Differences and similarities

It's not just the weather, or the mountains, or the accent that highlight the differences between Scotland and England, there are some matters of politics and ways of life too that set the nations apart. There are important cultural differences between Scotland and England. Some of the most important facets of our society are different to yours - for example, our education system, our money, and our media. ne of the major differences between reality and the motion picture was !ery ob!ious from the beginning language. Scottish people of that particular time period, "#th-"$th centuries, would not ha!e spo%en English. &ather, the uneducated people would be spea%ing their nati!e 'aelic, and educated Scotsman would ha!e been spea%ing either 'aelic or (atin. The Scottish nobles, rebels and peasants as well as the English soldiers and royalty all spea% English. There are so many different aspects to consider here. The English language could be totally different, it ta%es so little to change that much. )aybe we will not ha!e so many different accents and dialects in the future, since our societies are getting more closely lin%ed together by new technology. There are also many differences in the speech habits in a major city. This is connected with social class, education, age and so on. Scottish English has also been loo%ed down upon by other English spea%ers and it has been considered as a lower class speech. This is probably a result of Scotland's history, since they ha!e been and still are a part of *ritain, e!en though they ha!e some self go!ernment today.

History of England and Scotland

England in!aded Scotland centuries ago and spent hundreds of years trying to suppress Scottish traditions. So the English ha!e been enemies of Scotland for a !ery long time. )ore recently, the Scots are !ery resentful about the le!el of tax le!ied in 'reat *ritain on certain Scottish exports. In reality this is a bit silly because o!erall they get far more tax re!enue spent in Scotland than is e!er le!ied. Scotland was a so!ereign nation, with its own monarchy at one time. England in!aded Scotland and too% o!er. *ecause England too% their freedom and did some really nasty things to their women, Scottish people are not fond of England. The history of Scotland is stained with bloody battles and the fierce independence of a people who refused to be con+uered easily. 'lorified in such mo!ies as, *ra!eheart, the history of Scotland produced a culture that to this day retains an independent spirit. )any of the most famous Scottish castles were built as enormous towers to protect inhabitants from encroaching *ritish forces. thers arguments that as part of a unitary *ritish state, Scots ha!e more influence on international relations, some Scottish people who support the ideals of the European ,nion argument that there is no need for independence in a Europe.