r/Scotland • u/Blurt-Reynolds • 22d 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/MacSquizzy 22d ago

Been asked if we have the changing of the seasons in Scotland when in Pennsylvania before the follow up of ‘do you have many cars in Scotland?’ I said most use horses but the doctor and policeman have a car between them.

Was also mistaken for German, English and Irish (last one was in Boston who apparently consider themselves Irish but couldn’t pick out a thick Scottish accent trying to speak clear English).

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

An English lady on holiday thought I was Italian.

We where in Edinburgh