The Scottish Connection Seems To Be Everywhere In Barbados!

Since I have arrived in Barbados I would have to be blind not be aware that there is a very noticeable Scottish connection in Barbados. For example yesterday I went to my nearest local supermarket that is called the Montrose Supermarket, which is a town in Scotland and I bought some bakery products that were produced by the Dundee bakery, which is the fourth largest city in Scotland. Here I was a loon from the Granite City otherwise known as Aberdeen, which is obviously the best city in Scotland, doing my shopping in Barbados and everything around me had Scottish roots of some sort!

As everyone that lives in Barbados is aware and most people that have visited Barbados know that there is an area on the Island called the Scottish District, which was given this name by the early Scottish settlers, because it is the highest and least flat area in Barbados, because they felt that it resembled their homeland. I must admit that the scenery and views, which you get in the Scottish District in Barbados, are spectacular and even remind me a wee bit of my homeland, but it sure doesn’t ever get this hot back in Scotland.

I have even came across a interesting story about a Scottish Pirate known as Red Legs Greaves, which I feel deserves an article all of it’s own. It will be appearing on my blog in the near future once my research has been completed.

A few days ago, one of my wife’s cousins boyfriend who is a fisherman was round at our house and he sort of looks like how I would have imagined Red Legs Greaves to look like, this guy looks like a real modern day pirate. He then proceeded to tell me that his granddad was originally from the Fife Region of Scotland. He then showed me an old photograph of his proud looking Granddad dressed up in the full Highland outfit.

Here I am the latest Scottish arrival in Barbados trying to carve out a new life for myself in this amazing part of the Caribbean. Life maybe is hugely different to life back home in Scotland and I guess that’s what I find so appealing about living here.

I’m currently in the process of putting together some ideas for a Scottish meal that I have planned for the weekend, some of he wife’s relatives have somehow managed to persuade me to cook some Scottish food, so they can sample it. I’m not sure if I can handle the pressure, I sure aint a good cook, so I need to come up with something fairly simple. But that’s another story!

August 20, 2008 | Filed Under Barbados According To Me 

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4 Responses to “The Scottish Connection Seems To Be Everywhere In Barbados!”

  1. Barbados » Woah...we are in Barbados... on August 20th, 2008 4:05 pm

    [...] The Scottish Connection Seems To Be Everywhere In Barbados!Since I have arrived in Barbados I would have to be blind not be aware that there is a very noticeable Scottish connection in Barbados. For example yesterday I went to my nearest local supermarket that is called the Montrose Supermarket … [...]

  2. Ness on August 21st, 2008 12:08 am

    Hi Garry where is Barbaros? Nice view!

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  3. Barbados » All This Talk About Culture on August 21st, 2008 3:02 pm

    [...] The Scottish Connection Seems To Be Everywhere In Barbados!Since I have arrived in Barbados I would have to be blind not be aware that there is a very noticeable Scottish connection in Barbados. For example yesterday I went to my nearest local supermarket that is called the Montrose Supermarket … [...]

  4. garryaw on August 21st, 2008 5:48 pm

    Hi Ness Barbados is in the Caribbean.

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