Not just Braveheart: black Scots become TikTok hit among African Americans

Thu, 21 Aug 2025

Glaswegian teacher’s moan about the weather has racked up 4m views – and opened conversations about race on both sides of Atlantic

It began with a good-natured rant about the Scottish summer weather and has developed into a global conversation about history, diaspora and diversity on both sides of the Atlantic.

Last week, Torgi Squire uploaded a TikTok post that any Scottish parent could relate to: why is it, he asked, that without fail the washout summer weather always improves the week that the kids go back to school?