When waves of kilt-wearing, joke-cracking Scots arrived in Boston for the World Cup, they expected a party — but what caught them off guard was how enthusiastically Americans embraced the madness.
“I knew the city was friendly, but this has been really something else,” Glasgow influencer Andrew Dobbie told The Post. “I never expected it.”
The Tartan Army brought bagpipes, kilts and a powerful appetite for beer to Beantown, reportedly draining the city dry — and instead of recoiling, locals joined right in.
“In Glasgow, putting a cone on a statue’s head is part of who we are. To see Boston not just understand it, but properly love it, has been amazing.”
To celebrate that shared taste for the absurd, Dobbie and his friend, architect Danny Campbell, created an orange traffic cone decorated with symbols representing both Glasgow and Boston, then brought the creation back across the Atlantic.
The pair turned the unlikely transatlantic bond into something official Wednesday, presenting the playful tribute to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu during a ceremony at Boston Logan International Airport.
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At the event, Boston and Glasgow signed a partnership agreement aimed at deepening economic, cultural and institutional connections. Officials said the cone will also help raise money for mental health causes.
“The best thing is seeing people smiling, and I don’t want the smiling to stop — people meeting, laughing and connecting. It’s amazing, truly not something we expected.”
After their official duties were over, the pair stayed around long enough to enjoy a brew at Dunkin’ and a chance to visit a classic American diner.
“We took the cone to South Street Diner, where they’d put Scotland flags up everywhere, and demolished corned beef hash, sausage, bacon and over-easy eggs,” Dobbie laughed.
“We don’t really have diners like that back home.”
The friendship cone will set off to tour both countries to raise money for Scottish Action for Mental Health and the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health.
