Jimi Famurewa reviews The Shoap by Auld Hag: Scots deli too proud for deep-fried punchlines
by Jimi Famurewa
Apr 03, 2024
2 minutes
The phrase “proud Scot” has always struck me as vaguely tautologous. Every Scottish person that I have ever known and loved has regarded their heritage with an infectious mix of fierce pride and healthy cynicism; to be a displaced London Scot, it seems, is to be both a woad-smeared revolutionary behind enemy lines, and an inveterate piss-taker afforded the clarity of distance.
I will never forget the friend whose Fife-born
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