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Walk down a street in a country formally part of the British Empire that still bares it's original name. There is a large chance it is a Scottish name. The re
by zhte415 11y ago
Walk down a street in a country formally part of the British Empire that still bares it's original name. There is a large chance it is a Scottish name.
The reason for this is a vastly disproportionate number of Scots were educated, and worked as engineers and educators, whereas English were either the working hands with no means, skill nor influence, essentially serfs, or the rulers dictating serfs and employing (not, essentially, conscripting) Scottish engineers.
Google Map Hong Kong Island for an example.