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  1. 15th November 16, 06:35 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarheel View Post
    I, have again, made a broad statement that needed clarification. This is the reason I look to the guidance of the Rabble. With my family removed for so long from the Highlands, I can only speak of the family feelings as I have grown up knowing them.
    The funny thing is that the "kilt as a pan-Scottish cultural icon" movement started well after most of America's Lowland and Scotch-Irish immigrants left the UK. So, the tendancy here in the South to embrace "Scottishness" is an anachronism, at best.

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