History Main / ThriftyScot

* In ''Literature/PhineasFinn'' Phineas is shot at by a Scottish MP who suspects him of having an affair with his wife. Phineas asks for a glass of brandy to steady his nerves. The landlady, also Scottish, proclaims that such a terrible deed has never happened in her house- then tells Phineas "that will be sixpence for the brandy, sir".[[/folder]]

--> '''Capt. Terry''': Spoken like a true Scotswoman.

* Automaker Studebaker introduced a budget-conscious series of cars called the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker_Scotsman Scotsman]] in the 1950s, which eliminated many options such as a radio and cigarette lighter to cut costs.

* The image of Scottish thriftiness is also popular in Germany, where you sometimes see advertisements proclaiming goods at "Schottenpreise" (Scotsmen's prices). In Germany itself some Protestant regions also have a reputation for thriftiness or stinginess, e. g. Swabia (Württemberg), Westphalia and within Westphalia Lippe (a rural region with a strong Calvinist tradition). There is also the common expression ''preußische Sparsamkeit'' (Prussian thrift).

* Despite his CatchPhrase of "Spared no expense!", John Hammond in ''Film/JurassicPark1993'' is given a Scottish accent in part to emphasise his cutting corners wherever and whenever possible.

Another major factor attributed to this trope was the massive failure of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme Darien Scheme]] to establish colonies in Panama, which bankrupted many Scottish nobles and pushed forward the 1707 Act of Union.

See TheScrooge and AllJewsAreCheapskates for examples of non-Scottish people who don't like to spend money.

Along with being [[BraveScot brave]] and [[ViolentGlaswegian violent]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Scotland}} Scottish people]] are also often stereotyped as being thrifty, if not outright stingy, with their money and belongings. Within Scotland itself, people from Aberdeen may be stereotyped as being especially thrifty. Probably TruthInTelevision, since Scotland has always been a poor area compared to England, not to mention being considerably less fertile than the south. Thrift is a necessity under such circumstances. This would be perhaps supported by the fact that among Englishmen people from [[OopNorth Yorkshire]] have a stereotypical reputation for thrift. On the other hand, UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} has in large periods of its history been considered even poorer but the Irish are stereotyped as impulsively generous.

-->'''Angus Deayton:''' Lee, what are you thinking about this?\\