Not really sure what the retirement bit has to do with it.
As I alluded to in my previous post the chip on the shoulder thing, bigotry and stupidity are not limited to Scotland.
Can't say I've experienced anything too different than I have in other parts of the country. There's a general resentment throughout the UK towards London and the South East, it's certainly more pointed in N.I, Wales and Scotland, but then I think that's reciprocal and at times self...
So there's the vile nonsense spouted on here and within the media about how crap Scotland is with a persistent "them and us" perspective.
And then people wonder why "they" keep talking about independence.....