I have no direct relatives who are Scots or Irish or anything other than German/Russian/Polish. I believe there are a few distant cousins left in Russia, but not sure. About twenty-five years ago one family immigrated to Chicago. The daughter--in my generation, but quite a bit younger than I--came to the Los Angeles area for art school. She was the stereotypical morose Russian. Lots of angst..I was really uncomfortable around her.

My brother married a woman of Scots extraction. Their son married a girl of Korean parentage, and they plan to raise their children in the
Jewish religion. And I've cousins who married into MacDonald and O'Connell. Of the MacDonalds, one married a Pilipino. One married a Mexican-American; her daughter back-married into a family of European descent.

So it is of no never mind the nationality, ethnicity, race or religion, straight or gay...my collateral family is a proverbial
salad bowl.

What a great country!!!