Scotland is a land of traditions and customers, many of which can seem impenetrable to people from outwith the country.
This means many visitors and even people who have lived here for decades still come across little quirks they'll find weird.
It's not that we deliberately set out to try to be weird, it's just that we like to do things a little differently.
Here are ten of the things Scotland does that would just leave the rest of the world feeling a little confused.
Calling all soft drinks Juice
If someone offers you a juice in Scotland you might want to ask them to specify what they are actually offering.
Eating geometric shapes for breakfast
"In Germany, they have a sausage on every corner, while in Scotland they have a corner on every sausage." - Anonymous
Square sausage, tatties scones.... we Scots love a geometric shape for breakfast.
Enjoying violent dance brawls and calling them ceilidhs
The highlight of many social occasions in Scotland, these dance brawls are energetic and great fun but they will leave you breathless, sweaty and the occasional injury.
Learning how to prepare for ceilidhs in school
While most other countries use physical education as a time to teach sports like football, rugby and hockey. Scottish children were throwing each other about dance floors in a bid to be prepared for a future of traditional dancing.
Singing Loch Lomond at the end of every wedding
No one really knows how this started or why it's become a tradition, but a tradition it is, so when you hear those iconic bars at the start of the Runrig classic belting out, you'll know it's the end of the night and everyone has to hit the dance floor.
At a certain age many Scots suddenly just take up hill walking
Hangovers, early mornings, and the thought of strenuous exercise - nothing seems to be able to put Scots off a spot of Munro-bagging when the notion takes them.
Take our sweet tooth obsession to new levels
Though most countries have a predilection to sweets, Scotland takes it to a new level with our love of sweet treats like cranachan, Edinburgh Rock, Highland toffee bars, tablet, and our other national drink Irn-Bru.
Getting irate about a recipe change
Speaking of which, there was almost a national day of mourning when Barr's removed some of the sugar content from their original Irn-Bru recipe.
Our Culinary inventions
If you've ever wondered if it's possible to fit a full meal in a pie then look no further than Scotland, where it's customary for us to try.
This has resulted in the delightful Macaroni Pie which has to be tried at least once.
Other winning combos include Haggis Pakora and Irn-Bru pulled pork.
Hogmanay is more important than Christmas
Christmas is great but the fact it was technically banned in Scotland for almost 400 years has meant that Hogmanay has become the pre-eminent holiday for many Scots.
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