That is why I have chosen Scotland as a place where I can study it. And therefore, this is the best place for me to find myself in this sphere, because I am an enthusiastic, with a love of people and a determination to succeed. I imagine a career which is: fast moving, gives me the opportunity for rapid promotion, is logical and practical, provides the chance to work wherever I want.I have always enjoyed learning about business. I found it fascinating. So it is quite easy for me to talk about my career ambitions (business) and what I want to do (be employed in the field of business and IT). What concerns my traits, I suppose that I am very well prepared for business and administration. To my mind, a business background is an excellent way to a good career. I have took a gap year after school and moved to United Kingdom for understanding myself – what I really want to do in my life, to improve my English skills and gain some work and life experience ,to meet new people as well. When I was at school, I worked as a secretary in the office one of my summer holiday in Czech Republic and I liked that job more rather than my current job (general assistant at the hotel). It is good I can make a comparison between such different part of work, that is why I decided that hospitality is not what I want to study and to do. Now, after long consideration, I came to the most obvious and elementary decision – business, administration and IT field is something that I want and what I need. I would like to mention my achievements in mathematics and drawing while I was at school. I am really good at problem-solving and figuring things out, at logic and analyses. I am engaged in plotting and drawing at school and also at the art school. And once, my figure has been noted at an exhibition in Macedonia. I am a good PC user (Excel, MS-Office) as well. I think, my decision to study this particular course, was affected by my father who worked both as a construction superintendent, and an engineer. He drew and designed a lot, work on the computer, communicated with people, and was responsible for many projects. I have always watched and listened carefully to how he did his job, and have learnt a lot from him. I think I got my drawing skills, my responsibility, my logical and analytical mind and the ability to come up with fast and right decisions, from my father. I played a lot of sports as a kid. This is where I have learned the values of teamwork, how to win, how to work hard, how to focus and concentrate, and how to find a balance between my time and priorities. And I suppose that the gained experience will be quite valuable for my future life and career. To sum up, I think to study abroad is an excellent way to broaden my horizons, to make new friends, to get not only theoretical but and practical knowledge. It is wonderful starting to communicate with international people and without recognition beginning to look at world a little bit differ. In my opinion, Scotland can provide a lot of opportunities for my future career. It’s the best place to study, live and work. Studying in Scotland would be a great experience for me. I am sure I will do my best there. Thank you for considering my application Yours faithfully, more

Resolved Question: Im scared i might damage my guitar. HELP!?!?

Ive been trying to do a lot of percussive guitar techniques lately and i just found out that i could seriously damage my guitar. I have an Ibanez EW20ZWE and im scared that the bracing might not be strong enough, if so how and where can i get it strengthened ?(i live in Scotland in the uk) ( http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-EW20ZWE-EXOTIC-WOOD-SERIES-Zebrawood-Acoustic-Electric-Guitar-104302476-i1172985.gc <========== My Guitar :D ) And as two extra little bonus questions does anyone know the best way to learn percussive guitar and since the guitar is made of zebra wood will i need to get a humidifier (btw the only thing i know about humidifiers is that people get them when there guitar have weird woods =P ) more

Resolved Question: What do you think of my story so far?

Before I Flee Superhumans. People with amazing powers. These people don't exist. Or do they? If we evolved from the tiniest bacteria then perhaps, some people have evolved into another race of people. With superpowers. People who can change their appearance like chameleons. People who can teleport themselves to faraway places. Or maybe people who can fly. However impossible this may seem, I know that it is true. How, you ask? Because I am one of these people. My name is Izzy and I am fifteen years old. My name isn't important though and either is my age, because that will be forgotten. It is my story that you must remember. When I was twelve years old something incredible happened. I woke up one morning, and had no idea where I was. I had been on holiday with my family in Cyprus, but this place was definitely not Cyprus. I had walked away from where I had woken up and found myself in a frozen wasteland. I didn't know it at the time but I had transported myself to Norway. I had touched the snow gingerly, terrified it would burn me, as it couldn't be real. I had walked across the ice, trying to find the seaside villa. And then it dawned on me, that I was somewhere far from home. Far from Cyprus. Far from anywhere I knew. I sat down on top of an icy mound and closed my eyes. Crying my heart out, I wondered if I would ever get home. Somehow, I was certain it wasn't a dream. "Please, let me go home" I screamed and opened my eyes again. I wasn't in Norway; I was back in a bed in a Greek hotel. Any other kid would have assumed it was a dream, but I couldn't. I saw the ice on the floor next to me, and the smell of fish lingered in the air for hours. I managed to forget about my strange experience - and of course, never told anyone about it. I wasn't that stupid. The strange occurrences didn't stop. I fell asleep at home in London, and woke up on a beach in Scotland. "They must be dreams" I whispered to myself every night before going to sleep but I kept arriving in different places. The tenth time it happened, two months after my holiday, I found myself only a few miles away, by the London Eye. Breathing on my hands to keep warm, I ran down to the London Eye. Finding the door to the lowest pod open, I ran inside. It was after all, just a dream - it must be. I had no memory of leaving my bed. Singing quietly to myself, I closed the pod gently. I stared outside, not bothered by the fact that the London Eye wasn't moving. I smiled and looked out at the scene outside. It was about 3am and must be the middle of winter now. My eyes widened. "But it was March! I left my room and it was March!" I heard laughing behind me. A boy of about thirteen was standing behind me, also in the pod. "It's not March. January 3rd 2011. Sorry" he looked amused. "But it was March! And I didn't walk here, I woke up here!" I muttered to myself. He gasped. "You're one of us. Follow me" He never gave his name that I found out later. But still, I followed him, expecting to wake up in bed a few minutes later. He took me to a abandoned flat a few miles away. "Why are we here?" I asked. The boy refused to look me in the eye. Instead he banged on the old wooden door five times, as if it was a code. He then kicked the door in. Six teenagers stood up and backed away. A little kid of about five remained on the floor. "Why the hell did you bring her here, Callum? She's not one of us!" the oldest one said. The boy, Callum, who had taken me here, remained silent. "What do you mean one of you?" "She means you're not a nutter. Freak. Weirdo." a boy replied. "How do you know I'm not?" I challenged and then instantly regretted it. The girl's eyes flashed orange and I stepped back. "What is wrong with you?" I whispered. "Nothing's WRONG with me" she said and smiled. "I'm just different. Different. That's all" I glanced away and then turned back to her. "So why did your eyes change colour?" She shook her head. "Because they can." "Who are you people?" I asked, already thinking I knew the answer. They must be runaways. The oldest, that girl, looked only about eighteen. I wasn't going to tell anyone who they were- hand the runaways into the police, no. I still thought they were just figments of my imagination. "We're just teenagers" the girl gestured around her. "And Liz" a boy pointed at the kid. "And why are you here?" I said. I walked up to the window and looked out over London. I blinked and they were gone. I shivered and looked around me. I was standing by the window in my house. I looked out and stared in amazement when the people didn't appear. Those strange people. I must have been dreaming, I promise myself. I climbed into bed and fell asleep, trying to ignore the nagging feeling inside of me, that they had existed. I woke up at about six am and heard a tapping on the window. "Hey open up!" came a voice from outside. I shook my head, and then looked on as the boy from my drea more

Resolved Question: do you believe these?

+The legend of Loch Ness in Scotland is 1,500 years old. The last reported sighting was in 1998, when it was filmed swimming across the loch +Unusual deaths have plagued the cast of the Poltergeist trilogy of films including 12-year-old actress Heather O'Rourke, who died of septic shock. The theory is that the set was cursed by evil. +In 1975 a Bedfordshire family were shocked when a huge chunk of ice fell from the sky, straight through their roof. No explanation has ever been found... +The Amityville films of the 70's, about a house full of ghostly activity were based on a true story. +Fishermen in Australia caught a five-and-a-half foot long cod and found a human head in its gut! +In 1970, a group of people were arrested at Highgate cemetery for intent to harm...a vampire! The vampire is rumoured to still be around today. +In 1982, a chicago women burst into flames for no apparent reason as she walked down the street. +Prisoners in a California jail were so spooked by the Ouija board they made that Priests were called in to cast out the demons. The convicts had summoned up spirits, including a women who told them how she was murdered. +Multiple witnesses at a house in Enfield, London, claim to have seen poltergeist activity, including chairs moving around by themselves and a girl being thrown across the room. +In the 1990's more than 30 people were axed, hung, burned and mobbed to death in the USA for practising witchcraft. +In 1971 a man on a London underground train has an overwhelming urge to pull the emergency stop button. What he didn't know was that someone had just jumped in front of the train. The driver heard the alarm and stopped just in time! +After complaining about the smell in their room, a couple staying in a hotel in the USA discovered the body of a murdered girl under their bed. +The most haunted house in Britain is Borley Rectory in Essex. The rectory actually burned dpwn in 1939 but over 2000 ghosts still haunt the area today. +Mourners at the funeral of a young Belgian girl were shocked to hear screams from the coffin. She has woken from a coma and was nearly buried alive. +A little while ago in Yorkshire, witnesses saw a UFO in the night sky. It was a glowing object that whizzed away amazingly fast. +The Australian bird-eating Spider is over 6cm wide and 16cm long- almost the size of a human hand! +A young girl in America bet her friends she could spend the night in a cemetry. They found her in the morning dead in the arms of a statue. +A girl woke up one night to find her pillow pressed against her face. When she opened her eyes, the pressure stopped. Next day, she found sewing needles stuck in her arm. +A man staying in a Welsh hotel was woken by choking noises. He later found out the hotel was the scene of a violent death. +A clawed, vampire-like beast that preys on animals has been found in Latin America. more

Resolved Question: How long can I expect to wait for a council flat/bedsit in North Lanarkshire, Scotland?

Handing in the application form on Monday. Someone told me it could be over 5 years, but I have told them that my parents have given me until May to find my own place and that I could become homeless then, that the conditions I'm living in have caused me to become depressed and that there are only 2 bedrooms but 5 people living in this house. more

Resolved Question: i live in south lanarkshire scotland how do i find all about there by laws?

i would like to find the by - laws in relation to bellshill south lanarkshire as i feel that the councillors and inspectors don't pay enough attention to the wishes of there people in cleaning up there environment i feel if they took more interest in there environment as they used to do ,they could do better for this little town i think put into practise the little details and stick to them for example doing there rounds of the housing schemes or should i say ea states making people take of there gardens paths and roads and that goes for private households to t,hen from the little things big things can Develop i feel no one cares anymore starting from the ground roots to the houses of Parliament as long as they get there payment in whatever form that takes they don't care you know if you start from the basics and sort them out then the rest will follow where has the basics gone and the respect with it , so to all region inspectors please do your jobs and get those people that you employ to do there jobs because as of a while since now we dont have respect for you or your principlesi am sick of cigaret buts not being cleened up by the establishments like pubs betting shops carryout establishments ect it makes not just me but all of the people i talk to i even saw a council crosing pearson throwing litter it is not good pleas get back to your roots and inprove this comunityi am sick of cigaret buts not being cleened up by the establishments like pubs betting shops carryout establishments ect it makes not just me but all of the people i talk to i even saw a council crosing pearson throwing litter it is not good pleas get back to your roots and inprove this comunityhi to celtic-s... things here dont change but only get more frustrating just like most places but keep in mind things are not always greener on the other side of the fence but from me to you hi nice to hear from you xx b/hillto old cynic i know but whare things have to be taken in to account the local laws should be be put in place and local laws seem to be afraid to do anything no mater what law abiding citicens do more

Voting Question: buying a puppy?? dalmatian?? other breeds?? please be aware of PUPPY SCAMS!!!! beware!!!!!!?

i have been looking to buy a dalmatian puppy for ages i live in london, croydon and well there isn't many about i found a breeder who only wanted 150!!..bargin?? advertised in london.. brilliant!.. but then once i emailed 2 different advert, both similar stories yet worded differently i must say this person is very convincing!! even offered the puppy free! hmmm?? already raising alarm bells, he asked A lot of questions playing the concerned breeder! and then said i could have the puppy only needed to pay delivery!! im not that thick! esp as i have to pay delivery UPFRONT...! anyway i wanted to post the email i recived so anyone looking for a puppy dont fall for it!, tho i do not know this is a scam im certain it is.. here the emailreceivedved Hiya Thanks for emailing me back,that shows your interest for the little puppies.i was also very happy to see that you provided answers to my questions and a detailed description of your family because i now know the kind of home where my puppy will be going to and i am confident enough that the puppy will be given all the love and care that i have ever wanted for her.i will feel more than over the sky with you updating us with pics of the puppy monthly.lucky enough i am on my computer now,I have attached some recent pictures of the female puppy for you to view, LOL i speak some times not good English so my apologies.in my previous email i provided you with my house address so that you could use it to view the puppies if possible pick the one of your choice.But isince you think it is too far to travel up to Scotland to view the puppies,then i will help you arrange for the puppy to be delivered at your door steps by a pet courier service that helps people to relocate their pets where you will be responsible just for the delivery fee only,and It will cost you about £160 for a single puppy to be delivered to your home via courier,And you will have to pay the money directly to the courier service.Since the puppy will be coming by air,you will have to make the payment upfront.cus the courier service will need to issue out an Air ticket to the puppy ,fit the puppy into a temperature regulating crate so that any weather or temperature change will not affect the life of the puppy while on transportation to your home.as such the puppy will not have any problem traveling for such a long distance.About the delivery, if it is okay by you,then i will need your details such as: YOUR FULL NAMES........... HOUSE ADDRESS............. STATE............................ CITY............................... POST CODE....................... LAND LINE...................... MOBILE LINE................... NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOUR HOME......... As soon as i receive these details, then i promise you i will start processing the transfer of ownership document to your names and address so as to certify your full ownership of the puppy, there after i will contact the Courier Service and drop your details alongside with the puppy and papers at the delivery agency for registration of delivery to your home ok.The courier service will then contact after the registration via email and phone for you to confirm your home address,then they will direct you how to make total payment of £160 for the delivery since you will be paying directly to them.After you have confirmed your address and made the payment they will provide you with the registration tracking details and schedule so that you can know the the delivery status of your puppy and arrival time of the puppy at your door steps ok,So just get back to me now with the details so that i can get along with the necessary arrangements . i will be waiting to read from you soon! Thanks and Best Regards i also would never want my puppy to be sent as some form of package!, anyway i hope ive got the message across to you now...if anyone kn ow where i can find a dalmatian puppy in london without delivery charge!! lol, do please let me know it dont need to be in london im willing to travel..tho perhapsaps not to scotland!!!!if its an old scam to you dont read it then and dont comment!! it was new to me tho i knew of scams i never came across one, thank you to all the ppl with constructive advise much appreciated, it seems ppl must have lots of time on their hands to read 'old scams' then decided to comment! more

Resolved Question: So, I (an American) found myself in a debate with a Spanish lady at work today...any help?

She was saying that Americans (from the united states) are the only people who go around saying "Im Irish" or "Im greek" or "Im german"....She says "why dont people in the united states just say "Im American"?..."because that IS what you are, you ARE American" She continues...."just because your ancestors are from Scotland, doesnt make YOU scottish..." She believes that is why the united states is also the only country that has issues with racism. I tried to point out to her that the united states is a melting pot of people who's ancestors came from all over the world to build this country of ours and that the sense of pride has been passed down from generation to generation. I also pointed out to her that we dont have a racial issue with ALL races...just that we are still healing from the times of slavery and we are fighting for the rights of those who live and work here and are contending with the hispanics who are coming here illegally to take our jobs. She didnt get it... Any thoughts on this?? OH, and I always give 10 points...in this case it will be the wisest answer...doesnt even have to agree with me, just as long as its the wisest. more

Resolved Question: why do people say weed is a gateway drug?

its the person who choses the crack or heroin etc there is no giant ounce bag of weed behind him with a gun to his head forcing them to take stronger drugs.....i accept that weed affects different people different ways but i dont understand how supposedly intelligent people say it leads to stronger drugs....its the individual that finds their way to stronger drugs just as they found their way to weed...i smoke weed and i enjoy it greatly and have never once even tried any stronger drug and i dont drink(which is way more lethal than weed and a major health concern here in scotland where alcoholism is a massive problem) what are other peoples thoughts on thisi know people stray from weed to stronger drugs.....but i was just trying to stress that is the person who leads themselves to what ever drug they take, whether curiosity or a destructive personality or any number of problems can make a person choose to use hard drugs, but it is always the persons own free will even if they are stoned on weed while they take it it is still them chosing not the weed making them do it...i have smoked for about 11 years and have never come across weed so strong that it would make me forget all my values and sense and knowledege of what crack etc can do to you to just take it.i know people get used to the high and look for something "better" but it is the person who looks for harder drugs because they want them....not because weed triggers the need for harder drugs...but this is an endless argument because there are countless smokers who are fine and have never tried hard drugs and countless who have but i wass just presenting my views and interested in others more

Resolved Question: What do people wear in Scotland?

We are doing a play on scotland and we have to research what they where over there. I know they don't wear the skirts all the time.. If people can help me to find out what they actually where right in this modern time. more

Voting Question: What do you really think Scottish people are like?

I am a teenager who lives in Scotland, and I've always been a bit frustrated by the way people from other countries(America in particular) seem to think every Scottish person is - ie wears tartan a lot, eats lots of haggis, listens to bagpipes all the time?!.. Things like that. So I get quite irritated when Scottish people on TV try to play up their Scottishness, giving it the whole "Och Aye The Noo!" business etc; it'll just make people think we are all that stupid. So my question is.. ignoring stereotypes you know will be untrue, what are your honest to goodness opinions of Scottish people? I won't mind if you genuinely do believe that we all wear tartan and we're all redheads, I just want to know what people really believe. And as a sort of sub-question: what do you think of the Scottish accent? I'm planning to move to America permenantly once I've been to university as I have family in New York to help me get started and get the career I want. However I am very embarrassed by my accent; I hate it - people find it quite amusing and I don't think I would be taken very seriously. So - do you personally and honestly find Scottish accents funny, cute in the way a puppy falling over is cute, cute in an attractive way, sexy, annoying, stupid-sounding, grating, hateable, etc..? I will be interesting to find out what other people's views of Scotland are :) more

Resolved Question: People to People Student Ambassador Program?

I was invited to go on a trip to England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland for this summer of 2010. I really want to join this program. However, when I went to the meeting, I noticed that there were other delegations that I could join. The one I am most interested in is the trip to France, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. The only problem is, it's a different delegation so the orientation meetings would be in another state so I wouldn't be able to go and meet other people that would also be going on this trip. I would really like to know people before going on the trip and I don't want to go to the airport and see that people have already found their group of friends. I have two options: go to England and the other places and be able to meet people beforehand but not really be interested in the destination, or go to Italy and those countries but not know anyone at all but really want to go to those countries. What should I do???? more

Resolved Question: Where should I live..Colorado or Tennessee?

I'm getting advice from everyone. All friends and family, and of course myself. However, I'd like to hear what other people think. ~Right now, I live in Scotland. I came here to visit and I fly back to JFK (New York) in a week. But where do I go from NY is unknown. I technically have no home. So I have 2 choices. A. Go to Memphis. I have a grandmother there, and she says I can stay with her. I don't know if any of you have been to Memphis, but other than the food...nothing good comes out of there. And don't say Elvis, because he's from Mississippi. His house is in Memphis which is surrounded by the ghetto. B. Go to Colorado. I moved from Colorado to Scotland. I have no where to live in Colorado but I may have a chance at a really great job there. And we all know with the economy these days, it's very hard to get a job. I'd like to say I currently do have a job, that allows me to work from 'home'. But I want stability. I found a girl on Craigslist that is needing a roommate on April 1st. Now for $$$. I have $550 on me for my trip. Let's think it out. A flight to either CO or TN would be roughly $150-$200. Rent with the girl on April 1st is $350. A hostel would be $30 per night. I might be able to convince her to let me move in early. Let the comments flow in. .. Please and Thank you :) more

Resolved Question: What Do You Think Of My Story So Far?

Superhumans. People with amazing powers. These people don't exist. Or do they? If we evolved from the tiniest bacteriums then perhaps, some people have evolved into another race of people. With superpowers. People who can change their appearance like chameleons. People who can teleport themselves to faraway places. Or maybe people who can fly. However impossible this may seem, I know that it is true. How, you ask? Because I am one of these people. My name is Izzy and I am fifteen years old. My name isn't important though and either is my age, because that will be forgotten. It is my story that you must remember. When I was twelve years old something incredible happened. I woke up one morning, and had no idea where I was. I had been on holiday with my family in Cyprus, but this place was definitely not Cyprus. I had walked away from where I had woken up and found myself in a frozen wasteland. I didn't know it at the time but I had transported myself to Norway. I had touched the snow gingerly, terrified it would burn me, as it couldn't be real. I had walked across the ice, trying to find the seaside villa. And then it dawned on me, that I was somewhere far from home. Far from Cyprus. Far from anywhere I knew. I sat down on top of an icy mound and closed my eyes. Crying my heart out, I wonderedd if I would ever get home. Somehow, I was certain it wasn't a dream. "Please, let me go home" I screamed and opened my eyes again. I wasn't in Norway, I was back in a bed in a Greek hotel. Any other kid would have assumed it was a dream, but I couldn't. I saw the ice on the floor next to me, and the smell of fish lingered in the air for hours. I managed to forget about my strange experience - and of course, never told anyone about it. I wasn't that stupid. The strange occurrences didn't stop. I fell asleep at home in London, and woke up on a beach in Scotland. "They must be dreams" I whispered to myself every night before going to sleep but I kept arriving in different places. The tenth time it happened, two months after my holiday, I found myself only a few miles away, by the London Eye. Breathing on my hands to keep warm, I ran down to the London Eye. Finding the door to the lowest pod open, I ran inside. It was after all, just a dream - it must be. I had no memory of leaving my bed. Singing quietly to myself, I closed the pod gently. I stared outside, not bothered by the fact that the London Eye wasn't moving. I smiled and looked out at the scene outside. It was about 3am and must be the middle of winter now. My eyes widened. "But it was September! I left my room and it was September!" I heard laughing behind me. A boy of about thirteen was standing behind me, also in the pod. "It's not September. January 3rd 2010. Sorry" he looked amused. "But it was September! And I didn't walk here, I woke up here!" I muttered to myself. He gasped. "You're one of us. Follow me" He never gave his name, that I found out later. But still, I followed him, expecting to wake up in bed a few minutes later. He took me to a abandoned flat a few miles away. "Why are we here?" I asked. The boy refused to look me in the eye. Instead he banged on the old wooden door five times, as if it was a code. He then kicked the door in. Six teenagers stood up and backed away. A little kid of about five remained on the floor. "Why the hell did you bring her here, Callum? She's not one of us!" the oldest one said. The boy, Callum, who had taken me here, remained silent. "What do you mean, one of you?" "She means you're not a nutter. Freak. Weirdo." a boy replied. "How do you know I'm not?" I challenged and then instantly regretted it. The girl's eyes flashed orange and I stepped back. "What is wrong with you?" I whispered. "Nothing's WRONG with me" she said and smiled. "I'm just different. Different. That's all" I glanced away and then turned back to her. "So why did your eyes change colour?" She shook her head. "Because they can." "Who are you people?" I asked, already thinking I knew the answer. They must be runaways. The oldest, that girl, looked only about eighteen. I wasn't going to tell anyone who they were- hand the runaways into the police, no. I still thought they were just figments of my imagination. "We're just teenagers" the girl gestured around her. "And Liz" a boy pointed at the kid. "And why are you here?" I said. I walked up to the window and looked out over London. I blinked and they were gone. I shivered and looked around me. I was standing by the window in my house. I looked out and stared in amazement when the people didn't appear. Those strange people. I must have been dreaming, I promise myself. I climbed into bed and fell alseep, trying to ignore the nagging feeling inside of me, that they had existed. I woke up at about six am and heard a tapping on the window. "Hey open up!" came a voice from outside. I shook my head, and then looked on as the boy from my more

Resolved Question: I recently participated in the Genographic Project and found that my Y-DNA Haplogroup is R1b, subclade M269.?

Does anyone know of a more detailed genetic test within R1b itself? M269 is characteristic of peoples from Iberia to Ireland, so I would like to know the specific geographic origin of my paternal ancestor. I'm guessing it's Scotland due to my last name, but it would be nice to know. Best, LS more

Voting Question: Americans, most most attractive in the world, what do you think?

Personally I like "cute" chicks, so I think Japanese are the cutest with their cute talk & innocent act (generally speaking). American chicks are kind of pushy, in my opinion (generally speaking) What do you think? 1. America 2. Brazil 3. Spain 4. Australia 5. Italy 6. Sweden 7. England 8. India 9. France 10. Canada 11. Mexico 12. Portugal 13. Wales 14. Russia 15. Japan 16. Ireland 17. Argentina 18. Netherlands 19. Scotland 20. Germany http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7250038/Americans-are-most-attractive-people-in-the-world-poll-finds.html more

Voting Question: How can i let my Girlfriend go when all i can think about is losing her.... help!!?

Basically more info... We've been together 3 years now, alot of it seperate from eachother. Our relationship was built on being apart i guess. I've known her for maybe 10 years as a friend and whilst we were together in Thailand with some mutual friends we got together. Happiest day of my life. Then she went home and i went to Japan and didn't end up seeing eachother for 8 months. During this time we were still faithfull to eachother and i think these things have made us have a strong relationship. Anyway move forward 3 years and she has now gone all the way to the other end of the country (i live in south england, shes in scotland now). Shes doing an Outdoor education course and has been for 5 months. In which time i've seen here prob 8 days in total. We talk on the phone but i hate having only phone contact. The last few months i've been going through a tough time and have been down and i have lent on her a bit hard i think. But heres the problem, shes now talking of going straight off somewhere and working and i can't easily follow her. One thing is going to Italy for the summer then doing a ski season over the winter. This of course means i'll see her for maximum a few weeks over the next year. It just confuses me as we had talked about trying to find somewhere good for us both to be and now she just seems to be running away. I'd been worried that i'd kind of killed her side of the relationship over the last few months but she keeps telling me thats not the case. I mean shes never been the most vocally affectionate person but now she just says nothing nice about us or that she misses me without being hinted to reciprocate. She says she still wants us to be together but things are just different. And that coupled with the fact i can't see her to make things better and have no idea whether i'm going to when she finishes just makes me lose it a bit. She tells me to stop worrying but i can't it. I love this girl so much and as stupidly cheesy as it sounds if i lost her she would be that 'one that got away'. I just can't help feeling like i'm just a comfort to her to be dropped the moment she realises she needs me no longer. I know i need to let her do her own thing and i want her to, i wanna do things for me too. I just wanna feel like theres gonna be some thought for us at somepoint too. Shes just like - 'yeah, we can go our seperate ways do our own thing, never see eachother but it'll all just be fine with us' and i can't let go like that. I know i'm being selfish and she should do what she wants but i hate the fact that goes hand in hand with her not choosing things for us. If i wasn't so into her and convinced she was the one for me i'd end it cos i feel like its a little selfish on her part really, just expect me to be here when she wants to play then just put me down again when shes bored. I just know from experience that when people live 2 seperate lives for too long its very hard to keep their shared life togehter. Eventually the bond people share can end up becoming irrelevent to your seperate lives. Is it unfair of me to ask her to compromise? On the one hand i feel like she doesn't really care about us but on the other hand shes stuck by me, faithfully for 3 years and counting and we've been thru some tough times (she could have easily jumped ship many times before). My biggest fear is of her turning round one day and telling me its over and i'm powerless to change her mind, i'm not strong enough for that. I just fear thats what will happen if i let her go too far from me :(. I don't know what i'm posting this for really. I don't expect to be sorted i just wanna vent cos this is driving me insane. (one side note - shes not cheating on me before anyone says that. I'm sure some skeptics that believe all women are slags will tell me she is but shes not. Shes not like that and she wouldn't hide it from me if she ever did, thats not my worry). more

Voting Question: I am a descendant of Charlemagne and I found out....?

I found out that Charlemagne's family married into the family of the Dukes of Normandy so I am descended from Charlemagne and William the Conqueror's sister, who's daughter married Earl Waltheof, whose daughter married David the First of Scotland. So I'm descended from some of the most powerful people in history! Did anyone else know this about those families married together?Well my grandfather, 38 greats back was Charlemagne, and my grandfather, 23 greats back was King David I of Scotland, and my grandmother, 25 greats back was Adelaide of Normandy, William the Conqueror's sister.The greats may be one or two greats off, but I haven't got the energy to roll out my family tree and check it for certain. Its too long!I'm Australian.What I meant by saying: I'm Australian was the point that someone else said "we are all American and that's what matters" more

Resolved Question: Looking to adopt a child from foster care. Does the birth mum have any say on the who gets to adopt her kid?UK?

I am a married woman with 3 adorable children. My husband and I had always planned on adopting but never picked a time as we are still raising our birth children. My son who is in nursery has become very close friends over the past 6 months with a boy in the same nursery as him. Just recently i have found out that this little boy who we have all fallen in love with is actually in foster care waiting to be adopted. We desperately want to adopt this boy via the means of an open adoption which i believe is the birth mothers wishes also. The social worker has struggled to find this boy a family and has now located one on an island outside of Scotland but they want a closed adoption. Now what I want to know is would the social worker consider us for adopting the boy given that he already knows us and we would be able to keep him in the area that he is used to and the same nursery he is already in and we would be happy for the birth mother to stay in contact? The biggest problem that I am facing though is that we havent started the adoption process and have been adviced it could take at least a year to be approved and by then the boy will of been adopted. Is there anyway to get an adoption granted quicker in Britain? Or could the birth mother even have a say on who gets her child? I am not interested in doing anything illegal but would be very grateful for peoples knowledge on how I can adopt this boy and keep him surrounded by as many familiarities as possible. Seems very sad if the only stability this 4 year old could have will soon be his first name and nothing else if we cant adopt him. Any questions please ask and thankyou for taking the time to read my lengthy question. God bless P.S. I live in Britain more

Resolved Question: Posting this again for new opinions :P Its really long..PLEASE HELP THOUGH :) x?

I posted this a few days ago and got some answers but none of them really helped, just looking for new opinions..and help :) xx Hey guys :D This is going to be loong.. So..when I was 8 I moved to somewhere that used to be a field, about 50 hoouses there all together. Anyway..you just hung out and made friends with whoever so there was this girl Laura and we got friendly..she was 4 years older. That was when people started to part ways and form little groups. It just turned out me and Laura stayed buddies. We started to get closer and after 4 years we were practically like sisters. We fell out and arugued but we were unbeleivably close. ( she is gay, and yes proper gay not just i think i am sort of gay :L) I always accepted her for who she was and it never bothered me. But then after 4 years of being very close..her girlfriend ( my good friend) moved to calafornia ( we live in scotland) this totally rocked everything. They were finding it hard to keep things going, we always every week argued, really bad arguments..and she just became the person I had to be there for but not argue with, we didnt have laughs, go out or anything. After a 2 years of this we finally began getting closer again. Then she became very attached to me ( I would just like to say I am VERY mature. Kind of a problem I have, prbably have a brain of a 20 year old) finally after me pestering her she admitted she liked me. I was very supportive of this and did nothing about it. She finally got over this and we were back to our usual like sisters ( talking everyday from 8am - 12pm) ect. She then met someone and ended it with Jenny ( the girl who left) her new girlfriends ( Lisa) is great and we soon became close. It just turned out Lisa had a boyfriend who she had been with 7 years and who is 5 yeats older than laura, 10 years older than me. Anyway they became very serious. Then my mum, who I have never had a steady relationship with and dont get on or like at all..found texts of me being very horrible about her to laura. She banned me from seeing laura. This was very hard for me, I cry everday about it. (This was 3 weeks ago.) my mum went to lauras door spilling everything about Lisa and Lauras relationship. ( Lisa is Laura's mums work colleauge.) I was absolutley distraught I didnt want to ruin anything for them, it was the i first time laura had been happy and i was happy enough. things werent good at home but.. Anyway today, laura got on the bus and i went to talk to her, obviously i had to get permission from my mum. My mum has taken my fone from me, and laptop ( i get it back for a few hours a day) and i am being badly punished. I askedlaura if she hated me, i couldnt sleep or eat knowing she may hate me. and i asked if lisa did too, she said no she was just annoyed. We chatted and that was it. I felt happier than I had in a weeks. Then it dawned on me i couldnt talk to her after that. ( Lisa and Laura are still together which i am glad to see :D) I love her to bits, she is totally awesome..PS, the whole sitting down thing and explaining to my mum how I feeel so doesnt work. Done it millions of times, I need new ideas. I dont know wither to walk around and act how Im feeling, so she understands how i really feeel or but on a brave smile like i normally do and pretend. I have no one to tell, it used to be laura so... My mum says I will never see her again while i live under her roof. I know when my mums genuine and she is being genuine. 100% its not just something she is saying. How can I try and change my Mums mind, I miss laura unbeleivably..its gonna take time, until then how can I try and get over it, please dont say keep myself busy :L?? and any other opinions, help is wanted as long as its nice :) more

Resolved Question: Need some help :P ? Its gonna be long..?

Hey guys :D This is going to be loong.. So..when I was 8 I moved to somewhere that used to be a field, about 50 hoouses there all together. Anyway..you just hung out and made friends with whoever so there was this girl Laura and we got friendly..she was 4 years older. That was when people started to part ways and form little groups. It just turned out me and Laura stayed buddies. We started to get closer and after 4 years we were practically like sisters. We fell out and arugued but we were unbeleivably close. ( she is gay, and yes proper gay not just i think i am sort of gay :L) I always accepted her for who she was and it never bothered me. But then after 4 years of being very close..her girlfriend ( my good friend) moved to calafornia ( we live in scotland) this totally rocked everything. They were finding it hard to keep things going, we always every week argued, really bad arguments..and she just became the person I had to be there for but not argue with, we didnt have laughs, go out or anything. After a 2 years of this we finally began getting closer again. Then she became very attached to me ( I would just like to say I am VERY mature. Kind of a problem I have, prbably have a brain of a 20 year old) finally after me pestering her she admitted she liked me. I was very supportive of this and did nothing about it. She finally got over this and we were back to our usual like sisters ( talking everyday from 8am - 12pm) ect. She then met someone and ended it with Jenny ( the girl who left) her new girlfriends ( Lisa) is great and we soon became close. It just turned out Lisa had a boyfriend who she had been with 7 years and who is 5 yeats older than laura, 10 years older than me. Anyway they became very serious. Then my mum, who I have never had a steady relationship with and dont get on or like at all..found texts of me being very horrible about her to laura. She banned me from seeing laura. This was very hard for me, I cry everday about it. (This was 3 weeks ago.) my mum went to lauras door spilling everything about Lisa and Lauras relationship. ( Lisa is Laura's mums work colleauge.) I was absolutley distraught I didnt want to ruin anything for them, it was the i first time laura had been happy and i was happy enough. things werent good at home but.. Anyway today, laura got on the bus and i went to talk to her, obviously i had to get permission from my mum. My mum has taken my fone from me, and laptop ( i get it back for a few hours a day) and i am being badly punished. I askedlaura if she hated me, i couldnt sleep or eat knowing she may hate me. and i asked if lisa did too, she said no she was just annoyed. We chatted and that was it. I felt happier than I had in a weeks. Then it dawned on me i couldnt talk to her after that. ( Lisa and Laura are still together which i am glad to see :D My mum says I will never see her again while i live under her roof. I know when my mums genuine and she is being genuine. 100% its not just something she is saying. How can I try and change my Mums mind, I miss laura unbeleivably..its gonna take time, until then how can I try and get over it, please dont say keep myself busy :L?? and any other opinions, help is wanted as long as its nice :) Sorry for being so long...thanks in advance. more

Resolved Question: Feeling so down :-( Can anoyone help out?

(I know this is the LGBT section but I have also posted this in Health section too as wasn't to sure where to post it) Ok long description guys, will try and make it as short as possible so you don't fall asleep... Here goes. Don't really know where to start to be honest. I'm just so down all the time. Always have been in a way for as long as I can remember but it's never felt so strong. I'm a 24 year old male in Scotland and I just feel so low and depressed all the time to the point I feel like I hate myself. I don't like to look at myself in the mirror because I hate what looks back at me. I think I'm ugly & fat even though I know I'm not really fat I'm a 32 inch waist which is adverage it's just not the nicest to look at, lets just say I'm not exactally toned or anything. Anytime I say to a friend or someone that I'm ugly they always tell me I'm not & that I'm quite good looking but I refuse to believe them, they're just trying to be nice so I don't feel bad. I've never had a girlfriend or boyfriend (will get into that later) or anyhting like that. When it comes to love I'm always the friend never the boyfriend. I never have had possitive feelings towards myself, furthest back I can remember feeling like this is probably in Primary 3, I remember being in the toilets in school and looking in the mirror and thinking 'I hate you'. I try to think why I must feel like this and I can't think. I have 2 older brothers. I used to get bullied a lot by one of them when we were young. He used to hit me and verbally abuse me, some of the thing he'd say were just horrible and it was constant. It just never stopped if he was in the same room as me I'd have to leave as I knew as soon as we were alone I'd either get hit or taunted. My mum would never believe me if I said he'd beat me up or was bullying me if she asked what the bruises were or why I was upset, he always was the favourite, still is. But all that's just brothers being brothers we actually get on really well now, go to the pub etc. He's 2 years older than me. Since I have got older I have very little confidence in myself and to make myself look different I have got very stupid tattoos & piercings. I absolutely hate every one of them. I've taken the piercings out but I'm stuck with the tattoos which make me look worse & make me feel more depressed. I left school when I was 16 and started working right away because of this fear I have of dissapointing people so I couldn't dissapoint my parents by failing my 5th year exams (coz I'm meant to be the "smart one") so I applied for jobs and took the 1st 1 I got offered so I could get out of school, have a job & still impress my parents. I hate my job so much, it's so boring, no chance of progression, there's no one around my age and I find myself doing just about everything but wipe the boss's @ss for him and get no recognition for it. I'm the lowest paid in the place and do so much more than some of the managers who all just get away with doing nothing but can't leave coz it's my parents want me to be in here and are happy. In their eyes I'm should be grateful to be in a job that's safe which I see their point. Keep locking myself in the cubicles in the toilets in work just to get away from it all and so that no one can see my eyes filling up and looking like I'm about to cry. I'm a member of an amature theatre group which I joined initially to gain more confidence in the hope that might help me with things. I love it, got totally bitten by the acting bug & in an ideal world I'd love for that to be my career but that's just not going to happen. 1 My parents would kill me if I gave up work to for something like that where I'm "not good enough, only the best of the best get anywhere in that business and even at that most of them don't" says my mum and again I know what she means but still I can dream. Mind you these days I have little drive to do any plays with my theatre group or do any of the things I used to enjoy. I'd love to just be able to settle down in my own place, maybe have a partner and be happy and comfortable with myself. Trouble with that is... I've realised I'm gay (yup another problem). Well I think I've always kid of known. My family are the most homophobic people you will ever meet, they're not religious or anything they just are very narrow minded and very nasty about that sort of thing so I can not come out of the closet, not ever. They'd want absolutely nothing to do with me and I just couldn't handle that. A lot of my friends wouldn't want anything to do with me either if I did so that's out of the question. I plucked up the couragew to go to the doctor, I hardly told him half of what I've mentioned here but I think he could tell something was wrong. He's got me on Prozac coz he thinks I'm depressed and also thinks I need to see a Councillor so he's arranging that. I've been on Prozac for about a month now. I don't know if that and the idea of seeing a Councall more

Resolved Question: Feeling so down. Can anyone help out? :-(?

Ok long description guys, will try and make it as short as possible so you don't fall asleep... Here goes. Don't really know where to start to be honest. I'm just so down all the time. Always have been in a way for as long as I can remember but it's never felt so strong. I'm a 24 year old male in Scotland and I just feel so low and depressed all the time to the point I feel like I hate myself. I don't like to look at myself in the mirror because I hate what looks back at me. I think I'm ugly & fat even though I know I'm not really fat I'm a 32 inch waist which is adverage it's just not the nicest to look at, lets just say I'm not exactally toned or anything. Anytime I say to a friend or someone that I'm ugly they always tell me I'm not & that I'm quite good looking but I refuse to believe them, they're just trying to be nice so I don't feel bad. I've never had a girlfriend or boyfriend (will get into that later) or anyhting like that. When it comes to love I'm always the friend never the boyfriend. I never have had possitive feelings towards myself, furthest back I can remember feeling like this is probably in Primary 3, I remember being in the toilets in school and looking in the mirror and thinking 'I hate you'. I try to think why I must feel like this and I can't think. I have 2 older brothers. I used to get bullied a lot by one of them when we were young. He used to hit me and verbally abuse me, some of the thing he'd say were just horrible and it was constant. It just never stopped if he was in the same room as me I'd have to leave as I knew as soon as we were alone I'd either get hit or taunted. My mum would never believe me if I said he'd beat me up or was bullying me if she asked what the bruises were or why I was upset, he always was the favourite, still is. But all that's just brothers being brothers we actually get on really well now, go to the pub etc. He's 2 years older than me. Since I have got older I have very little confidence in myself and to make myself look different I have got very stupid tattoos & piercings. I absolutely hate every one of them. I've taken the piercings out but I'm stuck with the tattoos which make me look worse & make me feel more depressed. I left school when I was 16 and started working right away because of this fear I have of dissapointing people so I couldn't dissapoint my parents by failing my 5th year exams (coz I'm meant to be the "smart one") so I applied for jobs and took the 1st 1 I got offered so I could get out of school, have a job & still impress my parents. I hate my job so much, it's so boring, no chance of progression, there's no one around my age and I find myself doing just about everything but wipe the boss's @ss for him and get no recognition for it. I'm the lowest paid in the place and do so much more than some of the managers who all just get away with doing nothing but can't leave coz it's my parents want me to be in here and are happy. In their eyes I'm should be grateful to be in a job that's safe which I see their point. Keep locking myself in the cubicles in the toilets in work just to get away from it all and so that no one can see my eyes filling up and looking like I'm about to cry. I'm a member of an amature theatre group which I joined initially to gain more confidence in the hope that might help me with things. I love it, got totally bitten by the acting bug & in an ideal world I'd love for that to be my career but that's just not going to happen. 1 My parents would kill me if I gave up work to for something like that where I'm "not good enough, only the best of the best get anywhere in that business and even at that most of them don't" says my mum and again I know what she means but still I can dream. Mind you these days I have little drive to do any plays with my theatre group or do any of the things I used to enjoy. I'd love to just be able to settle down in my own place, maybe have a partner and be happy and comfortable with myself. Trouble with that is... I've realised I'm gay (yup another problem). Well I think I've always kid of known. My family are the most homophobic people you will ever meet, they're not religious or anything they just are very narrow minded and very nasty about that sort of thing so I can not come out of the closet, not ever. They'd want absolutely nothing to do with me and I just couldn't handle that. A lot of my friends wouldn't want anything to do with me either if I did so that's out of the question. I plucked up the couragew to go to the doctor, I hardly told him half of what I've mentioned here but I think he could tell something was wrong. He's got me on Prozac coz he thinks I'm depressed and also thinks I need to see a Councillor so he's arranging that. I've been on Prozac for about a month now. I don't know if that and the idea of seeing a Councallor is helping, if anything I think it's making me feel like I'm crazy or going mad. What more

Resolved Question: The reformation on England and Scotland?

I have an assignment on both the English and scottish reformation, I handed in my first draft and got feedback. I need to include Information on the situation of non-religious people during those times but I can't find any, so I ask if anyone knows what the situation was with non-religious. Give me a answer or just link me a good Information site. THANKS more

Voting Question: Why do so many see the Kilt as being Scottish, when it's actually just a part, or from the Highlanders?

I have noticed a question, and I have heard the story go that all Scots wore Kilts since the beginning of Scotland. Scotland is divided by both the lowlands and highlands. The lowlands were Irish-like, the highlanders were isolated mountainous different kind of people. Of course the Kilt today is worn all throughout the world, even by people of non-heritage. I know they are very popular in certain circles in America where they have evolved far and beyond what the Scot were wearing in the last 200 years, and for far more than special occasions. I know I get a lot of vacant stares when people find out I am not Scottish while kilted especially while playing the bagpipe. On a few occasions I point out the other influences such as the Iroquois Native Americans had on their hose and flashes. You get that, "Why would Scots try to wear stuff that Native Americans wore?" and for the same reason I wear a kilt--they liked and adopted it for their own. Bottom line. more

Resolved Question: Why do some people think that all homeless people are alcoholics/drug takers and not just very unfortunate?

Plus, I know it sounds like I am going to contradict myself, but if I were to give money to one, how can I be sure they will spend it wisely on themselves eg a place for the night, food etc? I am currently at uni in Edinburgh and went out last night for a friend's 21st birthday party. It was the France vs Scotland rugby match playing so the streets were full of French men. I had had a few drinks before heading out. This French guy suddenly approached me and started making rude gestures at me by giving me the V sign and sticking his tongue through it, plus saying obscene words in French (studied French at school). I was very hurt and offended, not to mention a little vulnerable as I was walking alone to find my friends at the party, so I shouted back at him to get lost and leave me alone. There was a homeless man, very young, in a sleeping bag next to me. He genuinely looked concerned and asked me if I was ok, and was the man giving me any hassle. I mentioned I was going to see my friends and I would be ok. He told me to take care and have a good night, I was actually very touched, he didnt even ask for any change. Surely not all who are homeless turn to drink and drugs? Also, how would you know if one wanted help? I know it sounds daft, but a friend of mine tried to offer one some charity once, and he growled at her. Some have said it would be better to say buy one a sandwich or burger and that way you know they were being fed, instead of giving them money, but wouldnt they find that intimidating? The ones in Edinburgh seem to be quite friendly, dont know if they are anywhere else! more

Resolved Question: Translation into Irish please :)?

Cumbric is a loose term used to describe the Brythonic language of Northern England, North Wales, and Much of Scotland. It survives today in the form of modern Welsh, although little remains of the language in England, other than bits of vocabulary and grammar which are preserved in place-names. I do not claim to be writing down the exact language of Northern England, here I am using Middle Welsh and Old Welsh as a basis upon which to build an idea of what Cumbric sounded like before it became Welsh, and the later forms of language spoken across The Northern United Kingdom. The reason for using the older form of the language is because this form would have probably been largely understood across much of Northern Britain, later Cumbric probably was too diffrenciated to be so. Thus people who might use this work are a good way to understanding both modern Cumbric and Modern Welsh, and likewise speakers of Modern Welsh will find the language of their ancestry not too much of a challenge. Thankyou, I'll give 5 * rating for translation :) more

Resolved Question: help! english people!! please- sentences in correct ordre?

is my order of the following sentences correct; yes, no? what is the correct answer if no. 1. Lady Macduff Character analysis. 2. Lady macduff is a good woman who loves her husband and family. 3. When her husband flees Scotland without a word to her, she does not know what to think. 4. Rather, her one scene indicates distress and confusion, not certainty of Macduff's motives. But all confusion is dispersed, of course, when the murders enter. 5. "Where is your husband?" demands one of the murderers as he enters. 6. "I hope in no place so unsanctifie,/ where such as thou may'st find him," replies Lady Macduff without a thought for her life. 7. She shows fierce loyalty to her husband and makes no attempt to save her own life at his expense. 8. macduff seems to behave as the traitor he is accused of being. 9. Yet, although she acuses him of not loving his family and of being a traitor, prattling tone she uses with her son indicates that she does not quiet believe what she says. 10. in her distress and confusion, in her tenderness for her son, in her fierce loyalty to her husband Lady Macduff symbolizes the good and innocent people who are mindlessly slaughtered by the tyrant Macbeth. is the order correct from 1-9, if not what is the correct order, PLEASE AND THANK YOU :) more

Resolved Question: ENGLISH SENTENCES PLEASE HELPPPPPPP!?

Resolved Question: ENGLISH PEOPLE; HELP! PLEASE !!?

Resolved Question: PLEASE, I'M BEGGING; ANYONE GOOD IN ENGLISH? HELP!! PLEASE!?

Okay so i've asked like 5988379283798 times and people keep replying stupid things please just help; is the order of these sentences correct? if not, then what is? 1. Lady Macduff Character analysis. 2. Lady macduff is a good woman who loves her husband and family. 3. When her husband flees Scotland without a word to her, she does not know what to think. 4. Rather, her one scene indicates distress and confusion, not certainty of Macduff's motives. But all confusion is dispersed, of course, when the murders enter. 5. "Where is your husband?" demands one of the murderers as he enters. 6. "I hope in no place so unsanctifie,/ where such as thou may'st find him," replies Lady Macduff without a thought for her life. 7. She shows fierce loyalty to her husband and makes no attempt to save her own life at his expense. 8. macduff seems to behave as the traitor he is accused of being. 9. Yet, although she acuses him of not loving his family and of being a traitor, prattling tone she uses with her son indicates that she does not quiet believe what she says. 10. in her distress and confusion, in her tenderness for her son, in her fierce loyalty to her husband Lady Macduff symbolizes the good and innocent people who are mindlessly slaughtered by the tyrant Macbeth. is the order correct from 1-9, if not what is the correct order, PLEASE AND THANK YOU :) more

Resolved Question: plllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeaaassseee help! english hw!?

okay so no one will answer this question please!! just check it thats all im asking.. 1. Lady Macduff Character analysis. 2. Lady macduff is a good woman who loves her husband and family. 3. When her husband flees Scotland without a word to her, she does not know what to think. 4. Rather, her one scene indicates distress and confusion, not certainty of Macduff's motives. But all confusion is dispersed, of course, when the murders enter. 5. "Where is your husband?" demands one of the murderers as he enters. 6. "I hope in no place so unsanctifie,/ where such as thou may'st find him," replies Lady Macduff without a thought for her life. 7. She shows fierce loyalty to her husband and makes no attempt to save her own life at his expense. 8. macduff seems to behave as the traitor he is accused of being. 9. Yet, although she acuses him of not loving his family and of being a traitor, prattling tone she uses with her son indicates that she does not quiet believe what she says. 10. in her distress and confusion, in her tenderness for her son, in her fierce loyalty to her husband Lady Macduff symbolizes the good and innocent people who are mindlessly slaughtered by the tyrant Macbeth. is the order correct from 1-9, if not what is the correct order, PLEASE AND THANK YOU :) more

Voting Question: PLEASE HELP, SOMEONE! ANYONE!!!! - ENGLISH HW?

1. Lady Macduff Character analysis. 2. Lady macduff is a good woman who loves her husband and family. 3. When her husband flees Scotland without a word to her, she does not know what to think. 4. Rather, her one scene indicates distress and confusion, not certainty of Macduff's motives. But all confusion is dispersed, of course, when the murders enter. 5. "Where is your husband?" demands one of the murderers as he enters. 6. "I hope in no place so unsanctifie,/ where such as thou may'st find him," replies Lady Macduff without a thought for her life. 7. She shows fierce loyalty to her husband and makes no attempt to save her own life at his expense. 8. macduff seems to behave as the traitor he is accused of being. 9. Yet, although she acuses him of not loving his family and of being a traitor, prattling tone she uses with her son indicates that she does not quiet believe what she says. 10. in her distress and confusion, in her tenderness for her son, in her fierce loyalty to her husband Lady Macduff symbolizes the good and innocent people who are mindlessly slaughtered by the tyrant Macbeth. is the order correct from 1-9, if not what is the correct order, PLEASE AND THANK YOU :) more

Voting Question: ENGLISH; sentences- correct order? yes? no?

Resolved Question: How do I pronounce these Scottish Gaelic words?

Hi all you smart Gaelic-speaking people, you! My daughters are studying Scotland for a school project and they need to come to class on Tuesday knowing how to pronounce these words in Scottish Gaelic. I can't find a pronunciation guide online that can help me find these specific words, so I come to you and beseech you to relieve my angst. Halo (Hello) Beannachd leat/leibh (Good bye) (and please tell me what leat and leibh mean!) Is mise (My name is...) Tha (Yes) Naw or Nae (No) Thanks so much! more

Resolved Question: Why isn't there free healthcare in USA?

Hi I am just wondering why can't there be free healthcare in the USA? People in the USA pay taxes so why can't some of the money go to fund free healthcare. And why will some doctors not treat people without insurance because that is wrong? I also heard that a hospital will refuse to treat you even if you are seriously ill but don't have insurance. I personally find that sick and it shows what kind of country America has become. All about money. I am from Scotland where all healthcare is free. Even prescriptions. I can't imaine having to pay for healthcare as I think it should be free.I know you pay through taxes but what I mean is we do not need to pay for treatment. Like I heard someone say it is $5000 for braces but we would pay nwhere near that in taxes.Daniel stop embarrassing yourself. Your only clarifying that USA thinks it it is superior to everyone. Thousands of civilians died in britiain from German air raids. America bailed no one out of the war. It joined when it suited them. Basically when their own men died (Non-Americans were OK to die but not Americans) more

Resolved Question: Help with relationship trust issues?

My boyfriend has never given me reason not to trust him but I still find it hard to trust people in general. We've been together around 7 months and it's always been amazing but lately (last 2-3 months) I've found that the more I fall in love with him the more I'm terrified of losing him and it affects me day-to-day. I find it hard to speak to him about this because quite early on I told him about the exes who treated me horrifically - the one who I was completely in love with and cheated on me with his boss, and the other who ran off with my friend after 2 years. Since telling him this, during an argument one day my boyfriend made me promise I won't let past issues affect the way me and him are, because if I do, our relationship won't work. I try to take comfort in the fact that he wants my entire trust because he clearly thinks he deserves it, but it's really hard for me to give. I can't stop looking out for warning signs that he's cheating on me - even though there are none I blow the tiny ones out of proportion - for example at Christmas I met him and some of his workmates in a pub and even though there was no reason whatsoever, I became wary of an attractive single workmate - probably because in a past relationship, my ex was cheating on me with someone he works with and it was a huge betrayal. My boyfriend is lovely, he is everything I want and we are really really happy together. We do talk about the future even though sometimes he says "if I ever get married..." or "my children will be..." because he's wary of putting our future together in stone in case something happens. Maybe this is a sign of his trust issues, or maybe he's just a realist. He's going away next week to Scotland to see his friends and I know I'll freak out quietly to myself every day worrying something's going on. The thing is, I don't just worry about other girls, I worry about him changing his mind about me altogether, for no other reason than I'm not good enough. I read way too far into things like if he doesn't say he loves me over text every day or if his messages are short and blunt or if he wants to spend his day off playing playstation on his own or with friends rather than seeing me. He works hard and deserves his free time but I wanna see him every chance I can. Some sound advice would be amazing - even if it's recommending a therapist! Many thanks more

Resolved Question: I'm 16 still a virgin but i'm not sure if i'm into boys?

I'm 16 i've only had 2 relationships in my whole life but i wasn't comfortable with kissing them or touching then we broke up after a week but i feel comfortable around girls never dated one my father teases me calling me gay but hes joking i'm not confident hardly have any friends half of my friends were into getting drugged up and going to have sex but i'm not ready i don't go outside i only stay on the internet i hate where i stay in scotland glasgow its the worst place ever i got called names at school so i left i just wanna achieve something out of my life like all those people at school who called me names made fun of me i just want to prove them wrong even in my own neighbourhood no one likes me i only go to the shop or out with my mum when no ones about like how am i ever going to know what my sexuality is? Or find a boyfriend i'm not confident? more

Resolved Question: Ph ??? Only thing i can think thats left?

Hi all, ive got a 130l aquarium has been set up for some time now, i have in it platy, molly, guppies, neon's, glow lights, and cory cats. The tetras got fin rot a while back which i treated fine, but all my platys (around 8) and all but 2 of my Molly's have died, all the tetras and the Cory's are fine, have lost a couple of guppies. My question is this, people say fish can live together in a ph slightly above/below their optimum levels, is the Ph the cause, no signs of disease can be found, i do weekly 20-25% water changes, none of the tetras seem to have the problem or the cats and they seem to like lower ph as far as books say anyway, am thinking the ph was too low for the guppies platy and Molly's, iv reluctantly started to try a ph up treatment and its now showing as 6.7 it was between 6.0 - 6.4 before the treatment started the strips aren't that accurate (am thinking of investing in a digital one) i cant think of anything else that would explain the problem! If the ph is the problem, do i have to keep adding the ph up to keep it at a higher level (is there a longer term solution to keep the ph higher? What ph would you suggest for a mixture of those fish to live in healthily? I live in west coast of scotland so the tap water here is soft and seems to be of a low ph! Any help would be great as my tank is getting kinda spars since the Molly's and platys went belly up, but not investing in any more fish till i can fix this! more

Resolved Question: why do his friends put me down?

i have a friend thats a guy who lives in scotland (i live in england) who i met a few months ago. He's a little bit younger than me, but we get on really really well. He always calls me and we speak regularly. Just something i found quite strange was, whenever he talks about his friends, or people ive met through him (whilst on the phone, or texting etc) apparently think i'm weird. I don't really say much that would be seen as out of the ordinary i don't think, im just myself. But he continuously says this? At first i thought it was a joke, but he seems to say it about everyone which is odd, because i should be going up to scotland to stay with him in the summer He often says... "matt thinks you're weird... but nah i told him you're sound" It's either his friends/family are judgemental or he could be making it up for some reason? anyone know? xxi havent physically met any of his friends etc, apart from one, but that was an exception as we met eachother all at the same time. more

Resolved Question: should people born in england have to say there british.?

im 14 and i recently had to fill out a few formm... putting in my details as usual and putting my country of origin as england, i recieved a letter saying that i need to re-ddo it as i should have but great britain as my country of origin... i diddnt find this fair as i feel myself as english and i wondered on other peoples views of it, also i wondered if people from scotland/wales northern island had to put british more

Resolved Question: is he stressed or wanting our relationship to end?

My boyfriend and I have been going out for 2 1/2 years, In August last year (after we both graduated university) he moved to London (I live in Scotland) to start his job as a pharmacist. Since he has been down south he has only visited me once over Christmas and I have been down 3 times to visit him. As this is his pre registration year, he also has a lot of studying to do in the evenings and weekends, and I understand this is a reason that we cannot see each other much and I have come to deal with this as I love him and respect his decisions to put his career first at the moment. (He has always been very career driven) However recently he has been a bit distant with me, we still talk every day on the phone, but not for very long, maybe around 20 mins or so every night, whereas before we talked for over an hour sometimes a few hours. He has also been telling me that he is selfish and that he doesn't know what the future holds and how he is going to be very busy the next few years (he is specialising - meaning more studying) and doesn't want me to get hurt. I told him that I will wait for him and won't pressure him and I asked if he wanted things to work out, his answer was yes ( and then he went on to say "but I don't know what is going to happen with work and the future") My question is, do you think that my boyfriend is hinting at me to break up with him so that he doesn't have to do it and hurt me more than he already is? or do you think he is just stressing about this year and stressing about passing as a pharmacist and finding a specialist job? Other things that may help people make a decision are we have booked to go on holiday for 3 weeks, we booked this in September, he is however stressed over this as well and says he wishes we never booked it as he is very busy, (the holiday was his idea) He always has his phone on silent so i can never contact him and have to wait until he phones me, he says that other people also complain about his phone being on silent. every night throughout the week he spends talking for a couple of hours with flatmates (and can only give me upto 20mins of his time when he sees them every day) also He says that it doesn't feel like we are going out with each other because we are so far apart, then he texts me saying he misses me and wishes i was there. everything at the moment is very mixed signals and I just want some advice on what i should do. I.e believe he is stressing over this year and the years to come or believe that he is wanting our relationship to end? more

Resolved Question: how many asian people are like this?

I know a lot of them who seem to have a passion about caucasian people. some of them have got a passion on viking and celtic mythology and cultures. they know everything about that and they seem very happy to express it. I used to play a game playstation when I was young. many japanese games amazed me of how they are deeply understand in western mythology and art, and they could apply it, on the movies, fashion, music, game etc..even better than what caucasian people do. I have never found this among the black, latino or any other races. why do asian people so fond of white culture that much?.... if you ever visited the mysterious places in europe? for example, the gypsy village in eastern europe, some little island in the north of scotland, or scandinavia... where's not much people have been there? you always met the japanese people there and some of them either marry to the local people. more

Resolved Question: Did homer mistake the Pict's for the cimmerians Odyssey?

homer describes the cimmerians as (hey are a fabulous people living on the edge of the world by the shore of Oceanus, shrouded in mist and in perpetual darkness. Here Odysseus gained access to the spirits of the dead.) oceanus was the atlantic. the Pict's were found in scotland scotland is often shrouded in fist and fog and has long periods of darkness. the druids occupied scotland at this point hence contacting the spirits. both the Pict's and cimmerans were renowned as redheads could this be why he had got them confused. the phoenicians would have made contact with the british isles long before homers time, could this be where this legend has been passed down? more

Resolved Question: The Title To A Movie Set In Scotland?

Hello everyone, I'm trying to find a movie a man once told me about. In this movie two people meet a man and a women and they fall in love, I'm not sure on the exact story but I think the young women leaves Scotland to america for work, she meets a man and they both fall in love, long story short she returns to Scotland only to fall in love with another man and when the man from america follows her he is only to be heart broken at what he finds.the story may be a little off, it was awhile ago when I heard about it. Please mention names of movies that sounds similar and I will youtube the trailers, thanks you more

Resolved Question: Read This and Answer Whether It's Funny or Not:?

This is my story of my life that I have published on Facebook. I am fourteen years old and am Scottish, and still live in Scotland. My friends think it is but want more opinions from people that aren't my friends: I was born in 1942 in Mainland Europe and shared a tyre with eleven Portuguese families, a goat and a Wonka Bar until the war ended in 1956. According to Dara O'Briain I should have come out sooner, but I just wanted to be safe, because you know what the damn Turkish are like. My parents were beaten to death with toblerones when I was a baby. I was then raised by three Belgian males who used to touch me inappropriately and beat me with sacks of baby carcasses and juggle me for sh*ts and giggles. They also regularly attempted to cook me in vegetable oil, but I'd always get out in the nick of time. Crafty f*cking Belgians! At the age of nine I shared a homosexual experience with a camel. It was rather a breath-taking experience to be perfectly honest, I'd never pass up that opportunity if it were ever to arise again. I sold 63% of my vital organs to a funky looking fox in return for a sack of seeds and a turnip (b@stard never paid up the promised magic beans). After all of the abuse from the Belgians I seeked refuge and fled to be raised by a pack of wolves who taught me the ninja way. I have, on numerous occasions, done a karaoke duet of the song "Born to be Wild" with a dead fish. Darth Vader and I had a three-year marriage, but since the pr*ck turned out to be an eighth Belgian I divorced his black @ss. Also he kept threatening to use the dark side powers or whatever sh*t he was talking to rape my @ss or whatever, but I showed him who was boss by chopping the end of his d*ck off while he slept. I once ate a live dog because it gave me a funny look, it was rather delicious, I strongly recommend it. I anally penetrated Pikachu from Pokemon multiple times in the back of my old burger van. I've been here in Scotland for over thirty-two minutes now and it's so sh*t that I wanna chop my own d*ck off and eat it. It stinks of f*cking cabbage. Heil Hitler! I miss the tyre Did you find this funny? (please don't mention how offensive it is, I'm fully aware of that)oh okay thanks for being honest :( more

Resolved Question: So how much actual work gets done in a CE addicts office?

"THE quest for the paperless office is exacting a huge price in terms of health and profits in the Scottish workforce. Researchers have found that workers waste the equivalent of almost ten working years checking their e-mail accounts – costing the country's economy more than £9 billion every year. Many people addicted to the e-mail system can't control the urge to log on." http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Checking--emails-at-work.6004761.jp I suspect it's not unique to Scotland. more

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