Good News: Grown Man Rides Halfway Across Scotland Just to Have a Cup of Tea With His Mum and Dad; Perthshire Parents Report Phones Ringing
Ewan McGregor's favourite road ends at his parents' house in Crieff. Families across the county say it has started a trend.
A family tea table, the best destination in Perthshire. Photo: , “Square Tea Table MET DT235357”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0
When Ewan McGregor was asked about his favourite ride, he chose the one that ends at his mum and dad’s house in Crieff. It has had a heart-warming effect on Perthshire.
Several local parents say their adult children have phoned them since the story appeared. “Our boy phoned yesterday from Glasgow,” said a Methven man. “He doesn’t phone. He texts. He phoned. He said, ‘Dad, I’m coming up on Saturday for a cup of tea.’ I’ve had to sit down.”
A woman in Auchterarder said her daughter had sent her a link to the article with the words “I’ll come up soon”. “She won’t, but it’s the thought,” she said. “Actually, she might. She’s asked if I’m still doing the soup.”
Family psychologists agree that a regular visit home is good for everybody, and that a cup of tea is a better gift than anything you can buy.
The Perthetic would like to remind all readers that it is never too late to go home for a cup of tea. Your mum will be pleased to see you. She will also tell you that you look thin, ask if you’re eating properly and send you home with a carrier bag full of tins. That is how you know it’s love.
The real story: Ewan McGregor's favourite ride (The Courier)
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