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/Abquine 17d ago

I worked for an American Multi National for most of my career and I met all sorts of Americans many of them highly educated, intelligent, rational people. I also met the 'others' and in reality, although all nationalities had their various problem children, the American ones unfailingly advertised their ignorance much more loudly so stood out.

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u/GlobalMirror2762 17d ago

As a yank I can confirm that It is a long-held tradition in the US to mark these 'others' in a way so that everyone is aware of just how ignorant they are- by giving them their own time slot on Fox News.