Are you too suggesting like GMMAC that the genetically superior Scots left years ago?
If so, you are suggesting something that is scientifically and philosophically absurd.
When was emigration of the poor - like in Ireland or Scotland of centuries ago - a rational choice of the superior? When was being forced to leave your land because of violence or starvation transformed into the choice of the “best”?
There must be something seriously wrong with Scottish culture that produces such people and comments, when the exact same circumstances of the Irish produces only friendship for modern Ireland.
The position of the Scots and Scots-Irish who are bastions of Conservatism, Patriotism, Religiosity and success here in the U.S. as compared to the Socialist dregs of modern Sotland speaks for itself.
If there is a north american predujice against scotland, I think it must have something to do with the lockerbee(sp?) thing. It was the terrorists that requested trial in scotland, no? That makes americans suspicious of scotland.
Or do I have my facts all mixed up? I have been known to do that.
BTW, I believe it is true that scottish canadians are more scottish than the scottish are. I’ve read similar statements about the french canadians and the irish canadians. The french canadians beleive that european french language has become to americanized. The irish canadians speak forms of gaelic that are extinct in ireland. I believe I read both of these things in the national geographic.
However, I suppose these beliefs could be chaulked up to that arrogant english blood that flows in north american’s veins...we are better than the english we despised, and our non english british descendents are better than their british counterparts as well!...hehe. Perhaps in some ways we have become the english that we detested.