git-intae-thum Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Was out and about in a few different towns whilst at work earlier today. Strange atmosphere nearly everywhere. People not able to look eachother in the eye. Embarrassed smiles. I have a feeling we are all going to take a long time to come to terms with this. Things might never be the same. Peoples attitudes to eachother are inevitably going to be shaped by how they voted. We've all seen it at work and socially. It was and will continue to be the great unsaid in the conversation. We had the shy no. We are now going to get the shy shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The day of the election was a strange eerie sort of misty day after we had a good spell of weather which always adds to a funny sort of feeling and today was much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Did I ever tell you about the aaaauuuld empty hoose.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It felt like that here as well. Very, very quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I haven't left the flat because I just can't bring myself to be around people. I knew I would take it badly but f**k me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Naturally, there will be a period of uncomfortable awkwardness... Plenty people are upset, and plenty of people are relieved - some people are angry, and some people are jubilant. There was a loud campaign from Yes, with the passion of people displaying banners, wearing badges and trying to convert their friends family and neighbours, and some of them may feel a bit embarrassed. Equally there was a quiet campaign from No, and people who didn't want to talk about their No sentiments before the vote may still not want to talk about it, or fear doing so will seem like "rubbing-it-in" or provoke a bad reaction. All of that is perfectly natural though. It was a huge decision of unrivalled significance and passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Anyone who is comfortable with the way they voted will be OK. It's only those who are uncomfortable with the way they voted that will be unable to make eye contact. They'll be in the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Did I ever tell you about the aaaauuuld empty hoose.... Aye - there was nothin' in it! edit: in fact, was it no' 'the auld empty barn'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Work was fine today.. good craic. Yes voters felt a bit sheepish as they'd been stupidly confident yesterday. Some embarrassed 'Aye.. well... that escalated very quickly' stuff... No voters were quietly satisfied. Really cheery atmosphere... think everyone is just delighted it is over now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 John Beattie was saying on the radio today that, as he walked around town on his way to the studio, everything seemed curiously 'flat'. Mind you, it seems that the pish-stained auld c***s that swung the vote for no had left the hoose for the first time in a decade yesterday. They'll likely never see daylight again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Work was fine today.. good craic. Yes voters felt a bit sheepish as they'd been stupidly confident yesterday. Some embarrassed 'Aye.. well... that escalated very quickly' stuff... No voters were quietly satisfied. Really cheery atmosphere... think everyone is just delighted it is over now. Eerily similar to myself. Had a few phone calls from clients saying that the contracts that had been on hold were now going ahead. Don't know what brought that about. Upbeat would be the word to describe work today. First time in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I must say that my work was quite tense today, people treading on eggshells around others. I think that was always going to happen, a lot of people were not going to be pleased with the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Work was fine today.. good craic. Yes voters felt a bit sheepish as they'd been stupidly confident yesterday. Some embarrassed 'Aye.. well... that escalated very quickly' stuff... No voters were quietly satisfied. Really cheery atmosphere... think everyone is just delighted it is over now. How you can go a single day without getting a punch in the pus from somebody just reinforced what a tolerant nation we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I've been walking about looking every c**t right in the eye today. If they look away, I know they're one of them. There was a time you could tell by the way they walked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18May1991 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Work was fine today.. good craic. Yes voters felt a bit sheepish as they'd been stupidly confident yesterday. Some embarrassed 'Aye.. well... that escalated very quickly' stuff... No voters were quietly satisfied. Really cheery atmosphere... think everyone is just delighted it is over now. Eerily similar to myself. Had a few phone calls from clients saying that the contracts that had been on hold were now going ahead. Don't know what brought that about. Upbeat would be the word to describe work today. First time in a long time. Yup. Overwhelming feeling of relief. Relief for the sensible amongst us that voted no and relief for pretty much everyone that it is all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al666 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I vote no and walked around today looking everyone in the eye with a big grin on my face. Didn't make any secret that I was voting that way either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18May1991 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I've been walking about looking every c**t right in the eye today. If they look away, I know they're one of them. They probably just think you're a bit weird, glaring at everyone. You should just smile more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Its like ulster during the troubles. These yes posters need to keep their toys in the pram and stay away from casual ageism and xenophobia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
git-intae-thum Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Yup. Overwhelming feeling of relief. Relief for the sensible amongst us that voted no and relief for pretty much everyone that it is all over. Mmm...tying yourself to your share of trillions of debt with no conceivable way of paying it back. ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18May1991 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Mmm...tying yourself to your share of trillions of debt with no conceivable way of paying it back. Grow up. This is the real world, not Alex Salmond's utopia of bullshit. *shite clappy hands thing* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.