is the pollock stereotype actually true

hey, i'm going to edinburgh in september and my accomodation is baird house in pollock. i've recently become aware of the stereotype of everyone being privately educated tories, and, according to a second year i spoke to, 'very heterosexual' (not a problem in itself but it'd be nice to meet some fellow non-straights). i'm a state educated lesbian and most definitely not a tory, and now i'm kind of dreading it. are the stereotypes actually true or are people just exaggerating?

i am completely stressing about the same thing! im going to edinburgh in 2026 and thinking of pollock. but many of my friends went to edinburgh (i am from there lol and doing gap year). what they typically had to say was whilst the stereotype was true to a degree, it never inhibited them from making friends, and that the vast majority despite being often privately educated were down to earth. like one of my working class scottish friends is in a group with people who are exclusively privately educated and it just wasnt an issue (despite like moments of culture shock). another friend said classism and the reputation was true to a degree, but again wasnt ever an issue in terms of connecting with others. you meet people who you get along with easily, and in life you know who you would avoid anyway. what i will say is i think a lot of it comes down to mindset- so many people i know have denied themselves the oppurtunity to meet really cool and interesting people and thus grow as a person. because they automatically branded them as posh/snobs/elitist. also as someone from the south (from east anglia, grew up in scotland with southern 'posh' accent) i think it comes to not realising that that is just what southerners sound like LOLOLOL. its nuanced but in life people are generally nice and want to connect with others.