Quote Originally Posted by Sir Robert
King George the Sixth IIRC, the one that ran off with a devorced woman and abdicated the throne in the 1930s, spoke German as his first language. He was not a Scot, heck he was not even an Englishman but he wore a kilt.

So what I suggest that you do for your friend is take him to a bar where they are having a Kilt Night, take him in front of the assembled Kilties and have some sort of initiation into the secrets of wearing the kilt, get him so drunk that he won't remember a thing and tell him the next day that he is now officially a Scot.

We do the same thing for English tourists in Texas.
King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor, abdicated the throne in 1936 to married Mrs. Wallace Simpson, an American divorcee. King George VI, who was Edward's brother and the Duke of York, took the throne after his brother's abdication. He was married to a Scot, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later the Queen Mother, who was very proud of her Scottish connections all her life.

While I'm pretty sure Edward VIII spoke English (original recordings are still around) there has been some speculation over the years by historians that he would not have stood up to Herr Hitler & his gang of thugs like George VI did.

George I, the Elector of Hanover, who ascended the throne after the death of Queen Anne, spoke no English.

When an English officer was posted to a Scottish Regiment in the British Army, on his first night at the Officer's mess, he was forced to down a quaich or glass of whisky with a real thistle in the bottom, turn the vessel over & kiss the bottom! I've always wanted to see that done! :mrgreen: (Farwell, "Mr. Kipling's Army").

Newfoundlanders have a similar ceremony involving a Codfish and a shot of "Screech", or Newfoundland rum -- right, Colin! ;)

Cheers,

Todd