Author: Ian Black

Publisher: Black & White Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-84502-147-4

Ian Black who is the best-selling author behind Edinbuggers vs Weegies, Mair Edinbuggers vs Merr Weegies and Mancs vs Scousers, has published his latest edition, Scotland vs England. A book that has you laughing-out-loud at all the jibes and rants packed within.

It is well known that the Scots are renowned for their independence, wishing to be looked upon as a different country completely separate from England altogether.

Scotland vs England is filled with the typical jokes the Scots love to make about us English folk. From the humorous joke about a Scottish farmer comparing his potatoes to potatoes down South to the gag about an English man a Scottish man and ambition. Obviously this joke is intended to be funny to the Scots, but never-the-less insulting to the English.

The Plane Truth, a chapter in this book , is a must-read. A hilarious, comical story about a plane and An English man, a Scotsman, an Irishman and of course, a Welshman. The plane is crashing, there are only three parachutes left - someone will ultimately die. Who will give up their parachute to save the other? Read this and find out.

Interwoven between bite-sized chapters are songs that should mean something if you’re Scottish or English. From The Wee Magic Stane to The Chaos. If you’ve never heard these songs, now is the time to read them.

For all you golf fanatics out there, in this book there is also a chapter on how different the English are to the Scottish while golfing. A great one liner if you wish to annoy or perhaps amuse an English golfer is: What goes putt-putt-putt-putt? An English golfer at St Andrews. One of many good jokes in The Golf chapter which is definitely worth a read for a few laughs, especially if you’re a man.

If you’re English and feel a bit insulted by the Scots always having the last laugh try the chapter Damn Few and They’re A’ Deid. Here it is our turn to have a giggle at the Scots. Did you know that 3 Scots die every year by testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue? Or perhaps the fact that Scottish hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Christmas-cracker-pulling incidents went horribly wrong for some Scots. You see, the Scots are simply not as clever as they make out sometimes.

Of course this book wouldn’t quite be complete without some great observations on England made by the names we know so well today from Oscar Wilde to D H Lawrence. Read these and either laugh-out-loud or cringe with embarrassment because some outsiders simply have us English spot-on.

A book that celebrates both the English and the Scottish. It can be read between breaks and may prompt disagreements between many over what is right and wrong with Britain. Never-the-less get your hands on this book and you won’t be disappointed. It is certainly a fun book that should not be missed.

The above review was contributed by: Jessica Roberts: Jessica has been a book reviewer for a newspaper and a national women's magazine and is working on a novel. To read more of Jessica's reviews CLICK HERE 

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