Whither Scotland?

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

Can you quote the section of that article you are referring to?

[Pjen]

@amanset

I got 12 and I’m half-Scot. I guess I’ll go tell my Mum I have failed her miserably and will never again show my face at family gatherings.

Then again, I’m not sure that “APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY SCOTTISH ISLANDS ARE THERE?” and “WHICH IS SCOTLAND’S MOTTO?” are really powerful questions regarding “the real Scotland”. For the record, I don’t know England, Britain or Sweden’s motto either, because it isn’t actually that important. I also couldn’t tell you approximately how many islands are in the Stockholm archipelago despite having lived in Stockholm for fifteen years.

I also fucked up the “legislature” question as I didn’t recognise either of the words and so guessed. If I’d taken more than a split second I would have realised that it meant single house/two house.

English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish mottos are imprinted around the rims of pound coins.

[Mighty_Mouse]

@Pjen

Fair’s fair.

Any non-Scot who scores better than 15 on this test earns the right to have their comments about Scottish Independence taken seriously.

http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/could-you-pass-a-scottish-citizenship-test--lJfaVbmL4l

Close. I got 14, and I’ve never been to Scotland. And between the 1980s when I was improbably Pakistan’s biggest Hearts supporter and the current independence issue, I haven’t given more than 15 minutes of thought to Scotland as a country.

[PaulParkhead]

@John_Mace

I thought Vindolanda was in Canada!

I thought it was a type of curry.

Edit: Damn, beaten to that bad joke. Twice.

[PaulParkhead]

@Pjen

I was recognising that you live here!

Ah, I see, cheers

[amanset]

@Pjen

English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish mottos are imprinted around the rims of pound coins.

Awesome. I live in Sweden.

ETA:
You honestly think people read what goes on around the coin and then compares it to the picture on it? Really? Have you met actual people?

[Baron_Greenback]

@Mighty_Mouse

I was improbably Pakistan’s biggest Hearts supporter

You can’t just leave that dangling there man!

[Fuzzy_wuzzy]

@Mighty_Mouse

Close. I got 14, and I’ve never been to Scotland. And between the 1980s when** I was improbably Pakistan’s biggest Hearts supporter **and the current independence issue, I haven’t given more than 15 minutes of thought to Scotland as a country.

Have you much competition?

[Pjen]

@amanset

Awesome. I live in Sweden.

ETA:
You honestly think people read what goes on around the coin and then compares it to the picture on it? Really? Have you met actual people?

A big deal was made about the mottos when they were introduced. Additionally it is on the crest on public buildings - saw it today on the news from the Scottish Parliament.

[Frank]

14 right. I must admit to some bemusement that knowing when the school year starts is an important factor of being a Scottish citizen. I also think a valid answer to “How many islands?” should have been “lots and lots”.

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

A big deal was made about the mottos when they were introduced.

It was? They’ve been printing dieu et mon droit on English pound coins since they were first minted in '83.

[Captain_Amazing]

@Pjen

Guantanamo is held on a permanent lease agreed with the govern net of Cuba IIRC in the nineteenth century.

And the current Cuban government doesn’t recognize it. I mean, Faslaine was set up in accordance with the law too.

[Pjen]

@Captain_Amazing

And the current Cuban government doesn’t recognize it. I mean, Faslaine was set up in accordance with the law too.

The current Cuban government does not recognise it, but international law does. Conversely in the case of a break up of the UK, if rUK refused an order to withdraw its troops from Independent Scotland, international law would support Scottish sovereignty. Of course the rUK can always do a Russia on Crimea, but that is unthinkable.

[Pjen]

@Really_Not_All_That_Bright

It was? They’ve been printing dieu et mon droit on English pound coins since they were first minted in '83.

I am talking about the eighties. Before it went on the coinage, the various mottos chosen were less than well know; afterwards they became common pub quiz questions - part of popular culture.

[John_Mace]

Any news on the vote?

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

@Pjen

The current Cuban government does not recognise it, but international law does.

Citation needed.

[Baron_Greenback]

@John_Mace

Any news on the vote?

High turnouts so far. UK media is a bit restricted about what can be reported when polls are open.

[Frank]

@John_Mace

Any news on the vote?

Voting continues. The polls close at 5 pm eastern (if I’ve got my time zones right) and final results are expected some eight hours later.

CNN, like other broadcasters, is following rules that restrict reporting on details of campaigning until after the polls close.

In the meantime, I think we’re arguing about whether unicorns exist.

[Pjen]

@Really_Not_All_That_Bright

Citation needed.

Law on successor states.

Cuba has not approached the International Court to rule on the 1903 Treaty. Basically it accepts the status quo as it knows that it has no chance of overturning a treaty signed in perpetuity.

Possibly immoral but not currently decided to be illegal.

Unless you have a cite to show the occupation is illegal.

[Measure_for_Measure]

@Pjen

Fair’s fair.

Any non-Scot who scores better than 15 on this test earns the right to have their comments about Scottish Independence taken seriously.

http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/could-you-pass-a-scottish-citizenship-test--lJfaVbmL4l

I got an 11 with a lot of educated guessing and trust me: my views on this subject should not be taken too seriously.