Wearing a kilt but not being Scottish

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On a side note.... the science reason you can wear a kilt - genetic differences with the human population are very, very small. We are a young species from a small founding population. Therefore, we are all related to each other. (ps I have used this one on someone who said that I did not have a Scottish accent and thus should not be wearing a kilt - they walked away in a state of confusion - I called checkmate on that one)

As to being Scottish. Fact - there are way more people in the US than in Scotland who claim to be Scots. My guess is Canada has a similar demography.

Many "true" Scots have deep Norse, Celt, Gaol and other roots. If someone could actually describe what is pure "Scottish" blood, my guess is that there are very, very few in the world who have it. Not too many with pure blood, but most with pure hearts.

Well, when you look at the big picture, none of us are Scottish, German or Japanese. We are all African, by way of Scotland, Germany or Japan. And if we had perfect records of our ancestors going back to the beginning (or at least to before the dawn of civilization) most of us would probably find connections to places all over the globe. And that includes Scotland.

Ok, one more thought - random perhaps...

I can remember meeting in Texas, I met a chap once who put his arm around me and said "Son, do you feel like a Texan"

My response, ...timid... well yes sir, today I feel like a Texan.

His answer "If you feel like a Texan, then you are a Texan"

I would apply that logic to kilts and being "Scottish".

Fiddler Doyle

I like that. And choosing to be a part of a culture/identity/whatever is so much more meaningful than being born into it by chance.


Just remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So anyone who claims to be Scottish and gives you crap about it is lacking perspective, and anyone who isn't Scottish has no more "authority" on these matters than you do.