Argyll outfit 'infamous'?

[Kid Cossack]

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That does not make them scottish, they are not scots their ancestors were

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You are american, scottishness is not who you are.

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You come fromnorth america, you dont come from scotland

Alumini:

Nothing like jumping in with both feet, amigo! And for a first post, at that. During my (unkilted) wanderings in the former Soviet Union, I had to wrap myself around new concepts, like the formal distinction between nationality and citizenship. My wife, for instance, her passport showed nationality as Russian, and her citizenship as Kazakhstani. (We've fixed that last part!)

Who was she?

In the multiple Venn diagrams that define us, which circle is most important? If you're a left-handed Catholic from Muskogee, Oklahoma, born in 1962, of Polish extraction, who served in the US Navy . . . what defines you?

Or as the rapper once said, "It's not where you're from, it's where you're at."

I am not a Scot. I am of Scots extraction.
I am not Irish. But I do have Irish blood. (Some.)
I am not English. But I do have English blood. (Some.)
I am not a lot of things . . . but I have blood from many countries.

How diluted does one's blood have to be before one is cut off from the cultural affinities one feels for one's ancestors?

Is there a point where my English blood is so dilute that I cannot thrill to Shakespeare? For who would such fardels bear . . . .

And, to be more relevant to the original poster's original post, is there not a point at which cultural affinities are sufficient, in and of themselves, to allow adoption of certain cultural artifacts?

I am not a Scot, and I am not Scottish. I am an American, from America, descended from (among others) Scotsmen, and Scotswomen. I wear a kilt, and frequently. I know, and understand, that there are Scots who think that by so doing I am transgressing on "their turf." I know, also, that there have been Scots who have been tickled pink to see me in my kilt, with whom I have engaged in discussions of the kilt and its history.

I hope this does not seem combative; I am attempting to engage you regarding your post . . . and also let me say, welcome aboard, and I hope you find our little website to be interesting and entertaining.