Identity in the Scottish Diaspora

[Jock Scot]

I've never claimed not to be. I have a maple leaf on my sgian dubh and Cape Breton Island on my sporran. I'm a veteran of the Canadian Army.

I'm certainly a Canadian and have always known and claimed that.

More specifically though, I'm a Scottish-Canadian or Canadian-Scot or Canadian Gael whatever you like but the word Canadian is always there. The difference is that you think the terms are mutually exclusive and in the context in which they are being used, I think they are not.

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You may think so, but many a real Scot thinks otherwise. Therein lies the problem on this international website.

No one is denying your right to have and if you wish, celebrate your Scottish roots, or any other international roots you may have.How can they? But that does not make you Scottish.