I honestly wonder if this is a joke? You see more and more anti-English sentiment?? Glasgow just hosted the COP26 global summit, which seemed to go well...where is the anti-English sentiment that you see? From where I am standing I can see a shit-ton of anti-Scottish sentiment in the "British media" - bashing any policy announced by the Scottish government regardless of the intention behind the policy, constant fear mongering about the oil running out, constantly ignoring the fact that certain policies are DEVOLVED, i.e. health policy during the pandemic, but no problem undermining democracy in terms of representation in Westminster, high-risk nuclear weapons on our doorstep, not to mention Brexit. Is that all fine?
Scotland is a post-industrial, modern, first-world European nation. Its got incredible wilderness and inner-city social deprivation. It's got pockets of sectarianism, pockets of religious fundamentalism and a big science loving community of skeptics. Rural Scotland faces huge challenges in terms of transport infrastructure and access to public services, but there's no denying the flair and incredible cultural offerings of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Wherever you go you will always find a random German or Pole who fell in love with the country or the people and settled here, which is wonderful! There's a hedonist streak and a sense of humour and a solid dose of self-depreciation.
Many people in Scotland that are civically engaged and interested in politics (voting age is 16) have been through the mill in the last decade because of the referendum on independence, the uk general election, the Scottish Parliament elections and the Referendum EU membership. Do not underestimate how much folk generally know about UK politics...maybe some of their opinions are worth listening to? Perhaps it could open your mind to hear what they think about certain issues. It's similar to when people criticise Israeli government policy, the knee jerk reaction is "that anti-semitism!"
If you come on holiday to Scotland and I really hope you do, then please spend a day or two in Edinburgh - it's stunning and the old town is full of history. The National Museum of Scotland is free and really interesting for all ages.
For camping, there are so many beautiful areas - the Borders, East Lothian, Dunbar, North Berwick, then the whole of the West Coast, then further North...depends on how you want to travel and how far you want to get away from it all. Tons of glamping, pods, Shepard huts, etc as well.
I do realise that I've gone a bit off-tangent here, but hope you don't misunderstand me. I've lived abroad for years, have friends all over the world and friends and family in England. When I am down South I never judge them for their politics and certainly don't buy into what we are spoon fed by the British establishment...I just accept that I'm in a different part of the country and there are different upbringings, educations, experiences at play. I try to understand where they are coming from and am genuinely interested in the different ways of doing things.