Jock, I think you are perhaps assuming too much. The topic of this forum is about kilts and associated bits and bobs, so that's what gets discussed. For me, and I understand there are those here that wear a kilt daily, I wear it maybe 6 days a year. So, don't think I'm obsessing on Scottish culture. I eat curry far more than bannocks and you can't even get haggis here.

Since America is about a melting pot of peoples all over the world, we all throw in our little bits and some of those bits become part of "American culture." We then extrapolate it and twist it until it becomes unrecognizable as the thing it originally was and then we market it all over the world. Think pizza for one example.

So, no need to fret, we're (or I'm) not overly focused on this wee aspect of my life, it just happens that this is the topic here. I flew the Saltire for St. Andrews Day and Scottish walk day, but it will be replaced by the American flag today and won't go up again until Jan. 25th.

On the whole, I think Americans are American enough for everyone's taste. Maybe more than enough unless I really misunderstood some of the earlier comments here.

It was 1776, but my ancestors were in Appin, Scotland at the time. 1775 is just when the war started.