Originally Posted by
Antipodean Celt
Gents, if I may. I think all many posters are saying in response to your observation Jock (which i think is a correct observation) is that intensity of feeling about one's origins generally increases in proportion to remoteness from origins, both in distance and in time. I don't think that is at all surprising. I also think it is entirely human and is not solely the province of people with highland Scottish ancestry. I think Father Bill is simply disappointed that you do not seem to understand that. Does that assist?
I would have thought that my(true) story of my very pleasant chat with two New Yorkers posted today in this thread demonstrates perfectly that I do very much uderstand the enthusiasm------ as a matter of the fact that it exists---- of those outwith Scotland about their ancestry. But perhaps Bill failed to see it?
Last edited by Jock Scot; 7th August 13 at 04:50 AM.
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