it's good that you deem yourself to be an actual ethnicity. most americans still call themselves "white" and then get excited about it. it's a way that they entitle themselves to everything instead of working for things. it's good that you're grounded and tend to your own, that's the way all of us should live our lives here in the states, that is taking what our ancestors gave us whether it be meager or humbling and working to honor our ethnicity. all of us deserve an ancestry.
@TheCelticknights yes the blood is strong in your veins and thats coming from a scot myself who knows your Scottish and just how proud you are of your roots I still have family in the USA for 150 years. They're Scottish and your Scottish my friend. ;-)
Oh P.S. please read my comments below yours,it will give you a more well rounded view of who and what i am before you post comments more vids to come do tella friend
@ Englanistan, please dont tell me what it is to be a Scot when you have a Union jack flag im mean really??? So in conclusion i will still be active in my Clan and teach history and help others find their clans.Oh one last fun fact have you read about the Spanish celts?? northen Spain?? yup you guessed it my people as well still have family there.Anyways i could go on.enjoy England while you can its culture is dieing fast and you know what im talking about Slan ,Alba and god bless the U.S.A
I agree and accept that America is a relatively young country along with Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the like in comparison to the others that are much closer to being ancient nations like Scotland and other European nations and so forth, but America is not a group of segregated colony communities any longer, its a nation state and has been for over 250 years, no other nation in history that was that age still looked backward to the distant past rather than forwards as a unity of nations.
@Englanistan Thank you for watching my vid,No i dont belive im Scottish.im American first and foremost
and very proud to be.I was only siteing my Heritage as i was raised.Im not racist one lil bit.Many of my friends
in Alba,Ireland,Wales feel the same way i do about the obersevation of this fantsatic culture.I dont imagine your part of the movement for independance from Westmeinster??? hows that going??? and no im not a plastic paddy per your comment.
Only these attributes makes you Scottish. Culture and values such as these ones are not tangible and cannot be passed down especially after several generations. They have to be lived in every day in order to be assimilated by them. Also, ancestry does not pass in a straight line, that would make you inbred if it did lol, it passes in a backward triangular motion, if you go back far enough, you'll have a billion ancestors, the vast majority of whom aren't Scottish.
The Scots are not separated by anthropology. The Scots are seperated by culture, geography and community, you share none of those values because you are American. This allows Scotland to change, form and mould your personality and character by Scottish; culture, people, ideology, beliefs, sense of inward and outward perceptions, attitudes, worldview, kinship, community, behavioural traits, politics, as well as all of our weaknesses and such.
Also, there is nothing wrong with Yanks or Americans, It just seems well extreme and a bit delusional to judge yourself based entirely on ethnicity from a nation over 4000 miles away in an entire continent away over a massive ocean that you weren't even sovereignly born to.
And Americans are the most ethnically mixed people in the world today, so there is no doubt you'll likely have several other ethnicities within you.
Americans are natural allies but not the same people.
OMG, You don't seriously think you are Scottish do you? lol
You are American.
You sound a bit racist, you aren't a Plastic are you?
If you look up the American Heritage dictionary history description 3, Yank - a native and inhabitant of the USA, traditionally known as 'Yankee' in historical context, in modern usage 'Yank' is acceptable.
So born and bred USA you are, is what makes you an American (Yank for short).
American ways are vastly different from Scottish cultural life.
Fact: the Texas assessment of knowledge and skills or TAKS is a state test that every child from 1st to 11th grade takes. it asks you to bubble your ethnicity... the choices are White, African American, Indian, Etc. and other.
@madzach2000 very sad indeed,i have my child cross out other and put Scots,Irish,American if we don't observe our own culture its going to be GONE hell no
oh make sure you fly the St.Andrews cross flag every chance you get.We have a saying here in the U.S.A "Don't tread on Me"! do rember that most of our country was built by Scots,Irish,Welsh, The town i work in is called Ben Lomond witch is the sister city to the one in Scottland,we have Alba Road,highlands park, Loch Lomond and much more within 5 miles of each other.I bet that would surprise many of your countrymen.I know in the Highlands things are much differnt than in Edinburgh!!!
I do resist the abolition of our culture,i think its sad that most don't care about their roots.If we as culture dont perserve our roots than they will be lost no matter where you live in the world.I infact have 3 calns in my family,MacAlister,Campbell,and Gunn moms Irish dad'a Scottish.I teach my child the ways that were set down before me.Many think Americans are stupid and have no idenity.There dead wrong!!! tho some Americans i d like to ship to anywere but here hahha.So what do you think?
Im gald that you stay in close with your family,i do as well.When i go to Clan Gatherings,its mostly folks with our Sir name MacAlister and septs.I dont go running around in my kilt and paint my face blue hahahahah.You know how the stereotypes are!!!
I am sorry to hear that the U.K. as a whole is loseing her idenity.If i were you like i do here in the states keep your culture alive and well.I started a club that is based on sdeucation,traditions, of our roots.
@sday4857inconclusion,America as you say is a melting pot.Thats a good thaing and a bad thing.The good Part is all are welcome legally.The bad part is a lose of what your culture brings to that melting pot.A friend of mine in London says it suck's there now that the Muslim's have takin over the Schools,Burrough'sThe whole damn Country! no pork in Schools at lunch time,anti-European slurrs man that shit don't happen in my town!
Is that Happening In Scottland? is the Scottish Culture fading away?
@TheCelticknights Scotland's population is only 5 to 6 million (the 2001 census is outdated thus unreliable). The majority is obviously Scots, but English make part of our population, as do muslims, sihks, jews and other tiny minorities. But the UK as a whole is suffering from the huge and unprecedented influx of migrants. Our last Government, New Labour, bent over backwards to make sure we didn't offend them (e.g. no English flags) but yet let them practice their customs and traditions.
@sday4857,Do you know how many Scottish Americans push for your Freedom?
We protect our own point and case.Im proud to be American for sure.How many folks do you know in your home town that are active in their clans? how many know who Andrew Murray is?how many do you know that even know what a Tartan is? or what a Clan Sept is?.my point is all that was taught to me as a young Lad.I am gald that you know that others of Scottish kin all around the world have your back! FORTITER slan my clan motto
@TheCelticknights My hometown (Dalgety Bay) is a little town on the coast of the Firth of Forth, on the opposite side of the river from edinburgh and 3 miles east of the Forth Road and Rail bridges. I have my grandparents living on the same street, and the majority of our family live close by. We do get together a lot, but we don't really make a point of calling it a Clan Gathering. I guess we carry on the tradition but not really give it a name.
Its true many would say that indeed that im not Scottish,its true im not.Im a Scottish American,just like you have African American,Mexican American and so on.I grew up as as an American Scot,its that simple.My ties to the mother land are in the Kintyre area.The biggest tie is my kin kicking the shit out of the English for Indpendance.sday4857 ,having said that my kin and Clan push for Scottish Independance,we are active in doing so.You have a vast amount of American Scots,Irish Welsh who care
@TheCelticknights My particular clan is a sept as it is, the Day clan actually branches from Davidson. And of course we all know who Andy Murray is, he was one of the few survivors of the Dunblane Massacre, and I went to school in the same town as he was brought up. And I have an interesting point about tartan, but I'll get onto that in a bit. My clan motto Sapienter Si Sincere translated to 'Wisely if Sincerely'
But of course, as you say, you embrace it's culture, you observe Scottish heritage and from what I see, you clearly are proud to have a connection to Scotland.
Playing devil's advocate here (I wouldn't say you're not Scottish American), some would suggest you're not Scottish though... true, your family have roots in Scotland, but realistically just how connected are you? Were you born there? Have you ever lived there? Have you ever set foot on Scottish soil? Yes, you have family that have previously emigrated, but does mean that you yourself are part Scottish? Some people will tell you you're not Scottish at all.
The United States is really a mixing pot of cultures, so it's really hard to describe the definitive American culture as it were... The most vivid depiction I can image is the celebration of Independence Day (maybe I'll live to see my country become independent, we shall see).
I'm a Scot, and I'm pleased to see you and your family remember your roots.
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weedanny113 1 week ago
Hello from Aberdeen, glad the pride can last for so many generations. Keep the fire burning my friend. Alba Gu Brath..
gmoz1 3 weeks ago
it's good that you deem yourself to be an actual ethnicity. most americans still call themselves "white" and then get excited about it. it's a way that they entitle themselves to everything instead of working for things. it's good that you're grounded and tend to your own, that's the way all of us should live our lives here in the states, that is taking what our ancestors gave us whether it be meager or humbling and working to honor our ethnicity. all of us deserve an ancestry.
wernergerman777 1 month ago
Lol
TheDutchRudder1 1 month ago
Ignore the troglodytes who say your not scottish. . .you are and very proud to be so.
MsOneiroi77 4 months ago
@MsOneiroi77 thanks MsOneiroli77, we are who we are ;0)
TheCelticknights 3 months ago
@TheCelticknights yes the blood is strong in your veins and thats coming from a scot myself who knows your Scottish and just how proud you are of your roots I still have family in the USA for 150 years. They're Scottish and your Scottish my friend. ;-)
MsOneiroi77 3 months ago
Oh P.S. please read my comments below yours,it will give you a more well rounded view of who and what i am before you post comments more vids to come do tella friend
TheCelticknights 7 months ago
@ Englanistan, please dont tell me what it is to be a Scot when you have a Union jack flag im mean really??? So in conclusion i will still be active in my Clan and teach history and help others find their clans.Oh one last fun fact have you read about the Spanish celts?? northen Spain?? yup you guessed it my people as well still have family there.Anyways i could go on.enjoy England while you can its culture is dieing fast and you know what im talking about Slan ,Alba and god bless the U.S.A
TheCelticknights 7 months ago
I agree and accept that America is a relatively young country along with Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the like in comparison to the others that are much closer to being ancient nations like Scotland and other European nations and so forth, but America is not a group of segregated colony communities any longer, its a nation state and has been for over 250 years, no other nation in history that was that age still looked backward to the distant past rather than forwards as a unity of nations.
Englanistan 7 months ago
@Englanistan Thank you for watching my vid,No i dont belive im Scottish.im American first and foremost
and very proud to be.I was only siteing my Heritage as i was raised.Im not racist one lil bit.Many of my friends
in Alba,Ireland,Wales feel the same way i do about the obersevation of this fantsatic culture.I dont imagine your part of the movement for independance from Westmeinster??? hows that going??? and no im not a plastic paddy per your comment.
TheCelticknights 7 months ago
Only these attributes makes you Scottish. Culture and values such as these ones are not tangible and cannot be passed down especially after several generations. They have to be lived in every day in order to be assimilated by them. Also, ancestry does not pass in a straight line, that would make you inbred if it did lol, it passes in a backward triangular motion, if you go back far enough, you'll have a billion ancestors, the vast majority of whom aren't Scottish.
Englanistan 7 months ago 2
The Scots are not separated by anthropology. The Scots are seperated by culture, geography and community, you share none of those values because you are American. This allows Scotland to change, form and mould your personality and character by Scottish; culture, people, ideology, beliefs, sense of inward and outward perceptions, attitudes, worldview, kinship, community, behavioural traits, politics, as well as all of our weaknesses and such.
Englanistan 7 months ago 3
Also, there is nothing wrong with Yanks or Americans, It just seems well extreme and a bit delusional to judge yourself based entirely on ethnicity from a nation over 4000 miles away in an entire continent away over a massive ocean that you weren't even sovereignly born to.
And Americans are the most ethnically mixed people in the world today, so there is no doubt you'll likely have several other ethnicities within you.
Americans are natural allies but not the same people.
Englanistan 7 months ago 3
OMG, You don't seriously think you are Scottish do you? lol
You are American.
You sound a bit racist, you aren't a Plastic are you?
If you look up the American Heritage dictionary history description 3, Yank - a native and inhabitant of the USA, traditionally known as 'Yankee' in historical context, in modern usage 'Yank' is acceptable.
So born and bred USA you are, is what makes you an American (Yank for short).
American ways are vastly different from Scottish cultural life.
Englanistan 7 months ago 3
You have a lot to be proud of Uncle Sam was based on a scottish American
seonidh 8 months ago
Scottish Americans are way more proud of their heritage than English Americans.
EnglishEthnicPride2 1 year ago 2
Fact: the Texas assessment of knowledge and skills or TAKS is a state test that every child from 1st to 11th grade takes. it asks you to bubble your ethnicity... the choices are White, African American, Indian, Etc. and other.
madzach2000 1 year ago
@madzach2000 very sad indeed,i have my child cross out other and put Scots,Irish,American if we don't observe our own culture its going to be GONE hell no
TheCelticknights 1 year ago 2
oh make sure you fly the St.Andrews cross flag every chance you get.We have a saying here in the U.S.A "Don't tread on Me"! do rember that most of our country was built by Scots,Irish,Welsh, The town i work in is called Ben Lomond witch is the sister city to the one in Scottland,we have Alba Road,highlands park, Loch Lomond and much more within 5 miles of each other.I bet that would surprise many of your countrymen.I know in the Highlands things are much differnt than in Edinburgh!!!
TheCelticknights 1 year ago
I do resist the abolition of our culture,i think its sad that most don't care about their roots.If we as culture dont perserve our roots than they will be lost no matter where you live in the world.I infact have 3 calns in my family,MacAlister,Campbell,and Gunn moms Irish dad'a Scottish.I teach my child the ways that were set down before me.Many think Americans are stupid and have no idenity.There dead wrong!!! tho some Americans i d like to ship to anywere but here hahha.So what do you think?
TheCelticknights 1 year ago
Im gald that you stay in close with your family,i do as well.When i go to Clan Gatherings,its mostly folks with our Sir name MacAlister and septs.I dont go running around in my kilt and paint my face blue hahahahah.You know how the stereotypes are!!!
I am sorry to hear that the U.K. as a whole is loseing her idenity.If i were you like i do here in the states keep your culture alive and well.I started a club that is based on sdeucation,traditions, of our roots.
TheCelticknights 1 year ago
@sday4857inconclusion,America as you say is a melting pot.Thats a good thaing and a bad thing.The good Part is all are welcome legally.The bad part is a lose of what your culture brings to that melting pot.A friend of mine in London says it suck's there now that the Muslim's have takin over the Schools,Burrough'sThe whole damn Country! no pork in Schools at lunch time,anti-European slurrs man that shit don't happen in my town!
Is that Happening In Scottland? is the Scottish Culture fading away?
TheCelticknights 1 year ago
@TheCelticknights Scotland's population is only 5 to 6 million (the 2001 census is outdated thus unreliable). The majority is obviously Scots, but English make part of our population, as do muslims, sihks, jews and other tiny minorities. But the UK as a whole is suffering from the huge and unprecedented influx of migrants. Our last Government, New Labour, bent over backwards to make sure we didn't offend them (e.g. no English flags) but yet let them practice their customs and traditions.
sday4857 1 year ago
@sday4857,Do you know how many Scottish Americans push for your Freedom?
We protect our own point and case.Im proud to be American for sure.How many folks do you know in your home town that are active in their clans? how many know who Andrew Murray is?how many do you know that even know what a Tartan is? or what a Clan Sept is?.my point is all that was taught to me as a young Lad.I am gald that you know that others of Scottish kin all around the world have your back! FORTITER slan my clan motto
TheCelticknights 1 year ago
@TheCelticknights My hometown (Dalgety Bay) is a little town on the coast of the Firth of Forth, on the opposite side of the river from edinburgh and 3 miles east of the Forth Road and Rail bridges. I have my grandparents living on the same street, and the majority of our family live close by. We do get together a lot, but we don't really make a point of calling it a Clan Gathering. I guess we carry on the tradition but not really give it a name.
sday4857 1 year ago 2
Its true many would say that indeed that im not Scottish,its true im not.Im a Scottish American,just like you have African American,Mexican American and so on.I grew up as as an American Scot,its that simple.My ties to the mother land are in the Kintyre area.The biggest tie is my kin kicking the shit out of the English for Indpendance.sday4857 ,having said that my kin and Clan push for Scottish Independance,we are active in doing so.You have a vast amount of American Scots,Irish Welsh who care
TheCelticknights 1 year ago
@TheCelticknights My particular clan is a sept as it is, the Day clan actually branches from Davidson. And of course we all know who Andy Murray is, he was one of the few survivors of the Dunblane Massacre, and I went to school in the same town as he was brought up. And I have an interesting point about tartan, but I'll get onto that in a bit. My clan motto Sapienter Si Sincere translated to 'Wisely if Sincerely'
sday4857 1 year ago
But of course, as you say, you embrace it's culture, you observe Scottish heritage and from what I see, you clearly are proud to have a connection to Scotland.
Alba gu bràth :)
sday4857 1 year ago
Playing devil's advocate here (I wouldn't say you're not Scottish American), some would suggest you're not Scottish though... true, your family have roots in Scotland, but realistically just how connected are you? Were you born there? Have you ever lived there? Have you ever set foot on Scottish soil? Yes, you have family that have previously emigrated, but does mean that you yourself are part Scottish? Some people will tell you you're not Scottish at all.
sday4857 1 year ago
The United States is really a mixing pot of cultures, so it's really hard to describe the definitive American culture as it were... The most vivid depiction I can image is the celebration of Independence Day (maybe I'll live to see my country become independent, we shall see).
I'm a Scot, and I'm pleased to see you and your family remember your roots.
sday4857 1 year ago