SCOTS are having a tough time of it.
The womenโs team lost out narrowly to England in their opening World Cup game on Sunday, while the men were outclassed by the worldโs number one ranked team on Tuesday.
Tory Brexiteers, meanwhile, are queuing up to replace Theresa May and almost all have vowed to block a democratic referendum on Scottish independence.
The bad news, courtesy of YouGov, keeps on coming โ and Scots on social media are not happy.
In a poll of the โvery best British foodโ, Scottish delicacies did not fare well.
In the savoury section, haggis and black pudding were listed in the โcrap tierโ, with less than 50% of those polled who have tasted it saying that they like it.
Deep-fried Mars bars, meanwhile, were also in the bottom tier in the sweet section.
Only 22% of those who had consumed the battered treat say they enjoyed the experience (a figure which rises to 30% in Scotland).
The YouGov research surveyed 6367 British adults.
Fortunately for national prideโs sake, Scots-claimed cottage pie and Chicken tikka masala were listed in the top and mid tiers respectively.
However, the poor ratings for Scots favourites invited the ire, mostly tongue-in-cheek, from Scots Twitter users.
I have looked at this 3 times and I still don't see a sausage roll. By which I mean a pastry not a roll and sausage. Yet they include steak & kidney pudding which no-one has eaten since 1978. This is deeply flawed and I fear we can place no reliance on the results. https://t.co/h6LvFieTYp
โ Mhairi Hunter (@MhairiHunter) June 12, 2019
Haggis in "Crap tier"?
โ Twitch.tv/Limmy (@DaftLimmy) June 12, 2019
I'll tell you what's in Crap Tier.
England. https://t.co/YMgCz6sntO
Independence right now. https://t.co/Z9wHfueeJn
โ Michael Gibbons (@IndyMichael_G) June 12, 2019
You are having a laugh. No
โ Michael McCabe (@mcccat88) June 12, 2019
Mince and Tatties.
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Black Pudding and Haggis are the best things on there.
โ Si MacKenzie (@SiMacKPhoto) June 12, 2019
The Sassenach is weak and foolish. https://t.co/Ovov7cxMso
This feel like some anti-scottish nonsense to me https://t.co/Bl4EKeGnJM
โ Chris Duffy (@OtherChrises) June 12, 2019
Haggis is one of the greatest foods ever given to this country. Absolute heathens
โ Josh ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ (@Josh_More) June 12, 2019
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