I've imagined talking to alot of people about Scotland, most of which would most-likely be uninterested in it, but I've never imagined talking to an asian person about it, and having them take an interest in it. Instead, I've imagined talking to asians about korean dramas, japanese manga, anime, dragons, kitsune, geishas, technology, and how china is on a roll right now. When I went to D.C my roomate was a girl that was chinese and spoke little english. Obviously our conversations weren't restricted to cultural stuff or anything, but she taught me a few chinese words, and we ate rice whenever we went to the mall to eat.
What I've come to learn though, is that people are always interested in things that are different than them (unless they are close-minded people). So maybe that is why. I mean, there were tons of other doctors there for me that talked to me, but none of them started a conversation about my interest in the songs other than a comment that it was a unique request. Chances are that one of those doctors was Scottish (can tell by looking) but they didn't seem to care.
It seems to me like alot of white americans have lost their culture. I've felt it before. I mean, how can you not feel it when you are surrounded by centers that help chinese immigrants, and groups trying to better the success of their race in the country? There is no group like that for Scottish people in the USA. Granted, scottish people probably had/have an easier time integrating into america, but it won't be like that forever. White people are now a minority here. So it makes me wonder if maybe someday someone will make a Scottish heritage building or something. Probably not though, its probably too late to do something like that. I'd like to see some more people interested in their culture though, its lonely sometimes, to have something I love that I can't share with someone else. Hopefully the highland games will help me out with that.
Anyway, the point of this wasn't to get all political or anything. I just wanted to say that I listened to Scottish music in the MRI machine for an hour. Fun stuff :)
--JSparrow
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