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However, many European Union nationals living in Scotland fear they will have problems if an independent Scotland is refused entry into the EU.

Many are also concerned that a referendum on EU membership promised by Prime Minister David Cameron after the 2015 general election – assuming he retains power – could result in Scotland being forced to leave the EU if the rest of the U.K. votes that way.

“The one thing that does worry me is if Scotland votes No and the rest of the U.K. then decided to leave the EU, what would happen then?” said Monika Macko, 37, who moved from Krakow, Poland 11 years ago.

Despite calling Glasgow home she said she still felt very much Polish and part of the EU rather than Scottish or British.

“Most people have been very nice to me, but I did have one woman shout at me on the bus about why was I here and that I should go home to Poland,” she said. “It has not always been easy to fit in. I suppose there are rude people everywhere but it doesn’t make me feel like I’m Scottish.”

Despite her fears about Britain eventually leaving the EU, Macko is leaning toward what she feels is the safer choice: No to independence.

“I have not been convinced there is a need for Scotland to separate from the rest of the U.K.,” she said. “Most of my neighbors feel the same.”

At the Central Gurdwara temple in Glasgow, serving a Sikh population of some 10,000, there are concerns that separation could lead to some of the same problems experienced between India and the nascent Pakistan in 1947.

Many of the older generation feel strong ties to Britain and are proud of the historic links between the two countries. This trend is mirrored throughout Scotland, where older voters tend to favor remaining part of Britain.

“I’ve lived in Scotland for 18 years. I was born in India and I was in London for 35 years before coming to Glasgow,” said Naranjan Singh Benning, 63, a retired businessman and committed No voter. “I definitely feel British rather Scottish. We are all one country; it doesn’t matter where you live.”