That famous Scottish brown sky. A fact that has puzzled meteorologists for the last thousand years. "Why is the sky brown in Scotland, but blue everywhere else on Earth?", they have long asked. Is this the level of debate?
Although the almost certain next UK Prime Minister, a Scot, is called Gordon Brown. Maybe this is a secret conspiratorial symbol of "The Da Vinci Code" proportions! Hehe.
I thought this might interest some of the Canadian Scotland-haters on here:
The long and enduring relationship between Scotland and Canada
“The bonds that tie Scotland and Canada are very strong. There are over four million Canadians who can claim Scots ancestry. Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A Macdonald was a Scot. And many of Canada’s place names, from Renfrew to Bannockburn, have their roots in Scotland.
“Indeed Scots have been making the journey to Canada for over 400 years, helping to shape your history, and your future too.
“Tales of the ancient nation of Scotland - with its misty mountains and glens, and tales of courage and enterprise, are famous the world over.
“But what is not so well known is the story of modern Fresh Talent brings new opportunities Scotland, a confident 21st century country, proud of its traditions, but looking forward to an exciting future. Six years ago Scotland underwent its biggest constitutional change for 300 years. The creation of the Scottish parliament has changed Scotland forever.
“We have a new spring in our step, and a renewed purpose to be strong business, cultural and educational links between and energy. Our young people are confident and ambitious for their country’s future, as well as for their own. the two countries. And they have a lot to be confident about.
“Just as Scotland helped build the modern world, through thinkers such as Adam Smith and David Hume, and inventions such as the telephone and penicillin, then Scotland today is helping to shape our 21st century world.
“In recent years we have give the world the MRI scanner and the ATM machine and we hope to play our part in discovering cures for cancer.
“The foundation stones of our country - our education and legal systems and banking and financial services - are trusted and valued across the world, from China to Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We are home to one of Europe’s biggest life sciences clusters, and our universities publish more academic papers than any other OECD country. We still have some of the world’s most stunning landscapes and our are cities are regarded as some of the most lively and dynamic in Europe.
“As we look forward to the future with confidence, we want to renew old relationships here in Canada and build new ones. We want to develop closer business ties, building on the success of Scottish companies such as the Wood Group here in Canada, and encouraging Canadian companies to follow the example of Mitel and Endpoint and contribute to our growth.
“And we want to strengthen friendships, encouraging our young people to travel across the Atlantic - Scots learning from Canada and Canadians learning from Scotland.
“Above all else we look forward to a further 400 years of friendship with Canada - the country many Scots call home.”
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/News-Extras/scotcanada