Wouldn'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: So

Wouldn'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.