Why People From Liverpool Hate England 

In yesterday's clip, Adam lists all the things that you cannot do in Liverpool, including wearing white socks?! Check it out if you haven't seen it! 🇳🇺

As a Glaswegian, I 100% agree with every word he said. Scouse, Geordies and Glaswegians all think very similarly because we have all been messed around by central government for generations

A lot of people on here proving his point by mocking the 97… Ask yourself this, would you stand with someone who openly mocked the death of your family/friends?

Scouse born and bred 58 years ago, I support Liverpool and England and I will wear my England shirt with pride, fuck all that old bollocks, I'm Scouse,English and proud

its also a heritage thing, a huge amount of people in Liverpool have descended from the Irish and the things England has done to Ireland historically is nothing short of horrific

Visited Liverpool last year from Glasgow. Wow, what an absolutely magical city, the people are amazing, the music is astounding and it just a great vibe. Can't wait to visit again honestly.

I’m nearly seventy, born in Bootle and spent a lot of my working life in the armed forces. Grandad was Irish. I live in Midlands. So many people I meet here go to Liverpool at weekends and absolutely love the place. The people. The humour. Sure Scousers hate the Tories but to see some of these programmes outsiders would believe we were a humourless bunch who disliked anyone who wasn’t a Scouser. We are very much like Geordies. They hate the Tories but, as far as I know, they don’t view themselves as Geordie not English. Not too sure how many Scousers feel that way anyway. But I don’t live there anymore

Couldn’t have put it across any better, nail on the head. 👌🏼

Londoner here, let me say I can’t stand it when people from other parts of the country bad mouth scousers when they have never been to Liverpool and have no interest in ever going, it’s just pure classism and bigotry. From the few times that I’ve been I’ll honestly say it’s my favourite city in the UK outside of London. So much real working class history, culture and most importantly great people who are unapologetic in their values and love for their city. Much love and respect to scousers, hope to visit again soon. YNWA!

Don't understand this thought process at all. Since when did the England team represent the government? I'm a Leeds fan, from a part of the world hit heavy by Thatcher's policies but I still support my fellow countrymen. It's not like the England team has Boris Johnson as a CF chanting anti-Liverpool sentiment! Also you say you don't feel respected by other English clubs that come to Anfield and chant nasty things, but that's football mate! We hear "We all hate Leeds scum" on a bi-weekly basis but you don't take it to heart. Do you also not support English athletes in the Olympics? Are they Thatcherites and hardline Tories because they choose to represent their country and work hard to get a gold medal? I think you'll find most athletes (footballers included) care very little for politics.

That was very well put, really enjoyed that

I’m a Londoner, Irish background. One of my Irish grandads served in the navy and both my Irish nans loved the queen. Not anti British at all. It’s been passed down to us. I get the Scouse thing, I get why they don’t feel British. It’s a shame how they were treated in the past because it’s an amazing city with amazing people.

As a mancunian I relate to a lot of this. Despite the obvious problems between our two cities I've always seen us as two sides of the same coin, like two brothers who don't get on.

There’s another issue a lot of people aren’t aware of. During the 1966 World Cup, England were due to play their semi final at goodison park and a lot of locals were excited to attend and see the england team. They decided to change it so they would play at Wembley instead. Since then, a lot of older scousers just can’t be arsed with supporting england, issues like hillsborough and thatcher or at least the false perception the rest of england have of them “not being as bad as we make out” just made it worse.

I think I’m the same with Adam on this. National team only matters when they win. Soon as it’s done I couldn’t give a shit…

I do not have a scouse accent but I did grow up in Liverpool and I follow the football closely and have done for years and Adam has explained every perfectly there into why it is more than football.

I’m a West Ham fan and agree 100%. When the tournaments on I want England to win, but when there out the next day I’m over it. It’s time to look forward to the club football season

i was born in south wales, but moved to liverpool aged 4. lived in liverpool till 1978, so went to school and worked in the area. supported lfc all my life,moved to north wales because my job was moving thanks to maggie thatcher. happy to be a welsh man, but glad to have been educated in liverpool.and by educated ,i mean in the school of life.

Not all people from Liverpool have a dislike of England!

I'm Scouse but honestly mate, the whole "managed decline" thing was an idea brought up in Cabinet by a random minister and Thatcher shot it down. I hate the witch, but she thought it was absolutely disgusting to even consider winding down the second city of the Empire. She then sent Heseltine to the city with a brief to regenerate it (and he did a decent job).

I 100% agree with every word this guy says as a scouser myself plus let’s not forget when they said we would have to sell the sun newspaper if we wanted to host England games at Anfield or Goodison so we just declined to host any games

This is so informative i had no idea about Margret thatcher thing or how Liverpool feels about england

Brilliantly presented argument.

Superb explanation that from Adam

He was spot on about politics. England will always vote Tory, whether it's blue or Tory lite red. The amount of people who go out and vote against their own interests then moan about the results in England is depressing.

Moved to Liverpool from oxford to go to uni, the people are way less up their own ass and privileged. Much more humble but also immensely proud of who they are

The government analysis is spot on, very well articulated

One more reasons why England would never win a World Cup again, because the people are not behind the English Team, they prefer their local Clubs, something you would never see in other countries like Brazil and others.

Being from Liverpool, I can completely understand why he’s saying this and where it comes from. I do have a slight reservation though. When we say that we don’t feel English, that doesn’t mean that we don’t like or don’t get along with people on an individual level from all over the country. If we get along, we’re probably going to be friends for life. It’s that simple. We just don’t feel part of England as a country. For me personally, I’m northern at best, and I definitely don’t want us to alienate ourselves from the north as a whole. I resonate with my own people and I resonate with other northerners and the north as an identity and the experiences that all of us have gone through when it comes to the divide with the south, particularly Westminster. But when people say continuously that they don’t like scousers, we’re this and we’re that, we’re robbers and scumbags, what do you think is going to happen? How do you think we’re going to respond? And if that’s the case, find me another impoverished city in the world where people didn’t steal to make money or to survive. Would you rather we starved quietly in a corner? We were left to rot. The only reason our city centre looks the way it does now is because of the funding we received for being the capital of culture. It wasn’t Tory money, it wasn’t even Labour money. And we know for a fact that Liverpool wouldn’t have had a chance if it weren’t for that. And then everyone wants to scratch their heads on why scousers, why northerners in general, feel a certain way towards their own country. It actually baffles me when people say we act like victims whilst conveniently forgetting the slander we get, whether it’s our class, our accents, our history, our political history. It’s full on mass gaslighting.

Adam explained it perfectly there. Went to a pub for the euro final, shouted and screamed when that first goal went in. Said oh well when italy won and moved on. Meanwhile i cried when we won the league.

Very articulately put.

Right I wanna add another point a lot of Liverpool fans think that they become scousers because they support the club you don't Scousers= People from Liverpool It's not mutual

Feel like scousers take themselves way too seriously.

I'm Irish so I understand well the dynamics that make Liverpool different, but my god they just seem to be contrarian for no reason sometimes

Lad ye smashing it for the scousers keep it up big man

We feel how we feel for different reasons but being from Brighton, I totally get the idea of not being part of the mainstream state. Especially since we're smack bang in the middle of the Tory south east. We feel like an alien city and totally different from everywhere around us. It's probably also why my two favourite British cities, aside from Brighton, are Liverpool and Newcastle.

I always knew it was obnoxious but I didn't realise it was pathetic as well

I agree that there is no emotion with England winning. I care more about Everton doing well which is going really great

sharp and on point.

10 years of questions answered in 6 minutes. Cheers

I remember when 26 year old raheem sterling started fighting 21 year old joe gomez due to an on field incident a few weeks before the international break, sterling left a massive scratch just under gomez’s eye and gareth admitted that sterling was in the wrong and England fans booed gomez when he was subbed on 🤦‍♂️

Completely understand the resentment from the political point of view, however I cannot see the relation that the England team has to the government.

I've never understood this but I thought he explained it well. Whether you agree or not I can see why they feel the way they do.

teams like west ham and spurs have a lot of hate but still are willing to support england in international tournaments

What the hell has supporting the England football team have to do with party politics?? Whatever nationality you are you support your national team no matter what. Your club side is just a choice you make. His explanation just makes Liverpool fans sound a bit pompous and elitish tbh.

I feel like the supporting England thing is the same for a lot of people. I’ve felt nothing towards the national team up until recently with the euros.

I have a very similar way of supporting the England team as he does when Wales aren't in the competition to begin with. My grandad is from Liverpool {Everton to be exact} and so I grew up supporting the Liverpool players that were in the national team, because I've been cheering them all year, for years they were the closest thing to my team I had. But the moment they get knocked out it's back to having banter with my mates cause they thought it was coming home.

Icl i was in Liverpool the other day, 20mins from anfield and the place my parents parked the car there was England flags on a house next to us

But how is England football team synonymous with English government? lol

Would love to know what Scousers think of Liverpool players, in particular Scouse Liverpool players playing for England.

Tbf I agree with his first point. When we lost to Italy a few months ago I was so sad for about a day but then that was it. But when my team loses I’m fuming all week man😂 not that my team loses much tbf

Well said brother UTR

Oh look Liverpool thinking that they were the only Northern City screwed over by London

Agree with all that apart from the thing about opposition fans singing "anti-Scouse songs". EVERY club has songs against them and their city and still "join forces" with each other. London clubs get mocked for council flats, Norwich get mocked for "being inbred", non-famous places get called shitholes.

As a Manc it’s very interesting to hear this

I think most would choose club over country.. there is also a disconnect if your team isn’t in the premiershit. You don’t care as much about the players. I always want England to win but I care more about my club because that’s daily life , internationals are now and again.

As a Liverpool fan who is not from Liverpool I support England but I have the same emotion when they go out like its doesn't annoy me unlike Liverpool I still personally am pissed off that Gerrards last game was 6-1 Stoke despite it almost being 7 years ago

"It's for everyone, not just a few people"....unless you're from anywhere but Liverpool....

I'm originally from Cambridge, live in London and I'm really grateful to hear such a good explanation of what that's all about. Obviously I'm aware of Hillsborough and the Sun and the coverup and Thatcher and there was a lasting sense of unity, anger and tragedy about all that but I just didn't really know that manifested in this way and had never heard "Scouse not English." If I had I would have assumed it was about pride in Liverpool (which maybe it is too,) rather than a rejection of the English/British establishment. Thanks

That's why a support Liverpool FC as a Glasweshian, love ye scousers YNWA

I'm a big fan of the city of Liverpool. I'm not a scouser, but my Father is and his ancestors as far as we can go back. I'm 61 and have visited the city often since being a baby and spending a lot of holidays at my Grandma's. I still have family there. What happened over Hillsborough was horrendous and I wept for those people who lost their lives and their friends and families. I get why Scousers hate South Yorkshire Police, the press who misreported the tragedy, and even the government. It must be pointed out that John Williams of the Liverpool Daily Post also reported that Liverpool fans were to blame though. However, since Hillsborough and since Margaret Thatcher, the City has received millions of pounds worth of government investment particularly during it's year as City of Culture. I think the city is massively improved. Scousers may or may not agree. I speak as a visitor with a great affection for the City. It has attracted many more visitors than it ever did before the investment, albeit if has always been an important and wonderful city. What I don't understand is why Liverpool fans wouldn't support the England team, which is neither a London team or politically affiliated (even if the capital represented the government, which it doesn't). Neither do I understand why the fans boo the national anthem which is not a political anthem. I find it sad, that's all.

His thatcher quote is wrong it was Geoffrey Howe who came up with it, he said putting money into Liverpool would be a waste,like trying to push water up a hill. Thatcher sent Heseltine in to see what could be done. One quote was " Liverpool would be a hard nut to crack" and they were right in that respect, they still haven't cracked us.

I'm Nottingham born and bred, I'm 59 and have visited most, but not all, parts of mainland UK but have never visited Liverpool, the closest I've got is Southport. I really must get round to visiting the city ofLiverpool as it seems to have a lot to offer the visitor.

Wow loved the way this man spoke about Liverpool, I’m an immigrant kid from Lithuania and been supporting Liverpool since I pretty much moved to the UK, now I know why It made sense for me to love this club and city they are rebellious just like me, we do not lie down and take bullshit and especially I know what it’s like to be fucked over by a corrupt government, look at Lithuania’s history, bunch of corruption and shady (to say the least) politicians fucking over the hard working people. 👏🏼

Here we go to comments section where the real wools hang out 😄😄

I went to Stoke-on-Trent and a man commented on my Geordie accent. He said to me "You're from Scotland right?" I responded "I'm from Newcastle." He then said "Yes. Newcastle, Scotland." Guys Hadrian's Wall has been rebuilt.

Well said lad

People from all sorts of places in England have been dumped on by central government but they’re not all as self important as Liverpool

Born and bred scouser and I've never agreed with this attitude. I think it's insular, and pretending we are somehow seperate does nothing for the city. Generations of politicians have come through the city pushing the idea of 'Scouse, not English' and you know what it's never done any good for any one. In fact they've done a lot of damage to the city while beating this drum. Anti-tory and harking on about the 80s doesn't make an iota of difference to the lives of people in this city, who've endured decades of corruption and mismanagement. Liverpool needs to be outward looking and not navel-gaze or allow the past to dictate its future. The 1980s were over 30 years ago, I was there, I remember it and I refuse to have a chip on my shoulder over it. With respect many people you hear bang on about it weren't even alive at the time. Generations of inherited grievance won't make the city any richer, any safer, any better than it is, it's just the same old, same old. But hey, scouse, not English, so everything's absolutely sound now.

Scotland loves Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

Very interesting. My man sounds like we do in Scotland.

Spot on what you said about Corbyn and Labour.

Even a year on, this Maine, USA Liverpool supporter is very appreciative of this info. It makes me love Liverpool and the Scousers even more. It reminds of Boston when they say "its the biggest town" because its also referred to as "the town"

Scousers really think they're special little snowflakes, fair play 😂😂

It’s a north vs south thing I think, the south of England constantly shit on the north and politically we’ve been forgotten. Even with HS2, even though it’s more a vanity project, has had its Manchester’s to Leeds line scrapped because they decided it’s not necessary anymore. Even labour seems to have forgotten its roots now and doesn’t seem to care.

Who is this Scouse lad? Never seen anything about him before but I like him, need to check more out.

Really well put and his views on Corbyn/Labour absolutely spot on. Liverpool by far and away my favourite city in the UK too - the solidarity of the people there could teach other cities a thing or two.

Always the Victims it's never your fault.

Well said Adam.

Spot on fella much later with them white socks hahahaha

I'm a scouser. We're definitely, Adam has described. We're very close as people even though it's a city, and we seem to have a separate identity to the rest of the country. Margaret Thatcher did seem to do a lot of damage to us in the 80s. I actually cried when I heard Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto, but knew he wouldn't win. I think people are too self-centered, and compassion and kindness come from adversity, which we certainly have had. Don't follow football, but always glad when Liverpool wins. Didn't know about not being able to wear a sovereign. I wonder if it's got something to do with the 80s. In those days, Liverpool had it's own unique fashion trends, back then, for a while, the fashion was to wear as many sovereign rings, sovereigns on granny chain necklaces etc. Along with Madonna (Mother Mary) ear rings and rings. It was a Scotland Road thing that started it, along with the fashion to wear a sheepskin coat. I'm out of touch, but maybe something has gone on. It's a great city, but being spoiled by property developers.

What would his take be if it was Steven Gerrard lifting the World Cup for England???

2:50 Outstanding opinion on London biases regarding national teams celebrating. More to nation than London.

Yep totally agree with Adam.

Why do they act like the tories didnt shaft the entire north???? Strange

So do scousers become their own nation. I just can’t stand them 😂

What are Liverpudlian’s take on StevieG playing for England?

Isn't a major fact that he's glossed over the fact that so many scouser's are of Irish descent...

All the people in the comments insulting Scousers then wondering why they don't feel welcomed by the English lmao

I understand why Scousers don’t feel connected to any British government. But how does that link to support for the England national team. Sport and politics don’t exist as one thing. They’re separate entities.

Completely agree 👍🏻

Outstanding

At the end of the day tho, as much as he wants to deny it, he is English 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I lived in Huyton for a year back in 2011. I've never felt more at home in another city than I did when I lived there. The scousers are great people, great personalities, great humour and some decent looking woman compared to Glaswegian woman lol.

On the flip side, a lot of scouse fans don’t care about the tournament but will say ‘Kane should have squared it to Sterling for 10 years after the event. They have a weird obsession with hating Kane

Also from Liverpool wholeheartedly agree with everything he said

Live in the north west but not Liverpool. Completely agree with every word here, well put.

Same old scousers always the victims

2:35 is that not the exact same for every other club in the country? 😂

as a scouser I agree and so happy that the message is spreading, gwon lads 👍