"What sort of animal is the Scotsman? This is the basic question which the author seeks to answer. He does this in a way which is at the same time both witty and compounded of good sense and reason. The 'furriner' us provided with all sorts of vital information which will help him avoid acute social embarrassment; the wearing of the kilt and the right to wear a tartan, a guide to the indigenous attitudes toward such varying and vital aspects of life and drink, money, nationalism, humor, dancing, and so on. All these are discoursed upon, This book is a veritable treasury of information which no visitor or intending resident can afford to be without." -- Provided by publisher.