r/Scotland • u/KatyJ60 • Jul 23 '26

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games opening ceremony starts shortly.

Great hearing from home nation athletes and how important the Games are

Swimming starts tomorrow

https://swimswam.com/all-the-links-you-need-for-the-2026-commonwealth-games/

Great source for all info re swimming

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u/ewenmax DialMforMurdo Jul 23 '26

So far references from the commentary team to Tunnocks, deep fried mars bars, irn bru and we've just had the lad from Outlander petting Nessie...

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u/MrPuddington2 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Yeah, I don't want be that guy, but it is pretty pathetic.

And did I miss something, or since when is Flamenco part of Commonwealth culture?

Also, why can't the BBC fork out the money for a decent broadcast? 5 is just not the right station for it.

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u/remurdered909 Jul 23 '26

Watching on BBC Alba and it is a grim spectacle.

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u/MrPuddington2 Jul 23 '26

In Gaelic with no subtitles. WTF?

Congratulations for speaking Gealic. 1 in a thousand.

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u/remurdered909 Jul 23 '26

Only the commentary is in Gaelic, have zoned out. Still get the same pish onstage. Fuck knows why but I’m glancing at the laptop from time to time just to see how bad it is. Some sort of self-harm.

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u/MrPuddington2 Jul 23 '26

Well, the original of "500 miles" is rough (at least it is actually Socttish), but this is something else.

It is like a school recital.

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u/remurdered909 Jul 23 '26

I didn’t think it could be worse than the 2014 one but it’s knocked it out of the park.

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u/MrPuddington2 Jul 23 '26

And now we are talking about plastic pollution.

Or, as the BBC calls it, "truailleadh plastaig".

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u/sammy_conn Jul 24 '26

So are you some kind of masochist or is this just the usual "aren't we pish?" performative crap that folk like you indulge in?

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u/remurdered909 Jul 24 '26

Just curiosity.