How do scottish people view americans?

Scotland gave the United States Rednecks and Hillbillies… since we seem to be the scourge of the earth… I can see why the country we crawled out from under would want to disown us.

As for the whole ‘British’ controversy… in modern parlance it is correct to include the Scots… but historically the Britanni settled south of Hadrians wall. In fact… Scotland is composed of more Angles than historic Britons… especially the lowlands… so English isn’t that far fetched… but I will let the Scots sort it all out for themselves…

I’m partially descended from rednecks… read Scots… and I am proud of my roots… not that I had anything to do with them… if modern Scots disown me… to hell with the lot of them… I would be remiss to describe myself as anything but American… as my Scottish descendents cast off the mantle of the United Kingdom and tyrannical Europe before establishing this country.

Having said all this… I do tend to drape myself in the accomplishments and accolades attributed to Scotland and the UK as a whole as a means of stroking my ego when ignoramuses belittle my southern redneck culture and heritage… not that it is lacking… but Scotland and England give the South the vast majority of its culture

Well using the word ‘British’ when you mean ‘English’ doesn’t help, Scotland is part of Britain, and Wales also.

I’m Scottish and now live in New York. I wouldn’t say Scottish, or British, people really hate Americans it’s just that the main view is that most Americans are ignorant of the rest of the world, and don’t care to learn more anyway, which gives the impression that Americans are a little stupid concerning anything outside their own borders. Mostly I think it geographical ignorance, or incorrect stereotyping.

Of course this isn’t always true, but I do get very annoyed when I meet someone who re-affirms this for me. And there is always the typical stereotypes which people think of for Americans, obese, in-bred redknecks, unintelligent etc. But there are a lot of people like that all over the world and there is no excuse for anyone to badly label any type of people from any country.

haha nice clioact!!!

utopia, I understand how you feel I hate it how mexicans expect US! to learn spanish!!! “ you moved here!!!” I also find it offensive when they talk in spanish infront of me. Like they take advantage of there 1st language and talk to eachother right infront of me! They could be talking about my best frined, anyways its rude. I know how you feel!

Rodeodreamer, TRUST ME…YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW I FEEL. My answer was regarding the arrogance of Americans… yours was just spewing hatred for Latinos…

If I thought there was ANYTHING about me that was like you (I go on your responses to other questions, especially the one about gay marriage) I would get a gun and do myself in.

because I’ve already looked at the ones concerning British and Irish views. :) just want to know which of our english speaking cousins is the least ignorant towards the “american stereotype”

I think it depends on the scottish city…

why are you only concerned about what the scottish think?

scottish people hate americans because their accents are usually mistaken for another countries accent and then we are considered “stupid americans”

I find the american stereotype to be spot on. I am american but lived in Europe. Every time I heard overly loud voices or saw someone throw a piece of trash on the ground…yep, always american. For the most part, the americans were rude and insisted that everyone should speak english… I hated to admit I was from here…wish I could have said Canada.