Debunking 8 MYTHS ABOUT SCOTLAND | How many do you believe?

[@ianlogan1150]

A very good video. Perhaps a part 2 sometime. A suggestion for a future video would be a list of things you didn't realise that were invented by Scottish people. You will get a surprise.

[@Thumtwiddler]

The fridge surprised me :-)

[@sam.victor470]

@ Ian Logan Excellent suggestion. The list of Scottish inventions is not only lengthy, but surprisingly relevant to modern life all over the planet. e.g. telephones, television, refrigeration, antibiotics, radar, radio signals, road-surfacing, pneumatic tyres, steam engines, railways, bicycles, waterproof raincoats, colour photography, facsimilie machines, the Bank of England, adhesive postage stamps and postmark etc., etc.

[@mainprimate3827]

Had a friend from Australia who used to say ‘the wind makes me cry’ bless her 🤣 Although she was talking about those bitter winter blasts. When I came to Edinburgh in 83 I couldn’t believe the wind. Every time I turned a corner it was in my face…

[@davidpaterson2309]

It was an old Glasgow joke that you could always tell someone from Edinburgh because every time they turned a corner, no matter where they were, the reached for their hat, whether they were wearing one or not.

[@aidanwilson6035]

The old myth that Scots are mean is often confused with being 'canny' ( careful , not getting carried away and always after value for money ) , apparently Scots give more money to charity per head than any other part of the UK. There may be some truth to less vegetable consumption in Scotland in the past , but it is less obvious these days , it did not help decades ago in schools when they were barely edible and most kids have to be encouraged to eat veg in the first place , fried food is also not as common as it used to be as there is so much more choice around today. A recent study found out that there are a higher proportion of 'gingers' here than any other country !. Certainly in Eastern Scotland it doesn't rain as much as we think it does. It is amazing throughout the UK how the accents and dialects change in just a few miles , many Scots can struggle to understand those with a strong local accent if they talk quickly using slang words. Glasgow is a city of contrasts , the locals like to think that they are the friendliest people around , to some extent that is true , but they ignore the knife crime , the drug scene which is often connected with gangland killings and the sectarian religious divide , thankfully it is slowly getting better. Never knew how much local gin was produced , many distilleries are currently making hand sanitiser using similar ingredients !. As a committed nationalist , i have no grievance towards the English at all , only Westminster , sadly there are always going to be a tiny minority of extreme idiots spoiling it for the rest of us , as England has a far bigger population , there will be far more extremists spreading misinformation against the Scots , i would rather be friendly neighbours than part of a never-ending 'dysfunctional family'. Good to see kilts are becoming more popular , not just for social occasions , although extra care has to be taken in strong winds to avoid getting arrested for indecent exposure ! ;-)

[@liveuser8527]

Well I don't so IDK who is giving all this money away

[@claudiaf.9132]

I visited Scotland (we were staying in Edinburgh and took daily trips to other destinations not too far)with my husband in July a few years ago. We spent a whole week there and it rained every single day, all day. Not just drizzle, I mean real showers. It was so cold the heaters were on in our bed&breakfast and we had to go buy woolen scarves 😱 I'm just sorry we never saw the sun during our trip and it was a bit of a shock but we enjoyed the visit anyway and we hope to be able to come back soon...with our little child 😊

[@franninchen]

I stayed in July of 2019 for two weeks in Scotland and we had just one rainy day during this trip. That's how different it can be. 😅

[@Kakibot]

I'm sure you just hit a bad weather jackpot back then!! Now I'm not saying next time will be amazingly sunny, but I'm certain you'll get more exciting weather types than just all-day rain! (I remember one specific summer when we got quite a lot of torrential rain and we were all really surprised by it! Maybe it was that exact summer you came over! Eek!)

[@claudiaf.9132]

@@franninchen I know!! Some friends of mine went there the year before us and it was sunny and warm 😩 I guess we were very unlucky!

[@claudiaf.9132]

@@Kakibot Yeah, probably! When we came back to Italy and found 30 degrees and hot sun it was almost like landing on another planet 🤣 It was surreal 😂

[@PaxTemplar]

The Deep fried Mars bar is an English invention by a TV cook called Delia Smith in the early 70's kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3iykpSPmrKsiZo My father had chip shops on the west coast and was always telling tourists "No we don't cook that shite" when a deep friendmars bar was requested.

[@franninchen]

I really enjoyed this video. When I visited in July 2019 for two weeks we also had just one really rainy day but it was windy all the time and I was glad I brought my rain jacket instead of an umbrella with me. I also enjoyed the food and the only deep fried thing I ate was fish and chips. I also could understand everyone pretty well, in Edinburgh so as in Glasgow but than there was this guy at a store in Oban. Even my friend who is an English teacher here in Germany didn't understand him. 😅 During this trip I also felt really save the whole time in Glasgow. On the other hand I got spit on by a drunk man while I took pictures pretty late on princess street in Edinburgh. But that's a thing that can everywhere happen that a woman get harassed at night. The ginger myth is funny. I really love the aesthetic of gingers but in Germany is also a saying that a ginger don't have a soul. This video was a lot of fun to watch. Thank you for that. Sadly my flights in August got cancelled so I won't be back in Scotland this year either but I will be back as soon as it is possible for me again.

[@Kakibot]

Ah yes, all of my "optimistic" flight bookings got cancelled too x) It's gonna be so strange to have another summer without the usual number of visitors!

[@HootMaRoot]

Because you live on the east coast of Scotland you get a lot less rain compared to the west coast, that also goes for the wind. On the plus side the east coast is far warmer most of the time, but when it get up to 25 to 30 degrees east coast is lucky because it has a lot lower humidity. A couple of years ago I met a group of ppl that came to the western Isles from Florida for a cycling holiday because they thought it would be cooler. But the shock they got when it reaches 30 to 35 degrees in the valleys along with the 90% humidity, they just weren't prepared that heat

[@Puffball-ll1ly]

Yeah I agree east coast is drier sunnier but most certainly cooler than the west coast due to North Sea

[@tailises1713]

Totally accurate from my experiences in Edinburgh and other areas! And I loved the video! I laughed a lot!

[@Kakibot]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! .)

[@angelojoshuavictoria1275]

The thing about umbrellas being useless is true lol. I am originally from the Philippines where torrential rain is basically part of life and umbrellas are an essential gear. When I moved here in Edinburgh the first advice I got from people is to forget umbrellas because they’ll just get wrecked by the wind the moment you open them. It’s just so windy!😂

[@Kakibot]

Yeah it's definitely in the "just give up" weather category .D my sister often asks me things like "how does one even manage to arrive to a date looking good in all the wind and drizzle?" ... I guess at least the chaotic weather manages to keep the cabbies afloat economically! .D

[@raymonkravagna3226]

I was born and raised in Seattle and it is the same here. Everyone thinks it rains all the time. It kind of does . I always see people with umbrellas in Scotland

[@georgefuters7411]

As a Scot, I find many of these stereotypes hilarious ( and we often play up to them for a laugh... especially with southern English 😂🤣😂). Loved your video and enthusiasm! Point about accents in Scotland... Scandinavian and Germanic speakers find the Doric/Broch accents of north eastern Scotland relatively easy to understand whereas french and Hispanic speakers (and English and southern Scots) find it incomprehensible! Gaelic speaking areas (Highlands and Islands) are generally easy to understand with a beautiful lilt. Central belt accents vary from east to west, getting thicker to the west. Borders accents are often the ones portrayed by Hollywood 🤔😂🤣😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@georgefuters7411]

You could always do another video on Scottish myths and stereotypes that are true; starting with the terror of the hielan' glens: the midge...fun fact there's an ancient highland cure for them...whisky, after half a bottle, you don't feel them anymore 😂🤣😂. Rain: Scotland actually has rain forests and a rainy season (west Highlands). Being what the Weegies (Glaswegians) call a Teuchter (a Highlander) we always considered May and June the summer, and July and August, the rainy season ( coincides with the English holidays...they don't call it God's Country for nothing 😂🤣😂) I know what you mean about Edinburgh being windy: most of the wide streets in the centre run east to west wish funnels the prevailing wind between the buildings! Couple of popular pastimes in Edinburgh: spot the English... they're usually the ones in casual summer clothing holding the battered remains of of a windblawn brolly😂 Or spot the Yank... Prince's St: one o'clock gun goes off... locals duck slightly and shake their heads ("5hit, that time again!")... Europeans jump slightly and look around ("What was that?")... Americans dive for the nearest doorway...("Where's the shooter")🙉🙈🙊 I'll have to watch some more of your videos, I love your sense of humour 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Saor Alba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@torangclayruz4098]

Honestly, I don't know what your accent is due to English is absolutely not my origin language but I do love the way you speak. I think it's easy to understand every single words you stated. You pronounced it clearly and it's not too fast. Thanks for sharing the video. Love from Samosir Island❤️

[@Kakibot]

So glad to hear that! I much prefer on when people focus on "is this accent easy for everyone to undestand" than "is this foreign and if so, I think I dislike it" !

[@vickystanley8853]

I love a "fine soft day" & hate harsh glaring sun. I would love Scottish weather.

[@theruggedtravelers]

I've lived in Edin for 5 years, it does rain a lot...and I am from Seattle, where it also rains a lot :) In Scotland, you normally get all 4 seasons in a day.

[@s125ish]

I'm from Glasgow and Edinburgh is a drier place haha

[@Kakibot]

You're definitely right about the 4 season in a day thing - I guess what I was used to from Prague was "a rainy day is just that, a day full of rain" and that means one starts to think of rain as this funtime-limiting bummer of a thing! But over here it's rarely so rainy that you'd have to fully cancel your plans!

[@kenmoore332]

Seattle sucks now.

[@georgejob2156]

I lived in Snohomish county WA, weather just like Scotland,weeds same.. just like home. I m acclimated..

[@TheEmpressgoth]

I never knew the myths but that was interesting Thank you.

[@karynmcdonagh8489]

Another amazing video 👍👏xx

[@Kakibot]

Thank you 🤗

[@KhandursChannel]

Loving the videos KAt! Hopefully once lockdown ends (hopefully around the end of the year!) I can make a trip over to Edinburgh for a weekend and prepare to maybe move there from Ireland! :D

[@Kakibot]

Fingers crossed! I think end of 2021 might be the soonest Edinburgh is gonna feel like it's kinda back to normal, so it sounds like good timing for checking out if you love it enough to move .)

[@KhandursChannel]

@@Kakibot yeah, for me there's really no point trying to go sooner (another of people have, according to reddit too)

[@belkacemnedjadi3543]

I'm interested for living and working in this nice country ☺️

[@liveuser8527]

Id recommend Kilmarnock

[@jerrynewberry2823]

I was there in the 60s for two years. Some of what you say is true. But some of my experiences are different. I never worried about walking down a street in Glasgow or Edinburgh. However, I lived in very small towns also, which, to me, were very safe. The weather hasn't changed. No total rain is not high, but rain 75% of the time was closer to Seattle. We did have summer once in two years for a week, got up to 65° but wind from the snow covered mountains made it very cool. You are correct about brollies. Useless. But loved every minute except for pubs closing at ten. Hopefully they've remedied that.

[@georgefuters7411]

You should have visited the Highlands if you were worried about 10 pm closing in the '60s. The usual reply to when do you close was "perhaps some time in October!" If you were ever bothered by midge's...the old Highland cure works a treat: whisky...after half a bottle you don't feel them😂🤣😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DelindaHenderson]

You’re so sweet and I think you’re definitely picking up the accent.

[@Kakibot]

Really? I take that as a compliment, even when I don't hear it myself haha! .D

[@DelindaHenderson]

@@Kakibot Yes you should I love your accent and the content on your channel. Well done.

[@JWAngel6252]

Possibly a book in 1935 may have something to do with the hardman image of Glasgow it was “No Mean City” with the main character called the Razor King. His kind of brutality was common with the men carrying cut-throat razors. Lord Carmont a Judge began to give stiffer sentences of 10 years just for carrying this saw the decline of the cut-throat razor . No Mean City also gives you the description of a Wee Hairy not a description so commonly used now

[@onlinemusiclessonsadamphil4677]

Great Video! Yes the money thing is perhaps because there's a history of poverty, Highland Clearances etc. Lots of Scots have dark hair because they're largely Celtic who are Indo-European. Thank you for debunking the accent, the South and North accents are totally different a little like an upside down Ireland. Glasgow, I feel is edgy, not crime angst.

[@simonmountney]

What other stereotypes can we confirm or deny for you all?

[@Redned1312]

Glasgow is one of the friendliest cities anywhere on the planet. Yes it was very dangerous but not anymore. Gangs are rare now and concentrate on each other.

[@Zamode68]

‘Til the end gang 👋🏻 My pals are from Glasgow and let me know that’s it’s not the safest place; on the way up to the Highlands, they took us through one of the neighborhoods, ha (cannot remember which). Glad it’s improving . Interesting video! I do think people need to read and research the country/trip they’re taking.

[@Kakibot]

I think every major city has its dodgy areas, and in my experience people who have lived somewhere for a long time have this ingrained in them the most - Simon keeps telling me about how certain parts of Edinburgh are dangerous and how he doesn't want to visit them and yet I have friends who have bought houses in the areas and don't seem to have any issues! It's kinda counterintuitive to think locals would find their own city more dangerous than visitors but maybe one just collects a lot more random weird experiences throughout 30 years and puts together a stronger idea about safety! I hope you didn't have any bad experiences in Glasgow yourself?

[@kumasenlac5504]

The gin distilling has become more prevalent because there is a significant waiting period before you can sell whisky as whisky. It has to be matured for a number of years in casks before it can legally be sold as Scotch whisky. So once you've filled your casks you have all this expensive equipment lying around. So it makes sense to make gin which has a much faster turnover.

[@Kakibot]

This is true! Our friends from the Holyrood distillery did say it very similarly - what I found cute was them also saying that with gin they do get to do a lot more fun experiments so it's a good way of killing time before it's whisky o'clock haha

[@asciivision]

I use an umbrella because I can´t stand the rain on my glasses!

[@robinho1978.]

I saw a video on here of two American girls hunting for gingers in Edinburgh and could hardly find any but as a weegie I can confirm there’s plenty here! Interesting stat of 6%, they must all be here!

[@Kakibot]

I never felt like there were all that many around Scotland, but whenever I travel back to Prague it's like... I'm the ONLY ONE haha. So it's still kinda nice to live here and not stick out so much x)

[@robinho1978.]

@@Kakibot I hear you! As a former ginger myself I can tell you I got absolutely roasted all the way through school so be thankful you grew up in Prague 🤣.

[@pauls3204]

13% actually is the official government funded number

[@chrissaltmarsh6777]

It's when the wind is with a cold rain, and you end up with horizontal sleet, that it can be a bit horrid. But no, just put on the heavy weather gear. (I have goggles for that. I look like a looney, but there aren't many people about so dinna fash theself)

[@stevenabigail553]

Hi r there still Scotch bakery with meat pies, kidney pie n blood pudding fish n chips n other favorites?

[@charlestaylor9424]

In the American south they deep fry butter as a snack food.

[@Kakibot]

That must be... hard to master, technically .D

[@CroisMoi]

I’m in Texas, and know tons of people from all over the south, and never heard of this. We do tend to fry a lot of vegetables, like okra and fried green tomatoes, but not butter!

[@charlestaylor3027]

@@CroisMoi I found a reference Deep-fried butter is a snack food made of butter coated with a batter or breading and then deep-fried. The dish has been served at several fairs in the US; among them, the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas, and the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. from Wikipedia

[@derekcockburn820]

I worked in the whisky industry for 30 years Whisky has to be matured for a minimum of 3 years. Gin can be made and bottled in days as there is no need to mature the spirit.

[@Scottishrepublic]

Grand video - shared

[@Kakibot]

Thank you Steven!

[@federicorazzoli495]

Nice video, but look... I've been in St Abbs, in the Borders, on the sea. A lassie told me I was lucky, because that week it hadn't rained at all. It was August! :)

[@s125ish]

August is usually the worst summer month in Scotland. April may June are the best months and July if your lucky

[@Kakibot]

Yesss April and May have always been the nicest months! They give us all a little boost of optimism before the drizzly and muggy summer comes along .D

[@RonTodd-gb1eo]

When the English and Scottish monarchies were united a lot of Scots went down to London. The Scottish Lords found that they were not nearly as rich as their English Equivalent. they could not spend as much and looked mean in comparison.

[@anjaladka7258]

how often do under kilt accident moment's happen? ?

[@Kakibot]

Every time someone wants to bring a risky element of potential embarrassment to their mate's wedding day haha .D

[@lolainzera5331]

@@Kakibot omg tell us a up-kilt story😂

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Always convenient for micturation or fornication...

[@yesemitesam333]

Glasgow was voted the friendliest city in the world by Twitter and FB followers of Rough Guides (updated 25.2.2021). Just thought I'd mention that!

[@glenadams3041]

Hi Kat, Thanks for the great episode! Look forward to visiting your country in 2022! Enjoy, Glen & Kris, Portland, OR USA

[@Kakibot]

Thank you Glen & Kris! Happy to hear you enjoyed it .) Scotland will be excited to host you!

[@sandysmith2774]

Re. underwear with the kilt. In actual fact, until Victorian times no one wore underpants. Queen Victoria herself started the "fad" of wearing "bloomers" and they were basically "split crutch", to boot. If you watched Braveheart, the Scots "mooned" the English on the battlefield by simply turning round and lifting their kilts. However, in modern times, it was normal practice to wear underpants in mixed company, especially at formal dances where "twirling around" during vigorous Scottish dances might prove educational to the ladies present.

[@Kakibot]

Admittedly our friends don’t do all that much twirling in their kilts but they definitely don’t let mixed company stop them from avoiding underpants!

[@kenmoore332]

Liar.

[@ashlylynn4555]

@@Kakibot omg they really dont wear something under?

[@janetmackinnon3411]

I wouldn't look to "Braveheart " for an kind of historical accuracy!

[@liveuser8527]

Yes because Hollywood is totally real.. Kilts were not even used in the 1300s...it was hundreds of years later in the 1700s with the Jacobites that the kilt was used in military uniform

[@lostchemist]

This video scores 100% in the awesomeness scale!

[@kenmoore332]

Are you drunk?

[@ianmacewan9416]

I am a Scot. It looks and sounds to me that you are more Scottish than Scots. You are unconsciously saying "we" instead of they. I enjoy your bots lass and am glad you are living in my country. JJ

[@Kakibot]

Thank you so much! The best kind of compliment .)

[@laurenhoffmanmusic]

🍄 🌿 🍄 🌿 🍄 = 😍

[@rjflores438]

Glasgow is safe to visit, and is for safer than it was 15 to 20 years ago, but Edinburgh is definately significantly safer than Glasgow and has been for a long time.

[@ashleysnyder3501]

Just out of curiosity, where are you from? You sound Norwegian. I'm just trying to place your accent, I like pretty much all accents so don't take offense please

[@Kakibot]

I'm Czech! I think contrary to the usual representation Czech accent gets in the media, our accent tends to be leaning more north-west than east! .)

[@Nadiaandherchildren]

So sweet videos

[@Kakibot]

Thank you Nadia, that's very kind

[@Nadiaandherchildren]

@@Kakibot welcome

[@jasongray4517]

It's fine to say a strong working-class accent is more difficult to understand than a more plummy accent. It doesn't make one group better, more intelligent or nicer than the other. Difference is fine.

[@MadTamB]

At Scottish Italy football matches - the Scottish fans sing 'We're going to deep fry your pizzas'.

[@peterboyd7149]

I think Billy Connolly put it best. There isn't bad weather in Scotland just the wrong kind of jacket. Get yourself a sexy little raincoat. I don't mind the rain it is the wind I hate. People on the east coast gave the wind a name the Har. My sister stays in the Highlands. They rescue idiot southerners wearing the wrong clothes on mountainsides every year. The Scottish highlands is not the Bahamas.

[@charlestaylor9424]

Haar isn't wind it's the fine mist from the sea that can linger all day and when you walk through it you get wet.

[@blackmichael75]

The miserliness just comes from poverty, pure and simple.

[@judis6224]

English expect Scotland to take english pounds,but won't to the same when the Scots go there.they also say Scotland needs English, which isn't true,its the othetvway around.

[@stillfangirlingtoday1468]

Scottish English sounds quite cute, but do I understand it? No. And it's terrifying to know the level of difficulty varies, but it could not be any other way, accents change depending on socioeconomic and territorial circumstances, so it is to be expected.

[@pauls3204]

It’s not Scottish English It’s Scot’s! Scot’s is no more a version of English than Ukrainian a version of Russian

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Where do you come from?

[@timheywood4813]

You can't really comment on Scottish culture based on experience of Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the least Scottish place in Scotland, largely preserved for tourism revenue

[@DuncanMcAdam]

The myths that you raise have their origin in the English putdown by the English that have never been north of Watford...

[@judis6224]

Liverpool is a lot windier then edinburgh.

[@keouine]

Some notions I do not wish to have debunked. Let us hope some places and people are different. Cosmopolitanism? is boring after a while. heather covers the highland hills? Calluna vulgaris i.e. People are still proud of Robert Burns?. I want to hear distant bagpipes not rap. (yes I realize bagpipes were once played in other countries) shortbread not biscotti.

[@DelindaHenderson]

I think you’re

[@janetmackinnon3411]

...add a flattering word!

[@thevis5465]

the west of scotland is the rainiest place in all of europe. Edinburgh is not scotland and its not even our largest and most important city

[@raymonkravagna3226]

It is the capital so I would say it is important.

[@thevis5465]

@@raymonkravagna3226 Of course it is important, I said it isn't the most important and certainly isn't representative of Scotland...

[@raymonkravagna3226]

@@thevis5465 So what city would say is the most important? Some say Glasgow, for others it is smaller cities,

[@CaptainQuo]

The deep fried pizza is really a Glasgow thing - I'm an Aberdonian living in Glasgow and Deep Fried Mars Bar is much better. It's not something people eat often though. I lived in Stonehaven for 10 years, which is the town that invented it.

[@Kakibot]

Does Stonehaven have a memorial plaque or something like that for it? .D

[@CaptainQuo]

@@Kakibot I think the chipper that invented it has a sign hanging outside, but it's not a proper plaque.