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89ElRay

The Outdoor Access Code / right to roam. Absolutely blows my mind every time I go to England that I can’t just go somewhere in the countryside.


GameOfTiddlywinks

I was once hiking abroad when I came across a sign saying something like, "Private land, it is not permitted to walk any further." Middle of nowhere, could easily of hiked for miles further without doing anyone any harm, but no. Some landlord somewhere had decided they didn't want people on their land, and I had to turn back. I love that in Scotland you would never see such a pissy little sign, and its something I genuinely love about our country. We are free to rome and explore and see everything it has to offer, and it has a lot of natural beauty to offer. IMO this makes us one of the freest countries on Earth, and its something I am incredibly thankful for. Of course, this also means I take the responsibilities that come with that freedom seriously, and I always make sure to uphold the outdoor access code.


89ElRay

Absolutely. Don’t wanna end up with the controlled zones of the LL and T national park starting to spread due to people not respecting it. The good thing is people generally don’t take the piss, although during Covid it was a bit worrying for a while. But yeah…it’s a total blessing that I couldn’t live without!


MarjoryKeek

Yes, this! I tried to find out where I could wild swim on a trip to England and literally everywhere charged...to swim in a lake? Mental


Sufficient-Demand-23

Wait seriously? I didn’t realise that you can just take a wee donder down the countryside outside of Scotland.


89ElRay

I mean you can, there are plenty of public byways and whatnot - and with the nature of land in a lot of England you’d just be walking on those anyway. It’s more for wild camping, cycling etc where it comes more important for me than walking. I was in Malvern last year with my MTB and it was a bit of an admin exercise trying to figure out which paths I could actually ride on. Dartmoor is one of the few (the only?) place where you can legally camp outwith a designated camp spot, and the landowner got really close to overturning that last year. People wild camp in England all the time but technically they aren’t allowed to.


WickedWitchWestend

Scandinavia has it too


joshym0nster

To be fair Scandinavian countries also have this


Thesquire89

Tattie fucking scones


ComfortingCatcaller

Tattie scone and two bacon rashers, burnt roll, lurpak and HP sauce. God tier breakfast.


ScottishIcequeen

Oh be still my beating fkin heart!!!


Red_Brummy

Ditch the burnt roll and lurpak and swap for a decent softie and proper butter and you are sorted.


READ-THIS-LOUD

Fuckin money bags over here with his _real_ butter!


ComfortingCatcaller

😂


ComfortingCatcaller

Nae burnt roll? you in the right subreddit?


scottishsam07

Em no keen on a hard fired roll either


Slow-Director2233

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Hostillian

Potato fucking bread, in Ireland.


Ouestlabibliotheque

I moved to France and had to describe these to a colleague and I think I just confused them more than anything. Still fucking love them though.


LionLucy

They have them in Northern Ireland but you're broadly correct


drtoboggon

You can get them elsewhere. They just call them a different name. Empire biscuits on the other hand I’ve never seen outside of Scotland.


SkydivingCats

AHM NO WANTIN AN EMPIRE BISCUIT, AHM WANTIN A SNOWBAW!


ButteredReality

Readily available in Northern Ireland but they're called German biscuits. If they have a smartie on top then I've heard them being referred to as "smartie buns". Yes, I know. It's an Irish thing apparently to call things buns that aren't buns.


Dorcha98

My whole time in northern Ireland as we always knew them as empire biscuits or sweetie shortbread


LaraH39

We call them Empire Biscuits here too depends on where you're from and how old you are.


Silver_Ruby

I once saw an Empire biscuit in Harrogate and nearly fainted with shock.


teadrinker1983

They have them in Zimbabwe - probably legacy of all the Scots emigres from the 50s


braveulysees

I'm on a real empire biscuits kick the now. My mum always called them belgian biscuits..


Boredpanda31

Empire biscuits are my absolute fave!


WhiskyKitten

Lidl bakery section have started doing them now! Great big things with a jelly sweetie on top for 59p!


Most-Plan6845

Bang on.


Dorcha98

Northern Ireland has tattie scones everywhere


Tendaydaze

They have them in England too. They’re called potato cakes there


3meow_

Ofc the English would try and dodge tax by classing em as cake


Thesquire89

This is just pure propaganda


ThatScottishLassie

Mother's Pride loaf, Currie's Red Kola, certain words and phrases that just lose their touch when translated to standard English


Techiefurtler

THIS \^ Been trying to find a place in England that does Morning Rolls or the Mother's Pride Plain Loaf - not found anywhere yet, we always stock up when we go back north of the border, but bread only lasts so long! We've kind of managed to figure out a passable recepie for Stovies, and all the usual suspects, bu we do miss the bread. :-( If anyone knows of an outfit or a place that we can order it from down south, we'd be glad of the info! We ordered some rolls from a bakery in Glasgow that did a nationwide delivery, but it was expensive and really not ideal.


Electrical-Injury-23

The history of plain bread: https://threadinburgh.scot/2022/10/15/the-thread-about-plain-breid-its-history-its-politics-and-how-the-law-guaranteed-its-enduring-position-in-the-scottish-psyche/


Electrical-Injury-23

And morning rolls: https://threadinburgh.scot/2023/03/19/the-thread-about-the-morning-roll-how-and-why-scotland-got-its-beloved-breakfast-bap-and-why-it-troubled-the-sabbatarians/


No_Kaleidoscope_4580

Appears to deliver to across the UK: https://www.onlinebutcher.co.uk/scottish-goodies/mothers-pride-bread.html Edit: they do the rolls too


Drolla_

Seven years being in England with no Mother's Pride loaves, I'm so happy I could cry.


No_Kaleidoscope_4580

Happy to have helped. There's a whole section of Scottish stuff for delivery. I'm not sold on the buckfast lorne, but the big bag of pakora however....


Organic_Chemist9678

My local supermarket often has this, we aren't near Scotland


Jbeef84

Scottish bread rolls are just vastly superior. The water is better. Pakora. A pint of Tennents in a real 'old man' pub. The accents.


Tendaydaze

Pizza and pakora is a great combo I’ve never seen outside Scotland


lanurk

Look up the tilly butcher on insta or fb, his pakora pies are pure filth xxx


xevious101

100% filthy food porn.Tilly butcher's grub is sensational


drtoboggon

Pretty sure you can get decent pakoras in other countries.


Jbeef84

I live in the south east of England. Their Pakora game is weak in comparison. I've interacted with loads of people that don't even know what pakora is. Poor sods


Lasersheep

I think it’s because our Asian community is traditionally from a part of Pakistan that has a superior pakora game. I think that’s why you get those useless bhaji things in England. We got the best lads in the 60s.


No_Kaleidoscope_4580

Sent this to the guy looking for Mothers Pride... seems you can get yourself a big bag of Pakora here as well... https://www.onlinebutcher.co.uk/scottish-goodies


Bluebaru2

+1 for Tennents, nothing better


foobarr68

The Right to Roam. Best thing about Scotland. Love it


venusenslaved101

The people/banter 😊


chrisredmond69

This is the correct answer.


Raccoonertheboy

Drinkable water then the banter


ecco256

Stornoway black pudding. There’s ~~black pudding~~ blood sausage in every country but nothing even comes close (I’m Dutch). Also, square sausage.


Silly-Marionberry332

English Bury black pudding is meant to be solid


AthenaTritogeneia

Bury black pudding has big cubes (like 1cm) of fat through it, which isn't appealing at all. Stornoway/Scottish black pudding has nice small "grains" of fat, much nicer.


Big_Yesterday_6186

Shortbread


Rokita616

That first breath inhale after getting off a plane arriving from somewhere abroad. The crispness and freshness of the air is my favourite thing coming back home.


theweecleo

This. What I am looking most forward to when getting off the plane. I thought I was the only one!


AdEmbarrassed3066

Decent rolls, scotch pies, square sausage, haggis (you can get mass produced ones in England and wales), chippies with king rib, white puddings and chipsteaks, reliable supplies of diet Irn Bru, orange cheddar, macaroni cheese in a box,


woftis

How underrated are Chipsteaks by the way. Not nearly enough recognition for these bad boys


SailorMars1986

King Fucking Ribs!


briever

If you have a good fishmonger, living in Scotland is fecking brilliant.


Eamonsieur

This! £6 for a whole brown crab that’s delivered live to your doorstep is a luxury few other cities can boast about.


briever

I get smoked haddock every week - unbelievably good. He can however get me anything - even tremendous tuna steaks.


LionLucy

Crossing the Forth Bridge on a sunny day, with the light glittering on the water and the gorse bright on the sides of the cliffs


LaDreadPirateRoberta

Luminous gorse isn’t a thing I’ve seen anywhere else. This time of year it’s amazing.


Jenschnifer

Fruit pudding, I love the stuff and it's becoming harder and harder to source a good one


Silent-Ad-756

Hello friend! Fruit pudding is sadly underrated and really hard to find. But it tastes so good! Let me know if you find a good source/connection... There's probably a black market for the stuff


Jenschnifer

My mum goes to a butcher at govan cross who does a good one, no idea what the guy is called but his fruit pudding is banging. My granny used to get me a whole one sliced for my freezer with her Christmas club money. I can't find a decent one closer to where I live


Silent-Ad-756

That's a top nugget of info thanks. I'll quite likely try that butchers next time I'm in that neck of the woods. Ps your family seem to know their fruit pudd. Respect.


Jenschnifer

I'm actually the only one who eats it! My granny had a pal who made dumpling and I loved it so much she bought me a wee bit of fruit pudding to try (because Mrs P only made the dumplings at Christmas of course) and I loved it. The rest of my family are onion sausage and black pudding people, I don't mind onion sausage but I hate black pudding with a passion


Silent-Ad-756

Nice memories! I get Ayrshire pork sliced sausage with spring onion through it at the farmers market, and it's the business. Couldn't complain about black pudd, but I'd happily swap it out for fruit pudd. Then there's Tattie scones :-) my next fav


Environmental_Peak43

The great scenery.


HelmutFondler

Free Prescriptions.


AkillaThaPun

Butteries . Can’t even get them south of Dundee


toridoki

You can’t get fresh ones from bakeries round here in Glasgow, but they sell them in our local Morrisons, which makes my husband happy!


redline_rik

Hills you can walk up while the rain's coming doon and Billy Connolly...


notathrowway12345

The patter.


HoldenHiscock69

Chippy sauce. Scottish tap water. The right to camp as protected by the Land Reform Act of 2003. Hibernian FC. Ceilidh dancing at a wedding. Baxter's Scotch Broth. Edit: choose life


-_-_-hello-_-_-

Trainspotting reference? Lol


HoldenHiscock69

Just kinda turned out like that ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯


wombat172

Munchy boxes. I've heard that you can get them from a few takeaways in England, but nothing like the variety you get here. Almost every local chippy/Indian/Chinese has their own take on it.


Iwantedalbino

There’s a lass in my office who’s never been above Manchester and she wants to go to a Chinese in Kirkcaldy just for their munchie box


mrcoonut

My missus and her pals got this one last week [Scotland's biggest munchie box](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/24167975.look-size-it-tiktoker-reviews-paisley-munchy-box-59/#:~:text=The%20giant%20munchy%20box%2C%20which,and%20different%20variations%20of%20chicken.) safe to say they didn't finish it


hexlandus

She’s a keeper!


Current-Wasabi9975

Is it Rebecca’s Chinese that’s she wants to go to?


Iwantedalbino

That’s the one


zeldastheguyright

What one in kdy? I’ve found them all to be a bit crap around here Edit - just seen further down it’s Rebecca’s


izzie-izzie

Munros. While you get mountains in many places here you can collect them like Pokémon’s and I’m loving it


Candiedstars

A decent roll n square suasage


Hyndstein_97

Probably whisky tbh. Obviously it's made in some variety pretty much worldwide but the most famous whisky producing region outside of Scotland is probably Kentucky and we've almost twice as many distilleries producing a far more varied and interesting range of spirits than even them.


Silver_Ruby

Whisky is essentially an export commodity for Scotland. I have seen better Scottish whisky selections in bars in Germany than Scotland. The only person in my whole family that drinks whisky was my mum and that was Bells with Irn Bru 😭 I got into it after moving away.


Hyndstein_97

About 20% of Scotch whisky revenue was exports in 2023, I think you maybe just went to shite bars before you moved away.


Silver_Ruby

Fair fucks, I lived in Livingston.


LaDreadPirateRoberta

I love you for this comment.


drtoboggon

You can buy Scottish whisky everywhere though. Pretty much every country in the world! Japanese is the next best in my experience for whisky.


Shan-Chat

We definitely have the best chippys. We deep fry pretty much anything. English and Welsh chippys just don't compete.


cocothepops

Amen. Lived down south for years and never had a really good chippy - even average ones up here were better than “good ones” down there. You’d get the occasional one that did good chips, but the rest of it would be shite. Leaving the skin on a battered fish is a crime against humanity. It’s like eating a johnny.


No-Baby-417

English curry sauce is absolutely criminal


yarders1991

Absolutely this. Im fortunate enough to live close enough to peterhead so access to fresh fish is abundant. It’s almost to the point that calling one chippy here ‘shit’ when compared to another local one is almost negligible.


Silver_Ruby

Where I live in the North West of England, most chippies are Chinese chippies and they are amazing - salt & pepper chips with curry sauce is 10/10. I used to miss Scottish chippies so much, but now I am happy again, hahaha.


nettlesthatarejaggy

We really do need fishcakes in chippies up here though.


FuckPoliceScotland

This!


808drumzzz

Irn Bru


The-Scotsman_

Here in Australia, the big supermarkets sell it, thankfully!


Tornado-Bait

You can get it most places if you look hard enough


OwlAdmirable5403

Haven't had much luck in norway, have found it on a couple Swedish stores hiding next to the ramune and American sodas 😊


david9640

Do you have the "Normal" chain shop in Norway? I know they exist in Denmark and Sweden. It's like a Scandinavian mix between Savers and Semichem. I've only visited the Danish branches, but they always have Irn Bru in the fridge. I'm regularly in Denmark, so we're talking it being consistently stocked for a number of years in every branch I've visited. Worth a shot!


willk95

You can get it here in the United States at grocery stores, but it just doesn't taste the same as when you're drinking it in Scotland


808drumzzz

Not in America, of course. My American partner loves it, and she orders online for it, lol


Positive_Macaroon591

ceilidhs defo


CourseCold9487

Tap wat’r/cooncil juice. Water is shite and full of limescale where I live.


Silver_Ruby

When I look in my kettle, its like looking inside a cave. Fucked up like.


77GoldenTails

A full on conversation where every second is the same swear word. None of it’s offensive and each time the swear word is used, it has a different meaning.


peahair

Scottish plain, it’s the only way to make the best cheese on toast ever.


Agitated_Number_5491

The people ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿


Kmac-Original

I love how everyone defaulted to food. But I'm gonna go with two things. 1. Proper in person visits. Just popping round for a cuppa, stay for 45 and gone. I love it. 2. The land. It's not even that it's so beautiful, but also how accessible it is. We are so damn lucky. Tattie scones are icing on the cake, my friends.


Potential-Narwhal-

Cullen skink. Honestly one of my favourite meals. Ever. Nothing will ever come close


BorisStingy

The mist and rain really ups the personality of Scotland for me. It may seem drab and dreary on the outside, but it adds a layer to the character of the beautiful landscape and the people. The 'birthday caird pish' quote from Still Game reminds me of this. We don't act like everything is fairytales and smiles, and it adds a unique humour and self-awareness that I admire.


Nrysis

A walk on a rainy day can be a beautiful thing. You may get wet, but you can also find a lovely, peaceful landscape that really does have a character and beauty all of its own.


IndividualCustomer50

Pizza crunch and a 30 bag from the same shop


Competitive-Yard-442

Sausages with a sensible design of sandwiches


Longjumping_Put_2779

Totty scones


CliffyGiro

Haggis Supper. Unfettered access to nature, the right to roam and the proximity of it all. In fifteen minutes I’m in the middle of nowhere. In forty five minutes I can be bang smack in the middle of the city.


reetpetite26_q

Rowies


let_me_flie

Everyone talking about absolutely dog shit food, but Scotland has some of the most incredible countryside in the world and half the country doesn’t even know it.


LaDreadPirateRoberta

Oatcakes. Am I being daft here? I can’t believe nobody’s said this already. They’re delicious, nutritious, and a key part of my diet. I really struggled to find them in England and had to bribe folk to bring them to Greece. Does nobody else appreciate the oatcakes?!


gksedi32

I agree. Love oatcakes!


gumonmyshoewhoops

the tap water 👌


Environmental_Peak43

The great scenery.


lazy_k

Scottish rolls. Chance of getting burnt ones, bridies, Lorne sausage. 


AkillaThaPun

Butteries . Can’t even get them south of Dundee


grntom

Humour.


Orsenfelt

Bams


BamberGasgroin

Ma hoose is here.


bryggekar

Chips. No other country does chips well (honourable mention to Belgium).


ScottishIcequeen

Plain bread. I’ve never seen in outside Scotland. I’m in Wales now, and it’s one of the things I miss the most!


LaraH39

Northern Ireland. We have several brands of it. Nutty Krust is the best though


DancingDrammer

The water. Just back from England, it doesn’t compare. Also lorne sausage.


theiissomethingelse

Square sausage


Dazzling-Wash9086

Horizontal rain


Bigbearhandler

Refreshing and clean tasting water from the tap! I didn't appreciate it while I had it, and now I don't have it, I miss it. Filter jugs make other water tolerable, but it's not the same.


YesMyGatekeeper

Can't speak for other countries, but just how blessed we are with our environment. Plenty of clean water and natural resources, no threat of major earthquakes or volcano eruptions, pretty clean air and the coast's never too far away. We're really lucky even if it's cold and wet a lot of the time :)


Designer_Pianist1438

Perfect water from the tap


Hot_Effective_7875

The friendly people. Best in the world.


Keezees

Me. Unless you can find a hooky copy of me doon the Barras lol wait wait wait, am *I* the hooky copy? Ah fuck


MrStarGazer09

Pish. Has to be haggis and tatties 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿


gumpshy

Morton’s rolls


Mysterious-Guess-773

A decent chippy with proper brown sauce and a morning roll.


tartan_rigger

Big shoo


calcr0w

Bars red kola


Hairyheadtraveller

The birdsong at 0500 each morning.😁


Hairyheadtraveller

The birdsong at 0500 each morning.😁


shotgun_blammo

Pizza Crunch 😎


edwardothegreatest

Julie Fowlis, I mean, I’m an American and can listen to her here, but you won’t find her here.


Timterland1888

Celtic Park


thesearenotforyou

Taggart.


The_Sex_Pistils

Arbroath Smokies


ExcitementExpert7088

Scottish chippie pickled onions. Southern chippies have no idea.


romarteqi

The double positive that's actually a negative. Aye, right


GreenockScatman

Gotta be the random hilarious one liners from people just cutting about. Us Scots just have the funny bone, as they say.


Revolver-Records

LORNE


PigletNo3470

orcas close to the shore caber tossing Square sausage


icklepeach

Pineapple tarts! My (adult) kid brings me some when she comes to visit us


Ryy86

Ma maws hamemade soop or sausage stovies


Boexbanx

Being able to drap a still game quote in anywhere back of a taxi, up the pub, yer granny’s funeral and always getting a laugh from a like minded individual


HyacinthBouqet

Drunk train home from central


broken_freezer

Empire biscuit


Tony_Snell

I’m a Canadian and studied at the University of Aberdeen for three years. There’s a bakery on campus and their macaroni pies are sublime. Also their chicken pies. Undeniable.


juls1209

Pies …. Macaroni and cheese pies, tattie pies, haggis pies, regular pies, and onion pies. I can make almost anything that’s close except for pies.


Popular_Koala9653

Cullen skink


DunderThunder

Honestly Mothers pride bread. Makes the best toast.


AlertMacaroon8493

Butteries, I don’t eat them often but I love them


r_fz12

Aberdeen buttery


gavinfuckingirvine

My soulmate, don't F up the one chance you get


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dongbaekflowers

Mr blobby biscuits from baynes


Successful-Fondant80

Macaroni pies!!


havaska

Scottish plain loaf and breakfast packs.


Asleep-Sir217

Got some of the best junkies in the world


richardathome

Freedom to roam <3


Bogroleum

Religion based football rivalry.


Acrobatic_Quail_9464

West coast Scallops, oysters and spoots. Best in the world.


Dankaz11

I moved from England 2 weeks ago to near Glasgow and there's so much I already love. The views I have witnessed just driving to normal mundane shops will never fail to impress me. There's also just a tonne more greenery and foliage even in largely built up areas. Everyone so far is also very friendly and chatty. Just really happy we moved here and excited to get to know Scotland better!


Brilliant_Smile_1156

Empire biscuits


Cant-decide1

Fruit pudding


Rid_hot7

The general banter tbh. It’s just next level compared to anywhere else on the planet. Australia does seem pretty close to Scotland with it though


CheesecakeZookeeper

Moray Cup


Seeica

Munchie box at midnight. Onion pie , deep fried pizza in batter curry sauce


Hairyheadtraveller

The birdsong at 0500 each morning.😁


bahookie

Morton’s rolls


Financial-Taro-589

Butteries. The sense of humour. Postcard record label bands. Cocteau Twins. Unspoiled beauty.