A woman is so scared of Scottish accents she says wants to vomit when she hears it.
Kirsty Baker, from Hampshire, claims she experiences heart palpitations and nausea whenever a Scot opens their mouth around her.
The 32-year-old’s fear is so bad she regularly turns down dates over worries she will hear the Caledonian twang.
Most recently, she dropped her shopping basket and ran out of a supermarket after hearing a Scotsman talk.
She told The Daily Record: ‘If I hear a Scottish accent, I literally start to panic. My heart races and I feel really sick. It’s awful.’