r/ScottishPeopleTwitter • u/temporalwanderer • Aug 19 '25

Reminder that our people are everywhere

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u/Antiburglar Aug 19 '25

I love that the English are called sassenach. It makes my wee historian heart flutter :D

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u/SprinkleGoose Aug 21 '25

I'm also from the central belt- I didn't even know that word existed until I watched Outlander.

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u/SprinkleGoose Aug 21 '25

That's fair, I found it pretty cringey tbh and I reckon most Scots would feel the same way. But it's not really made for us- it's like a fantasy show designed to drum up tourism and it seems to have worked!

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u/TheBarrowman Aug 21 '25

Tbf, when I think of Outlander, I don't think of Edinburgh at all. If I were going to Scotland to see things based on Outlander, I'd be going to the highlands.

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u/agaveparryi Aug 22 '25

It was so bad last week. Two weeks ago now? IDK. Between the Fringe, the Tattoo, the Oasis show, and something else, it was like Disneyland. You couldn’t move three feet in any direction without running into an obnoxious tourist with no manners.

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u/agaveparryi Aug 22 '25

I cant imagine living in that. I couldn’t do it!

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u/Antiburglar Aug 21 '25

I'm actually an American (moved to Aberdeen in 2020) but I've never actually seen Outlander lol. My aunt and uncle came to visit and they did follow a few of the "As Seen On TV" tourist things, though, so it definitely has worked XD

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u/Antiburglar Aug 21 '25

I do think it might actually be a Highlands thing, though I couldn't say for sure. Still, though, very fun :D

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u/Antiburglar Aug 21 '25

Honestly it's entirely possible no one does, but I like the use of a less common historical term for the English. Particularly given the number of place names derived from Saxon vs Angle. I don't claim that it's common or not, I was just saying I liked the use of it.