I found this site when I was surfing , I really thought it was good and yeah we scots probably say things that we are so used to that we dont realise how funny they must sound to other nationalities 🙂 Hve a look its fun and good reading . An American Girl in Scotland
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This is the truth I tell you: of all things freedom’s most fine. Never submit to live, my son, in the bonds of slavery entwined.’ William Wallace – His Uncle’s proverb, from Bower’s Scotichronicon c.1440’s The reputation of William Wallace runs like a fault line through later medieval chronicles. For the Scots, William Wallace was …
Never mind Nessie, the scariest creature ever to roam Scotland was the infamous Linton Worm. A ‘Worm’ was another term used for a dragon (orme or worme is the ancient Norse for serpent), and the Linton worm lived in a hollow on the Northeast side of Linton Hill. This area is still known as ‘Worm’s …
What’s A Clan? The word ‘clan’ actually derives from the Gaelic form ‘Clann’, meaning ‘children’ or ‘stock’. However it’s meaning in Scots can be a tribe or race or can represent a family unit. At the head of the clan stands the Clan chief. The Chief’s succession was decided and governed by a system known …
Scotland has three officially recognised languages: English, Scots (a relative of English) and Scottish Gaelic (a completely different language). Add to this Scottish English, which is English spoken with a more or less strong Scots accent and the occasional use of words from Scots or Scottish Gaelic. Scottish surnames are divided in two main categories …
The Scots 40 DEGREES Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Scotland sunbathe. 35 DEGREES Italians find their cars won’t start. Scots drive with windows down. 20 DEGREES Floridians wear coats, gloves and woollen hats. People in Scotland throw on a T-shirt. 15 DEGREES Californians begin to evacuate state. People in Scotland go swimming. 0 DEGREES New …