Why are Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales so religious compared to England?


Wasn’t England exactly the same? There was no Sunday trading until the late eighties wasn’t there? Pubs was 95 iirc for their all day opening.
Pubs and corner shops were open in England in the early 1970s but not much else. If you went out for a quiet drink on a Sunday afternoon you'd hardly see another car on the road. Most people stopped in. I went shopping this Sunday and it was chaotic the shops were so busy. A pity though because Sunday had a real lazy feel about it.
 
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Pubs and corner shops were open in England in the early 1970s but not much else. If you went out for a quiet drink on a Sunday afternoon you'd hardly see another car on the road. Most people stopped in. I went shopping this Sunday and it was chaotic the shops were so busy. A pity though because Sunday had a real lazy feel about it.
Corner shops were always open here. It was noticeable to us as kids that Wales was completely shut. Pubs, corner shops, everything.

Religion seems to be more of a thing in everyday life in Scotland and Northern Ireland than it does in England.
 
Wasn't aware that Wales and Scotland were anymore religious than England (barring Glasgow)

Northern Ireland reminds me of the US Bible belt though. Shit loads of different churches of different denominations. My lasses mate married into some weird pentecostal type religion in NI. The wedding there was weird as fuck and full of weirdos.
 
1994 was the Sunday Trading Act. I think pubs were open on Sundays before then though.
Clubs would be open for a couple of hours on Sunday afternoons - usually 12 'til 2, then reopen from 7 to 10:30.

Pubs would usually keep similar hours but extend them on a lunchtime - usually to 3 or 4. It was common for lads to leave the Clubs at closing time on a Sunday afternoon and head off to the nearest pub for a few more pints.

It wasn't that long ago that my local WMC was still applying 'Sunday hours' on Good Fridays and New Years nights.
 
Corner shops were always open here. It was noticeable to us as kids that Wales was completely shut. Pubs, corner shops, everything.

Religion seems to be more of a thing in everyday life in Scotland and Northern Ireland than it does in England.
A couple of folk have told me previously they had the same experience when in Wales back in the day, everywhere closed.
 
A couple of folk have told me previously they had the same experience when in Wales back in the day, everywhere closed.

Back in the 70s one of the the only places you could drink in Wales on a Sunday were Butlins holiday camps

I was a student when all day pub opening came was introduced in the 90s. This also coincided with Sky getting the rights to live football so there would be a match on the big screen which we would go down to watch regardless of who was playing.

I remember being in Ireland in the late 90s where you weren't allowed into pubs between 2-5pm but if you were already in there at 2pm you could stop all afternoon.
 
Back in the 70s one of the the only places you could drink in Wales on a Sunday were Butlins holiday camps

I was a student when all day pub opening came was introduced in the 90s. This also coincided with Sky getting the rights to live football so there would be a match on the big screen which we would go down to watch regardless of who was playing.

I remember being in Ireland in the late 90s where you weren't allowed into pubs between 2-5pm but if you were already in there at 2pm you could stop all afternoon.
We were in Dublin in 95 and trawled around for ages trying to get the nod on the 3 or 4 pubs that might let you in on a Sunday afternoon.
 

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