I Want To Be Scottish

[handyguy]

I've been doing some research but have not come to any conclusions and wonder if anyone can help me.

I'm an Englishman living in England but want to become Scottish. I've always had a love for the country, and fond memories of holidays to Edinburgh with my family when my kids were growing up. I love the poetry of Robert Burns and feel an affiliation to the Saltire. I love the Scottish landscapes and the Scottish people.

My wife left me last year and I've decided it's time to start making the changes that make me happy, and to be who I want to be. I despise English culture and what this country has become - the election result was the final staw that made me decide that I want to become Scottish.

The impression I get from what I've read is that I can just start calling myself Scottish and filling in forms giving my nationality as Scottish if I wish. It's totally my choice how I wish to identify. Does anyone know if this is correct?

[Booldawg]

I'm sure you will get a very warm welcome up there. Elocution lessons may help you fit in better.

[Samuraisan]

I have lived worked and paid taxes in Spain for 45 years, and as much as I am intergrated here, I will never be Spanish. Not that it bothers me, sometimes it works to your advantage to be a foreigner. :)