tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post2838783206847375078..comments2024-02-17T18:51:24.318+00:00Comments on Havering On: Scotland - A Nation Divided?Richard Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-16408720743557364632007-10-27T17:56:00.000+01:002007-10-27T17:56:00.000+01:00Indeed as deputy High Commissioner in Dar es Salaa...Indeed as deputy High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam in about 1979 I had a real problem with the British Caledonian Piper at one St Andrews Ball. He was a bit of soak and as a result of being found naked (but with his pipes intact) at 6am next morning asleep on the local war memorial. It required much diplomacy to prevent the society being banned totally by the Tanzanian authorities who had heard a rumour that the supper involved a human sacrifice ritual-the Haggis and its fate was hard to explain in the hard cold light of morning.Huttonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11934214452984245313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-18662498109638095722007-10-27T17:44:00.000+01:002007-10-27T17:44:00.000+01:00Ah the old CSS (Caledonian Society Syndrome), an i...Ah the old CSS (Caledonian Society Syndrome), an interesting state that I too encountered frequently in Africa during my time with British Caledonian. We would fly haggis and pipers to just about every country we flew to in order to celebrate Burns night. It's interesting how much more Scots, English and I suspect many other nationalities become the farther they are from home.Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-70588609814951166132007-10-27T17:33:00.000+01:002007-10-27T17:33:00.000+01:00It's interesting that the further you are away fro...It's interesting that the further you are away from Scotland-as in canada or australia how more nationalist you are. I noticed this phenomenon when in British Embassies in Anglophone countries such as in Africa. The Kuwait Caledonian society had 500 members, mostly never intending to live in Scotland ever again but the pro -Independence rhetoric amidst the vomit....!Huttonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11934214452984245313noreply@blogger.com