American spends 100 hours in Scotland and shares one thing to 'never say' to locals
An American traveller has shares one thing that tourists in Scotland should never say to locals as they're "not going to appreciate it". Mark Wolters, who is the travel vlogger behind the hugely popular Wolters World channel on YouTube, recently travelled north of the border in the UK, where he reported back with suggestions on everything from itineraries to local foods.
In his video titled '100-ish hours of Scotland Travel, Food, Views, and Sights,' Mark offered his perspective on the dos and don'ts of travelling to Scotland, including one important distinction tourists should understand.
Mark added that the "important mistake" is one that locals are "not going to appreciate" and will soon "let you know" about, urging people not to fall into the trap should they visit Scotland.
Mark said: "Now, changing topics for a little bit. I think another important mistake not to make when you're here is don't make the mistake of calling a Scotsman an Englishman. They're not going to appreciate it."
He continued: "A Scot is a Scot, English is English. Make sure you separate them because they will let you know that they are not English; they're Scottish. You might be able to get away with British."
Mark said this could be okay as the nation is part of Great Britain, but people should "just know Scottish, Scotland", adding that one way people can tell the difference is via the accent.
He light-heartedly pointed out that one "mistake" tourists also make is assuming that when they arrive in Scotland, they'll "understand them just fine", adding that the accent gets "stronger" the further north you travel.
In other travel news, SuomiCasino recently shared a list of the top five "lucky landmarks" in Scotland and Ireland. It analysed data from social media search trends and named Edinburgh as the home of Scotland's two sites.
Indeed, the Scottish capital was the only city in the top five to include two such landmarks, Greyfriars Bobby on the corner of Candlemaker Row and George IV Bridge (number three) and the David Hume Statue (number four).
It was noted that the iconic monument boasted 39,200 Instagram posts and more than 1,100 mentions on TikTok, with an impressive monthly Google search volume of 4,400.
The monument has also landed positive reviews from visitors, with a Google rating of 4.7 out of five ( 1,946 reviews in total). One visitor wrote: "I touched the nose for good luck, then won £1000 on Premium Bonds in April. Thanks Bobby!"
One visitor said: "Bobby's story is beautiful and they say that stroking his nose brings good luck, so be sure to do this when you visit him."
Meanwhile, the experts revealed that the David Hume Statue (located on Edinburgh's Royal Mile) had 260 Instagram posts and generated a respectable 3,600 monthly Google searches.
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