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> My most recent McDaniel ancestor who actually lived in Scotland is John McDaniel, who was born in Scotland in around 1760. By 1776, he was living in Frederick
by nailer 4y ago
> My most recent McDaniel ancestor who actually lived in Scotland is John McDaniel, who was born in Scotland in around 1760. By 1776, he was living in Frederick County, Maryland. I myself have lived my whole life in the United States and have never even visited Scotland. I do not consider myself Scottish and instead consider myself only an American.
This is the most American paragraph ever written.
- Macha 4y agoWouldn't it be more American to claim that the above makes you Scottish? In this case that level of disclaimer feels like second order consequences of that: Someone claimed to be Scottish in a way that pissed off an actual Scottish person, who then took it out on the next American of Scottish descent (maybe just with snarky internet comments), and then this person either recieved or saw that and now feels the need for a disclaimer that she doesn't think like that.
- nailer 4y agoYou have an accurate handle on the situation. I was saying the need to state that someone who clearly has little connection to scotland isn’t Scottish, because so many random Americans pretend to be Scottish , is amazing.
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