As I have pointed out just recently David, maybe in this thread or the one that was closed down just before you restarted the conversation here, that I have Russian, Australian, French, English, German ancestry floating about in my genes. I am not a Russian-Scot or anything else-Scot. I am a Scot. I am not unusual in Scotland. Do I wander about with a string of onions round my neck, to celebrate my French Genes? NO. Do I wander about the place playing the didgeridoo with a boomerang tucked into my belt? No. That does not mean that I wish to forget my ancestors, far from it, but that is my families business, no one else's.
We all come from somewhere, as some one has pointed out here and the Scots are no different. If I could use you as an example, I have no idea where your ancestors hail from really and whilst these things matter to you, they matter not one bit to me. As far as I am concerned-----and most of Scotland I venture to suggest-------you are an American.
We don't care that you are a young country-----older than many-----you are a population made up from immigrants from all walks of life, from all around the world----and?----- you are from a huge country, both in landmass and population-------we know all that, we don't need telling!That is just a load of fact nothing more and from a Scots point of view, so what? All that matters to us is that you are American. Should we meet up one day I would not dream of wanting to know anything about your ancestry and I would not expect to discuss my ancestors with you either. You are an American, I am a Scot what else needs to be said?
Last edited by Jock Scot; 30th October 16 at 01:26 PM.
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