see you at the back of 8

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Is it a Scottish thing?

Anyone know what it means?

I do (Scottish)

My friend is English and was like WTF lol

I can honestly say I've never ended a sentence with but. I hate it.

I also hate when people put The before a shop name. 'I'm going to The Asda' is a frequent one at my work

I'm Scottish but I hate the phrase "the back of" as I always thought it meant the end of 8 as it were so nearly 9. Also it's too non specific and I agree with the above poster that it's an excuse to fuck about with the time.

I also hate when things are moved back or forward a week as I never know what that means either

Anyone else use "the moarn" to mean tomorrow or is that just a fife thing?

My old (English) boss used to get annoyed when we'd say "the moarns moarning" as he never understood what we were on about

I say the morn or the morra whiskey

I’m from Ayrshire and hate people using ‘but’at the end if a sentence, it’s more Glaswegian in my experience ‘it wisnae me but!’. I use some proper Ayrshire terms and my Husband from a posh area outside Glasgow just does this . Seeven, eleeven, een. My mum gets more broad as she gets older ‘blid tests’ ‘pushioned’ ‘biler’ etc. My favourite phrase is ‘getting the messages’ for shopping.

My mum (Aberdonian) used to always say 'see you in the morns morn' to me at bedtime! We were in Glasgow. My gran always talks about going to get her messages. My English DP was baffled at that one, he thought she was off to pick up a telegram 😂

Fah d'ye bide? = Where to you live?
Who's aill goin' like? = Who else is expected to attend?
Up the toon. = into town / local shopping predict / into Aberdeen if you live 20 miles outside
Yer bidey inn = your live-in / serious partner

Definitely know what "back of 8" means and use "outwith" all the time! (North East)

yes "the morra"

I'm near Glasgow

By the way, I have no idea what the "eeely alley ooo" that the big ship sailed on.....lol....does anyone know Cilla and Artie....someone needs to ask them what it is (the sea? is it a scottishism that I never realised?)

Why is it called 'messages'?

Ooh this is fascinating! I (Southern English) hadn’t heard of many of these phrases! Including “back of” or “outwith”.

My Scottish grandmother (from near Stirling) used to say she was going to “spend a penny” when was going to the loo. Is that a Scottish one too? Or was that just her?

Isn't spending a penny because you had to put a coin in the lock to open the door in public loos?

Haven't got a clue. Have never heard it before (Irish), but I'd assume it means after 8 O' clock.

Nobody where I now live in SE Scotland seems to know what the "tattie hols" are, far less a "tattie bogle"!

I’m always amused by the Scots phrase “ The rain’s on”, instead of the English “it’s raining”. It sounds to me as though some tap has been turned on in the clouds!
They tend to go for a “kerry oot”, instead of a takeaway, and say “He’s went away” instead of “He’s gone”. And as a young doctor I was very puzzled by patients who had a pain in their “thrapple” (throat) or oxter (armpit), or had “ taken a shock” (had a stroke).
In Dundee, patients’ relatives had a scale for describing the severity of illness:
“He’s no awfy weel” - he’s mildly unwell
“He’s no weel” - he’s ill
“He’s awfy no weel” - he’s in intensive care.

I'm Scottish but haven't lived there for over 30 years, had forgotten about that phrase
Is still say things and my Dh and children give me odd looks!

They tend to go for a “kerry oot”, instead of a takeaway, and say “He’s went away” instead of “He’s gone”. And as a young doctor I was very puzzled by patients who had a pain in their “thrapple” (throat) or oxter (armpit), or had “ taken a shock” (had a stroke).
In Dundee, patients’ relatives had a scale for describing the severity of illness:
“He’s no awfy weel” - he’s mildly unwell
“He’s no weel” - he’s ill
“He’s awfy no weel” - he’s in intensive care

Scottish born & bred and noone I know says any of that. 'They' don't all speak like that

“It sounds to me as though some tap has been turned on in the clouds!”

Well to be fair... that’s a pretty apt description of most rain.

“They tend to go for a “kerry oot”, instead of a takeaway”

A carry out is alcohol...

I’m always amused by the Scots phrase “ The rain’s on”, instead of the English “it’s raining”.** < This
“He’s no awfy weel” - he’s mildly unwell
“He’s no weel” - he’s ill
“He’s awfy no weel” - he’s in intensive care.
**< and definitely this! 😄

I can recommend "The Grufallo" in Doric / Scots. I've even seen it in my local library. Very good!

If he's no weel he'll need a jag then

I once posted this same thread, OP! Scottish in laws.

When i lived in Scotland for a while - people used to ask me/each other "where do you stay" - and I always thought it meant where were they staying 'for a while' as opposed to 'where do you live'
Also it was always a 'fish supper' and never fish and chips

OnlyRealButterWillDo - sorry, cross-posted 'where do you stay'

Away n take that ben the living room and turn the big light oan 😁

We were talking at work how we have to slow everything down when talking to someone who isnae Scottish and how it always sounds like were pissed off and want a fight even if we are just chatting normally.

Shoogle or shoogly are my favourite Scottish expressions to use, despite having lived away from Scotland for many years.

I do still find myself asking 'where do you stay?' And talk about going 'through' to places.