Reasons to not break up the UK family #2

[jimcee]

Here is tuppenceworth on this Scottish, English, British, nationality question.
On considerable experience abroad, it is very unusual for a foreigner to enquire whether one is British - If this were the case I would readily admit to this.
Unfortunately, most foreigners ask whether one is English (this they equate with British). But invariably I reply that No I am in fact Scottish.
This is mainly because, for some reason the English - to foreigners - are lower down the popularity scale than those of Scottish descent, and one is treated with more kindness/approval/acceptance than might otherwise be the case.
Personally, I have my own theories on why this might be the case, but will not air them here, as they might be construed as racist.
However, the place of one's birth, or the nationality of one's parents has little bearing on the political implications of Independance