I'm new to Steem and keen to get interacting with other people. So, feel free to ask anything about Scotland, whether that be about kilts, haggis, whisky or football, which we're terrible at. It's ridiculously late just now, so I'll get around to answering tomorrow. Oh, and I'm Scottish so that automatically makes me an expert.
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Hi Craig and welcome to Steem. I'm also new around here so I'll kick off this AMA with a couple of questions.
Firstly, how do you find the level of support for rugby union compared (to other non-football sports)
And secondly, what's your opinion to another independence vote?
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Hey, thanks for commenting. Rugby Union is bigger than rugby league in Scotland and generates quite a bit of interest at the international level. It isn't uncommon for Murrayfield to be sold out (67,500 capacity). Club rugby operates on a much smaller scale. I lived in Glasgow for 7 years and went to see the Warriors a few times. They have a hardcore following but the average crowd is only around 6500. The only other significant club is Edinburgh really. They average similar crowds.
As for independence, I voted for it in 2014, as did much of the younger generation. I definitely identify myself as being Scottish rather than British, but while I vote for the SNP I don't agree with all of their policies. I would vote for independence again if it meant remaining in the EU, because simply put I value my European citizenship more than I do British citizenship. The country's a bit of a sinking ship. Personally, I'm hoping that there's a miracle and we reverse on our decision to leave the EU, but I'm not holding out much hope at the moment.
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Is Griffiths so good that he can score a brace with 2 free kicks? I never heard of him before that game;
What do you think about Sardinia? The reason is that, in the Italian version of the Simpson's, Willie the gardener comes from Sardinia and has a Sardinian accent.
Anyhow, welcome on Steemit!
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Hey, thanks for the comment.
I'm a Celtic supporter and season ticket holder so I know Griffiths well. He's a goalscorer. Not as good as Moussa Dembele, but he scored 40 goals last season and that hasn't been done since Henrik Larsson played for the club. His free kicks at the weekend were amazing. It's just typical of Scotland to ruin it by conceding straight afterwards haha.
I've never been to Sardinia. I'd like to go, so I'll need to add it to the list. It looks pretty picturesque. But I had no idea that groundskeeper Willie had a Sardinian accent haha. Or what a Sardinian accent actually sounds like. Is that where you're from?
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Sardinian accent sounds different according to the part where you're from. In the south there is a different Sardinian dialect from the one in the centre. In the north they have a couple of different dialects which are actually considered Italian and not Sardinian, plus a town where they speak Catalan (yes, like in Barcelona). I was born there but I haven't lived there for many many years!
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Welcome to steemit! Is it true there is flight that's shorter than 2 minutes? haha
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Yeah, there's a flight between two of the Orkney islands that lasts something around 2 minutes. I believe it's the shortest flight in the world. Never taken it myself. My family are from the Western Isles, so while I visit them often it's rare that I go to Orkney.
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Haha, that's so cool! Thanks for confirming @craig2911 :-)
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Do most Scottish people have red hair?
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I'd say a larger proportion of the population does (maybe, I'm not sure) but no, most people don't have red hair. Although funnily enough, my blonde haired brother has red facial hair. It's the most bizarre look ever haha.
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