Subcultures:
There are many subcultures in Scotland, but these are some of the main ones that exist:
- Gaelic speaking heartlands (the Western Isles)
- Heartland of the Gaelic way of life
- High unemployment, population decline
- Highlanders
- Most likely to find visual images of Scots subculture here (tartans, bagpipes, kilts, etc.)
- Continental connections
- More strongly opposed to independence
- Close trade links with continental Europe
- Frontiersmen
- The rural Borders region
- Strong level of support for independence
- Atlantic connections
- Complex region characterized by the migration across the Solway Firth and the Irish Sea
Countercultures:
- Most forms of counterculture are centered around the idea of freedom of expression and individuality. Countercultures in Scotland are similar to the United States. In addition to non-violent countercultures, the country also shares darker countercultures of the U.S., like the neo-Nazi counterculture.
Ethnocentrism:
- Ethnocentrism is not a part of Scottish culture as much as it is in the United States. However, people of Scotland typically think of themselves as better than their English neighbors.