Scotland, oh Scotland...

Technically a country of my ancestors, but I really don't lay any claim to any of the countries my family is "from", and certainly not one I've never even visited (though I hope to some day, not for any ancestry or genealogy, but because I think the country is pretty). So I don't presume to have an opinion on the vote today, but I find it interesting that no one at work knows/cares/wants to talk about it.

Not to say what they should do, because I don't think it's right for outsiders who certainly don't have the whole story to say what is right for a people (*ahem*) but to merely speculate on the outcome and reasoning and consequences (of either decision).

I can't say I regret this country (the U.S.) splitting from the U.K., though a vote certainly would have been easier than a war. And if we can stay... if not "friends", at least "allies" after that, hopefully if it comes to a split, eventually England and Scotland can be... well, as much of "friends" as you can be after a messy and painful break-up.

Though I've always thought it was weird when people stay friends with their ex, because all the time, you know that thought is in there... that they've licked your naughty bits. And, really, that seems like it would make things just a tad awkward.