Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
While I think its sad that the Arboath has little meaning in Scotland today, I think its a sadder commentary that so little of the country's history is known (or cared about) by the nation's youth

Mind you, this is not singular to Scotland, haven't we all laughed & shook our heads at the ignorance of our own American citizens when quizzed by Leno on the streets about historic (as well as daily) events?
It's worse than that and you chaps may find it hard to understand. Much of Scottish history has been so romanticised by the likes of Sir Walter Scott, Landseer, Mel Gibson etc., willingly aided and abetted by assorted propaganda campaigns, by Kings, politicians and with the willing participation of the tourist industry of the last 150 years with their biscuit box version of Scots history. The nett result of all that, is that there is now a legacy of almost total cynicism to almost all of Scottish history by the Scots.I have noticed this effect for many years now and I am quite convinced that this is one of the reasons that the kilt is not seen as regular everyday wear in Scotland.