You were told right.
IF you share a room with many Scots for an England match vs anybody, you will have that fact seriously impressed upon you.
Can you imagine hearing their berating us, bleating for the opposition, and then shouting out "jolly good for you plucky Scots chappies, hurrah, and...
Good that you are not insulted, since I didn't issue any insults - just let you know you are special. As for losing an argument - you are railing against MY OPINION, so a word in your ear mush; (whispers) I cannot possibly "lose" in an assertion and underlining of my own opinion that YOU seem to...
If Murray competes in the Davis Cup, he represents Britain. The (GBr) behind his name has everything to do with telling tennis spectators where he comes from, and NOTHING to do with him 'representing Britain' UNLESS it's for the Davis Cup.
And if you think I've insulted you, you poor dear, then...
You couldn't make it up....but you did.
One more time, you special person;
Chris Hoy represented Great Britain in the Olympics.
Andy Murray represented Andy Murray in a tournament that has nothing to do with any national allegiance.
So, you are talking drivel.
NEXT!
I SNORE in your general direction for basically ignoring everything I said. Hoy WAS representing GB and his medals counted to a Great British tally - all the home nations working to the same cause. Murray? NOT EVEN REPRESENTING ANYONE OTHER THAN himSELF!
Team stuff "completely irrelevant"? Well...
Any different from having your name sewn on your gear at school?
Many businessmen have initials on their briefcases, and in the pro-tennis world of endorsements splattered over everything - don't you think the actual player should afford himself, somewhere in there, a hint of his OWN NAME??
Or...
But Hoy was REPRESENTING BRITAIN!
Murray, effectively represented Murray - but he's embraced, purely as a CHOICE, by Scots and some other people (whoever wants to, basically).
Federer has a RIGHT to be arrogant - he's been number one, he's won loads of big tournaments and 'Grand Slams'. Who's...
Indeed.
Now every Englishman can exhibit Worldy lack of xenophobia or racism, by cheering for every ferner that Murray plays - even if they're German or Argentinian!
ExACTLY!
You tell those JOCKOS they ought to quit RAGGING on our TIMMY :angry:
Anyway, what prejudice? Many of the Engerlish were showing open-minded LACK of prejudice by cheering for the continental lad.