To get someone’s goat, according to the dictionary, is “to make someone annoyed or angry.” And boy, did Larysa Switlyk, American TV host and presenter of Larysa Unleashed, do just that on her recent trip to Scotland.

Let’s face it: Two things that gain Americans a bad reputation abroad are guns and tourists. So, here’s where I think Ms. Switlyk got off to a bad start . . .

And here’s where, I think, she may have got Scotland’s goat:

This picture, along with Ms. Switlyk’s imprudent boasting on social media, sparked fury among the natives. Among those outraged was Judy Murray, mother of the Scottish tennis champion Andy Murray, who tweeted:

The situation escalated quickly. And Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister responded thus:

Ms. Switlyk may be feeling a little sheepish.