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MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 21 Dec 2007 20:42

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You know you are a true Scot if...........
1. Ye can properly pronounce McConnochie, Ecclefechan, Milngavie,
Sauchiehall St , St Enoch, Auchtermuchty and Aufurf*ksake.


2. Ye actually like deep fried battered pizza fae the chippie.


3. Yer used tae four seasons in wan day.


4. Ye canna pass a chip/kebab shop withoot sleverin when yer blootert.


5. Ye kin fall about pi*hed withoot spilling yer drink.


6. Ye see people wearin shell suits with burberry accessories -pure
class!


7. Ye measure distance in minutes.


8. Ye kin understaun Rab C Nesbitt and know characters just like him, in
yer ain family.


9. Ye go tae Saltcoats cos ye think it is like gaun tae the ocean.


10. Ye kin make hael sentences jist wae sweer wurds.


11. Ye know whit haggis is made ae and stull like eating it.


12. Somedy ye know his used a fitba schedule tae plan thur wedding
day date


13. You've been at a wedding and fitba scores are announced in the
Church/Chapel.


14. Ye urny surprised tae find curries, pizzas, kebabs, fish n chips,
irn-bru, fags and nappies all in the wan shop.


15. Yer holiday home at the seaside has calor gas under it.


16. Ye know irn-bru is a hangover cure.


17. Ye learnt tae sweer afore ye learnt tae dae sums.


18. Ye actually understand this and yurr gonnae send it tae yer pals.


Finally, you are 100% Scot if you have ever said/heard these words;

how's it hingin
clatty
boggin
cludgie
pished
get your pressies wrapped lol...updated
wee beasties
erse bandit

amurny
away an bile yer heid
peely-wally
humphey backit
baw bag
dubble nugget


And finally......


A wee Glesga wumman goes intae a butcher shop, where the butcher has
just came oot the freezer, and is standing haunds ahint his back, with
his erse aimed at an electric fire. The wee wumman checks oot the
display case then asks, 'Is that yer Ayrshire bacon?' 'Naw,'
replies the butcher.
'It's
jist ma haun's ah'm heatin'.



Marion

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 21 Dec 2007 20:45

Do we have English subtitiles

Jax in Wales

Jax in Wales Report 21 Dec 2007 20:46

pmsl

Well i deffo aint scot cos i had a job readin it lol

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 21 Dec 2007 20:46

LOL!!

Wanna repeat that in english????

;o)

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 21 Dec 2007 20:48

Well, I can read it. would take me ages to put it in English lol.
A few I had to think about lol.

Marion

Kay????

Kay???? Report 21 Dec 2007 20:50

well **get it up ya **,,i do know,,!!

♥**♥Straykitten♥**♥

♥**♥Straykitten♥**♥ Report 21 Dec 2007 20:50

i once read the trainspotting book after seeing the film and that in scot

i was pulling funny faces for days llol

but got their in the end


strayxxx

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 21 Dec 2007 20:51

oops maybe i should edit that

GirlFromOz

GirlFromOz Report 21 Dec 2007 20:52

omg, I understood most of it....must be my scottish ancestry coming out...pmsl

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 21 Dec 2007 20:55

lol

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 21 Dec 2007 20:55

Marion... I understood and was able to read most of it perfectly well! One or two words that I haven't heard, but that's not bad for a Welsh girl, I reckon... oh, and I'd understand you speaking it after a slight regional adjustment to me listening head...

Love

Daff xxx

Granny  Grumps

Granny Grumps Report 21 Dec 2007 20:56

aye i can reed it tae...............comeonandgeraf............awayyago ya numpty.

(¯`*•.¸JUPITER JOY AND HER CRYSTAL BALLS(¯`*•.¸

(¯`*•.¸JUPITER JOY AND HER CRYSTAL BALLS(¯`*•.¸ Report 21 Dec 2007 21:00

very good hun,well i did it and im english lol.xx

Spud Fae Livi

Spud Fae Livi Report 21 Dec 2007 21:01

9 Prefer to go to Rossy


Spud

(`•¿•`) Loopy § Lady Ŀindy (`•¿-`)

(`•¿•`) Loopy § Lady Ŀindy (`•¿-`) Report 21 Dec 2007 21:05

Och, aye! Bu' it's real Glesga, by ra wae!

An' yi furgit aboon Auchterarder! An' al' they fyne lochs, we git!!!

Weel dun, Cutty Sark!!! Ooops, Marion!!!

Lindy
xxx

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 21 Dec 2007 21:05

ah, Rothsay (sp) been there once

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 21 Dec 2007 21:09

Then theres the name Menzies.
Now I say Menzies they way it sounds.
Oh say's it Mengis lol.
And we are both Scots.

Marion

Sally Moonchild

Sally Moonchild Report 21 Dec 2007 21:10

Dinna fash yersel lassie, nae problem at a readin that.....

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 21 Dec 2007 21:12

Aberdeen? ish???

CATHKIN

CATHKIN Report 21 Dec 2007 21:33

brilliant , Marion. I worked with a Spanish Doctor once and gave him these places to pronounce plus Siobhan, Ailish, Mhairi --what a laugh we had,
Ros cc