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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
i worked as a student in shetland an age ago, and it seemed they had more in common with scandinavians than the uk. Wasn't there a vote on shetland for independence from scotland a few years ago?  |
Yes but they managed a staggering 8% for indy
. I think they see themselves as a bit of a separate entity to either Scotland or England, but part of the British Isles nonetheless. Shetland anyway. The younger folks I've met from Orkney tend to quite like a regular jaunt to Glasgow.