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About the Caledonian Society

About the Caledonian Society of Bermuda The Caledonian Society of Bermuda (Registered Charity #896) was formed on November 29, 1936 to share and promote the rich traditions and culture of Scotland within Bermuda. We are famous for hosting some of the liveliest events on the island’s social calendar, including our annual St. Andrew’s Day Ball,…

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The Caledonian Society of Bermuda
(Registered Charity #896)
was formed on November 29, 1936
to share and promote the rich
traditions and culture of Scotland
within Bermuda.

Just for Fun

You know you’re an expatriated Scot in Bermuda when:

• you regularly lament the lack of chip shops.

• you were forwarded the article about the Buckfast ban in Bermuda by everyone you know at home.

• you regularly make a special trek to Lindo’s and/or Miles, even if you live nowhere near them, just to pick up supplies of Irn Bru and Tunnock’s Teacakes.

• you smirk to yourself when anyone complains about the Bermuda weather during a three-minute downpour.

• you regularly have to explain your vocabulary because nobody knows what numpty, eejit, or square-go means.

• even if you normally hate the Proclaimers, Runrig, Deacon Blue, Big Country, etc, you feel a swell of pride when they are played in a Bermuda bar.

• regardless of how long you’ve lived here, you turn into some sort of half-human/half-lobster creature for the first few weeks of summer.

• when someone mentions “Sunday breakfast” you think of square sausages and black pudding before codfish and potatoes.

• you think of House of India as a taste of home.

• you lie when anyone asks you what’s in haggis.

• you get tired of people asking where in Ireland you’re from.