[Babz]

Originally Posted by McHan

Yes, I realise this. That's EXACTLY what I am challenging. I realise that YOU (pl.) have a hard time accepting a foreign-born person with a Scottish ethnic identity and heritage *as* authentically Scottish. MY point is that I am Scottish WHETHER OR NOT you agree.

I definately do not agree with you, you are not Scottish as you were not born there !!!!.................I am ENGLISH with Scottish parents and scottish siblings....

Huh? Last I checked, the Scots in Scotland base their Scottishness on EXACTLY the same thing I do mine... heritage. There is no more legal category called "Scottish," since you are subject to the crown of England and merely Britons. What makes you different than the English or Welsh, for example, is your family identity and self-perception. Is your Scottish identity so fickle as to disappear if you were, for example, to move to England?

You are talking rubbish above...the Crown of England does not exist.....it is of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland(United Kingdom or British Isles) !!!!
To ask if a persons identity will disappear if they move to another country shows you lack of
understanding of a persons birthright..my parents are still Scottish wherever they live and I will
always be ENGLISH even though I live in Scotland !!

There is no such thing as "Scottish citizenship" as far as I know, so nothing to "claim." Residents of Scotland are citizens (or subjects) of the Great Britain. 2. I never said nor implied it would be "easy" to claim this status, nor have I a desire to do so. If work or other life circumstances had me relocating to Scotland, however, it would make sense to become a resident/citizen/subject. This process would not be difficult to go through, albeit it would take a few years.

You would be a British Subject not Scottish as you would be an immigrant to the UK and not born in one of our 4 nations !!

Well, then I'll just have to live as the target of your bigotry.

We are not being BIGOTS, we are just pointing out that to be a true Scot you have to be born
in Scotland, the land of your birth determines your nationality !!

You are saying you are not arguementative...but you are sailing close to the wind for a newcomer
to the site !!
I would say that you are blinkered and whatever anyone says to you, you will not take any notice !!

Take it from one who knows......you are not Scottish just because your ancestors were, it doesn't work that way !!