Or so says this story in today's Scotsman newspaper.

The premise: "OLD stereotypes die hard, but it may be time to consign the image of the dour and miserable Scot to the scrap-yard of defunct national characteristics. Or so the UK government’s official index of happiness seems to suggest. It has concluded that the Scots are among the most contented people on these islands, giving the lie to an archetype in popular culture ..."