That's not "The Question" I was expecting...

[McFarkus]

It was, IMHO, a far more intelligent question than the usual, albeit with a mistaken assumption underlying the question.

[McClef]

I didn't know that Scotland needed unification - I thought it already was!

[Chef]

Living in NY I guess maybe some are more aware. I have been asked more than once about Scottish politics or Devolution.

[Ozman1944]

I went to the Pasadena Rose Bowl Swap Meet Sunday afternoon. Got asked "The Question" by five women and three men; My smiling answer with a wink;
"It will take an expensive dinner and a box of chocolates to find out" got a good humored laugh from the women, and startled mumble from the guys.

[Phil]

Intriguing how you are assumed to be Scottish because you are wearing a kilt (I take it you don't have a Scots accent) It shows what a powerful symbol of identity it is. I am really impressed that someone over there has taken sufficient interest in world affairs to even ask you a question about the union of Scotland and England (I take it that was what he meant).

[Prester John]

I got a similar question once.

I was at a Irish/Scottish festival and a man came up, asked if I was Irish (told him 'no' German) and asked me what I thought about 'the crown.'

I replied, 'I don't think anything at all about 'the crown.' I'm American.'

[SFCRick]

never heard that before

[Arlen]

Now that's a nice one.
Makes me feel a lot better.


Yesterday I was walking through the city centre at the very late hour of 3 in the afternoon.
A wildly drunken man started humming and opened his mouth.
I was expecting another rendition of 'Donald where's yer trooser?'

What did I get?
.
.
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'Where's yer wellies?!'


I'm still trying to figure out why he expected me to be wearing wellingtons.

[Streetcar]

Intriguing how you are assumed to be Scottish because you are wearing a kilt (I take it you don't have a Scots accent) It shows what a powerful symbol of identity it is. I am really impressed that someone over there has taken sufficient interest in world affairs to even ask you a question about the union of Scotland and England (I take it that was what he meant).

That was what threw me! Earlier in the conversation, I had made it quite plain that I was a born and bred U.S. citizen, but I did have Scottish and Irish ancestry.

And I was impressed with the question as well - it was a rather enjoyable conversation.

[Jake_S]

That makes for a better conversation starter than the typical question wearing a kilt brings.

Jake