Monday, August 14

Fit can I say pure dead brilliant!

You are A Glaswegian if:

1. Ye can properly pronounce McConnochie ;-), Ecclefechan Milngavie, Sauchiehall, St Enoch, Auchtermuchty and Aufurfuksake.

2. Ye actually like deep fried battered pizza fae the chippie.

3. Ye get four seasons in wan day.

4. Ye canny pass a chip/kebab shop withoot sleverin when yer blootert.

5. Ye kin fall about pished withoot spilling yer drink.

6. Ye see people wear shell suits with burberry accessories - pure class!

7. Ye measure distance in minutes.

8. Ye kin understaun Rab C Nesbitt and know characters just like him, in yer ain family.

9. Ye go tae Saltcoats cos ye think it is like gaun tae the ocean.

10. Ye kin make hael sentences jist wae sweer wurds.

11. Ye know whit haggis is made ae and stull like eating it.

12. Somedy ye know his used a fitba schedule tae plan thur wedding day date.

13. You've been at a wedding and fitba scores are announced in the Church/Chapel.

14. Ye urny surprised tae find curries, pizzas, kebabs, fish n chips, irn-bru, fags and nappies all in the wan shop.

15. Yer holiday home at the seaside has calor gas under it.

16. A big flash car has a ned at the wheel.

17. Ye know irn-bru is a hangover cure.

18. Ye learnt tae sweer afore ye learnt tae dae sums.

19. Ye actually understand this and yurr gonnae send it tae yer pals.

20. Finally, you are 100% Glaswegian if you have ever said/heard these words...how's it hingin, clatty, boggin, cludgie, pished, get it up ye wee beasties, arse bandit, amurny away an bile yer heid, peely-wally, humphey backit, Ba'-heid baw bag, dubble nuggit.

If you can't read this call me & Lou will read it to you, course you probably still won't unerstand it, but it's a hoot to hear her say it all in her Scottish accent!

1 Comments:

At 15 August, 2006 02:11, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I could read some of this but not all... But I hafta say, it cracks me up that they call diapers "nappies" in Britain... :)

Btw, if you haven't tried the candy "Crunchies," you're really missing out. My FAVORITE British candy of all time!!

 

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