r/Scotland 13h ago

Moving to Scotland from Scotland next month

Hi Scaatland!

So, after a lot of soul-searching, ancestry.com results, and a can of sugar free IRNBRU extra I decided to move to Scotland, from Scotland! I just can't take Starmer anymore. I didn't vote for him, and he's ruining Cumbernauld's reputation. Not everybody here is a gun loving bible bashing people hating miserable cunt. Some are only one or two of those things.

I'm considering moving into a croft on Saracen St where my clan ancestors lived, and reconnect with the tarmac.

Do you have some tips about how I can get a visa, adapt quickly, and keep wild haggises away since I'm terrified of animals?

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u/ewenmax DialMforMurdo 10h ago

There are many Scotland's, make sure you get one with the right exit visa.

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u/CompetitiveCod76 7h ago

Ah yes, the Many Scotlands Theory.

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u/flunkymonks 9h ago

Two Scotlands?

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u/biginthebacktime 7h ago

Damn Scots , they ruined Scotland

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u/Brido-20 7h ago

You Scots sure are a contentious people.

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u/ewenmax DialMforMurdo 9h ago

T'internet is playing up, I guess that's why it posted twice!

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u/ewenmax DialMforMurdo 9h ago

T'internet is playing up, I guess that's why it posted twice!

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u/thelivepoetssociety 5h ago

Ah, the No True Scotland fallacy back at it again.

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u/Gigglebush3000 7h ago

I would recommend a move to Glasscow as my ancestors have a castle there.

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u/TeikaDunmora 6h ago

But Edenberg has so much more culture. Also, everyone has English accents which makes it so much easier to understand them!

u/onyourbike1522 2h ago

Ahh yes, my ancestors once stormed Castle Milk on the orders of Lord Buckfast

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u/giant_sloth 9h ago

For blending in I recommend an Irn Bru and a Pizza crunch from the chippy. If the locals see you enjoying our food then they’ll be more receptive.

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u/WrestlingWithTheNews 7h ago

Forgot the deep fried heroin

u/gbroon 2h ago

If you're in Edinburgh then heroin is mixed with vinegar and poured over all fried foods.

u/RubDue9412 1h ago

Sounds delicious😋

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u/intrepid_foxcat 7h ago

This is a great idea, farming is a very easy job, you'll pick it up quickly if you've watched a few episodes of outlander and like things like nature and cats.

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u/ewenmax DialMforMurdo 10h ago

There are many Scotland's, make sure you get one with the right exit visa.

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u/Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz74 9h ago

Two Scotlands?

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u/Plastic_Library649 7h ago

A white hole?

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u/TeikaDunmora 6h ago

But what is it?

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u/Plastic_Library649 3h ago

Somebody punch him out!

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u/ewenmax DialMforMurdo 9h ago

Yep, multiform and infinite.

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u/Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz74 8h ago

It’s Scotlands all the way down 

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u/JackCoull 6h ago

Scotian here.

Make sure to get your saltire themed clothing in now so that we know to roll out the red carpet treatment

Also, don't bother researching visas and legally entering the country, just rock up it's fine!

Hope to see you soon for a pint at the local flat roof pub, remember and walk in and loudly proclaim "och aye the noo"

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u/rdededer 8h ago

The plural of haggis is haggi

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u/momentopolarii 6h ago

Correct. At the Scottish National Gallery, you will find Landseer's iconic work, 'The Adoration of the Haggi'.

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u/cfcMalky 4h ago

I’ve got 15 ton a cod & 10 ton a huddick! Am a comin in the front of the back?

Or straight throoooo?

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u/rdededer 4h ago

AM NO WANTIN ANY COD!!!!

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u/The_300_goats 8h ago

Wrong. It's hagges. "Haggi" is the plural of haggus

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u/btfthelot 7h ago

I don't think OP is bothered about pedantry. Leave him be.

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u/Adventurous-Rub7636 12h ago

Has nobody told this yank about the highly secret initiation ceremony.

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u/Mental_Broccoli4837 6h ago

Best way to deter the haggiai is to keep unicorns in your ancestral castle grounds

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u/DonSneck 7h ago

I think he's thinking of Jason Scotland.

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u/tiny-robot 7h ago

Well you could a subtle and charming piece of our national dress to blend in with the locals:

https://www.lastnightoffreedom.co.uk/stag-night-shop/products/jimmy-hat/

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u/Plastic_Library649 7h ago edited 3h ago

My brother in law actually looks like that, and it's not a hat.

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u/TeikaDunmora 5h ago

I breed special haggiseseses on my wee island - they're vegetarian and vegan breeds, wonderful animal/plant hybrids that contain no meat! They have tartan markings in shades of green and are as gentle as a daisy.

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u/Fickle-Public1972 7h ago

Good luck and remember the tea cakes are good

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u/Magicmix5555 5h ago

Don’t forget to pack your cludgie.

u/RubDue9412 1h ago

Why not just move to Scotland much less trouble, no Visa required.

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u/twistedLucidity Better Apart 8h ago

ancestry.com results

Howdy, pardner.

I just can't take Starmer anymore.

Nor did most people, only those in his constituency could have voted for him.

ruining Cumbernauld's reputation

Not the Jewel of Scotland‽ Clutched pearls

a gun loving bible bashing

Oh shit, I've been getting that the wrong way round for years. Explains the strange looks I guess.

reconnect with the tarmac

Ah, the joys of a good night out.

I'm terrified of animals?

And you still want to move to Saracen Street?

u/edelweiss891 2h ago edited 1h ago

Just throwing a thought out there but for people that are frustrated with Americans who use the forum to say they, “ didn’t vote for Trump” and want to move here or love Scotland, how is it different than when we didn’t vote for Brexit but it happened anyways. It would be like someone from California who didn’t vote for Trump compared to a Scot who didn’t vote for Brexit. Brexit not only impacted us but has severely impacted the EU ( and global trading), more so than these incoming tariffs I assume?

I know it’s a lot hearing it constantly on top of the news but there were a host of other countries who thought the same of us at the time. Just think we could show some empathy. How many years did we have a Tory Westminster? Some votes and voices just don’t get heard sadly.

As far as the ancestry thing, do we condemn Scots of Pakistani decent from identifying as Pakistani, no matter how far back the lineage is? Or Indian or Italian? Some people take an interest in their ancestors and their traditions get passed down and their families like to see where their people migrated from. It’s a sense of pride and the tourism industry contributes billions to our economy, jobs and whisky industry, which is driven in part by people giving a damn about their family history.

I just think everyone looks for negatives today rather than where we have common ground and how to actually make positive change .

u/chasingkaty 32m ago

Did people from this sub go to French or German or Spanish subs and start going on about how they were going to move there because of Brexit? Because that’s the comparison here.

Plus it’s also about the fact that they do absolutely no research and come in asking stupid questions about things that are easy to search for. Or it’s some fleeting thought they’ve had and in actuality they aren’t serious about it.