THE party may be over for the Tartan Army with Scotland being emphatically dumped out of the Euros, but the travelling fans have been the real…
Days before the tournament started a reported 200,000 Scotland fans descended on Munich in anticipation of the opening game against the tournament hostsTHE party may be over for the Tartan Army with Scotland being emphatically dumped out of the Euros, but the travelling fans have been the real success story winning the hearts of thousands of Germans.
The relationship between the Germans and the Scottish is not a modern love story, but rather one that stems from the 18th century, according to one language expert. German academics used to visit Scotland and tour the Highlands and when they returned home, they would “wax lyrical” about the beautiful romantic landscape and the mythology around Scots.Kay reckons that the Scotland fans turning up in their thousands all dressed in kilts and with bagpipes in hand tapped into the century-old mythology.
She said: “There is a genuine, real belief, in this cultural imaginary of the nation-state that isn't a nation-state.“If you think about the appalling way in which the German army behaved during the Second World War. “Thousands of fans partying and having a good time is not something seen every day in German cities, and the locals are quickly infected by the positive vibes.
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