No he doesn't. He just appears to be someone reporting his experiences. As someone posted earlier, much of the English population has Scottish blood in its veins. Certainly in my part of the world 90% of us have. This makes it particularly sad that the old jocular anti-Englishness of centuries...
Yes, a lot of people move to poor countries in their retirement because their money goes a lot further. It is a beautiful part of the world. It's just a pity a massive chip on the shoulder, anti-sassenach bigotry and bloody-minded stupidity has taken hold of so many people living there.