You are now entering…England? Source: http://easypcsetup.co.uk
As I have mentioned on here before, I am from a small town in the south of Scotland. As much as I complain about not being able to walk one length of the high street to the other without meeting someone you know, it’s actually pretty nice if you’ve been stuck in the house by yourself all day. People from the outside probably see it as being a bit backwards and more than a little quaint.
However, I’m not entirely sure this place actually exists outside of our own imaginations. The region I live in is called the Scottish Borders, and my hometown has the office of an MSP in it, so I am pretty sure this is Scotland. Yet somehow, it doesn’t seem like it when I turn on the TV, or read news online.
Scottish Television (STV) is not available here. In fact, my channel 3 is entitled “ITV Border” which means nothing of the sort. My “local” news is entirely focused upon Carlisle and Newcastle. When did I suddenly move across the border?
There’s not even a section for anywhere south of Midlothian on the STV news website.
There is however, one upside to this. I get to watch certain Champion’s League football games which are shown on English TV and not in Scotland.
I just find myself wondering – if Scotland votes for independence in 2014: will STV actually recognise us as part of this country?
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