Watch as The Scotsman's Katharine Hay celebrates her birthday with the Tartan Army in Boston
There’s no such thing as a “chilled” night out when you’re partying with the Tartan Army!
She’s been out and about following Scotland supporters on their journey in Boston for the past week and now, our very own Katharine Hay is fully embracing life as an adopted member of the Tartan Army.
The Scotsman’s Rural Affairs correspondent celebrated her birthday in the Massachusetts capital yesterday (17 June) and while she was hoping for a quiet evening, she truly got more than she bargained for with a rowdy night at pub.
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In a Reel posted to The Scotsman’s Facebook, Katharine starts off by saying: “I’m just walking through Boston to find the Tartan Army.
“It’s my birthday today, so I just want to have a drink with them to celebrate.
“It’s a few days now until the Morocco game, so people are having a bit of downtime. I think the Tartan Army is having a sort of rest period. It’ll probably just be a chilled one.”
Those were her famous last words, as the frame then cuts to Katharine on the shoulders of a Scotland fan in a bar in Boston, pint in hand and having the time of her life whilst belting out “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” with dozens of other punters. You can watch the video in full in the player above.
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It comes as thousands of Scotland fans flock to Boston for the World Cup, as the men’s national team plays its first two matches in Massachusetts.
The high-spirited fans have brought a colourful atmosphere to the city, with many bars and pubs reporting that they have run short of beer due to surging demand.
Tartan Army members have also adopted the traffic cone as their own form of headgear, with some sporting orange and white novelty hats.
The traffic cone tradition is most associated with the statue of the Duke of Wellington outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.
Since the late 1980s, a cone has been atop the statue’s head and it has been persistently replaced whenever it is removed.
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