Term for Scottish emigrant descendants?

[xena]

And "poof!" glasgowinhabitant is gone.

But, he was right about one thing. "Scottish" is not a race. It is however, an ETHNICITY, which is, interestingly, NOT limited by geography. FWIW, one also does NOT have to have genetic ancestry in an ethnicity in order to adopt it as one's own.

One can become, at least partially, Scottish by adopting elements of the culture as your own, regardless of where your parents came from.

[Seeria]

O.O

Well, that'll teach me to ask a question.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

And "poof!" glasgowinhabitant is gone.

But, he was right about one thing. "Scottish" is not a race. It is however, an ETHNICITY, which is, interestingly, NOT limited by geography. FWIW, one also does NOT have to have genetic ancestry in an ethnicity in order to adopt it as one's own.

One can become, at least partially, Scottish by adopting elements of the culture as your own, regardless of where your parents came from.

...no matter how much chow mein I may consume, I doubt I'll become, even partially, Chinese. A great cultural and culinary affinity, yes; but I'll never qualify as partially Chinese. The same applies to those who find themselves more attracted to Scotland and Scottish culture (I'll leave the cuisine out of this for the moment) than to their own native land and culture -- they're Scotophiles, and as such are more than welcome into my wee hoos'. But, they will never truly be Scots (more's the pity, as I'd be delighted to purchase a replacement for our banned Glaswegian lad) no matter how much haggis they consume, no matter how well they play the pipes, no matter how well they wear the kilt.

I am sure someone will chime in and demand to know how much Scottish ancestry is required before one can claim to be "Scottish". I would say that that is up to the individual-- the American President is half Caucasian and half Semitic (his father having described himself during his lifetime as an Arab). That he chooses to identify himself as "African" (his father was born in Kenya) is fine by me; he is as much entitled to pick and choose his ethnicity as someone whose ancestor came from Scotland in 1607 is entitled to claim his Scottish roots.

What makes a Scot a "Scot" is his pride in his Scottish ancestry, no matter how distant in time.