Do the Scots hold a grudge?

Wound a Scot’s pride by taking things too far or striking a nerve and it’s a grudge for life, even if you don’t know it. A very Scottish term, we take a perverse satisfaction in being obstinate and difficult.

Do Scottish and Irish speak the same language?

There are some disputes as to whether or not Irish and Scottish Gaelic are different languages or if they are simply different dialects of the same language. The general consensus however is that Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic have enough differences to be considered a different language.

Are Scottish people “US” or “them”?

When referring to Scottish people, it is common for the class in which I grew up to talk about “them” rather than “us”. They are Scottish. We are British. Scotland’s aristocracy appears from the outside to be English – and to be the most loudly anti-Scots of the English tribe.

What do the Scots represent to the English?

In many ways, the Scots represent an identifiable but distant version of the working class about whom middle class English comedians can make jokes without being seen to be snobs. But we mustn’t ignore a nationalism that sits comfortably with classism. And there are other anti-Scots sentiments found in England.

Is the Scottish land owning elite anglicised?

The Scottish land owning elite, of which my family have long been members, has been heavily, and intentionally, anglicised. At the school I went to – in Scotland – everyone spoke like me.

Why don’t Scots support the English in movies?

Scots will say that we support ‘anyone but England’. But there is no English stereotype we pick on. Whilst American films have a clear set of oft represented English characters, Scots culture doesn’t. Because that’s not the point of it. Supporting ‘anyone but England’ is not a comment on them.