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Do Scots genuinely hate the English?

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Or is this a tired stereotype...? If it is true, what is the historical basis for it?

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wELL IF YOU'RE TALKING LOWLAND SCOTTS YOU MIGHT SAY 50/50, BECAUASE DURING WARS THROUGHOUT sCOTTISH AND ENGLISH HISTORY THE LOWLANDERS SIDED WITH BRITAIN FOR MONEY and land, and turned on the highlanders. the people from scottland would say "Sassenach" meaning saxon in a very hissing manner. Highlanders probably did hate the English becausethe capitalist, money oriented style of the English was at war with the tribal , family loyalty style of rule in the Highlands, so the short answer is yes and no Source(s): Paul c: some have longer memories than others ME: I AGREE

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YES.(watch Braveheart and find out why)
I would say that Scots generally do not hate the English. They certainly enjoy a fierce rivalry at times and take great delight in seeing their more powerful neighbours falter in sporting events, but it's usually just good-natured banter. It's more than 250 years since the Jacobites were crushed by the huge forces of the British army at Culloden and over time the wounds have pretty much healed. I would say greater resentment exists towards the English in Ireland as memories of recent battles, violence and hardship are still quite fresh.
What Scots hate about English is when an English person wins a tournament etc in olympics for example they are known as English, but when a Scot, (prob Welsh and Northen Irish also) wins they are known as British. For example Wimbledon with Dunblanes Murray. That really annoys Scots, and they also say it's their Monarchy and not United Kingdoms