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A Southern Primer:Truths, Untruths and Stereotypes
The stereotypes of the South are often perpetrated by Hollywood, the mainstream media and academia. Movies often show Southerners as being uneducated, uncouth and backwards. Even Hollywood’s renditions of...
27 commentsCanada - Butchart Gardens - Victoria - British Columbia - Spectacular!
After spending a glorious five days in Vancouver,Canada, my mother, niece and I shifted our base to Victoria which is located on Vancouver Island. We had allotted time enough on the island for three...
30 commentsScot-Irish - The Other Irish
Patty Inglish's Hub, Orange on St. Patrick's Day, got me to thinking about the other Irish - the Scot-Irish of Northern Ireland and a comment I once read, which I think it was made by the Irish...
17 commentsCanada - Beacon Hill Park - Victoria - Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Verdant and lush Beacon Hill Park is only two blocks from downtown Victoria and the Inner Harbour on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. My mother, niece and I spent three...
14 commentsCULTURAL FAUX PAS OR HOW TO INSULT EVERY PAKISTANI IN THE ROOM AT ONCE.
'Paki' remark shocks Daily Mail article on racism charge. I am talking serious foot in mouth stuff not some innocent gaff or mistake - here I’m asking Mother Earth please swallow me up. Incidentally,...
0 commentsFamous Birthday Listings: December 8
Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Below are some very famous celebrities (85 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! ...
6 commentsBagpipes
Although bagpipes are now universally associated with Scotland in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries they were in common use in England and Germany, and even earlier in Asia. The characteristic sound is...
Scottish Dances - Highland Dancing and Scottish Country
There are two main styles of traditional dancing in Scotland - Scottish Country Dancing and Highland Dancing. Scottish Country Dancing is Scotland’s version of social partner dancing. It’s always...
8 commentsVictoria, British Columbia in Canada - An Amazing Place to Visit!
Our three days spent in this sparkling jewel of a city, Victoria, was an amazing journey filled with widely varied impressions that only whet our appetite to return sometime in the future and explore...
12 commentsUP YOUR KILT (Scottish JOKES)
Although the wearing of the national dress is saved for special occasions i.e weddings, there are a glut of jokes flying around about the kilted Scots, i hope you enjoy these select few. A Scotsman clad in a...
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