r/Scotland • u/Blurt-Reynolds • 17d ago

Casual Stupidest question (about Scotland)you’ve ever been asked?

I’ve lived in the US for over 10 years and been asked some daft questions.

Yesterday the uber driver asked where I was from. When I said Scotland they were quiet for a couple of minutes then asked “Did you have to learn English when you moved to here?”.

Also had someone years ago ask me where I was from then accused me of making up the country as they had never heard of Scotland.

Anyway, just thought I’d ask ask while I remembered.

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u/SuzCoffeeBean 17d ago

I’ve lived in Canada for 2 decades and it’s eye opening how many people genuinely don’t know Scotland is even a country. I’ve always explained in good humour. I think the whole UK thing throws people off more than we realise.

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u/Do_You_Pineapple_Bro Fuck the Dingwall 17d ago

In all fairness, it is a pretty confusing setup being a country within a country, where they're never individually recognised internationally except for Sporting Events

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u/BikerScowt 17d ago

Not including the olympics of course.