Clans

[highlander_Daz]

I believe about 80% of Scotland is owned by English people

[Mike1]

I believe about 80% of Scotland is owned by English people

More's the pity for it, too...

[highlander_Daz]

Aye mike you can travel to loads of places and never meet a Scot, Aviemore is full of Aussies (they are really funny though!!!)

in most of the "tourist" places you get a lot of English people mostly from Newcastle (Geordies) these are OK (especially the women !!) they know how to party!!!

loads of Irish in Glasgow!!

most people you meet here are OK, anyone with an attitude doesn't last long here.

In Edinburgh a lot of the tacky "Tartanarama" shops that sell crap kilts and stuff are run by mostly Asian people ("Asian" people being Pakistani !!) I beleive Asian means Japanese in the US. I have run ins with these guys and they can turn quite nasty (not, however as nasty as me!!) these shops are purely and simply rip off shops that sell shoddy/poor quality goods

[Geoduck]

I beleive Asian means Japanese in the US.

Just to clear up confusion, I can only speak for the West Coast. For the most part "Asian" will be used (correctly or incorrectly) for anyone in America who is decended from East of Thailand (roughly), be they Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etd. Even folks from the Philipines, even though they are more closely related to Pacific Islanders.

To get back on topic: All these map sites are great and a detriment to my productivity at work... but seeing as I'm only here for another month or so, I'm having a hard time getting too broken up over it.

[macsim]

Maps and "Find Your Clan" books are great for getting people started. I've noticed many people are quite content to stop there. Others like myself try to dig a little deeper. That can often lead to disappointment. (What? I'm not really related to William Wallace and Robert the Bruce? I'm not 325th in the royal succession assuming the other 324 die? Dang!) It's up to each individual as to how deep they want to dig and these are great tools to whet the appetite. Gettin' there is half the fun!

[Scotus]

Highlander, King David I moved quite a few of his English friends into Scotland several hundred years ago, and some of them became as Celtic as Celtic can be; e.g., Clan Comyn. My point is only that it wouldn't be the first time men from England moved into Scotland; however, I don't think those of whom you're speaking of are marrying into Celtic dynastic families.

[highlander_Daz]

Under the Barnett formula Scotland does well in terms of spending from the Government, I think so long as whoever owns the land looks after it properly I dont see a problem , Id hate to see land grabs like mugabe is doing !!


as an example of a disaster for Scotland check out this site to see how NOT to treat Scotland!! you will be shocked and disgusted

http://www.lochness.co.uk/castle/index.html

[Scotus]

Wow! You are right. Whomever takes over land, the important thing is that it is loved and cared for.

That was my point. Even in the Middle Ages, some of those who moved in from England (Comyns), loved the land and people, and were loved back by the people and became just as Scottish and anyone else. I suppose that happens today. The Scots can do damage to their own land, as that article points out. Thanks for the link.

[highlander_Daz]

"scottish heritage" is a "quango" (quasi autonomous non governmentle organisation) we have a lot of these they are non-elected non accountable organisations appointed to "run" various things- the best they can come up with is to pump raw sewage into Loch Ness then I wish Nessie would bite them on their backsides!!

[Bill]

I noted with some interest that the Isle of Bute where the "Stuart" Clan hails from is spelled Stewart. But I'm also aware that it is the same family and Stuart is a spelling variation made by Mary Queen of Scots ( if memory serves).

Bill