Shekaru huɗu da suka wuce, Tammi Gaw, mai ba da shawara kan kadarori ’yar shekara 50, ta ƙaura daga Washington DC zuwa Glasgow tare da abokiyar zamanta ’yar Scotland. A lokacin, abokai da iyali a gida sun yi mata dariya. "Mutane suna ta tambayata: 'Ha ha, me ya sa za ki so ƙaura zuwa Scotland, inda ruwa ke sauka koyaushe?' Yanzu waɗannan mutane ɗin suna tambayata: 'Kai, yaya zan ƙaura zuwa can?'"
Ba ita kaɗai ba. A cewar Rightmove, kashi 28% na tambayoyin da Amurkawa ke yi game da sayen gida a Birtaniya sun shafi Scotland—fiye da na London. Wani bincike na kwanan nan da dandalin haya Goodlord ya gudanar ya gano ƙaruwar 63% na Amurkawa da ke haya kadarori a Scotland tun bayan sake zaɓen Donald Trump a watan Nuwamba 2024.
Amma Gaw, memba na Democrats Abroad, ba ta tsammanin rashin gamsuwa da gwamnatin yanzu ya bayyana gabaɗaya sha'awar Scotland. Ta kuma nuna kyawawan halaye da aka samar daga fiye da magoya bayan ƙwallon ƙafa na Scotland 20,000 da suka zo Massachusetts don gasar cin kofin duniya a wannan bazara. Sun rinjayi mutanen Boston da wasannin barkwancinsu da faretin busa, sun ƙara ribar masu shagunan giya na gida, har ma sun tattara shara nasu. "Sojojin Tartan sun gudanar da yaƙin neman zaɓe mafi kyau don ƙasarsu fiye da duk wani shiri da gwamnati ta tallafa," in ji ta. "Mutane yanzu suna ganin Scotland a matsayin zaɓi mai daɗi sosai."
Akwai ƙarin dalilai masu amfani don sha'awar Scotland kuma. "Ina ba da shawara ga mutane a duk matakan kuɗi," in ji Gaw. "Wasu suna shirya gaba. Misali, suna son zama ɗan Scotland domin daga baya yaransu su sami karatun jami'a kyauta."
Ta kuma ambaci NHS a matsayin abin jan hankali. Yawancin mutanen da ke ƙaura zuwa Birtaniya kan visa na iyali ko ƙwararren ma'aikaci dole su biya ƙarin kuɗin lafiya na shige da fice na shekara-shekara na £1,035, amma waɗanda suka saba da inshorar lafiya ta Amurka suna ganin wannan a matsayin ciniki mai arha. "Kuɗin bai kai na asali na wata-wata a Amurka ba, kafin duk sauran kuɗaɗen cirewa da caji," in ji Gaw. Ta lura cewa Scotland tana da fa'ida ta musamman ga mutanen da ke da matsalolin lafiya na dogon lokaci saboda magunguna kyauta ne ga kowa a can.
Ban da siyasa da al'amuran aiki, duban kafofin sada zumunta da sauri ya bayyana wani dalili, wanda ba a bayyane ba, na wasu daga cikin wannan sha'awar Scotland—jerin fantasy na dogon lokaci Outlander, wanda a ciki Claire Randall, tsohuwar ma'aikaciyar jinya ta soja ta yakin duniya na biyu, aka kai ta tsaunukan Scotland na ƙarni na 18, inda ta ƙaunaci Jamie Fraser, jarumi. Jerin yana nuna wurare masu kyau ciki har da Devil's Pulpit a Finnich Glen da duwatsun tsaye a Calanais. "Shirye-shiryen maraice: kallon Outlander. Saƙa shawl na Outlander. Mafarkin ƙaura zuwa Scotland," in ji wani rubutu na yau da kullum. "Na dawo daga Scotland kwanan nan kuma na ziyarci wuraren da aka yi fim ɗin Outlander. Na yi kuka sosai na kwanaki biyu bayan na dawo gida. Ina buƙatar ƙaura zuwa tsaunukan Scotland!" in ji wani.
Hailey Beaupre, ’yar shekara 28, wadda ke gudanar da kamfanin yawon buɗe ido Sassenach Historian, ta san fiye da yawancin mutane game da tasirin Outlander. Ta kamu da sha'awa tun tana ɗaliba a New Hampshire, tana kallon jerin a jere, tana karanta littattafan Diana Gabaldon da aka yi shi a kansu, kuma ta yi rijistar tafiya cikin sauri zuwa Scotland.
"Na halarci yawon buɗe ido na Outlander inda muka tuƙa zuwa Midhope Castle [rugujewar katafaren gida na ƙarni na 15 kusa da South Queensferry yana ɗaya daga cikin wuraren da aka yi fim ɗin]. Kamar wani canji ya faru a kaina. Na ce da babbar murya: 'Zan ƙaura zuwa Scotland kuma zan yi irin waɗannan yawon buɗe ido don rayuwa.'"
Beaupre yanzu tana kwatanta abin da ya biyo baya a matsayin "ko dai rugujewa ko ci gaba," dangane da yadda kuke kallo. "Na rabu da saurayina, na ɗauki likitan kwantar da hankali kuma na canza digirina daga ilimi zuwa tarihi, duk cikin mako guda."
Ƙudurinta na ƙaura ya kasance marar juyawa. "An amince da bukatarmu cikin sa'o'i 48," in ji Forber, har yanzu da alamar mamaki. "Ya yi sauri kamar walƙiya." Amma ƙauran ya ɗauki ƙarfi da albarkatu masu yawa. "Mun sayar da duk abin da muka mallaka, ciki har da gidanmu. Na san wannan ba zai yiwu ga kowa ba. Idan ka haɗa duk kuɗaɗen, abu ne mai tsada sosai."
Tun da suka ƙaura, sun zauna cikin farin ciki cikin al'ummar gida. Forber ya ce yana jin daɗin rayuwa a hankali, yana hawan keke zuwa makaranta da ɗansa a bayan babur ɗinsa na lantarki, kuma mutanen gida suna san shi. "Scotland wuri ne mafi aminci don renon yaro," in ji shi. "Harbin makaranta da tashin hankalin bindiga koyaushe suna damuna. Na yi makarantar sakandare a Littleton, Colorado, a lokacin harbin Columbine, ko da yake na halarci wata makaranta daban. Abin ya yi muni sosai."
Forber ya ambaci duka farin cikin yau da kullum da takaici game da sabuwar rayuwarsa—kewar Girl Scout Cookies da yake ƙauna, wahalar samun lasisin tuƙi na Birtaniya, "ko da yake na koyi son wuraren juyawa," kyakkyawar al'adar mashaya, ƙwallon ƙafa, da giyar Scotland. Babban ƙalubale shi ne samun aiki a matsayin ma'aikacin kashe gobara. "Ina jin kamar na makale a cikin tsarin da dole ne in sake nema daga farko, tare da duk yaran da suka fara. Zan iya wuce su da nisa, amma ba a ma kirana. Ina kewar zumuncin aikin sosai."
Wace shawara zai ba ’yan uwansa Amurkawa da ke tunanin yin irin wannan ƙaura? "Ba kore kawai da filayen wasan golf ba ne. Ka kasance da zuciya mai buɗewa. Don kawai ka kalli Braveheart sa’ad da kake yaro ba yana nufin ka fahimci ƙasar ko al'adunta ba. Misali, ina son siyan kilt, amma ban sani ba ko da gaske an ba ni izinin sa ɗaya. Abokaina ’yan Scotland suna gaya mini in saya ɗaya. Amma ina jinkiri. Ina da har zuwa Janairu mai zuwa don yanke shawara."
Me ya sa Janairu mai zuwa?
"Daren Burns na farko," in ji shi. Ya yi magana kamar ɗan Scotland na gaske.
Tambayoyin da ake yawan yi
Ga jerin tambayoyin da ake yawan yi game da Amurkawa da ke ƙaura zuwa Scotland wanda ra'ayin cewa ’yan Scotland na daga cikin mutane mafi kirki a duniya ya ƙarfafa
1 Me ya sa Amurkawa da yawa ke ƙaura zuwa Scotland
Haɗin dalilai: ƙarancin tsadar rayuwa fiye da yawancin biranen Amurka, kiwon lafiya na kowa, jigilar jama'a mai kyau, aminci da ƙaƙƙarfan ruhin al'umma. Da yawa kuma suna da zuriyar Scotland ko suna son rayuwa a hankali marar damuwa
2 Gaskiya ne cewa ’yan Scotland ne mutane mafi kirki a duniya
Wannan shahararriya ce kuma da yawa daga cikin sababbin masu zuwa suna cewa ’yan Scotland suna da karimci, masu ban dariya kuma suna saurin taimakawa. Kamar kowane wuri, ya bambanta da mutum amma abokantaka da jin daɗi ainihin abubuwan da suka fi fice ga yawancin masu ƙaura
3 Shin kowane Ba’amurke zai iya ƙaura zuwa Scotland kawai
A'a Kana buƙatar visa. Hanyoyin da aka fi sani su ne visa na ƙwararren ma'aikaci, visa na ɗalibi, visa na iyali ko visa na zuriyar kakanni
4 Wace visa ce mafi sauƙi ga Amurkawa
Idan kana da kakan da aka haifa a Birtaniya, visa ta zuriyar Birtaniya tana ɗaya daga cikin mafi sauƙi. In ba haka ba, visa na ɗalibi ko visa na ƙwararren ma'aikaci tare da ma'aikaci mai ɗaukar nauyi su ne hanyoyin da aka fi sani
5 Ina buƙatar aiki kafin in ƙaura
Ga yawancin visa na aiki, e, kana buƙatar tayin aiki daga ma'aikacin Birtaniya mai lasisin ɗaukar nauyin visa. Hanyar ɗalibi tana ba ka damar yin karatu da farko sannan ka yi aiki bayan kammala karatu
6 Menene visa na ƙwararren ma'aikaci
Yana ba ka damar zama da aiki a Scotland ga ma'aikacin Birtaniya da ke ɗaukar nauyinka. Yawancin lokaci kana buƙatar aiki a cikin jerin sana'o'in da suka cancanta kuma ka cika mafi ƙarancin albashi
7 Tsawon nawa ne tsarin visa ke ɗauka
Yawanci kusan makonni 3 don yanke shawara da zarar ka nemi amma yana iya ɗaukar lokaci mai tsawo. Ya kamata ka yi tanadin watanni da yawa gaba ɗaya ciki har da shirya takardunka da tallafin
8 Nawa ne kuɗin ƙaura zuwa Scotland
Kuɗaɗen visa, ƙarin kuɗin lafiya na shige da fice, jiragen sama, jigilar kaya da ajiya na ɗaki na iya haɗawa cikin sauƙi zuwa dubban fam. Kuɗaɗen sun bambanta sosai dangane da nau'in visa da yawan kayan da ka kawo
9 Zan iya amfani da cancantar karatuna na Amurka a Scotland
Yawancin lokaci e amma wasu sana'o'i suna buƙatar amincewa ko rijista da wata hukuma ta Birtaniya
