Very Scottish things

[Jbrown76]

Inspired by the very Irish things thread on Craignet.

Burn Suppers

Steamin- very drunk
This place is like Cocky Hunters - very untidy ( Aberdeen)

Not saying words as they are spelt- place names and surnames

Mawkit
Hinging/minging
For why?

Amn't (am not) - 'I amn't going out today'

I think is a Scottish thing? Would equate to 'aren't' maybe?

I love 'outwith' and use it as often as possible.

Does he not mean "back of the cupboard"?

In Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland a "press" is a cupboard.

I had a strange childhood . Dad from Newcastle, American mum, lived West Scotland and Glasgow. So never been entirely sure where some stuff comes from!

But the one I had to instantly drop when I went to uni 'down south' was 'where do you stay?' It confused the hell out of them. They would reply with room number ...

I'd forgotten about juice.

'Gieing it a laldy' was a favourite.

'C'mon, get aff' at the end of the bus route.

'Can you no(t) be doing that just the now?'

I thought whether you went down the town, uptown, down town, across to... was all region specific but I've forgotten.

And yy 'where do you go to school?' as code or ' do you kick with the left foot?'

Everywhere else I've been 'where do you go to school?' is to assess social class. In Glasgow, it's both/ either religion and class.

Oh yes to amn't. Also had to drop that one.

How instead of why. Tumshies.

The first time I (English) met DH family (Scottish) we were at a party.
MIL said "The weans greeting ".
I'd only just worked out who was who...and my first thought was "So which one is Wayne?".

They do this outside London, too. The difference being, in England you are expected to make non committal noises.In much of Scotland, great detail is required.

I don't know the only cupboards they have is low kitchen unit ones he just says it in general kitchen direction. So I'm clueless really 🤔

Weewee.

'..., eh?' (very hard short sound) at the end of every sentence as punctuation is also a west Cumbrian thing.

I'm going to have to hard in my True Scot card because I've never had Stovies and I still don't know exactly what they are.

The wean's hingy

Oh and the Jeely Piece song!

outwith - not a thing in England

Jeelly piece clubs in the holidays. Paddy's market. Hairy Mary fae the gallowgate. A wee bit peely wally. Getting yer 10p back on a bottle of ginger. Bridies. Granny made tablet. Proper caramel shortbread. And my granda's favourites; away and shite and yuv get mair greetings than a Christmas card... said as he ate his tripe booked in milk...

Also winching and getting a lumber 🤣🤣🤣

Not a word or phrase, but just how absolutely lovely and friendly people are. I just came back from my first visit to a friend in Scotland for about six years, and I was newly taken with how bloody nice everyone was - restaurant staff, taxi drivers, random ladies in the swimming pool - I just love it.

Oh god ! Winching I hate it makes me feel queasy

Inspired by another thread, not locking the front door. And, if you do close it, announcing it's 'on the sneb'.

The Sunday Post, waiting for the grown ups to read it so I could read the Broons and Oor Wullie. Also buying my granny a copy of the People's Friend every week. Just so couthie, there's no other word to describe it. Also applies to things like Take the High Road and its predecessor, think it was Carrick Cross, and other programs like Glen Michaels Cavalcade, and Thingummyjig. Don't forget the Scottish Country Dance music on the radio every Saturday for a wee birl roon' the kitchen.
My granny had a saying "Awa' an' claw yer wheerie wi' a whin!" Said frequently when my grandad was annoying her. I've never heard it anywhere else or indeed "wheerie" which I assume is arse? Anyone know?

The biggest things for me when I moved....
Macaroni cheese pie....the concept to most English is like whatttttt

Bucket for bin or a bucket which also baffles me as its a longer word then bin!
Haar
Most doric phrases!

Macaroni pies are horrible , they are so claggy.