IS Scotland multicultural? - Living in the UK - UKinfocus

Multicultural Scotland

More about the diversity of Scotland's population.

	Is Scotland multicultural?


	Living in Scotland

Do you think Scotland is a multicultural country?

'It is now but has only been a multicultural country for the last decade or so. We definitely have a mix of different cultures which I think is a great thing to make people more open minded.'

'Yes, because we have many settled Pakistani and Chinese communities and with each generation they are becoming [more] integrated. We have more problems with our own brand of sectarianism (Catholics/Protestants).'

'Yes, in the cities there are various strong and distinct Asian and Jewish communities and Italian immigrants, not so in the highlands and islands. The [stereotype about] extreme anti-English feeling is not true and most people are pleased (sometimes surprised) that people want to visit Scotland.'

Language activities: read all the information about England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, which can be accessed from the Living in the UK home page, and then do comparison activity (1) and comparison activity (2), which look at different icons and typical things from the four regions.