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[personal profile] icon_uk 2016-12-30 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Ummm... are you remembering that I AM Scottish?

Rahne is Scottish, but in terms of nationality, she is British. There is no legally recognised nationality of Scottish for things like passports etc.
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[personal profile] freezer 2016-12-30 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, I didn't know that. I knew you from the UK but not exactly where.

But I don't recall seeing a Scottish person refer to themselves as British. It's like a Hawaiian calling themselves "American." Factually true, but I've never seen one refer to themselves as "American" first and foremost.

Granted, my experiences with both are limited, so I could be dead wrong about that.
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[personal profile] icon_uk 2016-12-30 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
In a discussion about nationality and citizenship I felt it important to establish legal citizenship status, over standard terminology.

I would probably describe myself as Scottish, but my nationality is British nevertheless.

Actually, most people work out I'm Scottish from the moment I open my mouth as my accent is quite strong, so I rarely need to elaborate. Typing maks it a mickle mair muddled, y'ken?

;)
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[personal profile] freezer 2016-12-30 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Word!
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[personal profile] beyondthefringe 2016-12-30 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Och, aye, the wee bairns! (Everything I know of Scottish dialect comes from Chris Claremont, naturally. Same for German, Russian...) :)
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[personal profile] icon_uk 2016-12-30 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah... you MIGHT not want to rely on that completely when visiting those countries. ;)
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[personal profile] thehood 2016-12-31 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
For that matter, most Puerto Ricans will refer to themselves as Puerto Rican, even though we're a US territory.