Census poll: What is your cultural / historical connection to the kilt?

[CameronCat]

The trend is already developing; no surprise I think that many or most will show a direct family link. My father was from Aberdeenshire.

It might be interesting to run a second poll to see at what level we claim our heritage and to track the Scots diaspora. For instance, "My direct family link is:" parent - grandparent - G/grandparent - GG/grandparent, etc. born in or citizen of Scotland.

I'll bet there are some very interesting stories here. X-man's (above) is certainly one of them. [edit: as are the later ones which appeared while I was writing.]

[CDNSushi]

The trend is already developing; no surprise I think that many or most will show a direct family link.

It might be interesting to run a second poll to see at what level we claim our heritage and to track the Scots diaspora. For instance, "My direct family link is:" parent - grandparent - G/grandparent - GG/grandparent, etc. born in or citizen of Scotland.

I'll bet there are some very interesting stories here. X-man's (above) is certainly one of them. [edit: as are the later ones which appeared while I was writing.]

Indeed, there is a pattern, and I did expect there to be one, I just wasn't sure whether it would be through direct connections or more distant ones.

Yes, the poll is a little ambiguous, as it does not address what "direct family" means nor does it define Scottishness in definitive terms. I knew that though. I just figured that I would leave those things up to each individual respondent. For instance, if you moved away from Scotland at an early age, you may or may not FEEL Scottish... Or if you Scottish aunt or grandmother raised you, that may be more direct a relationship than a parent. Or if only HALF of your family came from Scotland... Or a QUARTER... Where does that put you? Which polll options to choose? There are just too many variables to account for. But I would say the right one to choose is the one that feels the most 'right' to you. In any event I think it gives an interesting, broad overview of the general demographics here.