Hello guys. How's it going? Welcome to my vlog my name is Shawn and I am scottish
I would like to start my little story alright..
I have begun this series of Scottish stories
Having been inspired by a trip that I recently took to the United States of America.
I feel a little bit like an Imposter here...
You sound like it too..
...see I went to medical with the American Embasy to London
..and it was a trip called.. Exploring American values
..and during this trip I learned so much
But I think the main thing that I learned was
The connection that I have as a Scottish person
With Americans the connections were so deep and I had no idea that this existed
And it's absolutely amazing. I feel like I've entered a whole new world and
Force deep connections with people from the other side of the Atlantic ocean
I've done a bit of research since I've come back I've started to join the connections together
And this is exactly why I'm doing this series on my YouTube channel
I Want to talk about the so-called "special relationship"
That America has with the UK.
I think that connection is not that strong
It's a purely political thing where whoever the prime minister of the UK is at the time
Sucks up to whoever the president of the United States at the time, for political reasons for financial reasons,
but when we look at Scotland as an individual part of the UK.
We have such... A much deeper connection with America in so many ways. I want to talk about why Scottish people
Why we as Scottish people are so attracted to America
And why I was so excited to be invited into America on the explore American values to U.S.
Embassy and if you have not seen that series of vlogs where I traveled to America with U.S. embassy
Please do go and check it out. It's on my channel. I think growing up culturally
We are always more interested in American things than British things at the Scottish kid
...Like television every single thing we watched on TV was American. As a Scottish person. We were certainly very connected to
American culture through television as I started to appreciate my own culture and my own roots as a Scottish person
I started to realize just
How much?
We are adored as Scottish people are in the world and that means a lot to us when I went on this trip to America
I was hit almost immediately because every single where I went with my scottish accent in America
People were all over me like wow you're from Scotland. Tell us more we want to know more about Scotland
We want to know more about where you're from what clan were you what was your family tartan?
I was not prepared for these types of questions when I arrived in America
And I'll tell you one thing we went to a lot of different diverse types of groups companies people with different opinions in America
we saw people from all over the place and
Everybody welcomed me is a Scottish person. I felt absolutely amazing by the welcome that I was given an America
And it's purely cause I'm Scottish They were interested in my culture in my history and the reason they were interested because so many Americans have
Scottish connections through their family roots. I think that's probably definitely more people in America and Canada as well
Who are Scottish rooted than there actually exist squatted people in Scotland?
We love the fact in Scotland that you Americans take such interest in us as Scottish people
We are a small nation we always feel like the underdog and we kind of feel like our accent or culture or history gets
Disrespected and ignored elsewhere in the world so the fact that you Americans pay such close attention and seem to be fascinated by our culture
Means the world does that is basically reason why we have this close connection and love America so much
we love anybody that plays course attention to us as underdogs and life's toughest today likes our culture and
in fact from what I learned when I was in America a lot of you guys actually know more about the old-school Scottish history and
Culture than most people in scotland do I find that fascinating, but actually brilliant as well
Amazing this is so cool. There were forging this connection with American people like others say the Atlantic Ocean and we're making friends
we were people in America, so the fact that
America gives us so much respect to Scottish people is amazing. That is why we are just
Totally in love with America and Americans ism
That means a lot to us believe me
But then it gets deeper because having done some research it turns out so many
Important Scottish people have made their fame and a fortune and their ideas become reality the because of America
Like I tend to feel that Scottish people probably not taking that seriously around the world of the first 43 American
Presidents 33 of them we're either Scottish descended or were from ulster scots
That is incredible around half of the people who sign the first constitution of America were from Scottish Immigrant backgrounds
So already we have this deep forged tie with Scotland and America for your cultural historic roots
See I was probably a bit apprehensive before I went to America with all the political stuff going on there right now
I didn't know how welcome I would be but actually like you guys just opened your arms
And I felt like I was given a great big hug when I arrived in the country
Thank you very much. I really appreciate oh that felt great, and that's why I cannot wait to go back it was incredible
There's other amazing Connection stories as well
Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon he took the Armstrong tartan with him on his mission. .
That's Amazing.
Neil Armstrong one of the most famous men in the world for what he achieved
has Scottish ancestry and his fellow moonwalker Buzz Aldrin
as well
Scottish descendants
because of what we do now a days in the Modern age this thing right here, right the smartphone
this is what we all live on this is probably what most of you guys are watching Youtube on right now the original concept of
The smartphone was probably telephony
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, and he emigrated to America to Canada actually first of all and became a huge success
Where the invention of the telephone and his first transmitter was placed in Boston America incredible
I must visit that site one day Scottish people have just been finding success in America for so long
I would love to come and spend some real time and America as I say I love America
I love what Scottish people have achieved in America. I love the connections
I love the fact that you Americans love us and love our culture and love our history
I love the fact you hold the biggest tartan day event in the world. Guys I really hope to make it back there one day.
That is just the basic fact of it. I love America a lot of Scottish people do love America. We are the underdogs
I think for us Scottish people America is like this place. There is everything that we want to achieve and succeed
We love Scotland. We are proud of being scores, but we're always the underdog, but we feel a lot of Scottish people
I went on to America and have lost that being an underdog and being hugely successful. That is just mind-blowing amazing
I want to be part of that anyway. Thank you so much guys. I owe you a big
Thank you for watching these vlogs. I really appreciate it. This is the Scottish stories CDS
I'm running on my channel
And it's really great that you guys are all joining in
Let me know your thoughts down in the comment box of all I would love to know your Scottish connections
I'm going to call it a night
So, thanks again
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Alba gu bràth