It’s really hard not to love Scotland. There are far too many reasons we love about the country. If you’re not smitten already with the place, these 31 reasons should do the magic…
1. The warm welcome
2. The accommodation
3. The architecture
4. The way the motorists handle wheel clampers in Glasgow
5. The way they cope with noisy neighbours in Edinburgh
…also in Edinburgh – how a local responded to health and safety inspectors when they closed the local chip shop after a mice inf
6. The escapism
7. The hair dressers
8. The politics
..and the Protesters. Can we just have a moment for the Scottish GENIUS who dared to apply balloon static to Donald Trump’s hair
9. The roadside weather reports
10. The public transport
11. The highway code
12. The romance
13. The Local Papers
14. The way they deal with terrorists
15. The sign makers
16. The pets
17. The soft drinks
18. The emergency services
19. The weather
20. The badass cattle
…and ponies with badass knitware
21. The way they deal with blocked drains
22. The amazing mathematics
23. The gadgets
24. The newspaper columnists
25. The celebrities
26. The rail replacement service
27. Deep fried Mars bars
28. The wildlife
29. The policing
30. The vigilantism
31. The advertising campaigns