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    24 Confessions Scottish People Have For Americans

    We've been lying about whisky for years.

    1. Firstly, Scottish men don't all dress like this.

    2. In fact most of us don't own a single piece of tartan clothing.

    3. And we're not all pale and/or ginger.

    Tartan Turban in London! This is Thomas Rattray Tartan from old Sikh Regiment. @PlymouthChaz @Raj_Tigerstyle

    Just a friendly reminder: You can be Scottish and non-white.

    4. We don't all live in castles either.

    5. But we do side-eye your attempts to make fake ones.

    6. We absolutely love American food.

    When Scotland's first Krispy Kreme store opened in Edinburgh, people queued for over 2hrs for a precious, precious doughnut. And it was worth it.

    7. In fact, Scotland and America are practically food twins.

    Deep-fried Twinkies are basically the deep-fried Mars bar's long-lost cousin. And we'd all love to try deep-fried bacon: we'll swap you for some deep-fried pizza. You can keep the deep-fried butter though, cheers.

    8. Scotland in summer doesn't actually look like this.

    9. This is a little more accurate.

    10. It doesn't snow all the time in winter, either.

    There's a reason we invented the word driech. And the words "Hurricane Bawbag".

    11. It annoys us a bit when you get our geography wrong.

    12. Also, we don't want to hear about your Scottish ancestors.

    13. We would kill for just one of your theme parks.

    M&Ds in Strathclyde doesn't have quite the same appeal as Disney World. That's one castle you actually got right.

    14. Your attitude to drinking seriously confuses us.

    15. And while we're on the subject, our beer is much, much better than yours.

    16. We don't all like whisky.

    17. You're not legally obliged to try haggis when you visit.

    .@TrimBiggs and I tried haggis and blood pudding on our last day in Edinburgh. Tim described the haggis as "soapy".

    We know you can't get it in the U.S., but it's not compulsory. If you think it sounds gross, don't eat it. Don't Instagram it. Just have a sandwich.

    18. We love American TV shows and movies.

    Scottish TV is a bit... well, let's just say we'd rather be streaming Breaking Bad than watching a repeat of Take The High Road on STV.

    19. Some of your Scottish celebs are a bit of a mystery to us though.

    20. And you can keep Sean Connery.

    21. We're pretty offended by some of your "Scottish" stereotypes.

    22. But we'll make an exception for Groundskeeper Willie.

    23. When all's said and done, we're honestly really happy that so many of you love Scotland.

    24. However, you really don't need to shout "FREEEEDOM!" at us all the time.