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Is there cultural differences between the 4 countries of the UK?

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Lynsey953 · 20/03/2025 20:59

I often see a lot on the news about British Culture and UK culture but I know that Scotland has a different education system to England and Wales as well as higher taxes paid to the government and a lot of "free" things paid for by these taxes i.e. free prescriptions, free university tuition etc ... A lot of people in Scotland also identify as Scottish, not British. Do you think this means Scottish people have a different cultural identity than English or Welsh people?

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Sminty2 · 20/03/2025 21:14

BatchCookBabe · 20/03/2025 21:10

Speak for yourself. I am English and proud of it. Just like the Welsh, Scottish, and Irish are proud of what they are. I am not ashamed of anything.

What a ridiculous comment from you!

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Perhaps we know very different people. It was a personal reflection and not intended to offend.

BatchCookBabe · 20/03/2025 21:10

Sminty2 · 20/03/2025 21:07

I feel, that the Scots, Welsh and Irish are proud of their history and culture. The English seem ashamed of theirs; the empire, etc. Could be wrong but my Gaelic relatives are proud of their heritage.

Speak for yourself. I am English and proud of it. Just like the Welsh, Scottish, and Irish are proud of what they are. I am not ashamed of anything.

What a ridiculous comment from you!

BatchCookBabe · 20/03/2025 21:09

Of course there is!

Dmsandfloatydress · 20/03/2025 21:08

Of course! The class system is much less relevant in Wales. Not enough Welsh people to dice up into different groups that don't talk to each other. Northerners are far more friendly than Southerners in England. There are significant cultural differences.

Sminty2 · 20/03/2025 21:07

I feel, that the Scots, Welsh and Irish are proud of their history and culture. The English seem ashamed of theirs; the empire, etc. Could be wrong but my Gaelic relatives are proud of their heritage.

RosesAndHellebores · 20/03/2025 21:05

The War of the Roses and the Pennines are a perfect example.

Mwydryn · 20/03/2025 21:04

Yes. I'm Welsh and I love England but it does feel like a different country culturally and historically to mine.

FourEyesGood · 20/03/2025 21:02

Absolutely! I can’t believe anyone would think otherwise (but I expect some posters will be along soon to prove me wrong). There are many similarities but also some pretty big differences.

Allthesnowallthetime · 20/03/2025 21:01

Yes of course. As do the other nations in the UK. And different regions in England etc too, I think.

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