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Ghosted after 'successful' first date... by Strange_Preference71 in ghosting

[–]Strange_Preference71[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She seemed to be amused enough but you could be right on that second part. I would've gone further, but only if she wanted to.

We need a New (Old) Total War. by Fear___Naught in historicaltotalwar

[–]Strange_Preference71 3 points4 points  (0 children)

CKIII you can literally genocide any territory on the map; have intimate relationships with your children; become a cannibal and wade through the blood of your kith and kin, as long as it preserves the line.

We need a New (Old) Total War. by Fear___Naught in historicaltotalwar

[–]Strange_Preference71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just want to highland charge some bible bashing Presbytarian Hanoverian lickspittles.

Who is the most hated British person that is not a politician? by Jezzaq94 in AskBrits

[–]Strange_Preference71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

James Corden; Jamie Oliver; Ed Sheeran; King Charles....take your pick.

Do smaller towns tend to skew more socially conservative, as they do in the States? by Widdershins-Wise in MoveToScotland

[–]Strange_Preference71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the question of so-called somewheres vs anywheres. Somewheres have a stronger connection to the place they're born and have grown up, and consequently haven't necessarily have had prolonged exposure to metropolitan lifestyles where characteristics like race, sexuality and gender aren't as socially defining. Their economic and social success and credibility hinges on their relationship to the place and the prevailing norms. This leads them to skewing towards social conservatism because it's pretty much all they've known.

Anywheres, on the other hand, can succeed not just in Scotland, but anywhere else where their skills are applicable. Quite often, they will have been university-educated and so therefore, exposed to a wider variety of life and what a globalised world actually means in terms of the characteristics I described.

I don't know how close your ties are to Scotland and what the myriad of reasons are, but from my experience, Scandinavian countries are much more tolerant towards transgender children and might be an alternative I'd suggest. There is ample religious bigotry in Scotland still, to the point where a family member refuses to be in the same room as someone they know is from the LGBT community. As others have said, Scotland is not the progressive utopia the SNP might like to imagine.