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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: All Things Scottish and Wonderful |
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couldn't find one.... so made me own
.... for all things scottish
are you a weegie, d'ye ken yer celtic fre yer rangers
you know it's PrEEmark not PrImark
you know it's a bam or a ned rather than a chav/townie
and you know Glasgow rhyming slang is much cooler than the cockney
ah, Scotland, the land where the shops actually open on a Sunday, I miss you
Julia _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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John W
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Jings, Scottish an' French in yin message, it's tha' auld alliance ye ken!
Ta fir that hen, yer a wee stoater. Aw, tae be back up hame again, tae see some proper snaw. 't'wid be guid tae huv a guid blether wi ye hen, but there's fitba' oan ra telly noo, ah need tae gawn!
Awrabest,
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3609 Location: Chorley, Lancashire
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: All Things Scottish and Wonderful |
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Julia wrote: | ah, Scotland, the land where the shops actually open on a Sunday, I miss you |
Yes, on my first trip to Edinburgh the other year I was so amazed that shops were open on Sundays I insisted on going to ASDA at half past Midnight! Brilliant.
Anyway, I love Scotland - so lovely. I've been to the Edinburgh Fringe 3 years in a row and have already booked for this year.
All that talk about splitting the Union - can Lancashire go with the Scots rather than the Londoners, please...? |
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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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of course Ian
... sorry to any southeners out there!
I still can't get used to this wierd english system... it's soooo old fashioned... sunday is as much a day for shopping as any other.. I mean, what are you meant to do????
the bampots
Very good John... yir fitba comes first though does it pal?
Julia
PS Please don't call me hen - drives me batty _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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ooh, and I also discovered that had I been through the english schooling system I'd still be in my last year thiss year, rather than a Fresher!
I'm the youngest in my year here... but in old Ecosse you can go to Uni at 16! _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: All Things Scottish and Wonderful |
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Julia wrote: | ah, Scotland, the land where the shops actually open on a Sunday, I miss you
Julia |
Not if you go to Stornoway, they don't.... everything shuts on a Sunday, shops, pubs, museums, even the airport and the ferries. You have to really plan ahead as to where you're going to get food and drink on a Sunday in the Western Isles, never mind petrol.... _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
(Free to read via Kindle Unlimited) |
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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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that's too issolated for me! I prefer the good old shopping streets of Glasvegas
... any thoughts on the Separation of Scotland? ... mmm, I'm not sure - I still want them to pay these ridiculous top up fees for me! _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Julia wrote: | ... any thoughts on the Separation of Scotland? ... mmm, I'm not sure - I still want them to pay these ridiculous top up fees for me! |
Aye, and the free sight tests, free dental check-ups for under-25s, and all the other things the Executive have signed off on....
Do you not have to pay a reduced rate tuition fee since you're studying outside of Scotland, or have SAAS changed that now? _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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no... the b*ggers _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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Barkingbiker
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Ah Scotland, beautiful, picturesque, stunning highlands, the smooth juice of the malt and barley; but what a pity about the locals
BB _________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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at this point in time I would agree with you BarkingBiker
... the land of neds and bams _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3609 Location: Chorley, Lancashire
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:25 am Post subject: |
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So did you have a lovely Burns Night, Julia? Or is that just a Sassanach thing? |
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Barkingbiker
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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Julia wrote: | at this point in time I would agree with you BarkingBiker
... the land of neds and bams |
Don't know what you mean Julia, or could it be a reference to my uncle, he moved to Torphins, as an oil worker, in the late 60's/early 70's, from Derbyshire. He wore a kilt at my cousin's wedding, had a pipe band, she like me was born in Derby Royal Infirmary. However, she did marry a real local from Aberdeen, yes he wore a kilt to get married in tooooooooo.
BB _________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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So have you ever had one of those Scottish delicacies, then Julia - a deep fried Mars Bar? _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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Shaky Fan
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 628
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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This might be a great place for me to ask if anyone can recommend any good "record" shops arounf the centre of Edinburgh as I'm heading over there at the end of next month! |
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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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hey shaky - don't know about Edinburgh - but THE record place in Glasgow is Mono (King Street) it's fab - it's a music cafe where all the music people hang out (oh, come on, it's only 1hr from the burgh and the weegies are way better!)
Neds (masculine) and Bams (feminine) are chavs and 'chavettes', townies, whatever you call them - neds and bams are what we call them
Never (thank god!) had a deep fried marz bar - but they are popular - it's just what you can get in the chippie I think... no wonder Glasgow has the heighest heart attack rate and people in Iraq (I was shocked to read in the newspaper) have a higher life expectanc rate than glaswegians!
hope I've answered all your questions
I quite like kilts - but when it's windy they are a PAIN! _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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Julia wrote: |
I quite like kilts - but when it's windy they are a PAIN! |
Depends what (if anything) you wear under one, I suppose. It has been known to get quite blowy around the Trossachs.... _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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Julia
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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kilt flying up is not pleasant (no matter what you have on underneath) and means you have to walk around clinging your thighs _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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Shaky Fan
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Julia!
A trip to Glasgow might be a bit much - I'm only there for the day. Besides - Glasgow is probably still recovering from my visit there last year. Its becoming something of a tradition for me now - 2 years ago I was in Dublin for my birthday, last year it was Glasgow and this year it will be Edinburgh.
And just in case it gets stormy I'll leave my kilt at home! |
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