Like many of my fellow Scots, I've experienced examples of English 'traders' and others of that ilk being either reluctant to, or point-blank refusing to accept Scottish banknotes, and I think it's utterly diabolical! So now, whenever I have occasion to venture south of the border, I always ensure I swap my notes for Bank of England ones beforehand ... just in case.
In European countries like Belgium, for example, I have been met with the same response - yet they are willing to accept the ENGLISH version, even though they normally deal in Euros there nowadays.
Believe me, I would not like to see my country disengage itself completely from its "next-door" neighbour, but I can fully sympathise with the anger felt by my own countrymen over anomalies like the ones discussed above.
That said, I very much doubt if a Scot would have a cat's chance in hell of exchanging his or her hard-earned cash in the Phils.
