my business requires me to travel to the north of England and other parts and Ive never experienced any taunts or insults aprt from one one occasion from a lad of about 14 on a buke rideing past accusing me of being "a puff" because of my kilt, being very fond of cream puffs i considered it a compliment !!

on occasion good natured banter can be a laugh but with the addition of drink sometimes things can get silly, accusing a bunch of ned girls of "racism" fro some daft comments and a water bomb is a bit thin skinned, some good old anglo saxon insults would have done the trick or the organisers should have thrown the neds out as they would have been as quick to torment the morris dancers or the pancake tossing demonstration.