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A handful of people like to claim that the Scottish Borders are pretty.
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Yeah, right. Everyone knows the Borders are actually ugly as hell.
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In fact, the whole region is a blighted, urban hellhole.
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Full of rough, mean, unfriendly types.
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You won't find any beautiful lochs in the Borders.
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Or dramatic scenery: You only get that up north.
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It's not "proper" Scotland, in other words.
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There's absolutely sod-all to do in the Borders.
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Nope, not a single thing.
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There are no interesting, quirky traditions to explore...
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...and absolutely no culture at all.
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You can give up all hope of finding somewhere scenic to eat, too.
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There's nowhere decent to go for a drink, either.
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And you have to go all the way to Edinburgh to get classy food.
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The Borders have never produced any creative or note-worthy people.
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Which is unsurprising really; it's all so ugly and uninspiring.
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Can you imagine actually having to live here? Urgh.
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In fact, it's hard to say anything good about the towns at all.
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Admit it: You'd rather live in a ditch.
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You can put your phones away; there's nothing Instagram-worthy here.
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The whole region has absolutely no sense of history.
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So you'll be lucky to see a single well-preserved building.
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And the few there are definitely don't look like something out of Game of Thrones.
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Spring is a particularly dreary time of year.
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They don't really get a summer either. It's so sad.
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Autumn is bleak and miserable.
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And winter is unspeakably gloomy and grim.
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If you like the sea, you should steer clear of the Borders.
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In fact, the coastal areas are the worst thing about the whole place.
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It's embarrassing the way they go on about their beaches.
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Seriously, who could be proud of this?
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In short, you shouldn't touch the Borders with a barge pole.
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It's an unspeakably ugly and lifeless place.
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A miserable dump with nothing worth recommending.
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It's a genuine pity that anyone actually has to live there.
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In fact, it's hardly surprising that everyone hates it.
