Quote Originally Posted by sharpdressedscot View Post
Hmm, I think some people are gonna be a wee bit angry about this.

You can't just stop traditions that have been happening for hundreds of years.
Um.. actually Tartan Day is fairly recent. While it would be nice to encourage lots of tourists from New York it just ain't gonna happen. I've seen lots of posts here about why it's best to buy local (and I actually agree with that) and how expensive everything is in Scotland (ditto). So where is the bang for the buck in parading around New York? What our First Minister and his colleagues appear to be planning is to visit several places and no doubt put across his views about a modern Scotland. And while they are at it no doubt some business opportunities will be discussed also.