Brilliant things about Scotland

[JennyPiccolo]

Just cos I love Scotland.

The banter
Irn bru
Men who look like they grew out of the ground
How everyone sees going out and having a good time as some kind of fundamental human right
Edinburgh fringe festival
The barrowlands ballroom
Whisky

LadyBeagleEyes, I promise you it's fantastic. Really, honestly, truly.

Oh and meant to be going to pitlochry next weekend tis truly beautiful there!

Another thing I love is the alternative uses for the red phone kiosks which were made redundant because of mobile phones.

Link to the phoneboxes that you can borrow or leave a good book.

Some places use them as a fruit and vegetable swap.

Ellie, I worked in Pitlochry for a summer once...wild wee place it was!

Ladybeagleeyes, it was from a tv show called Burnistoun, very funny in parts, that sketch was its pinnacle though....

haha thats cos us scots cannae help a blether

burnistoun lift brilliant thank you!

Words
Pictures
Music
Accents*
Humour
Home
Deacon Blue and Fish off of Marillion in the same thread...
Tattie scone rolls
Dancing
Green

*the fact I can pinpoint the natives to a five mile radius of their home towns after this accent-rich thread tickles me pink

The best thing about the motherland is that you have more chance of spotting Nessie than a Tory

I love:

• the fact that the people in Scotland have voted for an SNP government
• that we have 3 indigeous (sp?) languages...and when my Orkney relatives call DS 'peedie breeks'
• Orkney
• unspoilt beaches
• castles, monuments and history
• kilts, shortbread and bagpipes - cause I don't have a cringe, I think they're great
• ceilidh dances
• macaroni pies fae the chipper

List could go on...might add more once I've thought about it more!

MEEEEEEEE:o

Ok so I dont live there anymore ( stoooopid young person move I cant reverse) But I like to think I left my mark :o

Ha! Caught you zukie talking about our irish thread! We've only just started we'll catch up!

And definitely being Tory free.
And the fact that we've got a Scottish Parliament that will ensure it.

When I was a wean and we lived overseas for a while and my parents would take us to wild expat parties, my Dad and I would sit up and listen to the Corries. He with a whisky in hand and a melancholy look on his coup'n. Me loving it but hoping we could listen to a Billy Connolly tape afterwards.

Scotland is the most beautiful country in the world.

I am not Scottish, by the way, and live in Australia (which is also staggeringly lovely, though in an entirely different way).

Just been catching up with this thread and I have a lump in my throat and something in my eye.

Phoned my Mum, sister and nephew to have a good catch up (only been 2 wks since I was up) as I felt homesick. Was chatting out in the garden and laughing my head off.

I love how Scottish folk can find the humour in anything.

My neighbour was talking to me after my phonecall and she said it sounded like I was talking in a foreign language. I dont have a strong accent but when chatting to friends/family up there I must speak v fast. Its great!

Mawbroon, I think I might have passed out if Fish had even looked in my direction. In fact, I think I probably still would. He's playing on Arran on Wednesday, I really wish I could get across, but, sadly, it's impossible. DH would be too jealous, anyway. He is definitely one of the best things to come out of Scotland for many years.

Bairns
Bozies
Pus like a skelped airse
Do ya think I came up the Tay in a banana boat?
Irn bru
Scots are lovely but piss us aff an weel set aboot ye!
Foos yer doos?
Fit like min?
Loons and quines
Lorne sausage and skirlie
Stovies
Rowies
Where get awa tae fuck, is a term of endearment...
Fool toot
Mingin'
Keech
Ging awa and bile yer heid
Haud yer wheesht
The smell aw that (insert fave food) is gawn room ma hairt like a hairy wurm.

I could go on forever......I bloody love Scotland me! Ye ken? :)

Cranachan

Oh lisianthas, you need to you tube "ship called dignity" and that will help get you through your disappointment :) their best song ever!

That we can pronounce Loch properly, it's not fucking Lock!

Actually, I think it just called "dignity" I can't remember