Scottish Patriotism

[Macman]

Father Bill, I submit this in the most respectful way possible. I asked a simple question.

In Glasgow, while people do love their football team and can love their country through football, above that, they aren't really that patriotic. They have no sense of culture when it comes to things like whiskey, kilts, bagpipes, Gaelic, Scots Leid, Clans, St Andrews Flag, Lion Rampant and things like that. It's only football they love, not their actual culture or what it means to be a Scotsman.

Patrick, what seemed to be a simple question does get down to what different people mean by the word "patriotic". I know a couple of Scots who now live in Canada. One doesn't like the taste of whisky and the other doesn't drink alcohol. Neither would be caught dead in a kilt, nor do they go to highland games or other local Scottish events. However, both consider themselves as Scottish through and through, and I would consider them both to be very patriotic Scots.

[tokareva]

Neither would be caught dead in a kilt, nor do they go to highland games or other local Scottish events. However, both consider themselves as Scottish through and through, and I would consider them both to be very patriotic Scots.

This is very interesting, if possible, please elaborate on what the issue is these two patriotic gentlemen have with the kilt.

[Macman]

This is very interesting, if possible, please elaborate on what the issue is these two patriotic gentlemen have with the kilt.

For one of them, he says that he doesn't have the legs. I suspect that's he's a little nervous to wear a kilt. The other was quite vocal, even a bit disdainful. He said, essentially, that he didn't care about all that nonsense!