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why do people call scottish people jock and welsh people taffy
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Jock is the Scottish pronounciation of Jack, so it comes from that, as a joke.
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I've read that Taffy is a Welsh nn for David. St. David is Wales' patron saint.
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taffy comes from the river taff in wales, i think. dunno about the scotch one.
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