FREELANCE JOURNALIST
The first things you notice are the smell of freshly fried cod and the fact that the men serving it up are wearing kilts.
It’s only afterward that you notice the waiters are carrying not just trays of food – but pistols, too.
You’re tempted to ask: “Is that a gun in your sporran or are you just pleased to see me?” Actually, these guys wear their firearms neatly tucked into their waistbands, or in side holsters amid the tartan folds.
The first things you notice are the smell of freshly fried cod and the fact that the men serving it up are wearing kilts.
It’s only afterward that you notice the waiters are carrying not just trays of food – but pistols, too.
You’re tempted to ask: “Is that a gun in your sporran or are you just pleased to see me?” Actually, these guys wear their firearms neatly tucked into their waistbands, or in side holsters amid the tartan folds.
Photograph: Briana Scroggins/AP