https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth

A good example is the fingers used in counting in the film "Inglorious Bastards".

https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/s/Sjirk9TcQO

I feel we have a few here in Scotland. Everyone has seen a post by someone claiming to be "Scotch".
Any other good examples? Or maybe ones specific to your bit of Scotland.

by Desfait

15 comments

  1. Might be controversial, but growing up I didn’t hear a single person refer to themselves as “a Scot”.
    It was always “a Scottish person” or the sentence would be restructured to so you could just call yourself “Scottish”.

  2. If a Scottish person were to claim to be a ‘Jock’ that’s a giveaway. Also if they claim they have ever seen/tried a ‘deep fried mars bar’

  3. All true Scots know that a haggis is a wee animal with 2 legs shorter than the other 2 to let it run around the hills quicker…

  4. Pronouncing ‘loch’ correctly is a good one. Better still might be place names like Milngavie, Kilconquhar, or even where they put the stress in names like Aberdeen or Inverness.

  5. Knowing about the German soldier if you’re a highlander.

  7. “Weegie” cafes with “pure braw scran” advertised on their chalkboard. Fuck off you art school drop out.

    Apparently, the nickname of the Glasgow underground is the clockwork orange. No Glaswegian has called it this in the history of its existence.

  8. I always thought that was what you called the wee knife that you keep in your sock.

  10. Food-related ones like tattie scones and square sausage? Saw a Rangers fan account accidentally out themselves as English on Twitter recently by saying ‘Lorne sausage bap’ (not a football fan just saw the tweet getting lots of attention from Scottish people).

    Edit: bap not nap – autocorrect 

  11. Shibboleth – Also the name of one of my all time favourite rock climbs.

    First ascent by the legendary Robin Smith way back in 1958 and located on Slime Wall on the Buachaille. Absolute classic.

  12. I firmly believe that if someone makes Scotland their home, they’re more than welcome to be Scottish. Crack oan.

    Bit weird looking for signs of supposed impostors.

  14. Was a proper roaster on here yesterday, Trumper from Delaware claiming to be Scottish whilst calling Edinburgh “Edinboro”.

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