Quote Originally Posted by Casper View Post
I've usually read that the 'Scotch-Irish' term was coined in the US, whereas 'Ulster-Scots' is used in Ireland and the UK
Unless you are referring to our national drink, whisky, then Scotch is regarded by Scots as a derogatory term very much like wops or dagoes or frogs and as such it is much used by our fellow Britons living south of the border.