So, the time is nearly upon us for the World Cup. The time, where every four years, the Scottish remind us how much they hate us. Ah yes, because Scotland never make it to the World CUp they choose to support anyone that England plays. How very mature that is. Especially from the Scottish people that live and work in England.

I don't get wound up by much but this really, REALLY gets my goat.

Well, if you hate England that much, why do you live here? Why do you work with English people? Why don't you fuck off back to Scotland and then join the rest of your English hating friends?

Scots always bang on about "English arrogance". What a bunch of crap. If you speak to any English football supporter not one of us expects us to ACTUALLY win the World Cup. Nor do we think its our divine right to win the damn thing. We hope, usually with misplaced optimism, that we might win it. This time we think we have a really good chance. What we really want though, if we don't win it, is a heroic loss, usually involving penalties so at least we can say, ah well, the boys did their best. The whole English arrogance is a myth dreamt up by the Scots, the Irish and the Welsh so that they can't vent their vitriol which really comes from the depths of history.

So, if you're a Scot living in England around the World Cup, you're welcome to watch the matches in any pub I'm in. If you start supporting the other side vocally though, expect to find yourself being told to "Go away" in no uncertain terms.