Mandatory Voting

[Warrigal]

MY BIL has lived in Australia since the 70's and he's not a citizen. But he says he's required to vote.

Being British used to be sufficient to allow you to vote in Australia. Then the rules were changed but those already on the rolls were not disenfranchised.

The only non-Australian citizens who are eligible to vote are British subjects who were on the Commonwealth electoral roll immediately before 26 January 1984, at which time the eligibility requirements were altered.

 

[SifuPhil]

... Scotch is a drink and only a drink.

 

[QuickSilver]

 

[Ameriscot]

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However, we don't have any of those brand name products in Scotland. If I said Scotch tape, no one would understand. They say Cellotape. There are, however, Scotch eggs. But people are not referred to as Scotch.

 

[Ameriscot]

Okay, you got me with the Scotch broth. But tartans and not called Scotch anything.

It's the single word Scotch that only refers to a drink.

 

[QuickSilver]

But they wear Scotch Plaid? Don't they?

Sorry we were typing at the same time.. so no scotch plaid

 

[Ameriscot]

But they wear Scotch Plaid? Don't they?

Sorry we were typing at the same time.. so no scotch plaid

They wear tartan.

Anyway, the word Scotch used alone is only that lovely golden drink.

 

[oakapple]

Ralphy is just being ironic, don't take him at his word.
Ameriscot is right, scotch is just whisky made in Scotland. we say tartan, or plaid, but people are called Scots.

 

[QuickSilver]

I know that people from Scotland are called Scots.. But I really did think that when referring to something as being Scottish... the adjective was Scotch. Learn something new every day

 

[Ameriscot]

I know that people from Scotland are called Scots.. But I really did think that when referring to something as being Scottish... the adjective was Scotch. Learn something new every day

My husband claims his grandfather used the term Scotch, but I've never heard anyone say it nowadays although I did hear a Scot get very annoyed when an English person called them one.

Don't know why it changed but Scotch was used in the 18th century.

I'm currently in an email discussion of ancestors and history with my brother and sister and he insists on saying Scotch-Irish just to annoy me.