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Over the past eight years of living in the United States, I have learned that to say that one is from Scotland carries a unique form of privilege. It was Billy Connolly who cautioned against becoming a “Professional Scot”: one who defines themselves by their nationality above any of their talents or abilities. Without disagreeingnote-0, I offer some insight into my own experience as someone who grew up in Scotland and has joined the diaspora.