Emi Martinez

[Monty]

That makes England The Great Satan and Portugal would be, what... El Salvador?

Argentina are Italy.

Not a part of the thought experiment, just a comment.

[cdbearsfan]

Me grandmother lived in Canada as a child, and it was apparently full of Scots at the time. I'm not sure why, but imagine it might have something to do with the whole "not banning booze" thing, unlike their ridiculous neighbours.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

That makes England The Great Satan and Portugal would be, what... El Salvador?

Sounds about right.

[PeterWithesShin]

On certain words the Canadian accent is pretty Scottish sounding.

[pauliewalnuts]

On certain words the Canadian accent is pretty Scottish sounding.

I dunno aboot that.

[cdbearsfan]

I was thinking that earlier but "aboot" could just as easily have come from France as Scotland.

[paul_e]

I was thinking that earlier but "aboot" could just as easily have come from France as Scotland.

It's mostly a mix of French, Irish and Scottish depending where you are.

[Brazilian Villain]

Me grandmother lived in Canada as a child, and it was apparently full of Scots at the time. I'm not sure why, but imagine it might have something to do with the whole "not banning booze" thing, unlike their ridiculous neighbours.

A Canadian once explained to me that the reason Canadians are so tight (compared to Americans) is that the Scottish mostly went to Canada, and the Irish went to the US. Whatever the reason, East Coast Canadians are pretty parsimonious.

[VillaTim]

I'd make him captain next season, take some pressure off John.

[Pat McMahon]

That makes England The Great Satan and Portugal would be, what... El Salvador?

Argentina are Italy.

Not a part of the thought experiment, just a comment.

I have an Irish uncle living in Argentina and he says exactly that - a Spanish speaking country where everything operates as in Italy, only with excess corruption.

[Ads]

That makes England The Great Satan and Portugal would be, what... El Salvador?

Argentina are Italy.

Not a part of the thought experiment, just a comment.

Informally part of the British Empire though. All the institutions, exports, football clubs, infrastructure and FDI. Hand of God was our fault really.

[purpletrousers]

I'd make him captain next season, take some pressure off John.

What is it broken that you are trying to fix exactly?

[Bad English]

On certain words the Canadian accent is pretty Scottish sounding.

Eh?

[Bernie]

Me grandmother lived in Canada as a child, and it was apparently full of Scots at the time. I'm not sure why, but imagine it might have something to do with the whole "not banning booze" thing, unlike their ridiculous neighbours.

We're just back from a long holiday in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and loads of towns are named after Scottish places, and there's a strong 'ceilidh ' culture so the Irish connections are strong too.
A fantastic place to visit anyway.

[LeeB]

I'd make him captain next season, take some pressure off John.

What is it broken that you are trying to fix exactly?

Frontal lobe?