Billy Bridgeton Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 In my home its 6 for yes which is my mum dad me and 3 brothers 2 yes 1 no 1 undecided for my mates 2 yes including myself 3 no at work of which I know of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Jack D Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 In terms of Friends I've spoken to in enough detail to get an idea of how they will vote it's probably around 75:25 in favour of a yes. This is probably skewed a bit because I'm unashamedly yes so a lot of No's probably won't openly discuss with me. Good banter with the ones that do though. My wife's pals are almost all no with the exception of one. My Wife was an undecided leaning towards no because she quite likes England. She went to see Nicola Sturgeon in Lochgelly the other night and is now a nailed on Yes and wants to talk about it all the time. Hopefully she can convince some of her widden pals to at least do some research. In terms of close family we are 8 yes's 1 unknown and 1 don't care. My Facebook list is mostly Yes, a huge swathe of those have declared this since the TV debate which is quite interesting seen as Darling supposedly destroyed Salmond. So in my unscientific poll I would say Yes are shading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Jack D Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Wife - no - but she doesn't trust any politicians so not really surprised I find a No vote a strange conclusion to come to if you have no trust in Politicians. One of the biggest reasons for a Yes is that they will be far more accountable to the people of Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Correct. And very proud of them I am. Your brother must get backache having the only spine in the family. When you said your young kids were hard Yes supporters I had a fleeting vision of 2 bairns in some yellow & black Hitler Youthesque uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Family and most friends all yes. At a rough estimate, from those I've discussed it with, about 20-23 or so friends are definite Yes's, another 7-10 are definite No's, and another dozen haven't decided. If you'd asked me this 10 years ago, half the most keen Yes's would have been No. Those that have moved to other parts of the UK (and now can't vote) are more commonly No from what I've heard. Mainly they seem worried that it increases the chance of Tory victories in the rUK, which I appreciate is a concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Most family friends and colleague are no and not for budging. I think I'll try and convince my girlfriend to vote yes and call it a victory. I can't be fucked doing the convince people you know to vote yes thing. Mind you most aren't worth wasting breath trying to convince, some are voting no whatever you tell them, and after all. I hear "I just can't stand that Alex Salmond" and "how can we be independent when we don't even have an army or a currency?" A lot. My family are yes, but in terms of friends both in Edinburgh and Haddington, it seems to be predominantly No, mostly through similar infuriating viewpoints that you just mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I hope when I'm in my sixties or whatever I'm not a shitebag That demographic could well sway the balance but I'm confident YES have taken the lead in enough other groups to take it. Don't you think that you'll change over the years ? I'm in my 40's and it would be pretty tragic if I still wanted to act the same as I did when I was 20. Whether you like it or not, you tend to get more conservative (with a small c) with age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 My friends are mostly yes and work colleagues are mostly no. My mother was a staunch no, but I'm fairly convinced she's going to vote yes now. She is a donkey in a red rosette Labour voter and can't stand Salmond or the SNP, but she's realised that this isn't a vote for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bojangles Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Close friends and my family (including second cousins and stuff like that) are probably around 90% yes. The wider circle of people I know are probably 60-40 in favour of no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 My mum and dad are voting no, my brer and best mate are voting yes, other mates are mostly no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Most work colleagues are No (those that have made their intentions clear) with the wife as a No as well. I've tried several times to make her see sense but she won't budge on the grounds that; i) She likes being British ii) It would be unfair to those who fought in the war for Britain and iii) She doesn't think we could and 'things are always more expensive in a small country' Words fail me, they really do I hope your wife is good looking as you couldn't have married her for her intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 When you said your young kids were hard Yes supporters I had a fleeting vision of 2 bairns in some yellow & black Hitler Youthesque uniform. That's just their hallowe'en bumblebee costumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Don't you think that you'll change over the years ? I'm in my 40's and it would be pretty tragic if I still wanted to act the same as I did when I was 20. Whether you like it or not, you tend to get more conservative (with a small c) with age. Away and pish. The older I get, the more hard line socialist I get. I'm sick to the back teeth of the charade that is Westminster. I'm no huge fan of Salmond, but voting Yes is a starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_blue Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 majority of people i know are voting no , infact 2 of my celtic supporting mates are voting no! still gobsmacked by this considering they are 2 of the most bitter celtic fans I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 My family are yes, but in terms of friends both in Edinburgh and Haddington, it seems to be predominantly No, mostly through similar infuriating viewpoints that you just mentioned. Yeah there's no doubt that Edinburgh and anything south or east of it will vote no. I hope Glasgow votes yes and along with elsewhere takes up the slack. Incidentally in my experience by far the most shouty and aggressive people have been no voters. I guess it's the opposite of the "quisling" argument but I've heard "if you vote no you'd be breaking up my family, how dare you" once or twice and the old classic "I'd consider moving". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Away and pish. The older I get, the more hard line socialist I get. I'm sick to the back teeth of the charade that is Westminster. I'm no huge fan of Salmond, but voting Yes is a starting point. I did say conservative with a small c. I'm a lefty myself but I do (thankfully) have a different approach to life than I did when I was 20. I'm not saying all 'oldies' are automatically NAW's, although statistically we are more likely to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I think a lot of the soft yes/no and don't know voters will see which way the wind is blowing in the next weeks before making a decision. No one likes backing a loser and we love to jump on a bandwagon too. Cliched yes, but for a reason, it seems to be true with many. Quite amazing to think that a decision made could be down to ''Well, Jimmy's voting No/Yes, so I will too''. Not everyone of course, but I'd love to see/hear how many people we have out there like this once this is done and dusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 The vast majority of my mates are voting yes, as is everyone at work. I find it odd that people are so convinced there's going to be a big Edinburgh-Glasgow divide in Glasgow's favour. Edinburgh's young and well-educated demographic is large, while Glasgow still basically does whatever Labour tells it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 In my work, 8 yes, 2 no and 2 undecided. Of my close /relatively close friends whose voting intentions I know, all 12 are yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryfield Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 My fellow workers (44) have decided No 43 YES 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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