Wha's Like Us? (Say It in Scots!)

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My problem is that it is plain wrong in places and quite out of date as it certainly doesn’t go far enough in proclaiming Scottish genius. So, for any occasion there is always a suitable toast which can range from the serious to the lighthearted. It is carved on a memorial marking one of Scotland's best known drovers' trails near Gleneagles Hotel. He could relax by reading a book, perhaps by the world’s pioneering historical novelist Sir Walter Scott, of read about the world’s most famous detective Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of Edinburgh, Scotland, or watch a movie about the world’s most famous spy, the Scotsman James Bond.

Anyway, if you’ve ever tried to understand someone from around Aberdeen, Doric is what you were up against. Terms and conditions: by reading this blog you accept that all opinions expressed herein will henceforth be your opinions.In such a competitive world I believe it is my Scottish roots that have enabled me to keep a sincere and realistic approach to everything I do.

Our Scottish theory … is that every country has need of Scotchmen, but that Scotland has no need of the citizens of any other country.

He has by now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation he picks up the Bible only to find that the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot, King James VI and I who authorised its translation. At the top you see the end of a “Useful Phrases” section, including such as “Ye’d maak a better door nor a windae,” dryly translated as “Excuse me, please. The doctors might use ultrasound, first used in Glasgow by Professor Ian Donald, to help locate the bullet.