Are there a disproportionate amount of Scots on MN?

[charliesp]

AIBU in thinking there is a disproportionately large amount of Scots on MN? Before I continue, there is absolutely nothing 'wrong' with this, just an observation.

I very often see on the "what are you doing today" threads posted on a Sunday that they are going to the supermarket at 9am... where England and Wales don't have extended Sunday trading hours. Or lots of "I'll be voting SNP at the general election".

Anyone else noticed this? I wonder what the percentage of active users are English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and others?

Mawsnet. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

She was clearly just directing you to the border

For anyone who speaks Doric.

“Fit like wifies, foos yer Doos”

For anyone who speaks Doric.

“Fit like wifies, foos yer Doos”

Aye peckin'

It's not my native dialect but I can understand (most) of it!

Nope, I'm Scottish and huvnae got a clue what that means

Mawsnet

Should we start a revolution? No sure what about but can we have a rammy anyway?

Aberdeen lass here but living in England

A stairheid rammy? Autocorrect did not like that one! Hello from the Number 2 bus meandering through the grassmarket, requisite mumbling jakey aboard!

Aberdeen lass here too - living in Aberdeenshire!
Probably will vote SNP, love Tesco at 9am on a Sunday and will forever be confused by what ages other school children are when the posters refer to year 4, year 6 etc.

Just popping in to say hi!

yet another Scot here, sittin ben ma hoose thats foo eh stoor ;)

Hello from the Number 2 bus meandering through the grassmarket

Heading your way in the not too distant future. No doubt we will be affording our patronage to the Black Cat on Rose Street of an evening!

Fellow Scots, anyone familiar with the term pockies? My fellow Scot husband looked at me blankly the first time I said it. I'm west, he's east.

East Coast. Pockies are gloves aren't they? Sure my nana used to call them that.
Also have no clue what age year 4 etc is despite being here for years.

It depends on the threads and maybe the OP is now on the lookout so sees them more.

I've never really noticed a huge amount of Scottish but have often thought there's very little norn iron representation.

There was a thread on protestant traybakes and suddenly there seemed to be lots of Norn Ironers.

@nononever
“ Aye peckin awa!” and say it twice
@dementedpixie it literally means how are your pigeons. Comes from the love of racing pigeons and doves by Aberdonians in years gone by.

East coast and don't recognise pockies.

My grandad was from aberdeen and I couldn't understand him past 'fit like quine'.

something about 'it's a sair caw for a pie and a pint' or something?

@Iamallatsea cheers, still learning and I've been here years .

Pockies = mittens. We always called them pockies on the west coast.

Another Scot checking in

Fellow Scots, anyone familiar with the term pockies? My fellow Scot husband looked at me blankly the first time I said it. I'm west, he's east.

I'm from Glasgow and I've never heard of it.

fit like quine

I remember the first time someone said that to me and I had absolutely no clue what it meant or if it was an insult .

Kevin Bridges has coined the latest "Did ye aye" it is just passive sarcasm
When people talk bullshit, passive sarcasm is what’s required.

Och aye, fit like the noo? The haar’s fair rollin’ in the day.

Aberdeenshire quean in Midlothian.

We've nothing else to do but sit on mumsnet all day because if we go outside, we're likely to get attacked by a haggis 😏