Bonnets and badges at Burns dinners.

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In this part of the woods, Burns Suppers are mainly formal events, with the pipe band in dress uniforms wearing full size medals, and guests in mess kits with miniatures or black tie, again with miniatures; however, many guests will wear lesser forms of dress down to blue jeans (western formal).

As for the diaspora, four and a half Canadians describe themselves a Scottish, some for generations here; Scots marring Scots, marring Scots.

Burns used to be taught here in school in 'English'...