What are some characteristics of the Scottish culture?

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Answer 1

Well obviously thier highland dress and bagpipes.The scots are known for thier thriftiness.Scotland is a mountainous country.The weather is cool generally so the main grain food is wheat,corn,barley,oats.Scotch whisky is by far the best selling spirit in the world.The people are hardy and kind.The rivers abound with fish.The highlands still have dear(protected)
Tartan and lace of the finest quality
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Answer 2

Scottish people are usually associated with thrift, resourcefulness, an intellectual orientation and the Protestant work ethic as well as being puritanical, although not as puritanical as the Russians.

There is some truth to all these assertions although these are still just trends and generalizations and you have to be careful not to paint every Scottish person this way.

A small portion of the Scottish population is still very rural and still Roman Catholic. These Scots are probably culturally closer to the people of Ireland in many ways.

Sadly, neither the Scots or the Irish have been very good at preserving their native languages be they Celtic (Gaelic and Cumbrian) or Pictish. Both peoples seem to be gradually going over to the English language exclusively.

Finally, I've been told by several tourists I've met from Scotland, that most Scots do not wear kilts. The kilt thing is somewhat of a myth.

Answer 3

There are special websites with the answers to this. http://www.siliconglen.com/Scotland/
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:OFRmYz915scJ:www.scotland-calling.com/culture.htm+scottish+culture&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=us
There is a wonderful musical and country dancing tradition, as well as the national instrument, the bagpipes; a magnificent national dress; many whisky distilleries, each claiming to be the finest; a number of national dishes, most famous of which are haggis, oatcakes and smoked fish; and a proud history.