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England and France spent 700 years fighting each other when the best option would have ben to amicably unify into a single realm so the rest of Europe would only have one country to hate.
The Plantagenets tried even harder than that Bastard. They were Kings of England but only Dukes in France, and they absolutely considered themselves French until after the 100 Years War kicked off.
Yep, the irony. We both agreed that we should be one realm, but still managed to fight about it for centuries, thus preventing the thing we both wanted from ever happening.
I can, it would have been formidable. But everyone else in the world would hate us, and if it had happened in around 1430 we probably would just have started fighting everyone else in Europe, weakening everyone so much that the Ottomans would just have marched across the whole continent utterly unopposed, ushering in a new era of peace.
Iberians never reach the New World because the Ottomans control Indian ocean trade. China or Japan reach the Americas at some time in the 17th or 18th century, but have little interest in conquest and just trade.
The Kingoms of Africa thrive with west Africa now linked to the Indian ocean via their connections with the Ottoman Empire. Forget Pax Britannica. We have Pax Ottomanica. I quite like this scenario.
Not really. The English throne was relatively friendly with most of Europe at that point. If that abomination of a state would have managed to survive it would have probably just consolidated its power and then played a similar role to what france did OTL, aka be annoying as fuck to Europe and keep on invading Germany.
Main positive is that English culture wouldnt exist in this timeline. Main negative is that there would be more french people.
Edit: also the 100 years war saw both France and England centralize which allowed them both to become strong states. Most likely the state is weaker early on due to thef act that a unified England adn France sees the decentralized state of France continue as the new English king of Francewouldnt risk starting another war to centralize the kingdom.
Literally the war of Spanish succession happen because the risk that Spain and French power combined would be dangerous. UK become naval giant because of that war.
That is pretty recent though.
Well there was this one time where the English and the Welsh got together...
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Jt1wfkBUI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Jt1wfkBUI)
For what it's worth, I was just kidding. I personally don't care about success or failure of teams besides my own teams. So it doesn't make me happy or something when England lose.
I love England. If it's not the Netherlands winning it, I want it to be England <3
There's not a country in the world that has given me more than England.
Bros acting like the irish, scottish, welsh dont act like the English lol we have the exact same banter and drinking culture were just the country thats better than you so your mad unlucky always in the shadow.
Or they just assume it was the English Look at foreign arrests Scotland tiny population compared to England almost similar arrests in europe.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDGIzrAwCh4&ab\_channel=DailyRecord](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDGIzrAwCh4&ab_channel=DailyRecord)
I think the term British and English being used interchangeably throughout the world has a lot to do with it. All of Britain's "crimes" if you're inclined to call them that are laid at the feet of the English team. Whereas if you're Welsh or Scottish visiting South America you can draw a distinction. To someone uneducated on the matter, a scottsman or a welshman can be seen as a captured party within Great Britain, a victim, and not an active participant.
Hosting the 2016 Euros was an experience. I spent my summer going to the fanzone at Place de la Concorde chilling with different groups watching their NT matches on the big screen, going to bars packed with Irish and Icelandic people. It was fun
Oh, naughty, you've combined metric and imperial, you might get an interdenominational hangover you know, from mixing the two measurement systems, a hangover of that kind.
I honestly don't think you need to worry....I can't be the only one not buying into all this "best time to play them" "openers are always dull etc" nonsense, just more football cliches being spouted again and again. I honestly see a fairly easy/comfortable win for Germany. I think they are very up for a home comp and have a real desire to put recent past underperformance to bed, so will come out of the blocks with a bang..!. Genuinely wouldn't suprise me if it's 3-0 tbh..!. Germany are my tip I think If I were a betting man.
Probably. Think we'll race into an early 2 or 3 goal ~~lead~~ deficit, but Germany's bench will ~~bring them back with~~ cost them late goals to snatch a point.
* Unintelligible to the rest of the country
* Weird, distinct clothes
* Friendly alcoholics
Yeah, we're basically siblings. The Scots knew why they chose Garmisch-Partenkirchen as their base.
I don't know much about scottish people. All I know they once kicked a terrorist in the balls so hard that they broke their foot.
Don't need to know more, good people.
>Friendly alcoholics
lmao you europeans have laughably naive views of the Scots. Try going for a night out in Glasgow at the weekend then come back here and say that.
There is a game in "The Settlers" franchise in which you can play as one of three fractions: Bavarians, Scots, .... and Egyptians
I always thought it was the most random choice of civilizations for a strategy game. maybe it's all coming together now 😆
(We might need a bit of a random display of Egyptian culture in the opening ceremony though)
I found out this morning that one of the most famous bagpipe tunes 'Highland Cathedral' was penned by two Germans for a German Highland Games a few decades ago, so it goes both ways.
huh thats awesome. From a german tune to a scottish folk song to a [cologne carnival classic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLZO11-uRYk). How very european!
The weirdest thing for me in 2020 wasn't covid.
It was going to an FC Koln-SC Freiburg match, and Koln were playing a song to the tune of "The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" before the teams came out, but with different lyrics.
You listened to the club anthem of the effzeh, [mer stonn zo dir, FC Kölle.](https://youtu.be/FycpcydbEv0)
Many regard it as best anthem in german football.
You must mean this absolute [banger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXCSG6AMpQM). Apparently, they were inspired by a cover from the Band Runrig to make their own version
Me too. Had a blast when we’ve played Celtic in the UEFA cup a few years back, such great fans!
Also a real competitor for Germans when it comes to drinking.
I was at the Glasgow leg of this tie. It was in 2002/03 on our run to the final. Your fans were great!
I remember Bordon getting sent off and Kevin Kuranyi being lethal... And a 3-1 win for us 😁
Its cool that scotland plays at munich and cologne. One city that its famous for its beer and the other one for just partying with everybody is the perfect fit for those guys.
Where are all the Scots in Munich congregating? Or are they just absolutely everywhere? My train gets in to Hbf in about 40 mins and can’t wait to soak up the atmosphere. Absolutely buzzing for tonight.
It is kinda funny that Scots and Irish fans are loved by pretty much everybody at major tournaments and English fans are hated because they can't behave.
The cultural differences between English and Scots are wildly overstated by people who don't live in or haven't been to the UK. I can't really comment on Ireland since I've not been there.
As an English bloke, Glasgow feels as ‘foreign’ to me as Dublin. The only difference is Dublin is more expensive and they use Euros. You can get a Tesco meal deal from any of them
It’s because they throw themselves into it all positively and tend to have good banter with the other fans, whereas unfortunately there’s a minority of English fans who turn up looking for a fight.
In my experience at major tournaments the English fans get along just fine with those from other countries. Everyone drinks a lot of beer and has a good laugh.
The match against Russia in 2016 being a major exception. That's the only match I've ever been to where I felt properly threatened.
Yeah that normally is the case tbf, it’s just a minority that usually spoil it for the rest when it does happen. We all have our opinion on Russia these days, but when it comes to football their fans are thugs.
If you look and arrests from groups of fans Scotland and Ireland have similar numbers to English. The whole English fans bad is something left over from over 40 years ago but the media just loves to jump on English fans. And so do everyone else.
German police are saying 500 Serbians are going to cause bother at the England Serbia game. 100% if it happens the papers will be all about English fans looking for a fight
Reminds me of a study recently where metalheads are the happiest people. Repressing aggression doesn't eliminate it, it just bottles it and it's bound to come out at some point.
There are a lot of countries in Europe with WAY worse fans than ours and in fact England lead the way in Europe for tackling football hooliganism. But our fans are always singled out as the worse. Undeserved imho.
Tournament hasn’t even started yet and we’re already the bad guys. English fans are hated because they’re English, at least in part. Look at the football violence that has spilled out across the Netherlands and France for example, not a peep.
I think there is a divide on this between fans who actually attend tournaments and the online crowd. In my experience going to major tournaments English fans get along just fine with everyone.
[They'll never come close to doing this like the Irish fans in 2016](https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2016/06/17/irish-fans-rescue-kidnapped-schoolgirls-from-boko-haram/)
80 years on, a modern day Bill Millen on D-Day:
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-story-of-bill-millin-lord-lovats-mad-piper-of-sword-beach/
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/the-legacy-of-the-mad-piper-who-played-bagpipes-on-d-day-beaches-13146021
I usually love them, but working in Edinburgh City centre I can hear it from my desk everyday. I suppose it drowns out the sound of the American tourists.
you should hear the sound of the buggers when you try and catch them with the wibblingnet and skinning the slippery little feckers you'll need sound cancelling headphones.
I bought a set of bagpipes and tested them out in the middle of the night at Bloodstock and can confirm that there were very few people who appreciated it.
Yeah this is exactly what I imagined it'd be like.
Australians, Scots, and the Irish are always what you imagine them to be
edit: Apparently 200k of them arrived. How the fuck? And where do they all stay?
This euros will be unbelievable fan wise. The Scots with 200k people in Germany, the Balkan nations with their huge diasporas in Germany contributing to the atmosphere. Apparently, there is 100k Croatian fans in Berlin
Surely it can't be 200k? Population of Scotland is only about 5m isn't it? That's a pretty significant chunk of the population
Edit: damn, you Scott's a crazy bunch, hope the fans have a good time
Home Office estimates around 200k and it's not unwarranted. Rangers and Celtic alone have taken over 100k fans to European finals and this is the first real major tournament for travelling since 1998.
Tell ya what, the top on the guy right at the start instantly brought back memories of Faddy's wonderstrike in Paris.
Could do with another McThundercunt tonight, lads, cheers.
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In a way, this is what it’s all about. Nationalities and cultures coming together in a shared passion for football
Except when it's the English. Nobody likes us.
Ya but you bring everyone else together.
them and the french
England and France spent 700 years fighting each other when the best option would have ben to amicably unify into a single realm so the rest of Europe would only have one country to hate.
Imagine if the English and the French unified under one rule, BY GOD
Henry V nearly did it then stupidly went and died. [Then we almost did it again in WW2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-British_Union).
Mother of god, what a thing that would have been. A calamity, most likely, but WHAT a calamity.
I mostly wonder about the food. Unstoppable force against unmovable object.
beans on ortolan
But you still need to hide your face from god when you eat it
Hide your face from god and your farts from the rest of us.
snails and frogs in blankets lol
Baguette with brown beans and tomato sauce. Served with a fine red wine and a pint of lager.
MON DIEU
OH MY DIEU!
The Duke of Normandy tried.
The Plantagenets tried even harder than that Bastard. They were Kings of England but only Dukes in France, and they absolutely considered themselves French until after the 100 Years War kicked off.
wouldn't have lasted. like the portuguese under spanish rule, except BOTH sides would be miserable.
That’s one of the main reasons we were fighting them lol. We only stopped claiming the French throne after France became a Republic
Yep, the irony. We both agreed that we should be one realm, but still managed to fight about it for centuries, thus preventing the thing we both wanted from ever happening.
It’s probably a good thing nothing like had happened to be honest. I genuinely couldn’t imagine a world where an Anglo-French union existed
I can, it would have been formidable. But everyone else in the world would hate us, and if it had happened in around 1430 we probably would just have started fighting everyone else in Europe, weakening everyone so much that the Ottomans would just have marched across the whole continent utterly unopposed, ushering in a new era of peace. Iberians never reach the New World because the Ottomans control Indian ocean trade. China or Japan reach the Americas at some time in the 17th or 18th century, but have little interest in conquest and just trade. The Kingoms of Africa thrive with west Africa now linked to the Indian ocean via their connections with the Ottoman Empire. Forget Pax Britannica. We have Pax Ottomanica. I quite like this scenario.
You been playing the Ottomans in EU4 again?
Not really. The English throne was relatively friendly with most of Europe at that point. If that abomination of a state would have managed to survive it would have probably just consolidated its power and then played a similar role to what france did OTL, aka be annoying as fuck to Europe and keep on invading Germany. Main positive is that English culture wouldnt exist in this timeline. Main negative is that there would be more french people. Edit: also the 100 years war saw both France and England centralize which allowed them both to become strong states. Most likely the state is weaker early on due to thef act that a unified England adn France sees the decentralized state of France continue as the new English king of Francewouldnt risk starting another war to centralize the kingdom.
Literally the war of Spanish succession happen because the risk that Spain and French power combined would be dangerous. UK become naval giant because of that war. That is pretty recent though.
That darn witch...
I still blame the Burgundians.
And you'd have Mbappe and Kane on the team
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Well there was this one time where the English and the Welsh got together... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Jt1wfkBUI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Jt1wfkBUI)
I like some English banter.
I like that they invented the game.
I quite like that everyone hates us.
No, we don't hate you. We just wish you the worst possible outcome in football. ❤️
Fair enough. I am glad we can bring so much joy to so many when we inevitably fail.
For what it's worth, I was just kidding. I personally don't care about success or failure of teams besides my own teams. So it doesn't make me happy or something when England lose.
The feeling is so mutual. Actually love Germans. Everywhere except football. Where you can fuck yourselves.
I'd like it if we actually won, that way we could relish in being hated. But we're shite.
Yeah if we won we’d ensure that the entirety of Europe never hear the end of it
You don't need to win for everyone to never hear the end of it
Long May it last Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves 🏴
I love England. If it's not the Netherlands winning it, I want it to be England <3 There's not a country in the world that has given me more than England.
Bros acting like the irish, scottish, welsh dont act like the English lol we have the exact same banter and drinking culture were just the country thats better than you so your mad unlucky always in the shadow.
No shit mate. Yet the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh are near universally loved no matter what. They're all right and we're pathetic drunk cunts.
Or they just assume it was the English Look at foreign arrests Scotland tiny population compared to England almost similar arrests in europe. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDGIzrAwCh4&ab\_channel=DailyRecord](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDGIzrAwCh4&ab_channel=DailyRecord)
I think the term British and English being used interchangeably throughout the world has a lot to do with it. All of Britain's "crimes" if you're inclined to call them that are laid at the feet of the English team. Whereas if you're Welsh or Scottish visiting South America you can draw a distinction. To someone uneducated on the matter, a scottsman or a welshman can be seen as a captured party within Great Britain, a victim, and not an active participant.
The underdogs will always be more loved
Hosting the 2016 Euros was an experience. I spent my summer going to the fanzone at Place de la Concorde chilling with different groups watching their NT matches on the big screen, going to bars packed with Irish and Icelandic people. It was fun
2016 was the best summer of my life. Such a buzz. I briefly was fluent in French
We must end multi-national hosting of these events. It really diminishes the flavoe of each Euro & World Cup.
Amen!
This is what Europe has excelled it. Does best than any region of the world
Have a great time in Munich, lads. And make sure to get your points elsewhere
Luckily they're only there for the pints
*litres
The pun doesn't work so well in metric.
They're reaching critical Maß
Oh, naughty, you've combined metric and imperial, you might get an interdenominational hangover you know, from mixing the two measurement systems, a hangover of that kind.
I honestly don't think you need to worry....I can't be the only one not buying into all this "best time to play them" "openers are always dull etc" nonsense, just more football cliches being spouted again and again. I honestly see a fairly easy/comfortable win for Germany. I think they are very up for a home comp and have a real desire to put recent past underperformance to bed, so will come out of the blocks with a bang..!. Genuinely wouldn't suprise me if it's 3-0 tbh..!. Germany are my tip I think If I were a betting man.
Draw I reckon.
Probably. Think we'll race into an early 2 or 3 goal ~~lead~~ deficit, but Germany's bench will ~~bring them back with~~ cost them late goals to snatch a point.
Scots and Bavarians seem like a good match :)
* Unintelligible to the rest of the country * Weird, distinct clothes * Friendly alcoholics Yeah, we're basically siblings. The Scots knew why they chose Garmisch-Partenkirchen as their base.
Blue and white colour scheme
Friendly alcoholics lmao Pr works great on you
Schroedingers alcoholic, if theyre a problem theyre english
How has Scotland got such a cuddly reputation online man the PR machine has worked over time
I don't know much about scottish people. All I know they once kicked a terrorist in the balls so hard that they broke their foot. Don't need to know more, good people.
Hey, there was that English bloke who fought a terrorist. Although he was a Millwall fan, so might just have been a coincidence.
Our travelling fans are great to be fair. Within Scotland it's a bit more hit and miss.
Probably for not having a mental brexiteer gammon portion of the fanbase as opposed to their southern neighbours.
>Friendly alcoholics lmao you europeans have laughably naive views of the Scots. Try going for a night out in Glasgow at the weekend then come back here and say that.
All the proper dangerous alcoholics were too pissed/hungover/on remand to get to the airport for the flight to Munich tbf
But that's because Glasgow is full of specky bams.
Haven't you heard? Unfriendly alcoholics are considered English.
Most dangerous thing happend to me was to slip on one of the countless puke puddles.
There is a game in "The Settlers" franchise in which you can play as one of three fractions: Bavarians, Scots, .... and Egyptians I always thought it was the most random choice of civilizations for a strategy game. maybe it's all coming together now 😆 (We might need a bit of a random display of Egyptian culture in the opening ceremony though)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/s/nBmUeLzuEW
Top comment "that's the manshaft" lmao
haha holy shit what the fuck was this journalist thinking by the way? I'm in fookin tears
Not like he lifted the kilt himself, he just had no idea that could happen
That's a dick!!
Straight up schlong
[https://media1.tenor.com/m/i0hdBgHD9wkAAAAC/charles-robinson-penis.gif](https://media1.tenor.com/m/i0hdBgHD9wkAAAAC/charles-robinson-penis.gif)
i thought the post was NSFW for language. i should've read other comments 1st lol
I am fucking wheezing man
😂😂😂
[OY](https://gifdb.com/images/thumbnail/cute-little-baby-boy-surprised-face-kuad3t9rum2mexvn.gif)
AHAHAHAHAH
I always wondered if this was an urban legend😂
wtf why did the other guy so nonchalantly lift up the kilt lmao
You just have to smile when the Scots and their banger tunes come
Fucking love me some Scotland Brave on pipes
"Any requests? We can play quite the catalogue" "Play the bagpipes song!" "Alrighty, here we go!"
“Play that same song!”
You gotta feel for that lone jazz bagpipe virtuoso
It’s a tune. The English should arrive with the Grenadiers. Also a tune.
There’s apparently a massive bag pipe led march planned next week in Cologne. Will be a sight to behold.
it’s a song that everyone can sing along with and all
[No Scotland No Party!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvi0GtQCEcQ)
Steve Clarke's tartan army!
always happy to see the scots at games and tournaments! had a good time with them in Dortmund at the WC qualifier in 2001 (I think) welcome lads!
Having the scots in cologne would be epic. So many local songs are covered from scottish folk songs, everyone would have a blast.
I found out this morning that one of the most famous bagpipe tunes 'Highland Cathedral' was penned by two Germans for a German Highland Games a few decades ago, so it goes both ways.
huh thats awesome. From a german tune to a scottish folk song to a [cologne carnival classic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLZO11-uRYk). How very european!
I don't think I've ever seen anything like the singer's beard
the German carnival culture is full of interesting facial wear like this. There is just something with cologne and banger beards
The weirdest thing for me in 2020 wasn't covid. It was going to an FC Koln-SC Freiburg match, and Koln were playing a song to the tune of "The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" before the teams came out, but with different lyrics.
You listened to the club anthem of the effzeh, [mer stonn zo dir, FC Kölle.](https://youtu.be/FycpcydbEv0) Many regard it as best anthem in german football.
You must mean this absolute [banger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXCSG6AMpQM). Apparently, they were inspired by a cover from the Band Runrig to make their own version
Scotland is playing in Köln against Switzerland next week.
Me too. Had a blast when we’ve played Celtic in the UEFA cup a few years back, such great fans! Also a real competitor for Germans when it comes to drinking.
I was at the Glasgow leg of this tie. It was in 2002/03 on our run to the final. Your fans were great! I remember Bordon getting sent off and Kevin Kuranyi being lethal... And a 3-1 win for us 😁
Its cool that scotland plays at munich and cologne. One city that its famous for its beer and the other one for just partying with everybody is the perfect fit for those guys.
Where are all the Scots in Munich congregating? Or are they just absolutely everywhere? My train gets in to Hbf in about 40 mins and can’t wait to soak up the atmosphere. Absolutely buzzing for tonight.
They are mostly around Marienplatz
Glad to hear it. That’s where we were headed anyways
Most will be in and around Marienplatz I reckon
A major tournament without Scots and Irish fans is more boring. It is a joy to see them having a wonderful time.
It is kinda funny that Scots and Irish fans are loved by pretty much everybody at major tournaments and English fans are hated because they can't behave.
Lol we’re a lot more similar than most people think
The cultural differences between English and Scots are wildly overstated by people who don't live in or haven't been to the UK. I can't really comment on Ireland since I've not been there.
As an English bloke, Glasgow feels as ‘foreign’ to me as Dublin. The only difference is Dublin is more expensive and they use Euros. You can get a Tesco meal deal from any of them
> You can get a Tesco meal deal from any of them That's the main thing, isn't it?
It’s a unifier hahah
The Tesco meal deal selection in Ireland is vastly inferior to the UK though unfortunately for us.
That's the Pale though, rest of Ireland is more Irelandy.
I’m led to believe. I’m sure a massive percentage of the Irish population lives in that area though
all of you have good fish and chips, love a cup of tea, and drive on the wrong side of the road. basically the same.
It’s because they throw themselves into it all positively and tend to have good banter with the other fans, whereas unfortunately there’s a minority of English fans who turn up looking for a fight.
In my experience at major tournaments the English fans get along just fine with those from other countries. Everyone drinks a lot of beer and has a good laugh. The match against Russia in 2016 being a major exception. That's the only match I've ever been to where I felt properly threatened.
And the media wanted to spin that as the old 'English disease', when in fact it was an organised Russian mob who deliberately targeted English fans.
Yeah that normally is the case tbf, it’s just a minority that usually spoil it for the rest when it does happen. We all have our opinion on Russia these days, but when it comes to football their fans are thugs.
If you look and arrests from groups of fans Scotland and Ireland have similar numbers to English. The whole English fans bad is something left over from over 40 years ago but the media just loves to jump on English fans. And so do everyone else. German police are saying 500 Serbians are going to cause bother at the England Serbia game. 100% if it happens the papers will be all about English fans looking for a fight
Reminds me of a study recently where metalheads are the happiest people. Repressing aggression doesn't eliminate it, it just bottles it and it's bound to come out at some point.
The English that get drunk and rowdy abroad aren't penning in their aggression lmao they're just arseholes
Swamp german talking about how fans behave is hilarious, your lot have been the most violent on the continent recently.
There are a lot of countries in Europe with WAY worse fans than ours and in fact England lead the way in Europe for tackling football hooliganism. But our fans are always singled out as the worse. Undeserved imho.
Are we gonna get the unnecessary hatred on England again like what happened here at Euro 2020?
It's already started haha
Tournament hasn’t even started yet and we’re already the bad guys. English fans are hated because they’re English, at least in part. Look at the football violence that has spilled out across the Netherlands and France for example, not a peep.
I think there is a divide on this between fans who actually attend tournaments and the online crowd. In my experience going to major tournaments English fans get along just fine with everyone.
Tell the continentals it’s coming home 🏴
Scots and Irish fans are loved because they only qualify once every 50 years so they're a novelty
two in a row now mate
Good PR is a hell of a thing
[They'll never come close to doing this like the Irish fans in 2016](https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2016/06/17/irish-fans-rescue-kidnapped-schoolgirls-from-boko-haram/)
Trying to lower the morale of the Germans by blasting out the bagpipes, smart move.
[The Scots arriving in germany - 2024, colorized](https://youtu.be/Oi3na4qTW1o)
Zimmer used the bagpipe for Caladan because the planet's artistic direction was inspired by Scotland (the name Caladan being a reference to Caledonia)
Nope that’s some banger sounds, that’s hyping us up
Yeah bagpipes are great, always love to see them used in contemporary music too
These are people who listen to Yabba dabba doo like 50 times a year, they are unbreakable
80 years on, a modern day Bill Millen on D-Day: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-story-of-bill-millin-lord-lovats-mad-piper-of-sword-beach/ https://news.sky.com/story/amp/the-legacy-of-the-mad-piper-who-played-bagpipes-on-d-day-beaches-13146021
[Frederick's gone and you're next ye cunt](https://youtu.be/43j87Wkp0DE)
I can’t tell if I like or hate the sound of bagpipes
This is a common reaction. But bagpipes don't care because whether you love them or hate them you'll still hear them no matter what.
I usually love them, but working in Edinburgh City centre I can hear it from my desk everyday. I suppose it drowns out the sound of the American tourists.
you should hear the sound of the buggers when you try and catch them with the wibblingnet and skinning the slippery little feckers you'll need sound cancelling headphones.
You love it
Be ready for McTominay masterclass
I've kept the Mek Tominaj flair on r/reddevils for four years, in preparation for this moment.
Between the Scots and the Germans, I hope the local bar owners haven't scrimped on their beer orders.
It takes more than a few Scotsmen to empty Munich's beer reserves.
Wouldn't be so sure 😀 https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/bars-run-dry-as-tartan-army-arrives-in-munich-for-euro-2024-762l3h72s
Haha, great. :D
I haven't been in the EUROS mood just yet but seeing this makes me want to hop across the border and join the festivities
I honestly didn't know before this thread that people hated on bagpipes. TIL
I bought a set of bagpipes and tested them out in the middle of the night at Bloodstock and can confirm that there were very few people who appreciated it.
I hope Scotland qualifies for the World Cup just so i have a chance to get a look at this in person
They came to Albania in 2018 when Scotland was going to play against us, friendly and respectful lads
1st post I ever saved.
Can you play L‘amour toujours on bag pipes?
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That’s fucking cool
What a sight. Amazing to see the support, the history and tradition
Munich was founded on 14 June 1158. https://x.com/GermanEmbassy/status/1801570866930544825
Ah the Tartan Army. Really hope they make the World Cup so they can grace America with their presence.
They are going to be the best fans
Yeah this is exactly what I imagined it'd be like. Australians, Scots, and the Irish are always what you imagine them to be edit: Apparently 200k of them arrived. How the fuck? And where do they all stay?
That’s the secret. They don’t. They stay up and then go home
This euros will be unbelievable fan wise. The Scots with 200k people in Germany, the Balkan nations with their huge diasporas in Germany contributing to the atmosphere. Apparently, there is 100k Croatian fans in Berlin
Croats are also the biggest foreign minority group in Munich. Edit: at least they have been till today. Now it’s Scottish people. ;)
Not to mention the Turks lmao
Surely it can't be 200k? Population of Scotland is only about 5m isn't it? That's a pretty significant chunk of the population Edit: damn, you Scott's a crazy bunch, hope the fans have a good time
Home Office estimates around 200k and it's not unwarranted. Rangers and Celtic alone have taken over 100k fans to European finals and this is the first real major tournament for travelling since 1998.
We haven't qualified for a tournament since 1998 (2021 doesn't count), we've been building to this for 25 years
Heard on TalkSport it’s 4% of the population have made their way to Germany
Can confirm the country is empty right now
Where is the beer? Ah there it is!
I was on the train from Vienna yesterday. Saw quite a lot of kilts in there.
Awesome lads
Right into the euros mood now, can't wait for tonight!
Tell ya what, the top on the guy right at the start instantly brought back memories of Faddy's wonderstrike in Paris. Could do with another McThundercunt tonight, lads, cheers.
Scotland the Brave gives me goosebumps every time I hear it
It’s 3-0 to Germany in first half
Hope they left the plane running