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Mostly that's an indication of just how desperate they were before that happened. Legolas Send a noteboard - 19/11/2012 10:30:40 PM
Even though he is Scottish...

After over seventy years with no wins in their own Grand Slam or any other, I dare say they'd have worshipped any even remotely British man who finally got a win, even if he was from the Falklands, Bermuda, Jersey or some other funny part of the United Kingdom.

That, and of course the Scots never deny that they are British, they merely dislike being told so. Although a fair part of them does want to become independent and hopes to stop being British as a result; if Murray had been among those, perhaps things would've been different.
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So, I found this video explaining the differences between The UK, Great Britain, England, etc. - 19/11/2012 07:18:13 PM 1158 Views
Great Britain is an island containing England, Scotland and Wales. - 19/11/2012 08:07:35 PM 753 Views
Is that why Andy Murray is getting credit for being British? *NM* - 19/11/2012 08:46:45 PM 450 Views
Ideally, yes; most likely, no. - 19/11/2012 08:55:22 PM 735 Views
They keep saying "the first British man to win a Grand Slam title since 1938" - 19/11/2012 10:12:44 PM 726 Views
Mostly that's an indication of just how desperate they were before that happened. - 19/11/2012 10:30:40 PM 698 Views
Plus he is British - 19/11/2012 10:49:38 PM 731 Views
I do believe I said so in my post, yes. - 19/11/2012 11:00:05 PM 755 Views
Barely so, I would say. - 19/11/2012 11:14:08 PM 722 Views
But Scotland is a different country than England, yes? - 20/11/2012 12:34:07 AM 740 Views
The UK is one country, technically. - 20/11/2012 10:57:03 AM 697 Views
Yes and no. Mostly no. - 20/11/2012 10:59:10 AM 732 Views
Because country is a difficult term. - 20/11/2012 02:20:42 PM 771 Views
Only because the UK makes it one - 20/11/2012 09:47:28 PM 669 Views
So would you say - 20/11/2012 04:21:36 PM 598 Views
I am about as Anglophile as they come, as I dare say you may have noticed... - 20/11/2012 07:35:36 PM 590 Views
Yes - 20/11/2012 09:35:54 PM 755 Views
Now you just had to go and remind me... - 20/11/2012 09:49:41 PM 767 Views
I'm speechless. - 20/11/2012 10:08:53 PM 766 Views
What does it say about Belgium... - 20/11/2012 10:21:54 PM 689 Views
Something good, I'm sure? - 22/11/2012 12:13:06 AM 741 Views
I find that hard to believe. - 21/11/2012 04:08:51 PM 689 Views
Can I be a pedant for a minute? - 20/11/2012 11:02:48 AM 792 Views
you can - 20/11/2012 01:07:39 PM 735 Views
Re: you can - 20/11/2012 05:11:04 PM 741 Views
Well, it IS true. - 20/11/2012 08:12:13 PM 737 Views
The Andy Murray issue that riles us Scots is.... - 21/11/2012 03:57:44 PM 718 Views
As a Kiwi import to Scotland, that's always amused me. - 21/11/2012 04:33:34 PM 672 Views
I thought we all knew that wasn't true by now? - 21/11/2012 10:49:04 PM 700 Views
If you can call it credit *NM* - 20/11/2012 04:42:10 PM 428 Views
*NM* - 20/11/2012 06:24:35 PM 401 Views
Well, yes. But the reason I put this up... - 19/11/2012 09:43:53 PM 682 Views
Not all Scots dislike being called British. Only the Nationalist ones. - 20/11/2012 07:34:32 PM 699 Views
Well, that is more reasonable then. - 20/11/2012 08:07:18 PM 744 Views
Uh, what? - 20/11/2012 08:55:12 PM 627 Views
Oh dear, you had to ask *NM* - 20/11/2012 08:58:52 PM 399 Views
Haven't you seen Braveheart? *NM* - 20/11/2012 09:12:21 PM 430 Views
Independence from England. - 24/11/2012 01:37:11 PM 774 Views
The point I'm guessing Rebekah is referring to, and it's a fairly important one... - 28/11/2012 07:20:11 PM 638 Views
I'm not sure they really work at all - 28/11/2012 10:50:54 PM 671 Views
And over here. - 29/11/2012 01:36:01 AM 602 Views

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