Since the start of the World Cup, the Tartan Army has overtaken social media feeds.
A Scot has opened up about how his mental health has improved since the Tartan Army’s trip to America has taken over his social media feed. Marking the change as “refreshing”, the Scot is calling for only Boston and Tartan Army content to be allowed on his for you page.
The Scots have made a massive impression on the Americans since they started celebrating their first appearance in the World Cup in nearly three decades. Having overtaken the city of Boston as their first host city for over a week, the streets were flooded with traffic cones, bagpipes, kilts, and singing.
While locals delighted in getting involved with the Tartan Army’s shenanigans, with Glasgow and Boston even becoming ‘twin cities’, many of us back on home soil have also been enjoying seeing the variety of joyful content flooding our social media.
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Removing many of the more negative or serious posts some of us see online, Glasgow business founder Andrew Dobbie has opened up about how this change has benefited his mental state. Voicing his thoughts on Instagram, many people have shared that they have also welcomed the change.
Captioning the clip, Andrew wrote: “Has your feed only been Boston and Scotland content this past week? My whole FYP has been a delight and full of joy, happiness and cones.” The video now has over 163,000 views and has garnered thousands of likes and comments.
In the clip, he says: “Do you know what’s been really refreshing about this whole Boston and Scotland thing? I don’t know about you but my whole feed – everything on my feed – has been Scotland and Boston having a great time, having great fun.
“And it’s removed from my feed of all the politics, all the bad stuff, all the AI stuff, all the negative stuff and the only thing I’ve been consuming on my phone is people having a great time and a great party.”
Andrew continues: “It’s just made me think it just shows you what that stuff does to your kind of mental state. I think we should just have Scotland and Boston content on our feeds. Only that… forever. Who’s with me?”
Many over Instagram users have shared the same thoughts, as one person wrote in the comments section: “Yeah I’ve noticed a huge change in mine too, it’s brilliant. Just so much joy. Love to see it!”
While another person added: “I made a similar comment to one of my sons today. It’s truly been a much needed breath of fresh air!”
Other viewers also agreed, with one user commenting: “Yessssssssssss! I’ve been saying the exact same thing! I’m with you!”, while another followed on, adding: “100% it’s great. All positive now, no more drama.”
A fifth follower also shared: “I said the same, I just kept scrolling and smiling and laughing out loud. What a change to the normal stuff you see everyday. I’m in!”
During the Tartan Army’s time in Boston, many notable events occurred such as thousands of fans attending a Red Sox baseball game, the unofficial legalisation of haggis, traffic cones appearing on statues across the city, and Glasgow and Boston becoming sister cities.
Despite the majority of the Tartan Army having left Boston last week ahead of their third World Cup match against Brazil, Bostonians are still very much all over social media sharing videos of missing the Scots and adding to comments to Miami clips saying they want the fans to return.
While Scotland’s World Cup bid currently hangs in the balance as we wait for the third place standings, it is safe to say that the Tartan Army has been a highlight of the 2026 tournament.
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