“I was having debates with non-Scots about Scotland and having to defend the stereotypical impression of Scots as drunkards, hard men and bigots. I felt that I was continually having to stand up for my culture, music, dance and people, which angered and frustrated me. It angered me that people had this almost comical and disparaging view of everything north of the Border to the point that I was even trying to defend our weather. Really, was Chas and Dave or morris dancing any less cringeworthy than, say, Andy Stewart or the Gay Gordons?”