Could I move to Scotland?!

Please.... with my cat and my small parrot :)

Love you guys!

Christina Websell...

Why do you want to move to Scotland? Very cold weather, no work. Nice
scenery. Think again.

Tweed (half Scottish herself)

jmcquown...

Well, ya know... McQuown, Douglas, Brown (Broun)

Kreisleriana...

A LOT colder than Memphis. ;)

Kreisleriana...

Theresa

Make Levees, Not War

jmcquown...

But not nearly as hot as Bangkok. BTDT. I was born in southern California
and have lived in New Jersey and South Carolina and all those other places
in between. Besides, this is just a "for fun" post. Dad wants to buy me a
house; hey let me goof around with the idea a bit!

Christina Websell...

Not a good enough reason. Stay where you are. I'm more Scottish than you
are and I wouldn't dream of going to live there. Note my words. IT'S TOO
COLD UP THERE!

Jo Firey...

Just remember that our ancestors were a sensible sort. And they emigrated.

Rhino...

Smokey looks a LOT like my Bebop! I'm sorry to hear that Smokey, your
neighbour and brother are all gone. Condolences....

wafflycat...

Why?

Cold
Wet
Midges that eat you alive before breakfast

But the scenery is nice :-)

jmcquown...

Tomatoes are a fruit. So are melons. And I have absolutely no idea why Dad

jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt...

Well, that's what I would have said, but according to some of the other
posts on this topic, melons, apparently, are vegetables.

Kreisleriana...

Melons are fruit. Squashes are fruit. Pumpkins are fruit. Tomatos
are fruit. Cucumbers are fruit. It doesn't matter how or if you
cook it. It doesn't matter how it tastes. If it has seeds in it,
it's a fruit.

jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt...

Thank you! That's what I have always believed: seeds = fruit. The meat
of the fruit is the protective and nourishing environment for the seeds.

Chakolate...

Except that technically, strawberries aren't fruit - the seeds are on
the outside. It is a very fine nitpicky point, but there you are.

The world now makes sense again. :)

Adrian A...

But strawberries are not a fruit, does the world still make sense?

jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt...

What are they, then?

Adrian A...

They are accessory fruits, the seeds are the actual fruits on a strawberry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_fruit

sriddles...

No!! You're screwing with my psyche. It took years for me to come to
grips with the fact that watermelon is a vegetable. It helps me deal
with the fact that me, a watermelon purist, lives with someone who puts
*salt* on watermelons. At least I can justify this abhorration by
telling myself, "Well, it's a vegetable, after all."
Don't make me web-search, Theresa. :-) :-) :-)

Theresa

Make Levees, Not War

likes ketchup on watermelon. Of course, I also don't understand mustard and
onion sandwiches; he likes those, too :D

And the place where I was racially abused for being English...

Rhino...

Verbal abuse is not the only problem you face in Scotland. My friend from
Glasgow tells a rather grim joke that he says epitomizes some of the nastier
sorts of people in Glasgow.

W. Leong...

Are you from Cape Cod? I went there with a tour group once and had a great
time.
I have never been to Hamilton and either Cornwall.
There is also a London in south west Ontario, a far cry from London across
the pond.

Jeanette...

No, but if I had to live in the US, that's the place I'd choose, definitely.
I'm from Lancashire in England, and I live in Preston, Lancs, which is about
fifteen miles inland from Blackpool, and very temperate. It has the least
extreme climate I've ever known anywhere in the UK. I love it here.

Winnie

sriddles...

That's okay; you're just hibernating!

W. Leong...

Of course , Winnie the pooh is a bear and bears hibernate.

Winnie

Jo Firey...

jmcquown...

My Dad's ancestors were actually sold as indentured servants. Fascinating
story, really :)

Mom's parents, yes, they emigrated. Just a couple of years after the
Titanic sank, and yes, in steerage. They must have been rather brave to get
on a boat crossing the north Atlantic shortly after hearing about that fun
ship, eh?

Try here

And particularly here

Jo Firey...

I should have stayed out of this conversation. There is now a swarm of bees
in my front yard. And I doubt I'll find anyone to come after them on a
Sunday morning.

sriddles...

And if you *do* get stung, don't do what I did and call the doctor and
tell him you're worried about going into prophylactic shock. The word
is "anaphylactic." I knew that. I was upset and the wrong word came
out. I'm sure the nurse is still having a good laugh at my expense.

Cheers, helen s
(part-Scot)

Kreisleriana...

Aww, next time just paint a St Andrew's cross on your face. ;)

Theresa

Make Levees, Not War

jmcquown...

How about because I like scones with clotted cream?

Adrian A...

The best place for those is, Devon or Cornwall. Of course you can get good
ones anywhere in Britain.

Karen...

I've always thought Cornwall sounds interesting too.

wafflycat...

In that case, you'd be far better off moving to the south-west of England,
where such items are elevated to fine dining, as with a devon cream tea :-)

Cheers, helen s

W. Leong...

Now my mouth is watering. It is time for afternoon tea.

Rhino...

Your pets are going to be a BIG problem if you plan to bring them to
Scotland, either for a visit or to stay.

The United Kingdom, which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland, has a very strong and longstanding fear of rabies. Until very
recently, any pet arriving in the UK (or at least dogs and cats, I'm not
sure about parrots) had to be placed in quarantine upon arrival. That
quarantine lasted SIX MONTHS and there were apparently no exceptions. So
picture your cat (and maybe your parrot) sitting in a kennel at Heathrow for
six months before you could be reunited!

Now, apparently things have loosened off somewhat within the last five or
ten years. I think you can now be excused from the quarantine provisions if
you have sufficient paperwork, including proof of rabies vaccinations and
some kind of "pet passport". I've never looked into this in detail so it
would be best to either check with a travel agent who is up-to-date on
British entry requirements or to check with the appropriate ministry of the
British government. Maybe someone here can point you to the right ministry
or a website that explains the current rules.

But please don't consider going to Scotland or the rest of the UK with your
pets without first checking out the rules or you could be letting them in
for a long and miserable separation from you.

Of course, if you leave the pets with someone and go without them, you are
subject only to the normal passport requirements for humans. That would
enable you to visit Scotland to see if you like it before relocating there.