A Scottish football fan has issued a public service announcement to Americans in Boston, clarifying that Scots are not cavemen after being asked bizarre questions about modern technology.
World Cup Brings Tartan Army to Boston
With the World Cup now in full swing, the Boston fan zone has been overtaken by droves of the Tartan Army as they arrive to watch Scotland's first games in the World Cup in 28 years. While many Americans have fallen in love with the Scots spirit, there does seem to be some misunderstandings between the countries.
The city of Boston is currently home to fans in kilts, pints, singing, and bagpipes as the Scots continue their celebrations following their first win in the tournament in 30 years. With a few Boston locals joining in on the jubilation, some have praised the Scots for bringing fun back to the city.
Bizarre Questions from Americans
However, while the two countries seem to be getting along, this hasn't stopped some Scots from receiving some bizarre questions from those in the States. As a result, one Scottish fan has taken to social media to share a PSA with any American viewers.
Sharing a video on Instagram on June 14, football supporter James Currie - under the account name @jameriqy - decided to set the record straight. Captioning the video, he wrote: "Such friendly people but no lie."
Walking through the streets of Boston, James started the video by saying: "Okay, I'm Scottish and I'm in Boston right now. I wanna let all Americans know that we're not cavemen."
He went on to explain his experience: "For some reason, everyone thinks that we live like 20 years in the past. Don't know if it's the kilts, but I was on a train yesterday and somebody asked me how I have an iPhone. They asked me how I have an iPhone in 2026."
Other Scots Share Similar Experiences
Other Scots have also recalled similar experiences in the comments section of the post, with one person writing: "I was in Boston years ago and a man asked if we had electricity in Scotland. I said it was closer to what you see in Braveheart which he was thrilled about."
Another person said: "I had loads of fun with that perception. I pretended I was amazed by credit cards and asked how they had phones in their pockets."
Meanwhile, one American shared their experience moving to Scotland, writing: "I moved to Scotland from the US in 2005. One of my parents' friends asked with all sincerity if they had 'computers and electricity and everything' over there. I met my Scottish husband online."
A third Scot also wrote: "When I was on honeymoon in 2010, we met an American couple and I mentioned a tv show… she looked shocked and continued to ask me how I had seen this show?! I said I had watched all the seasons and she again asked how! I said - on tv - she looked at her husband and said - they have tv's in Scotland!"
James finished off the video by adding: "Anyway, everyone's been so nice. We love Boston, loving our time here in America and mon Scotland."
It is estimated that a whopping 40,000 Scots have travelled to the States in the past couple of weeks to soak up the World Cup atmosphere.
Boston Locals Love the Scots
While some Scots have shared that a few Americans weren't quite sure why the Scots were over before the tournament kicked off, quite a few Boston locals have taken to social media to share their love for the Scots.
One TikTok user, under the name @mmjamin1, has now received over 633,300 views on a recent post praising the Scots. He began the video by saying: "We need to figure out a way to not let these Scots leave Boston because the vibes are absolutely incredible."
Sharing the Tartan Army has helped change the perception of Boston from being "not fun", he added: "All it took was bringing over thousands of Scots to reignite the city because these guys are incredible. We need them to stay forever. Please never leave us."
