There's nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman!

[BlairH]

I'm a shameless bandwagon jumper I am!

Anyway, this is just like the "Blame the Dutch" thread in that you may of me any questions you like about bonnie Scotland, it's people, it's culture and it's fine cuisine.

First may I dispell some myths:

1. Us Scots mostly DO NOT wear kilts. Kilts are a highland dress and hence it's only them highland PANSIES that wear them ;)

2. We're not all heroin junkies as "Trainspotting" might make you believe. Don't get me wrong, 'tis a fine film, and Ewan Macgregor is a fine specimine of pure Scotishness-ness...ness.

3. Haggis is not an animal that you can just go around hunting. You need a special haggis hunting liscence now (avaliable from the same place you obtain your NED/Yob/Chav/Hooliagin hunting liscence)

4. We are not ALL mean with our cash. I once gave 2 pence (0.02 pounds) to a wee man with'oot a shack in Argyle Street.

[BlairH]

Being beaten by our loveable Dutch friends here lol. (not even a single view). Are we Scots so vile and repulsive?

[Mike Smash!]

Hey now.. I looked at it.

I'm Scottish, too.

[Fenris]

Some questions, as I think of them:

Why are you so even-tempered about being in the UK, as compared with the Irish? (Or are you also constantly upset about it, and we just never hear about it?)

Does scotch come from Scotland?

Is Iain M. Banks' new book good?

European Union: pro or anti?

Does it get warm in Scotland? (I love the scenery I've seen pictured, but it often looks kind of cold.)

[Solaris]

I'm a shameless bandwagon jumper I am!

Anyway, this is just like the "Blame the Dutch" thread in that you may of me any questions you like about bonnie Scotland, it's people, it's culture and it's fine cuisine.

First may I dispell some myths:

1. Us Scots mostly DO NOT wear kilts. Kilts are a highland dress and hence it's only them highland PANSIES that wear them *wink*

2. We're not all heroin junkies as "Trainspotting" might make you believe. Don't get me wrong, 'tis a fine film, and Ewan Macgregor is a fine specimine of pure Scotishness-ness...ness.

3. Haggis is not an animal that you can just go around hunting. You need a special haggis hunting liscence now (avaliable from the same place you obtain your NED/Yob/Chav/Hooliagin hunting liscence)

4. We are not ALL mean with our cash. I once gave 2 pence (0.02 pounds) to a wee man with'oot a shack in Argyle Street.


1. Hey! I *LIKE* kilts! :p Besides... anyone who can go commando with a wool kilt gets a tip of the hat from me.

2. Never seen it, but yep, Ewan MacGregor is indeed a fine specimin. Yum.

3. I thought the first "Highlander" movie outted what Haggis actually is... didn't it?

4. Ah, c'mon naw, I know that you Scots beat your cash regularly and send it to bed w/out supper! And if that's not mean, I dinna know what is! ;)

As to Fenris's last question, didn't you guys recently get back even more self-rule (IIRC you've got your own parliament now---I'm sorry! ;) More quarreling govt. guys... heh.). Can the Lords/Reps of your new Parliament even agree on the price of haggis? :D

BTW... after you take me haggis-hunting, we have a little critter over here called a "snipe." When you come over, I'll show you how to hunt 'em.


Oooo! and here's my question:

How was the movie "Braveheart" received in Scotland?

[Stony]

I got one!

Why does New Zealand have the largest population of Scots outside of Scotland?

[Gaz]

I got one!

Why does New Zealand have the largest population of Scots outside of Scotland?
One word, sheep! ;) :D
Nah, I'm honestly not entirely sure, maybe one of the antipodean posters can help.

[Samurai]

So, if it's not Scottish, is it crap? :D

[nemo137]

The girl I'm taking to prom is half-Scots, and visits regularly. So I've clearly got nothing against the Scots.

Also, have you gotten the joke about the bigpipes yet?

[atoningunifex]

Why do people from Scotland get so freaky-deaky if you call them British? What's up with that?

Also, why do they want to whack you in the head with a stick when you say they're Scotch? I mean, they are, right?

Oh, and tartans? What the fuck is up with the plaid thing? It's like the whole damn country shops at Sears. What's up with that?

Ewan Macgregor gets naked in all his movies that don't start with "Star". Do all Scottish men get naked at the drop of a hat? Would they let me take pictures?

*winks*

[Alistair]

Also, why do they want to whack you in the head with a stick when you say they're Scotch? I mean, they are, right?



On the offchance that you're not kidding, no, we're not Scotch. We're Scottish, or Scots if you really want to stretch it.

Scotch is for tape, mist, whisky, broth, bonnets (in the chilli sense) and eggs.

[Rebuilt In Error]

As a fellow Scotsman i feel this thread is a good idea.

Please note:

We DO NOT all have red (Ginger) hair

We DO NOT all say "Och Aye The Noo"

we Do however all have a massive feeling of dread when the words "Scottish" and "Team" appear together on sports related news

R.I.E.

[roguespirit]

My great great great great great grandfather was owned by a scotsman.

Oh and I was warm in Scotland...once

[OzBat!]

I dunnoo about New Zealand having all the ex-pat Scots... my father moved out to Australia with his 8 brothers and sisters, his parents, several cousins...

Half of Scotland descended on Rural News South Wales in one hit in the late 1950s!

That said, half of those brothers and sisters are now dead and we never got on with the others (huge family row! Oots hoots the noots!), so now that Dad has passed on, I can't check with anybody about family history (he'd never talk about the past, thanks to the afore-mentioned huge family row).

Got any expat Scots genealogy links?

Better yet, what's Strathaven and Lanarkshire like?

Enquiring Half-Scots sans kilts needs to KNOW!!

[Rebuilt In Error]

Ewan Macgregor gets naked in all his movies that don't start with "Star". Do all Scottish men get naked at the drop of a hat? Would they let me take pictures?

I do, I also show off my cool scrotum piercing at every opportunity and have many times been seen running naked (apart from a pair of army boots) through parks, clubs and open spaces.

Pictures taken with permission and a kind donation to my booze, smokes and tpb fund :)

[thehod]

I do, I also show off my cool scrotum piercing at every opportunity and have many times been seen running naked (apart from a pair of army boots) through parks, clubs and open spaces.

The Scots have always had this interest in hammering bits of metal through various parts of their bodies. I think it stems from the age old tradition which took place 700 years ago where, if you were English, the Scots would take great delight in hammering bits of metal through various parts of your body.

[Rebuilt In Error]

The Scots have always had this interest in hammering bits of metal through various parts of their bodies. I think it stems from the age old tradition which took place 700 years ago where, if you were English, the Scots would take great delight in hammering bits of metal through various parts of your body.

Could well be.
Me, I do these things out of boredom and a great belief in the "Why Not?" theory of life. :D

[Gaz]

Why do people from Scotland get so freaky-deaky if you call them British? What's up with that?

Also, why do they want to whack you in the head with a stick when you say they're Scotch? I mean, they are, right?

Oh, and tartans? What the fuck is up with the plaid thing? It's like the whole damn country shops at Sears. What's up with that?

Ewan Macgregor gets naked in all his movies that don't start with "Star". Do all Scottish men get naked at the drop of a hat? Would they let me take pictures?

*winks*
The "British" thing? Doesn't bother me, we're part of Great Britain, it's like a Texan being called American, they're both. Which one gets more emphasis depends on the person.
Alistair has fielded the Scotch conundrum.
Tartan? No clue, I just live here.
Ewan has a rare condition which compels him to get his package out in fornt of cameras if he is not in front of a green screen. It does not afflict many Scots but there are, I'm sure, similar cases... ;)

[Rob Allen]

What are the latest theories on who the Picts were?

I've always suspected they were distant relatives of the Finns, myself.

Is there much tension or disagreement between the lowlanders and the highlanders?

[Rallura]

Why is there vegetarian haggis?

[Crinos]

As a man of Irish descent, I have to say I hold no personal emnity against the Scottish. there a fine bunch of people, who gave us soccer hooligans, the Loch Ness monster, Scrooge Mcduck, that thing where you throw the log around and Haggis.

Yep, those scotts are a great bunch of guys.

http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/images/mirror.gif

well, most of them are anyways.

[Phrozen]

Who would win in a fight Johnny Walker or Jack Daniels?