American Couple Reacts: 101 Facts About SCOTLAND! FIRST TIME REACTION!!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

WOW, Scotland is so fascinating! Today we learn more about the rich history of this BEAUTIFUL country in the United Kingdom. This video adds so much more to our learning, and ongoing love of this great land. With Natasha's ancestry to this area, we were both excited to watch this & learn. Oh and those Scottish inventions, double wow! Grab a cold Irn Bru, forget the Haggis and let us know if you learned any facts that you hadn't known before now. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@GeorgeKemp]

Forget the haggis? Do you have any idea how long it takes to hunt for them... they are nearly as rare as the Loch Ness monster! 😲

[@slaintejimmy]

Nessie loves her haggis.. the Highlands would be overrun with the wee three-legged bachles if Nessie didnae scoff so many o them! 😃

[@GeorgeKemp]

@@slaintejimmy That is so very true... as you can probably tell i'm a lowlander but thankfully Nessie allows those of us in the Capital to have a small quota of haggis... sadly many foreigners don't realise how lucky they are that we in the South of Scotland are willing to share some of that quota with them... oh well. it's their loss i guess 🤣

[@paulharvey9149]

Forget the traditional haggis if you must - but do try the vegetarian variety, please!

[@brucewilliams4152]

Scotland were put out of the rugby world cup last k the by Ireland

[@georgeshaw6374]

That was not the Bell Rock lighthouse, Bell Rock is 7 miles offshore and just rises straight out of the sea

[@johnadey3696]

More importantly, scottsman James Clerk Maxwell's field equations of electomagnitism in 1865 gave a complete explanation of elctromagnitism proving that light was an electomagnetic wave who's speed had to be constant for any observer reguardless of the observers movement, this was Einstein's starting point for his theory of relativity.

[@pumagutten]

To answer your question at fact 48: It is Edinburgh you see with Salisbury Crags to the right.

[@davebox588]

You can also make out the Scott Monument. The water referred to is the Firth (Estuary) of (the river) Forth, and for those with bigger/clearer screens, probably the port of Leith.

[@DonaDonaZ]

What is cool about Scotland's resources (granite) being used to build English building's?

[@goapsyche]

The recurring picture you were asking about is of Edinburgh Castle, taken from the top of Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano. In the picture, you can see Salisbury Crags, which were the inspiration for modern geology, also invented in Scotland.

[@lesleyriseam1282]

There is a brilliant Scottish channel by Bruce Fummey . Scottish History Tours a must before visiting Scotland . Definitely your sense of humour . Natasha will love it .

[@revenant_scot]

Love his channel

[@claregallagher8550]

I agree. His videos are well worth watching. He was a teacher here in Perthshire for many years and then became a stand up comedian, but is very knowledgeable about Scottish history. Well worth watching!

[@janemoney5144]

If it makes it better...clan is spelt with a c.

[@janemoney5144]

If you ever go to Orkney, stop in Wick and I'll treat you to a coffee. (I'm so generous).

[@TheJpf79]

Aye he does a grand job of reading you all English books.

[@williammackenzie6115]

James Clerk Maxwell was one the greatest physicists,Albert Einstein said the work of Maxwell changed the world forever.

[@allano937]

Dolly the cloned sheep can still be seen. She is in a glass case within the National Museum in Edinburgh

[@alchristie5112]

On this occasion an Englishman has pronounced Hebrides correctly 😂 but he did pronounce Lochaber, Urquhart Castle, loch… etc wrongly!

[@prd1073]

"Ur ka hart castle" particularly pained me (also Lock Ayyber) - edit, had to stop at 60. It was too much.

[@amac2573]

Also Alba, but so many Scottish Gaelic names and words are distorted by non Gaelic speakers such as Glaschu (Glasgow).

[@Duchessofdukestreet]

He also said Gay-lic and not Gah-lic! But yes, Hebrides was Correct.

[@amac2573]

@@Duchessofdukestreet Yes. I hear that often in Glasgow and the surrounding areas because of the high levels of people with Irish ancestry, I also notice the tendancy to spell surnames with "Mc" where as in the Outer Hebrides the spelling is more often "Mac".

[@InternationalScot]

Ironically he mispronounced Alnwick and it’s in England.

[@graemecampbell2604]

You guys need to check out Scottish History Tours by Bruce Fumey. You will be fascinated, educated, and entertained. He is very funny as well as very well informed. My favourite is "Scotland most important building.". Dunfermline Abbey.

[@DaveBartlett]

Debbie: for "roundy things and up-and-downy things" try: "turrets and crenellations" - Cheers, you can have that one for free.

[@yazmac9294]

A few points I noticed while watching the video (as you asked!) Alba isn’t pronounced Al-ba, it’s al-a-pah. As much as I like to say the Romans didn’t conquer Scotland, that was more because they weren’t interested in it than because we fought them off. William Wallace wouldn’t have worn war paint. Yes he pronounced Hebrides correct however their Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan an Iar is what is used now (or The Western Isles) The picture used for the slides is Edinburgh, specifically it’s a hill (old volcano) you can hike called Arthur’s Seat which overlooks the city. If you like Balmoral they have started selling afternoon tea there (reservations are like gold dust!) However, my favourite looking castle in Scotland is Dunrobin on the NC500, although my favourite castle to visit is Culzean as it has so much to do! On St Andrews Day many tourist attractions are free to enter so a good time to visit, if you don’t mind the November weather. Gaelic is pronounced gha-lic and although it’s more ‘famous’ it’s not as widely used as Scots, which many consider a dialect (or slang) but is a language in itself, so most Scots are actually bilingual. Haggis just gets a bad rep, if people listed the ingredients of a hot dog every time it was mentioned it’d get the same reaction but, like a hot dog, if you like sausage it’s not far off, especially the more modern way it’s served. There is actually a reason the unicorn is Scotland’s national animal; the king of animals is the lion, which is why England choose it as their national animal however, according to folk legend the lion did have a natural enemy which was, you guessed it, the unicorn 😁

[@AlisonJC]

Scottish inventions - disposable contact lens. pneumatic tyre. vacuum flask. insulin. postage stamp. and many more. Proud to be Scottish.

[@niknax25]

Dolly the sheeps Scottish, Rockstar games, GTA is Scottish , there's so much much more we've invented

[@dhdgsn]

You forgot the steam turbine

[@iggle6448]

Me too! Scotland has produced more groundbreaking, world-changing inventions per capita than any other country. Might be something to do with Scotland's dedication to learning - which is something this video didn't really bring out. Scotland had compulsory schooling before the rest of the UK, schools in almost every village, and a well organised school system before that. People had to be smart and independent to thrive in Scotland: they couldn't wait for other people to invent things - they did it themselves!! One of my ancestors was a schoolmaster in the remote Highlands and Orkney - he taught English, Latin, Greek, geography, history, maths, science and much more to crofters' children. There's been at least one teacher in each of the 8 generations descended from him. From his name and clan, we know he was descended from Norse people and Picts. Oh, did anyone notice that the video also left out PORAGE?!! A heinous oversight! A Scot would never have done that! (My ancestry.com results show that I've 93% porage DNA! I was made in Aberdeen though I'm pretty sure there was no granite involved.) And he got Hebrides right but made a midden of quite a few other names. Alnwick is pronounced Annick, he did something weird with Farquhar and Loch Shiel...

[@joemuir2575]

Cash card also

[@margaretnicol3423]

I think it's funny that the founder of the Bank of England was Scottish!!!

[@andydonohoe6367]

it is the Hebrides as the Sassanach stated, yes he has it right. and Natasha ,as you said it's not what I was thinking in my head I thought och ffs she's gonna say (just like my middle Childs teacher at school in Canada) the inner and outer He Brides, and yes that what a school teacher was teaching Canadian kids. until my son couldn't contain his laugh any more, and try as he may, he could not convince her that she had it wrong. so was looked on as a troublemaker ... I've often wondered if it was the kilts that gave her, her thoughts of the He Brides lol.

[@andydonohoe6367]

oh p.s. originally from Glasgow Scotland.

[@Skooty68]

Mention castle and he shows a photo of Eilean Donan Castle every time lol .....although i have walked the bridge and been in it ,it's a beautiful place

[@jamesmckellar8246]

There is a song about the midges by Kenneth McKellar- my namesake and I'm told a relation. Brilliantly funny. Check it out. I adore your take on my homeland. I have lived in many places. As to the weather-it is very similar to the very West of B.C. Canada. where I lived for many years. Variable summers cool wet winters . Warmer wet summers. Possibly heavy snowfalls in the highlands but comparably rarer in the south.. As they say-in the West of Scotland-if you can't see the mountains it's raining. If you can see the mountains it's about to rain, or it's just stopped raining. As to pronunciation Glasgow is often said as "Glesga" by locals.

[@davebox588]

I think you'd be surprised at how good Haggis tastes. One Burns' night and I was hooked. I often make my own (admittedly poor) version at home in England. No sheep stomach though.

[@dcb1969]

Ewan MacGregor has a brother who is a pilot with the RAF, his call sign is Obi Two

[@alireid5235]

Scotland has given the world so much I am in America all the time as my aunt lives there I love it but Scotland is the most beautiful amazing place Allie Reid Edinburgh Scotland UK 😊

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

He has thrown you off about the clearances. English land owners wanted to run sheep and decided that the small holdings(the properties rented to the Scottish farmers) would serve them better with sheep on them, rather than people.

[@margaretmckay-os1sz]

Hebrides he pronounced it correctly . However Alnwick is pronounced Annick. The picture is Edinburgh taken from Arthur’s Seat the ( extinct ) volcano in Holyrood Park . And Urquhart castle is pronounced Urcart .

[@AzulinhoAzulinho]

Also, no-one has ever held the title "King (or Queen) of Scotland", ancient Celtic traditions and Scotland's own constitutional reality meant that the title was *always* "King (or Queen) of _Scots"._

[@HelenMills-wh3vf]

Clann in Gaelig means children....To say the children would be- A' chlann ,pronounced uh chla-oon. To be a member of a clan(family group) meant that you were a child of that group.

[@sandrabeaumont9161]

I bought the Platinum Edition of Britannica plus another library collection of books. The edges of the pages are covered in platinum.

[@calumbigc]

Roads you drive on The surface Tarmac invented by a Scot McAdam . Tyres on your car byRobert Thomson raincoat Macintosh . Disposable contact lenses,electric clock , Fingerprints , ATMs ,Vacuum Flask,there’s so many more .Another fact the Granite used to Build the Australian Parliament was exported from a small island in The Shetland Isles.. ps Population 23,000.

[@lornamaker3312]

The picture when you at no.84 is Arthur’s seat in Edinburgh.

[@CagedPaps]

Irn-Bru is fine, but Currie's Red Koka (or the now discontinued Moray Cup) is where it's at.

[@sapienthaggis3466]

I'm an Aberdonian and quite proud of my city ( you sorta have to be lol ) . A few things of note , as mentioned in the video about the granite before cheap package holidays Aberdeen was a major holiday destination for many Scots and was known as the Silver City by the sea . Rubislaw quarry now mostly filled with water used to be the deepest man made hole in Europe abandoned after it became more costly to pump the water out than the granite was worth , the facade of the Paris Opera House is Aberdeen granite also Marischal Collage ( Formerly part of Aberdeen University now the local council headquarters ) is the second largest granite building in the world after the Alhambra Palace . Aberdeen is also home to the oldest transportation company in the world The Shore Porters Society founded in 1498 . The main street in Aberdeen is called Union Street its construction entailed chopping the tops off of three hills and bridging the gaps one of which was bridged by the construction of the largest single span granite arch in the world , you now drive over it barely noticing it is there . During some building work in the nineties an archealogical site was uncovered which under investigation discovered evidence of habitation dating back to 2000 BC so people have been living here for four thousand years some of them still queing for the post office lol . Should you get the chance Aberdeen is well worth a visit it's a bonnie wee place of course I may be slightly biased .

[@robertwatford7425]

Doesn't Aberdeen have the highest natural background radiation in the world because of all the granite?

[@sapienthaggis3466]

@@robertwatford7425 I'm not aware of any statistics on it but thankfully no five legged children here to my knowledge lol .

[@robertwatford7425]

@@sapienthaggis3466 I expect they're hiding...

[@AUCHTERMUCHTYZZ]

Obar Dheathain ma hame toon

[@alexandernoble9950]

I always thought the royal palace of Spain outside Madrid was the largest granite building,,

[@1951woodygeo]

They are big men up in the Highlands Natasha not to be messed with.

[@bigoz1977]

Guess you had t seen trainspotting then lol Ewan McGregors big break and definitely has a Scottish accent In it.

[@Kazza_8240]

Ewan Mcgregor starred in Trainspotting, he had his own Scots accent in that film.

[@rosaliehagart1888]

Good Scottish word tae use is Braw as in these flowers are braw, the dinner was braw, what a braw day it is, is just example

[@LolaSweetheart]

Awesome video, watched all the way home on the bus and made my dreary murky journey a pleasure. The sea washed lighthouse Bell Rock, Arbroath wasn't actually featured on this video, as its 11 miles out at sea. Awesome to visit and witness the genius of Robert Stevenson who designed and built this lighthouse on a dangerous volcanic sea shelf in 1807 to 1810 ❤

[@staciegallo7647]

I am from the kingdom of Fife and live about 10 miles from Dunfermline. The picture you were asking about is my husband home town Edinburgh xxxx

[@wardenblack9734]

Bonnie Prince Charlie did not want to be King of a separate independent Scotland. He had big ambitions to become King of all of Britain, starting by gaining a foothold first in Scotland. This was not a Scotland versus England fight but a Catholic versus Protestant dispute. The House of Stewart lost- not because it was Scottish, but because it was Catholic!!!! That was the problem, right there - the romanticised version in books, films and video clips!

[@alangauld6079]

Glad you brought that out so many think it was Scotland v England. There were more Scots on the winning side than on the losing one!

[@Parker_Douglas]

Nothing has changed Scotland is still divided over religion it’s really sickening tbh

[@julianbarber4708]

Stuart, surely?

[@wardenblack9734]

The spelling ‘Stuart’ is the French form, as a letter ‘w’ is a rarity in the French language. Both forms have their place.

[@TheSomeChanter]

Both political and religious.

[@sharonfindlay7721]

Angus is a place in Scotland also

[@dermot8626]

I love this. Just saw y'all watching Scottish stuff. Love ìt.😊

[@mikewalton1359]

As a teenager, I remember visiting Aberdeen for a Rugby tour against against Robert Gorden's college. Being Scotland, it had just rained, but the sun came out as we entered the town. I'll never forget how the entire town sparkled like diamonds from the granite built houses.

[@jacquieclapperton9758]

It's also known as the Silver City (on the Golden Sands) because of that

[@Dunbardoddy]

Aberdeen - The Granite City- see - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubislaw_quarry also - Marischal College is said to be the second biggest granite building in the world (the largest being the Escorial in Spain). It is a blend of two styles: A. Marshall Mackenzie’s ‘perpendicular gothic’ (1890s) and Archibald Simpson’s earlier more austere architecture (1837). The overall style is a combination of different aesthetics and the opportunities given by various granite working technologies. Simpson’s older building is built of Rubislaw stone and the modern gothic from Kemnay granite.

[@ukcorporatemediadebunker7694]

There are ancient legends that associate Scotland's origins with ancient Egypt. According to the Scotichronium (a medieval history of Scotland's origins), the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (King Tut's father) had a daughter, Princess Scota. Because Akhenaten banned the worship of the pantheon of ancient Egyptian gods in favour only of the Aten i.e. the sun disc (hence Akhen'aten'), the temple priests began a revolt and eventually overthrew the pharaoh. As a result, Scota had to flee Egypt with her husband and a handful of servants and followers. She is said to have fled from Egypt across the Mediterranean Sea to Greece and then onwards to Scythia (Scotia) near Turkey. She then is said to have fled west towards Spain, crossed over into Ireland (Hibernia to the Romans). The province of Ulster in the NE of Hibernia was called Scota as this is, according to Scottish (and Irish) legend where Scota settled. Eventually her descendants (the Scota) sailed over the Irish Sea and settled in Dalriada (Argyll), which they called Scotia after their founding Egyptian Princess. The famous Egyptian businessman, Muhammad Al Fayed (who once owned Harrod's of London), had a highland estate in Scotland called Balnagowan. He had planned to errect a statue of the ancient Egyptian princesss Scota in the grounds of his estate. Not sure, but I don't thinlk the statue was ever completed. This ancient Egyptian connection may explain why Scots (even today) wear kilts, play bagpipes (both invented by the ancient Egyptians). Ancient Scots also mummified their dead just like the ancient Egyptians did. The cap stone (apex) of ancient Egyptian pyramids was known as the ben ben stone and this may be why mountains in Scotland are known as 'Bens' - as in Ben Lomond, Ben Nevis and so on - all harking back to our anicent Egyptian heritage. Food for thought. Hope you find it interesting.

[@mmcbey1401]

To answer your question at "48" the view is of Edinburgh, taken from Arthur's Seat and with the Salisbury Crags in the foreground. Other views of Edinburgh appear throughout the video.

[@lynnegrant-mcmahon1267]

You also need to check out the Falkirk Wheel.

[@zhu05107]

Saint Andrews day is indeed our equivalent of Saint Paddy’s however Burns night has long been the day we mark with families often eating haggis neeps tatties

[@kylebruce4139]

We also created the US navy, also one of the signatories of the independence comes from Gifford in East Lothian Scotland John Witherspoon

[@scottyboy1809]

Fact not listed for you guys, Scotland has over 30,000 fresh water lochs. Loch Ness is the largest loch by volume - it contains more water (7,452 million cubic metres) than all English and Welsh lakes together.

[@richardhood8589]

Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh

[@rangers11000]

You thought Ewan mcgregor was English 😮 he’s a Scottish national treasure 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 lol

[@eleonora78]

We celebrate St Andrews days too because he is also saint patron of Romania,and it is in the same day

[@johnbyrondick7248]

'Uncle Sam' was a real person from my home town in Scotland.

[@paulharvey9149]

The city that you keep seeing images of at the numbers is Edinburgh - within which I am fortunate to live, at this time. During the first half, the photograph appears to be taken from Arthur's Seat, which is a 760-foot volcanic plug right in the middle of the city, with panoramic views that extend right into the central highlands, from its summit. Those with the headland look like Neist Point on the Isle of Skye, whilst the final few are up Calton Hill in Edinburgh, looking west along Princes Street and over the Old Town, with Edinburgh Castle prominent in both this and the Arthur's Seat pictures. The only correction I would offer is that, while Dunfermline was a significant Royal Residence back in the 11th and 12th Centuries, the previous Capital City where kings and queens were crowned and where their government ministers met was in fact Perth, at least until 1437, after which it was it moved to Edinburgh, whose castle offered better security.

[@tomdunn5999]

Hi n & d came across a video you might be interested in it’s 300 year old reconstruction of a Scottish village it’s called the highland folk museum.it’s built outside in the scottish highlands it was used in outlander.think you will like it.happy anniversary on the 19th .it’s our 39 th on Friday.all the best love your vids x.

[@evelynwilson1566]

They did a lot of filming of Outlander around the Forth Valley. I live in the gorgeous Wee County of Clackmannanshire, in the Forth Valley.

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

Just next door-in Fife!

[@marshallmcculloch6774]

The bridge you are on about is the Forth Rail Bridge which is a world heritage site and crosses the River Forth that connects Fife with the Lothians to reach Edinburgh.

[@janettulloch261]

He is pronouncing hebrides right without our Highlands accent .I'm from the Highlands where the most beautiful parts of Scotland are.the isle of skye is where my parents were born but moved to the mainland Highlands.it is the most beautiful island in the west coast of the Highlands. I come from the macdonalds that were slaughtered in Glen Ceo in fortwilliam my mums maiden name and Stewart my dad's surname clans.also another fact about Scotland the current world's stongest man and two time winner before is from my part of Scotland and is also my son in law.Tom Stoltmon.apart from the rain its an amazing country I'm very proud of for it mystical wild beautiful and very many inventions and discovery's and most of all its history. Also it has the best anthem in the world. The flower of Scotland. The song is about the battle of bannock burn when we defeated our old foes the English. Come the Highlands and Islands of Scotland if you every visit its castles views and mountains are breathtaking scenery. if you can handle the weather. Lol

[@AGSSSH]

The first picture shows when he talks about Urquhart Castle is actually Eilean Donan so you were right

[@_Darkfearytales]

Came here to say this 😂

[@jimdevlin2138]

That Picture is Arthurs seat And the city you can see is Edinburgh, the water is the Firth of Forth which opens to the North sea, the hill which can be seen in the middle of the city is Castle rock on which sits Edinburgh Castle

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

I live across the Forth from Edinburgh.

[@johndoc2910]

It’s Arthur s. Seat in Edinburgh

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

Don't worry too much about being "X% this", or "X% that". Outside of America, nobody is really preoccupied with that kind of thing. Europe has been mingling so long that everyone has ancestry from everywhere at some level. If you feel a particular kinship or affinity with Scotland, then don't worry about what percentage you are. Just loving Scotland is good enough for us. And yes, he did pronounce Hebrides correctly. The picture he keeps showing is of Edinburgh. The kind of flattened mountain in the middle of Edinburgh Castle. For what's worth, I (as a Scottish person) ALSO routinely tighten bottle caps so much that nobody else can open them.

[@1951woodygeo]

I had a full set of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

I still do!

[@neil364]

I can tell you, that without bias, because I am English and that's different, Scotland is a stunning place to go even if you weren't being historical or anything. In fact, even if you came from outer space,Scotland is beautiful. Of course if you happen to enjoy whisky then it's heaven.

[@PHDarren]

22:10 he didn't show the Bell Rock Lighthouse which is at sea not on the coast.

[@johnmiller2845]

You should have a look at the influence of Scots on USA, eg founder of US navy was John Paul Jones from Kirkcudbright, your Declaration of Independence is based on oue Declartion of Arbroath, the majority of US presidents have Scots/Ulster lineage, to name but a few🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@helensoutar559]

The photo he keeps cutting to in 1st half is a view of Edinburgh & out over the Firth of Forth. Taken from the top of Arthur’s Seat (an ancient volcano) in Holyrood Park, next to the Royal Palace of Holyrood & Edinburgh’s Parliament. You can also see the Castle in the middle of this shot. Great views from up there over all of Edinburgh, but you need your walking boots! 2nd photo is also Edinburgh taken from Calton Hill in city centre. My hometown 👍

[@richardhood8589]

There was an occasion when MPs had to state the nearest mainline railway Station. The MP for Orkney and Shetland wrote Bergen, Norway.

[@alangauld6079]

HaHa! I hadn't heard that before but it sounds like something a Shetlander would do....

[@MrBulky992]

It was Jo Grimond, leader of the Liberal Party before Jeremy Thorpe. It was a stupidly worded question on his travel expenses claim so, atypically for most politicians, he told the truth!

[@GameStoryArchive1]

I'm an English guy and watching these videos on Scotland has made me want to visit! I've heard the fish & chips are better up there and I really want to see the castles and explore the history ties with England

[@joemuir2575]

Get up here you will love it, it's a myth we hate the English, after all the hundreds of years together we are brothers and sisters, indeed my grandfather was a Yorkshire man, we all have our traditions and culture but we are as one.

[@GameStoryArchive1]

For some reason I can't see the replies to my comment

[@typhoon5445]

We use haddock and you use cod … but its like everything else there are good and bad chippys

[@helengreig1670]

@@GameStoryArchive1 Please come and visit us, we are probably one of the friendliest and most accommodating countries ever! Not the cave dwelling Haggis hunters some people think we are! We have so much to offer by way of countryside and culture and as a proud Scot, I know my fellow countrymen would make you so welcome!🙏❤️

[@leighnisbett9691]

At the border between Scotland and England there is a 500 yard no man's land as was agreed by the government years ago .

[@6oodfella]

I have never heard of an American find out they have Scottish ancestry and be upset about it. We have such a good reputation around the world, something I'm thankful for. No-one seems to dislike us. Let's hope it stays that way. By the way, haggis sounds more disgusting than it actually is. It's really not that bad, kind of like a savoury mince.

[@SteveBagnall-gh1fu]

I love Haggis

[@paulround4691]

And the modern bicycle, pnuematic tyres , and tarmac/ashfelt,and more!

[@vanessacare2615]

Great video again ladies every day is a learn day with natasha and Debbie

[@jg-ve8lx]

it is very and i know im a jock very wet and cold too. but i love it greatly

[@Heather.C-kiwi-ninja]

That was awesome, such an informative video. I had no idea that Scotland and Ireland were so close to each other. I learnt heaps, but there is always more to learn! Scotland, you are stunning! Thanks for this wonderful reaction video Natasha and Debbie. ❤❤

[@aedanjmcghie]

Invented the bicycle, Kirkpatrick MacMillan. The Earth was weighed using a hill called Schiehallion. It’s a fairly regular shape and quite isolated so the deviation of a plumb line showed the relative mass of the hill and the planet. Maxwell did more physics than just the colour photo. Kelvin was pretty important too.

[@julianbarber4708]

Not to mention the pneumatic tyre.....by John Boyd Dunlop, from Edinburgh.

[@callandick429]

He got the pronunciation of Hebrides right, but Ur-ke-hart castle? Urquhart has only two syllables, Ur-kart. Oh, and Scottish Gaelic is pronounced gah-lick, not gay-lick. But please try haggis. "Not as bad as it sounds" might not be much of an endorsement, but it's delicious, especially with neeps (swedes) and tatties, which is how it's usually served!

[@isuckatguitar6252]

Clan is just another way of saying tribe and we don't speak g-ay-lick - thats Irish! In Scotland it's G-ahh-lick.

[@sheenamaclean8324]

Yeah the Gaelic always gets mispronounced as gay-lick, so annoying!

[@Hilowrious]

So many Scottish people get that wrong too! I’m always correcting people 😅

[@sheenamaclean8324]

@@Hilowrious Garlick? Gallick more like!

[@gra-emed3617]

Oh I’m Scottish and didn’t know the correct pronunciation 🤣 but We don’t even speak it. Only a few thousand even know it I think?

[@Hilowrious]

@@gra-emed3617 according to Google, 60,000 😊 I did Gaelic in school from the ages of 10-15 I only remember the basics though

[@chris_montroy]

Edinburgh here. Enjoyed the video. Here's 4 other things I thought deserved a mention. 1. Loch Ness Monster - The most famous cryptid in the world 2. Grey Fiars Bobby - A devoted puppy 3. 47 seconds - The shortest commercial flight int he world. 4. Auld Land Syne - Most famous song by Robert Burns

[@kirkdavidson7729]

Halloween being just round the corner have a look at The Legend of Sawney Bean which inspired the movie The Hills Have Eyes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇺🇸

[@richardhood8589]

The photo of the standing stones often used as the backdrop for the counters is The Ring of Brodgar in the Orkney Islands. It is Older than Stonehenge.

[@maxmoore9955]

The Inventions that have come from Scottish people is Truely incredible. There are you tube video's about this .Even in America there were Scottish people who invented or introduced new ways of doing things .

[@1nikg]

Like the US navy for instance.

[@paulharvey9149]

Oh, there were many more Scottish inventions than just those mentioned! Rubber is one, from which we developed the concept of waterproof overcoats and wellington boots; the bicycle, macadamisation of road surfaces, the pneumatic tyre, tubular steel, the thermodynamic cycle, coal-gas lighting, field intelligence, wire rope, Cordite, roller printing presses, adhesive postage stamps, ATMs, Radar, the Kinestoscope, universal standard time, picture postcards, logarithms, modern economics and sociology, hypnotism, tropical medicine, modern geology, electromagnetism, the decimal point, the Gregorian telescope, criminal fingerprinting, the Noble Gases, statistical graphics, the arithmetical calculation of the density of the earth, the seismometer, the saline drip, general anaesthesia, vaccines for smallpox and typhoid, electrocardiography, staphylococcus, radiation therapy, decompression tables, standard Opthamology, treatment of tuberculosis, oxygen therapy, beta-blockers, Glasgow Coma, Outcome, Anxiety & Depression Scales, vacuum flasks, chainsaws, matches, cotton reel thread, kaleidoscope, the piano foot pedal, lime cordial, beef extract, the electric clock, automatic telegraphy, Irn-Bru, the breech-loading rifle, the percussion cap and scores of other discoveries and major developmental processes in the scientific, medical, communicative, sports, arts, leisure, cultural, agricultural, heavy industrial, shipbuilding, transport infrastructural, engineering, power, military and aviation fields. It should perhaps be remembered that from the 15th to 19th Centuries there were only six universities in the whole of Great Britain - of which four were in Scotland!

[@Parker_Douglas]

I salute you Paul you are a very patriotic Scot .

[@MrBulky992]

​​@@paulharvey9149Rubber wasn't invented: it is a natural substance that has been known and used for thousands of years, including for waterproofing. The English chemist, Joseph Priestley, was the first to notice it could be used to rub out pencil marks on paper and the substance acquired the name "rubber" for that reason. It is very likely that Scots developed processes to use it more widely. Whom did you have in mind? Charles MacIntosh dissolved rubber on naphtha and sandwiched it between two layers of fabric to create his waterproof garments.

[@seankeltie5679]

Scottish history tours with Bruce fummey is a great way to learn more about Scottish people and powers,Kings and wars!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@daviethomson5707]

It's great to see Natasha, that you so feel proud a yer Scottish roots, and all that Scotland has contributated to the world, long may your love and respect of your roots, and my country continue. Now just remember, the most important thing about being Scottish, and feeling Scottish is, you must take every operchancity, to induldge in the traditional Scottish past time of Saxonfreud (Taking extreme pleasure, in every misfortune that happens to Engurland, particuarly in sporting events).

[@Parker_Douglas]

Your so sad is it a jealousy thing because we happen to suck at most sports . I was cheering on the lionesses when they won the euros & the World Cup along with Ireland.

[@daviethomson5707]

@@Parker_Douglas It's called humour, Scotland and England have a friendly rivalry, I will admit that some people take it to far, but for me it's just a wee bit of friendly one upmanship, especially when it comes to winding up the English part of my family, and they do the same to me.

[@slaintejimmy]

FANTASTIC video and reaction Girls.. sooo much more to Scotland but my little-known fact I mentioned earlier is that Scotland and the UK have different Royal Standards.. the Royal Standard of Scotland includes the Scottish arms (Lion Rampant) in the first and fourth quarters and English arms (3 Lions) only in the second. From Balmoral to Edinburgh, then while Her Majesty's coffin lay in rest, and was made available for a brief period of public viewing at, St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, it was adorned in the Royal Standard of Scotland. The Standards were swapped as the Hercules transporting Her Majesty's coffin passed over the border, bound for London.. I like to think The Princess Royal, Anne, performed this task for her Mom.

[@slaintejimmy]

2 fairly important inventions left out are Tarmac (precursor of asphalt), invented by McAdam, and no big surprise that a Scotsman, Charles Macintosh, invented the waterproof coat, or 'Mack' for our luvly weather. 😃

[@lorrainejohnstone]

Hi girls. Enjoyed the video. I learnt something too. I'm from the granite city Aberdeen never knew our granite was used to build so many of London's buildings. I remember when I was a child in the 60's hearing the alarm at Rubislaw quarry for the men's break. Yep that was the name of the quarry where all that granite came from. By the way was cringing at some of his pronunciations. Wish you could hear the correct way. Apart from that really enjoyed the video. Love from Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Parker_Douglas]

I would say London has done very well from Aberdeen between the Granite & the North Sea oil Aberdeen has been well & truly rinsed by the Uk government

[@jacquieclapperton9758]

The Crown of Scotland was also laid on her coffin in Edinburgh; in England it was the Imperial State Crown. The Scottish Crown is the oldest British crown still in use, having been hidden from Cromwell after the English Civil War and the Bishop's Wars, together with the sceptre and sword.

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

@@Parker_Douglas As has the rest of Scotland!

[@jeffhedges9606]

Pic 48 is Edinburgh with Edinburgh Castle in the distance and the Mount is Arthur's seat where I used to play with my friends and family in the 70s. The sea is down by Portobello beach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

[@sharonmartin4036]

Oh how I love the country of my birth. I have lived away from it for longer than I lived there, but the Scots carry the 'heritage' deep within their souls regardless of where they go or how long they are away. I also love my adopted country, but when asked where I am from my first answer is always "Motherwell, near Glasgow, in Scotland".

[@Parker_Douglas]

Hi Sharon am a Lanarkshire lass too Airdrie.

[@sharonmartin4036]

@@Parker_Douglas "Where's like us?" "There's nain like us!" LOL. If you're under 45 you may not remember or know that little saying. 😂😃

[@tomwoods7120]

I am born and bred in motherwell

[@sharonmartin4036]

@@tomwoods7120 😘☺

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

@@sharonmartin4036 "Here's tae us! Wha's like us? Damn few, an' they're a' died!" Famous old Scottish toast.

[@ducatiman1309]

Watching you both tonight from Edinburgh !!! Interessting video Ladies , thank you X

[@markduggan3451]

My wife and I love going to Scotland, and videos like this make us want to go back. If you get a chance to see a video on the North Coast 500 (a 501-mile trip around the top of the country), watch it. We took our campervan a couple of years ago, and from leaving our house to getting back home, we covered 2000 odd miles. It was worth every minute.

[@iggle6448]

I've done the NC500 more than a few times because I stayed up there. It's fabulous and breathtaking every time.

[@alexhush4131]

That place you asked where he keeps showing is Arthur seat which is an old volcano that looks over Edinburgh, about 1.5 miles from my house 😅🥰

[@arthurdyball7250]

The kkk are of Scottish origin, burning the cross was the way the clans called each other to battle, it wasnt our fault our American cousin's took it the wrong way,but there's no getting away from it.

[@alexscott]

The pneumatic tyre or tire to you spell it was invented by a Scotsman Robert William Thompson . Dunlop tyres

[@saintklaus5770]

German here. I love haggis! It tastes fantastic. We often visit our dear friend William in his Scottish homeland (Dunfermline) and he quite often visits us in northern Germany (Hannover). Whenever you are in a foreign country - try the local specialties. They don't always look good, but they are usually very tasty if you get them from a good source. We have something similar, we call it Calenberger Pfannenschlag. Yes, the Scots and the Lower Saxons have a lot in common. So keep an open mind and don't reject anything just because it sounds strange. Love from Hanover. Klaus

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

Love to you too, Klaus -from Fife. I had a good friend here from Hanover many years ago . Your right-so many things in common!

[@lynndally9160]

I'm a Scot now living in Australia, born in Dunfermline, baptised in the Abbey mentioned in the video. Even after 52 years in Australia, which i absolutely love, i still refer to Scotland as home ❤🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ginak921]

i emigrated to Australia 40yrs ago with my husband and two boys and i still call England home, my eldest son has lived in Edinburgh for 21 yrs but he calls Australia home.

[@Hiforest]

I'm impressed you've stayed away for 52 years, I'm like a homing pigeon, I always wind up back in Fife whenever I try to leave lol

[@grenniespexify]

Waving at you from Fife! 👋

[@paulsmith2516]

Hiya tae you fae here in yer hame Toon! I used tae live right across the road fae the Abbey! Am the other side o The Glen noo 👋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👋🖤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

[@lynndally9160]

@@paulsmith2516 I used tae live in Drum Road, and ma gran lived in Wedderburn crescent

[@joemuir2575]

Winston Churchill once said, no other small country apart from Greece gave more to the world than Scotland

[@Grandmasterfanji]

The picture he keeps showing is Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano which overlooks the centre of Edinburgh. Also, he did pronounce Hebrides correctly.

[@andrewmorton9327]

Number 31 is wrong. The people weren't cleared off the land to favour the 'booming fishing industry', they were cleared off the land to make way for sheep and were forced to take up fishing in order to have something to eat. Hebrides is pronounced: Heb-rid-eez. The photo you asked about is Edinburgh viewed from Salisbury Crags.

[@sharonmartin4036]

He is indeed pronouncing Hebrides correctly, Lol. He is basically jumping all over the map so it's difficult to tell where he is at any time, but I would say the place you are asking about is in the North West Highlands? Someone else may know better. Debbie, I'm never using the words "domes" or "turrets" again. From now on the are 'roundy' things and 'uppy-downy' things! LOVE IT! Haggis is yummy! You don't know what you're missing. The yucky pictures shown here are NOT how it is actually served.

[@clarestewart877]

Although he is English, he is pronouncing Hebrides correctly. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@robertmcqueen289]

Great video ladies. A few more for thee. 102. Scotland has its own Sovereign Standard. This dates back to when King James VI of Scotland, became King James I of England. This Standard only flies in Scotland or the Scottish Isles. One did leave when our late Sovereign HM Queen Elizabeth ll passed away on the aeroplane 'Kittyhawk' on their journey to London. But returned the next day. Quietly. 103. The above mentioned King James VI of Scotland gifted to tune 'St. Patrick's day', to Ireland. To thank them for their assistance in a victory over their usual foe of old. England. Your research for thy UK visit, is definitely on the rise ladies.

[@Ginge.1008]

You 2 are awesome great chemistry great banter, awesome videos keep up huns 😊👌

[@abigail1st]

You need to check out the Highland Clearances, he skirted over it but it was a genocide of the native highlanders by the wealthy landowners. Scotlands History Tours channel has a really informative video about it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@iggle6448]

Yes, that would make for a very interesting if moving video. It was indeed a genocide. Some folk call it the Highland Diaspora, those that weren't bayonetted, shot or burnt to death by the Redcoats were marched to ships waiting to take them to Newfoundland, Labrador, Canada.