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A bit different as people never buy the land officially (as in its not registered the Scottish official records). Every single one of these title sellers just pinky promise to keep a record of your ownership of their land and respect that it is yours.

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>A bit different as people never buy the land officially (as in its not registered the Scottish official records).

Sure, much different also given that the money involved is much less, still a good proxy for gullibility.

Not really. The Japanese thing is an investment scam. The Scottish think is somewhat transparent that your little plot of land is mostly symbolic. And literally noone buys the souvenir land as an investment. Its bought for the glossy certificates to gift that uncle that claim to be three-seventh Scottish.

One of the most prominent of these "laird" title providers switched from a scam for gullible people to green activities (saving unused plot of lands, re-creating wild-life habitats and similar) and now they make clear that the title is not worth the paper it is printed on and only a gadget, but a few years ago they promoted the whole stuff and people fell for it (just like they are falling for it now after the "greenwashing").

Lord Hicks of Lochaber would like to have a word with you:

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/essex-firem...

> that uncle that claim to be three-seventh Scottish

Bit of an aside, but I find it odd how hostile people are to Americans retaining any connection to their European ancestry.

If I tell people I'm half-Indian and half-Persian nobody bats an eye. If my wife tells people she's half-Irish and half-Czech she gets treated like she's not supposed to have any heritage or culture other than whatever people imagine as "white American".

I am not sure to understand, in which way is she (mis-)treated?

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