Ross King: I’ve encountered a huge colony of Scots on my Hawaii honeymoon

WHERE’S your mum from?

Alaska? It’s OK, I’ll ask her myself.

Stop groaning at the back! I’ve been using that joke most of this week because it gives me the chance to use the follow up.

So where’s your mum from?

Hawaii? I’m fine, but where’s your mum from?

That’s right, I’m in beautiful Hawaii this week as Brianna and I finally get away on our honeymoon.

I said to Brianna that we were going to Hawaii, and she said: “Honolulu?”

Too which I said: “No, we’ll go on an aeroplane.”

Hawaii’s the state they nickname Paradise.

As far as I know it’s got nothing to do with Glasgow Celtic although perhaps it is, as there’s a huge colony of Scots here.

There’s more Macs in the phone book than in all the Burberry and Apple shops put together.

There I was looking at a beautiful waterfall with my new wife when I heard the wonderful call of my people: “Haw, you’re a wee bit far from home!”

It was a chap called Bobby who moved to the Aloha State from Glasgow more than 20 years ago and who currently works in one of the large hotels here.

I complimented him on how well he’d done, but he immediately demonstrated how two decades doesn’t blunt the ability of Glaswegians to dish out a good slagging.

“My sister knew you in Glasgow and said you always wanted to present really badly,” he said. “Aye, well you’re certainly doing that now!”

I’ve been full of patriotic pride since reading The Sunday Post’s fantastic Scotland’s 100 Iconic Moments magazine.

Mine was Sean Connery appearing as Bond but I’ve loved reading the others, especially the sporting moments.

When you were a kid sporting occasions really stuck in your mind, like Scotland’s World Cup endeavours or David Wilkie winning Gold at the 1976 Olympics.

But the real biggie for me as a nipper wasn’t Scottish it was the Thrilla in Manila 1975 when Muhammad Ali beat Joe Frazier.

Muhammad suffers from Parkinson’s disease now and Smokin’ Joe passed away four years ago but there still seemed some animosity between the pair, right to the end.

However, a statue of Frazier was unveiled in Philadelphia last week.

A wreath from Ali was laid with the inscription: “To Joe Frazier from Muhammad Ali. Rest in peace, Joe, until we meet again. Next time we’re not going to fight, we’re just going to hug each other.”

Brilliant. Now to convince The Sunday Post to do a 100 Iconic World Sporting Moments magazine!