Guys as soon as you start bringing up the question of Scottish independence, it's going to get messy because everyone can drag a couple million skeletons out of the perverbial historical closet. Personally as a Scot, I would love to see my homeland free (heck! I'd love to see my homeland at all considering that I'm living halfway around the world in California). I think that someday it will happen. At least I hope that it will. I know that a lot of horrid stuff has happened and I've heard that the parliament is wrecking the country but shouting at each other and hating each other for things that were done centuries ago is not going to change the here and now. It's sad that Scotland is now occupied territory and it's sad that in the past England has hanged our heroes. But that's in the past and although it does shape the present and the future, it can't be changed.

Ok, deep breath. That's good. Now on the actually topic of this thread.

Personally I think that the British national anthem is kind of stupid and out-dated. Of course I think that the American one is too unsingable not to mention talks about an event that took place over 200 years ago. It's ok to make fun of other people's national anthems if you make fun of your own isn't it? I just have one question for all you British mudcatters out there: What will you do with your national anthem when you no longer have a queen? Singing "God Save the Queen" to a king would be kind of funny, wouldn't it? Plus, disregarding history and tradition, why are you still worshipping a postion that doesn't really have any power? Maybe it should be "God Save the Parliament." Anyway that's just my thoughts.

Rebecca <><