I am culturally more Scottish, never really losing the accent and having a strong affinity with the landscape, food culture and general openness (and broadly liberal attitudes). Scottish tories are the worst though. I love England too, as it’s where I’ve spent most of my life so far and people are in general a little more worldly down here. Some Scots will never leave Scotland! I can’t stand the English at sports. Unbearable. Plus Brexit-voting England pissed me off hugely.

Anyway! Scotland is full of the pageantry and Victorian-era romanticism around clans, tartan, bagpipes and all that’s good stuff. Do a ceilidh when you can! It’s a great way to dance yourself sober.

Nessie is a babe, obviously, and we keep her hidden away to stop ogling tourists.

Celebrate Burns night! Our national poet! Can be tricky to read the Scots dialect but my fave is the story of Tam O’Shanter—a tale of getting drunk and stumbling upon a satanic ritual in an old Kirk (church) and getting spooked teh-fuck and chased all the way back to the village on your horse by a naked witch. Great stuff… especially reciting on a cold January evening over whisky and haggis.

Eat lots of greasy food. I’ve never tried a deep fried mars bar because it’s for tourists… but grab a “Munchy Box” if you’re ever out in Glasgow or Edinburgh. You’ll gain 5 pounds overnight…! Tunnocks are also a brand of chocolate bar to look out for in international aisles too. Defs seen it in places in the US.

And obviously, don’t forget the beacon of Scottish cultural exports… Limmy.