Interesting that a survey of Scots has defined Scottishness as…

“Speaking with a Scottish accent and being born In Scotland.”

This was deemed more important than the colour of a person’s skin.

The more I think about it the more I agree. One of the things about Scotland that I love is our common identity. Black, White, Lowlander, Highlander…We all have the same feeling of Scottishness if we’ve been born here, and a good Scottish accent only strengthens the feeling.

So what’s “Scottish” for you? Here’s some of mine:

• Oor Wullie
• The Broons
• Irn Bru
• The Sunday Post
• Our sense of humour
• Swearing profusely - only the Scots can tell you to “Fuck off” and make it sound friendly!
• Tennent’s Lager
• McEwan’s Export
• Raspberries
• Black Pudding Suppers
• Haggis - yummy!
• Buckfast - not so yummy!
• Wally Dugs (Only those of you with very old grannies will know this one)
• For me it’s not about Golf (hate it) or Tartan (love it but it was really invented by Queen Victoria!)