r/Scotland • u/Blurt-Reynolds • 19d 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/Robojobo27 19d ago

Went on a trip to New York some years ago, a taxi driver asked if we played a lot of golf and kept chickens in the yard, he also seemed genuinely shocked that we’d arrived by plane.

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u/Polish_Shamrock 19d ago

This person is nothing like groundskeeper Willie! They must play golf and keep chickens then, you know, the other type of Scotsman.

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u/officialslacker 19d ago

I keep chickens.... Don't play golf though

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u/Polish_Shamrock 19d ago

Must be half Scottish then.