I wasn't always like this
When I last went to the Fringe (with my dad) I was a bairn living in Edinburgh and it was 1974, and it was pretty good and far less commercial. What's changed since then is that it's become far more commercial. But when I last visited Edinburgh after 20 years what I noticed most is how much the Scottish whinged about the English. Seriously - even tour guides were doing it. It was never that bad as far as I can remember. Grow a pair FFS - Scotland should be proud that they regularly beat their far larger neighbour in battle on a regular basis and should be proud of that fact, instead of wasting energy in all this venom.
(, Wed 21 Aug 2019, 11:33, Share, Reply)
It has always been the same. I moved from England to live near Edinburgh when I was 5 years old and I was always a "bloody Sassenach" or worse. Pretty confusing for a kid and it led to lots of bullying through the years. It's still there as an adult but less overt. I still love Scotland but have never had any doubt about the antipathy of many Scots towards the English.
(, Wed 21 Aug 2019, 17:29, Share, Reply)
Utter rubbish. There's always somebody still banging on about anti-English feeling in Scotland, and how they've been persecuted all their life. Of course there are always a few xenophobic nutters in any country (I understand that there may be one or two people in England that dislike foreigners?) but it's daft to suggest that's anything but a tiny minority.
If there really is significant anti English "bullying", it's a mystery why so many people of English origin choose to become Scots, settling here and raising families. I have numerous neighbours and colleagues who originally hail from south of the border. I wonder why they've specifically chosen to live a life of misery here...?
I don't really understand what point the guy in the video is trying to make. Sure, some of the festival is elitist, but that's been the case since it started. There are also free events, popular comics doing shows with honesty boxes, street buskers, etc. You can just take a wander round town and see what's going on. Suggesting that an influx of thousands of tourists spending money has no indirect benefit to the wider community is plainly wrong.
Oh, and most people already call it "The Festival"and have done for years!
(, Wed 21 Aug 2019, 18:57, Share, Reply)