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!
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