>> Up here in Scotland, Hogmanay and New year has always been a bigger thing than
>> down South. Much of it to do with the stereotypical bagpipes / ceilidh / kilt
>> etc etc. More realistically, its a good excuse for a right good bevy.
Please forgive me if I have already relayed this - it's my age, you know.
When I was doing National Service, one year (1956) my squadron was detailed for Christmas and New Year, guard, standby, etc duties.
After some debate it was agreed that the Scots (of whom there were quite a few) would cover Christmas and the English would cover New Year. Much muttering and threats from the Scots as to what would happen to us - the English - if we went sick while we were on Xmas leave, causing the Scots to have to cover New Year as well, it all went very smoothly. We got Christmas at home and the Jocks got Hogmanay.
Cross border co-operation!
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