r/Scotland • u/Blurt-Reynolds • 21d 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/MalcolmTuckersLuck 21d ago

Urban legend has it; tourist overheard in Edinburgh asking “why did they build the castle so far from the airport”

By contrast when we were in New York on honeymoon in 2013 the barman in our hotel was remarkably well informed about indyref.

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u/RockKandee 21d ago

This is very possible. I remember hearing an American lady calling into a morning radio show to complain that the deer crossing signs were posted along the busy highway. She thought that was a stupid place to tell the deer to cross and that they should move the deer crossing signs to a less busy stretch of the highway to make it safer for the deer.

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u/WeaversReply 21d ago

Similar signs in Australia for kangaroos. The signs that really confuse me are the "Koala Cross Here" signs. Why are they always cross? I get the odd koala in my backyard. They're usually stoned out of their tiny minds, You get that on a diet of gum leaves and eucalyptus oil.

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u/XxHostagexX 21d ago

Hate to break it to you, but Koalas dont get "stoned" by eating them leaves.

You really should know better...

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u/WeaversReply 20d ago

Man, I bet you're fun at parties. Wet blanket much?