Am I the only one

[toomai51 55]

Dear Tankers,

One of the things I love about Tanki is it's global appeal and you can chat to people all over the world at the same time.

Recently I was talking to someone in USA , Australia , England and Khazakstan. Pretty Cool

It's got me wondering as I have never came across any fellow Scots like me - If there any of you out there.

If you are full blown Scottish like me or descended then you can post here so we'll know who all the 'Jocks' are.

 

There are Scots all over the world and I'm sure many descendents so even if your not and like some of our stuff or visited this small beautiful country

than feel free to add your comment.

We are known for our engineering,architecture and inventiveness.

Sadly with the decline of heavy industry many of the jobs in Shipbuilding,Steel works,mining and engineering are no longer here

so no wonder many Scots went abroad.

 

In Tanki we can join a Clan. There are Clans to be found all over the world and the word originates from Scots/Irish gaelic word 'Clann' meaning family.

Scottish Clans developed their own tartan as part of their identity and after the Jacobite rebellion in 1745 the wearing of tartan was banned .

Clans were always fighting with each other then we fought the English and there are many reminders of its turbulent past particularly

around the borders where both sides sacked each others towns.Many churches and Abbeys still lay in ruins.

There are battlefields all over the place.

It's one of the reasons so many of us wear traditional highland dress at ceremonies and events and as I'm a lowlander I prefer the trews to the kilt.

If you wear a kilt in Scotland tradition is ' you go commando' if you know what I mean !

 

Its around this time of year we celebrate the songs and poems of Robert Burns and this involves attending a ' Burns Supper'.

These are held all over the world and the ' bill of fayre ' [ menu ] is a haggis.

 

Burns poem - 'To a Haggis' is often recited prior to the supper and he refers to it as ' Great Chieftan o' the pudding race'

A toast to the lassies then follows with a nip of whisky and yes I have visited a few of the distilliries around Scotland.

Burns work is known the world over also - everyone has heard of 'Auld lang Syne'

Some of his lines are classic ' To see ourselves as ithers see us'

 

If you have visited here you will know its a wet place - but when the sun shines there's no where like it.

There are hundreds of mountains many of which I have climbed and there's no sign of any civilisation,sometimes you will not meet a single soul.

Here is a picture I took from the highest mountain in  Glencoe  summit of Bidean nam Bian [ a clan massacre took place not far and is a major visitor site ]

 

 

One major thing happening this year is will we become independant but I hope we stay part of the UK as we are all one big clan now,

except when we play at Football or Rugby.sadly were doing that well but getting better on the tennis front.

 

'Slainte'  [ The Scots gaelic word to your health]

 

Please feel free to comment

 

Toomai51

Edited January 20, 2014 by toomai51

[Ilia.ArchangeI 6,785]

Some cool info in there :)

[SpeedyShift9950 12]

Long~~~ ._.

Hang on... Become independent, are you kidding?

Edited January 20, 2014 by SpeedyShift9950

[dislikedalways 20]

lol  :o  :unsure:

[toomai51 55]

Anyone I speak to does not want it but you never know - if you look at Quebec several years ago it was a close run thing there.

[sky128 327]

Cool Imfo

[jokjinari 160]

Cool. :) I'm American, but I happen to be of Scottish descent. This was interesting to read, as I don't actually know much about Scotland ;) 

[r_felipe050 1]

tl;dr

[monkeyburn 13,539]

To be truthful? I think a MACSWEEN'S is long overdue. I mean, there's a Mcdonald's. Wouldn't it be nice to pull up to the drive-thru and order a Haggis? "Now that's a happy meal! I'm lovin it!" :) 

[JonathanBernatowicz 119]

Cool. :) I'm American, but I happen to be of Scottish descent. This was interesting to read, as I don't actually know much about Scotland ;)

What jok just said is the exact thing I want to say.

[Moraine 5,877]

I lived in the Highlands for a couple of years. Awesome country, I hope you will gain independence... interesting, but many of my friends actually wants that.

Haggis - I never got used to it  :D Marmite - likewise, ewwww... But I got hooked on Tunnock's Tea Cakes, Scott's Porage Oats and awesome fishermen's pie made on Orkney's!

 

 

Anyway, ceud taing! It was fun to read about Scotland again, I miss it quite much (although a climate there leaves a lot to be desired)... 

[toomai51 55]

To be truthful? I think a MACSWEEN'S is long overdue. I mean, there's a Mcdonald's. Wouldn't it be nice to pull up to the drive-thru and order a Haggis? "Now that's a happy meal! I'm lovin it!" :) 

You could be onto something there - haggieburger could catch on  :lol:

[toomai51 55]

I lived in the Highlands for a couple of years. Awesome country, I hope you will gain independence... interesting, but many of my friends actually wants that.

 

Haggis - I never got used to it  :D Marmite - likewise, ewwww... But I got hooked on Tunnock's Tea Cakes, Scott's Porage Oats and awesome fishermen's pie made on Orkney's!

 

 

Anyway, ceud taing! It was fun to read about Scotland again, I miss it quite much (although a climate there leaves a lot to be desired)... 

Your right about the haggis but I dunno anyone who does not like Tunnocks tea cakes and caramel wafers

[toomai51 55]

That makes you part 'Jock' then :)

 

Cool. :) I'm American, but I happen to be of Scottish descent. This was interesting to read, as I don't actually know much about Scotland ;)

 

What jok just said is the exact thing I want to say.

yes sure there is a 'Joc' in there as well  - 

 

thanks for replying  :)

[Moraine 5,877]

btw. in which part of Scotland you live? 

[toomai51 55]

I live just north of Glasgow in the central belt - kind of rural but near enough to the city.