I have no Scottish Heritage (though I do have English in a serious way) however it bears mentioning that the Grand Lodge of Scotland has played a part in the formation of some Grand Lodges in North America, not to mention that Scottish Anglicans played the decisive role in the formation of what became my church, The Episcopal Church in the United States of America after independence from Britain, with a Scottish Bishop consecrating our first Bishops. I'll stay out of any conversation about the independence of Scotland, however, as it is beyond the scope of this blog.
That being said, my great grandmother (who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon) whom I knew well as she lived a long life, was best friends with a Scottish immigrant who lived down the street in our rural New England town. My great grandmother lost quite a bit of her English accent (though not completely: the New England accent is not too far off) but her Scottish friend never lost her broad brogue. They used to like to play old records of Sir Harry Lauder and to this day I can do a pretty darned good imitation of the songs and stories and a Scottish friend of mine here in Maine and I often sing them with abandon over a "Wee deoch and doris".