Native Scots vs the scottish diaspora

[Peter Crowe]

To be fair Rocky, we (Scotland) have perpetuated this "myth" laden misinformation for the unwary and unknowing that inevitably happens when the diaspora are spread around the world. Ever since before Queen Victoria the "tourist industry" has fed this "biscuit tin" history of Scotland to one and all and frankly there are many in Scotland today who only know this fairy tale history of Scotland.

We see examples of this even on this website where some members are tenaciously holding onto "picture proof" and "Grand Pappy said" of how it was in the days of your. In truth I am hardly surprised at this and whilst I am frustrated by it, I am even more frustrated by the Scottish tourist industry still continuing to dish out the "rose tinted glasses" for the visitors here and perpetuating the problem.

Well stated Jock, I totally concur with you although I do think the teaching of Scottish History in schools has been improving over the past almost 30 years since I was at High School.

If I had a pound for every time someone said, "Och you don't want to bother with that it is just a tourist trap", I'd be considerably well off. I often wondered about operating and running tours of Scotland focused on genuine history and culture for those interested, but seriously fear that to do it properly the costs would be too great and the market too small for such tours to be economically viable.