My High School had a Scottish theme. We were the Helix Highlanders, and nearly every day I would hear bagpipes and drums played together (I can only take so much solo 'piping, but when you pair it with the kettle drums, it's very inspiring/motivating). At the time, I didn't realize I was Scottish at all. Also, I was raised in a conservative Christian household, and our church made a practice of shunning anyone who did anything out of the "norm".

Then, in the last year or two, I discovered some of our Scottish (via the Norman invasion) roots. I read up on kilts. We had a kilt store in town that I frequented. I found our clan tartan. I found this forum. And I've learned so much more since then.