"The Scottish National party is to lodge an official complaint with Germany’s advertising association about the use of the phrase Schotten Preise, meaning Scottish prices, to advertise discounted goods."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6898166.ece
On the whole, I have found Scottish people to be generous.
In Gdansk (Danzig) there used to be a Scottish quarter. There are many links between Aberdeen and the Baltic, particularly with fish and timber.
Scottish pedlars
"The origins of Schotten Preise in Germany may come from the 15th century when many Scots lived in German-populated areas of the Baltic and are believed to have offered goods at competitive prices."
Historically Scotland, and certainly parts of Scotland, have been much poorer than the rest of the UK.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6898166.ece
On the whole, I have found Scottish people to be generous.
In Gdansk (Danzig) there used to be a Scottish quarter. There are many links between Aberdeen and the Baltic, particularly with fish and timber.
Scottish pedlars
"The origins of Schotten Preise in Germany may come from the 15th century when many Scots lived in German-populated areas of the Baltic and are believed to have offered goods at competitive prices."
Historically Scotland, and certainly parts of Scotland, have been much poorer than the rest of the UK.