This is how life is in Scotland: customs, traditions, destinations, people

Scotland is a country that is almost twice the size of the Netherlands It is almost the size of South Carolina It has a little more than a third of the total area of the United Kingdom They cover more than 70 000 square kilometers filled with pure architectural and natural beauty From charming cities in lowlands sparkling lakes in highlands Rugged peaks crowned with castles and more than 700 islands Scenarios that have inspired famous stories such as Peter Pan Harry Potter Outlander and Brave But that's not all because the country of the tartan bagpipes and Scottish whisky It has also given the world inventions and discoveries such as the telephone penicillin and television Stay until the end because we are also going to introduce you to Sil Nils Olap III of Scotland a very peculiar character You may be visited by Scotland You are Scottish Scottish woman or you know someone you know many other interesting facts about this country Encourage us to tell you more and leave your like to encourage us to make more videos like this Let's start 1 Technically Scotland is not an independent country It is part of the island of Great Britain which consists of England Wales and Scotland and the country known as the United Kingdom whose full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 Scotland and England were at odds for a long time According to ancient myths only a unicorn could defeat a lion the emblematic animal of England It is one of the reasons why Scotland adopted the unicorn as its national symbol 3 Although you may not believe it the national animal of Scotland is none other than a mythical creature the unicorn And the Scots celebrate National Unicorn Day on April 9th 4 Easa Chual Alwin the largest waterfall in the United Kingdom is located in Scotland It has a drop of 200 meters and when it is at full flow it is three times higher than Niagara Falls Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and is located in the southeast of the country It has an area of 117 thousand square kilometers and 537 thousand inhabitants and an old fortress declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site 6 There are many men born in Scotland who are quite well known such as the famous chef Gordon Ramsay The actors Sean Connery and Gerard Butler the writers Arthur Conan Doyle and Walter Scott the scientist Alexander Graham Bell and the AC/DC guitarist Angus Young 7 There are also quite famous Scottish people in the world such as actresses Karen Gillan and Frida Mabor Singers Amy Lennox and Susan Boyle and Queen Consort of Scotland in the 16th century Margaret Tudor 8 Although Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland the largest city in this country and the third largest in the United Kingdom is Glasgow In addition it has 600 000 residents compared to nearly 100 000 residents in Edinburgh 9 In Scotland about 6% of the population have red hair And most of them are in Edinburgh making it the world capital of redheads 10 Some researchers believe the high prevalence of redheads is because there is little sunlight in Scotland Human beings need to absorb vitamin D from the sun and with lighter skin less solar radiation is needed to absorb it 11 Tartan is one of the garments worn by members of the Scottish Highlands clan They used them around the waist to climb the steep hills with better skill Today it is considered a national costume and is worn on special occasions 12 The shortest commercial flight in the world can be taken in Scotland This flight operates between the Orkney islands of Westray and Papa Westray which are 2.7 kilometers apart So you'll only take two minutes on the plane when traveling from island to island 13 But there's another flight in Scotland that you should add to your wish list the flight to the Island of Barra A unique flight because the airport runway is a stretch of beach exposed during low tides Situation that forces planes to take off and land during peak hours 14 Skye Island on the northwest coast of Scotland is one of the most picturesque places you can visit It may sound familiar this rocky formation known as The Storm from the movie Prometheus by Ridley Scott 15 The national dish of Scotland is haggis a pudding made from sheep's organs mixed with oatmeal oat onion salt and spices It used to be cooked in the stomach of a sheep But now it follows the same method used for making sausages That said those who have tried it claim that although haggis may lack in appearance it more than makes up for it in flavor 16 This is one of the strange gargoyles you can find in Paisley Abbey about 19 kilometers from Glasgow 17 We present to you Sir Nils Olap III of Scotland the king penguin and current holder of the rank of admiral Knight and chief colonel of the King's Guard of Norway If you want to visit him you can do so at the Edinburgh Zoo 18 When people say Scotland most also think of its whisky And yes Scottish whisky also known as Scotch It is the national drink of this country In the Scottish village of Wyk people were still living in caves as late as 1915 The people in the photo were known as the cave dwellers of Wyk 20 For whisky to be Scottish it must have been distilled in Scotland from water and malted barley It is aged in oak barrels for a minimum of three years 21 The Glasgow Smile or the Glasgow Smile It was a gruesome practice that began in this city and became popular among English gangs The actor Tommy Flanagan received a scar when he was attacked outside a bar in Scotland and the Joker character also has this type of scar The most dominant teams in the Scottish Premier League are Celtic and Rangers both from Glasgow The last team from Glasgow to win the league was Aberdeen led by manager Alex Ferguson in 1985 23 J K Rowling wrote an entire chapter of her Harry Potter series at then Nicholson's café in Edinburgh Scotland 24 Loch Ness or Loch Ness is located in the highlands of Scotland It has a depth of 240 meters and a length of 36 kilometers This makes it the lake with the largest volume of fresh water in Britain 25 Loch Ness became very well known for the legend of Nessie the most famous myth in Scotland and one of the most popular in the world It is said to be a creature similar to a giant dinosaur that lives in the depths of the lake and in recent centuries many people have confirmed sightings Experts in zoology argue that it is impossible for a dinosaur or its descendants to have survived for so many millions of years 26 We can't talk about Scotland without mentioning Braveheart the Mel Gibson film that was a huge success in 1995 Both for the public and for the critics In fact it won five Academy Awards although for the Scots the film had some historical inaccuracies Scotland has more than 790 islands in the open sea Not all of them are inhabited but many can be visited In fact it's very popular in Scotland to travel from island to island and each of them belongs to one of these four main groups Shetland Orkney Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides 28 Many tourists like to visit the Orkney islands Especially during the months of autumn and winter to see the northern lights Among the largest and most popular islands of Orkney are Kirkwall Hoy and Eddye 29 Scotland has three official languages the English which has been the main language since the 18th century It is spoken by 98.6% of the population Scottish Gaelic used by 1.1% and the Scottish language spoken by 30.1% of the population 30 There are different types of accents throughout Scotland From the softest and most melodic to the strongest and most pronounced That is why it is quite likely that a visitor will come across a standard English spoken in the local manner 31 There are two men who stand out in the history of Scotland William Wallace the leader of the Scottish resistance which destroyed the English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge and Robert de Bruce who later took up arms He liberated Scotland from English rule at the Battle of Bannockburn 32 The Scots have built incredible monuments to honor their heroes The Wallace Monument located in an impressive tower that stands on the shoulder of Craig's Abbey in Stirling And the statue of Robert the Bruce outside Stirling Castle 33 The bagpipes are the national instrument of Scotland But what's interesting is that bagpipes were played many centuries before they appeared in Scotland in 1400 B C 34 Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish physician and microbiologist who discovered the world's first antibiotic penicillin For his achievements he was knighted and received the Nobel Prize in Medicine He was included in the list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time magazine 35 If you are a fan of the Outlander TV series You are sure to love visiting Finnish Glen the Devil's Pulpit In Stirlingshire Scotland a natural distillery with an impressive and deep crevice and hidden alleys The bright green moss covering the walls and the flowing water provide a curtain to another world and in Outlander was the place He who was said to have the power to speak the truth 36 The Scottish engineer John Logie Baird created the first television image in the world on October 2 1925 37 There is an estimated more than 2 000 castles in Scotland that are located distributed throughout the country One of the most amazing is Eileen Donan Castle a fortress located on a small island On the side of Lake Dewitch northwest of Scotland 38 The landscapes of Scotland inspired the creators of Disney's Brave a film that includes Everything the Scottish people love red hair magic clans and family 39 And a surprising number of movies have also been filmed in this beautiful country such as the 2012 James Bond Skyfall the Netflix series Outlander Avengers Infinity War 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey Harry Potter The Da Vinci Code and Braveheart 40 The wolf is an honorable animal in the city of Stirling in the center of Scotland According to the legend the howl It was this animal that alerted the villagers so they could defend themselves against the Viking invasion 41 The multi-millionaire philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline Scotland and then emigrated to the United States where he led the expansion of the American steel industry in the 19th century Today he is known as one of the richest men in history 42 The famous work Peter Pan was written by the Scottish novelist and dramatist James Matthew Barry better known as J M Barry 43 Scotland is famous for being the birthplace of golf a sport that along with football and rugby are the most popular in this nation The Encyclopedia Britannica possibly the most important encyclopedia in English originated in Scotland It is also the encyclopedia The oldest edition in English The highest mountain in the British Isles is located in Scotland It is Ben Nevis which stands at 1 345 meters above sea level 46 A single mythical creature was not enough for Scotland so Nessie has a sister Her name is Morag and lives in Lodge Morag the deepest freshwater lake in the British Isles and in which there have been reports From sightings since 1887 47 Harry Potter fans visiting Edinburgh will be able to discover the Scottish connections to this series through a tour which will lead them to the tomb of the very Lord Voldemort two buildings that inspired Hogwarts and three places where J K Rowling wrote some chapters of her series 48 Scotland was an independent country until the 15th century The country merged to form Great Britain when King James VI of Scotland received the throne of England in Ireland In 1603 49 Robert Louis Stevenson was a famous Scottish novelist by his work The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde whose inspiratio The novel was born from Deacon Brody himself a 18th-century man from Edinburgh who made furniture He worked during the day and stole at night 50 In Scotland as well as in London you will also find the famous red telephone booths which are being Transforming into mini art galleries and mini cybercafés 51 The inspiration of Daniel Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe He was a Scottish sailor named Alexander Selkirk In 1966 the island where Selkirk was officially renamed Robinson Crusoe 52 Today the British Pound is still used in Scotland Even though the Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom Scotland issues its banknotes through three banks Scottish banks the Bank of Scotland the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank 53 El Drambuyeh in Gaelic the drink that satisfies is another of Scotland's most famous spirits After the Scottish whisky It is a heavy blend of aged whisky with a touch Local honey aromatic herbs and warm spices that are served only in cocktails or dishes and desserts 54 As Scotland is part of the United Kingdom its national anthem is God Save the Queen However in competitions between the countries of the Commonwealth They often sing Scotland the Brave one of their patriotic songs that along with Flower of Scotland are the leading candidates for national anthem In an ongoing debate 55 If you're visiting Scotland between May and September don't miss the Highland Games A centennial tradition combining strength sports fun and culture in the finest Scottish style 56 In St Andrews Scotland is one of the oldest golf courses in the world the St Andrews Links A place where this sport has been practiced since the 15th century 57 The beautiful Edinburgh Castle is built on Castle Rock An extinct volcano Its origins date back to the Iron Age when the rulers of those lands saw the military potential of the site They decided to build a fortress on top of the rock 58 Some of the most common surnames in Scotland are Smith Brown and Wilson Among the most common female names are Olivia Laura Emma Chloe Nicole Sophie and more recently Isla Among Scottish men it is quite common to find the names Like Noah David Ryan Leo Jack and James 59 More than a thousand years ago most of the Scottish population spoke Gaelic Today there are still some older people who speak it And even some pop and rock stars from Scotland use this language in their songs 60 St Andrew's Day is the Official National Day of Scotland and is celebrated on November 30th each year 61 Every January 25th Scots bid farewell to the winter festival season with a very special evening Burns Night a night when they celebrate the anniversary of the birth of their great poet Robert Burns and where there are no missing elements the recitals the bagpipes whisky and haggis 62 Scotland has more than 125 whisky distilleries in five regions Highlands Lowlands Islay Islay and Campbeltown each producing it giving its distinctive flavors 63 Walnut Head the highest village in Scotland It is located at the top of Laughter Hills at 466.6 meters above sea level The oldest university in Scotland and one of the oldest in the United Kingdom is the University of St Andrews which is located in the small town of St Andrews in the county of Fife 65 Inverness is a beautiful city on the northwest coast of Scotland perfect for exploring on foot You can easily find The path to the famous Loch Ness the historic Inverness Castle St Andrews Cathedral and the bustling Victorian Market 66 Edinburgh is the second most popular tourist destination in Britain after London and in this city you can enjoy Among its numerous festivals including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe the World's Largest International Arts Festival and the Military Tattoo 67 Every year in Edinburgh The Royal Military Tattoo is held an impressive military parade that resembles a Broadway show In this event the skills are celebrated and the talents of the military bands and the teams of the British Armed Forces exhibitions of the Commonweal and military equipment from all over the world The national living wage in Scotland is 8.91 pounds per hour about 12.5 dollars This rate depends on the employee's age and whether they are an apprentice 69 If you're wondering how much it costs to live in Scotland we'll tell you the estimated cost for a family of four The monthly rent in Edinburgh is 3 406 dollars And if you want to go alone it's around 965 dollars Both without including the rent payment Rent a one-bedroom apartment in the center of Edinburgh city It can cost between 850 and 1 300 dollars per month The price varies depending on the size and location 71 Let's look at some prices in Scotland A meal for two at a budget restaurant can cost around 20 dollars A small Coca-Cola can cos The same as a short taxi ride Two dollars And for a bottle of water you would have to pay 1.5 dollars 72 Regarding life expectancy in Scotland the national average for men is 61.7 years And in women 61.9 The lowest average in the country is in the city of Glasgow at 54.6 years for men y 57.6 for women 73 Loch Lomond Lake located between the counties of Stirlingshire and Dumbartonshire in Scotland It is the largest lake in Britain not in volume of water or length but in surface area It has 71 square kilometers 74 Marischal College a modern university located in Aberdeen Scotland is the second largest granite building in the world Only surpassed by the Escorial which is located in Spain 75 The city of Glasgow has the only metro system in Scotland which was inaugurated in 1896 It is also the third oldest metro system in the world After the London and Budapest metros 76 The Broch and Black House are traditional houses in Scotland 77 A ceilidh whose meaning is "visit" in the Gaelic language traditionally consisted of a social gathering which has now been enriched with music dancing and good company The essence of a ceilid is to have fun and be sociable And its beauty is that everyone can participate young and old experienced dancers beginners and even those with two left feet Golf tourism is very popular in Scotland It has nearly 600 golf courses The highest concentration is in Glasgow With 94 and Edinburgh with 67 79 Another place to visit is Holy Roothouse Palace the official residence of the British monarch for any Outlander fan In Scotland because in that palace the characters Jamie and Claire attend the luxurious parties of the prince in the gallery 80 54% of the Scottish population identifies as Christian while 37% states they do not belong to any religion To no religion 81 In addition to the University of St Andrews Scotland there are three other recognized universities that are among the oldest in the country And they are among the top 200 universities in the world ranking These are the University of Glasgow the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh 82 The Herald is the Scottish newspaper founded in 1783 It is recognized as the world 's oldest national newspaper 83 Scottish men usually have an average height of 1.75 centimeters while Scottish women measure an average of 1.61 centimeters The highest wave in the world is found in Scotland with a height of about 30 meters and a length of 530 meters It has earned its place in the Guinness World Records 85 The Bank of Scotland created in 1695 It is one of the three oldest banks in Britain Barclays and the Bank of England are the other two oldest banks 86 In Scotland you can take a trip on the Hogwarts Express From Fort William through the famous Glenfinnan viaduct and then to Malaga 87 To Edinburgh is credited with having had the first fire brigade in the world around 1824 We have reached the end of our journey through Scotland What surprised you the most Tell us in the comments and share the video with your family and friends so they can discover everything that brave Scotland has to offer Until the next country