Yvette asked me to write a piece about dating a Scottish man and we landed on this. Please note — I am not every Scotsman. The following nonsense applies mostly to me and should not be taken as a literal guide. Unless you want to date me. It may even save me when she reads this later. The Scots have invented, discovered and composed a multitude of groundbreaking things.
For the record- Scotland has its fair share of brilliantly creative women but it would take me all day to list them all. Some more slightly contemporary bands you might be familiar with include Biffy Clyro, Primal Scream and the Proclaimers. Take that Australians. We can also dance. Scottish men have been practicing ceilidh dancing since primary school. A ceilidh is a party with traditional Scottish music and dancing, so we can sweep you off your feet, literally. Jog on Travolta. You can thank John Logie Baird for inventing the television and giving the opportunity to such Scottish film stars like James McAvoy and Gerard Butler to take the screen.
Scottish men have helped discover a long line of medicine we take for granted today — penicillin Sir Alexander Fleming , the hypodermic syringe Alexander Wood , and the saline drip Dr Thomas Latta. All the time. To work, to the gym, doing ironing and swimming.
I jest see I told you we like to make fun of most things. We most likely wear them to weddings and other special occasions. We spend most of our time here. Then when you get here, head straight to the pub. I can guarantee this has worked for a certain Kiwi before.
Sorry Yvette. Like all men, Scottish men are relatively low maintenance. If you are of the age where you have owned and managed to keep a Tamagotchi alive for one day then you should be fine. Keep us reasonably well fed, watered generally with a nice beer or whisky and tell us we look handsome and that our thinning hair makes us look distinguished, and we are generally pretty damn happy. Read more: The most romantic places in Scotland.
