[00:00:00] This is 63 Percent Scottish, a Scotland Appreciation Podcast. We also touch on a bit of Scottish history and geography to take a listen. Okay, so let's do five fast questions with Océane Lopez. We spoke about Mary Queen of Scots in our full episode.
[00:00:59] So obviously these are going to be very history and culture oriented. You are French, so maybe the first thing to ask is what element of Scottish culture or society is most similar to French culture and society?
[00:01:13] Without thinking I would say our common love and passion for rugby, especially in the south of France. Because I studied in Tunnel and they just like really focused on rugby. And I went there for the last game and was just joy, fabrics and lots of beers.
[00:01:36] Another common passion between us. That's a beer. Yes, what element of Scottish culture or society is most different from French culture and society? So this one is quite easy. I would say kindness.
[00:01:49] So like you enter a shop in Edinburgh and people will just ask you how you're doing, how was your day and everything. And I think that the accent plays a huge role too.
[00:02:03] Because it can be like freezing cold outside but just by listening to them speaking, you are immediately warmed up. We have in France people don't even say hi or they don't say anything to the honest. So yeah, that's the difference.
[00:02:21] I should say this, you know, we're in close to the end of season one here and I've now spoken to about a dozen different people and my experience has been so extremely positive with Scottish people.
[00:02:36] And I think as a Canadian where we often get this reputation is being very friendly and just every experience I've had with a someone I'm interviewing in Scotland has been exactly what you just described. Very, very positive and happy.
[00:02:49] Every time I actually like to Scotland people are just like so kind. Yeah, it's wonderful. And yeah, I agree from my own direct experience. If number three, if you had to have a coffee beer whiskey or glass of wine with one person from Scottish history other than Mary.
[00:03:08] Yeah. Who would it be? And what would you drink? Okay. So I would say I would like to stay in my period, my historical page. I would maybe marry the geese to talk to about daughter.
[00:03:27] And I would like to have breakfast with her like a French breakfast maybe kind of. And if I just like and had someone, I know it doesn't like really exist in real life but I would love to have a glass of whiskey with Jamie Fraser.
[00:03:46] So I need to like a podcast about Scotland. So of course, I was going to mention outlander. So I would say. Yeah, you know and I think I do want to speak to someone about outlander at some point.
[00:04:00] I remember there's a fantastic historian of Scotland named Tom Divine who has said before. I've heard him say before that in his opinion, outlander has done the most for highland culture and spreading highland culture around the world since Walter Scott's work. Yeah.
[00:04:22] Like you know, like just insanely impactful work in outlander. And I think that that really does need to be discussed more. So you know, well, discuss from my from this angle on this podcast. I mean, I know many people have talked about outlander before.
[00:04:38] What number four? What is your absolute favorite place in all of Scotland? It was like really hard to choose but I would say Edinburgh because it has like a special place in my heart.
[00:04:51] I would say it's my favorite city and you have like so many things to see that like castles, museums. And just like wondering around the city is just like really gorgeous.
[00:05:06] Mm-hmm. It's such a beautiful city and and to climb Arthur seat and be able to look at the entirety of it. Is just is it incredible? Okay, last but not least, what is one book about Scott, if history that you would recommend?
[00:05:22] Yeah, so that was the oddest question. Especially if you ask that to an historian but I think because our episode was about powerful female ruler.
[00:05:35] And because that's also my field of research, I would say Scotty Schwins by Rosalind Marshall and you can read about beautiful forgotten destinies from the middle ages to the 18th century. Excellent. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you.
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