17. A few years ago I was on a camping holiday in Bristol. There WERE lots of other girls from around the UK, but I was the only one fromScotland.
18. The camp WAS LOCATED in the woods, not far from the river.
19. The camp life was even more INTERESTING than I had expected. We enjoyed all kinds of camping activities – sports and games, different shows and contests.
Everything was fine apart from one incident that took me aback.
20. Once, at lunchtime, when I WAS EATING ice cream, one of the girls asked, “So, do you have ice cream in Scotland?”
21. I DID NOT KNOW how to react. My neighbour repeated her question.I nodded, “Yes".
22. My answer provoked a wave of absurd questions about my country, “Have you ever seen a ghost in your castle?”“Do all Scottish MEN wear checked skirts?”
23. I FOUND out that some people believe silly stereotypes about Scotland.
24. They believe that Scots really carry bagpipes in THEIR bags to play the instrument on the streets...
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17. A few years ago I was on a camping holiday in Bristol. There WERE lots of other girls from around the UK, but I was the only one fromScotland.
18. The camp WAS LOCATED in the woods, not far from the river.
19. The camp life was even more INTERESTING than I had expected. We enjoyed all kinds of camping activities – sports and games, different shows and contests.
Everything was fine apart from one incident that took me aback.
20. Once, at lunchtime, when I WAS EATING ice cream, one of the girls asked, “So, do you have ice cream in Scotland?”
21. I DID NOT KNOW how to react. My neighbour repeated her question.I nodded, “Yes".
22. My answer provoked a wave of absurd questions about my country, “Have you ever seen a ghost in your castle?”“Do all Scottish MEN wear checked skirts?”
23. I FOUND out that some people believe silly stereotypes about Scotland.
24. They believe that Scots really carry bagpipes in THEIR bags to play the instrument on the streets...