[openmind]

Now despite the fact that I have only been living in Scotland since June, I actually understand half of this and laughed!

1. Scattered showers with outbreaks of sunshine and a cold
northerly wind, is your idea of good weather.

2. The only sausage you like is square.

3. You were forced to do Scottish country dancing every year at
high school.

4. You have a wide knowledge of local words, and know: Numpty is an
idiot, Aye is yes, Aye right is No, Auldjin is someone over 40, and Baltic is cold.

5. You have an irrational need to eat anything from the chippy, as
long as its deep-fried - Haggis, pizza, white pudding, sausage, fish, chicken and battered Mars Bars.

6. You used to love destroying your teeth with - Penny Dainties,
Wham Bars, Cola Cubes, and Soor Plooms.

7. You always greet people by talking about the weather.

8. Even if you normally hate the Proclaimers, Runrig, Caledonia,
Deacon Blue, Big Country, etc, you still love it when they are played in a club abroad. (In fact you'll probably ask the DJ to play it)

9. You have an enormous feeling of dread, even when Scotland plays
a diddy team.

10. You are proud that Scotland has the highest number of alcohol and smoking deaths in Europe.

11. You used to watch Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade on a Sunday Afternoon with his lamp Paladdin.

12. You got Oor Wullie and The Broons books Every Christmas.

13. You only enjoy Weir's Way on the telly, when you are ****ed.

14. You are able to recognise the regional dialect,(Glasgow) 'Awright pal, gonie gies a wee swatcha yir paper nat, Cheers, magic pal.
(Aberdeen) Fitlike Loon? Furryboots ya bin up tae? Fair few quines in the night, min.(Inverness) Ah-eee right enuffff! How's you keeeepeeeen?

15. You know the police are about to arrive when you hear someone shout-Errapolis.

16. You have witnessed a 'Square Go'

17. You know that when you are asked which School you attended they really mean, 'Are you Catholic or Proddy?'

18. You have eaten the following: Mince and Tatties, Cullen Skink, Tunnock's Teacakes, Snowballs and Caramel Wafers, Porridge, Macaroon Bar, Baxter's Soup, Scotch Pie, Oatcakes.

19. A Jakey has asked you for 10p for a cuppa tea.

20. You wait at the shop counter for 1p change.

21. You know that the right response to 'you dancin?' is 'you askin?'
followed by 'am askin' and finally 'then am dancin'.

22. You associated sawdust with vomit, coz the 'jannie' always, used to pour it over sick in school.

23. You lose all respect for a groom who doesn't wear a kilt.

24. You don't do shopping, you 'go for the messages.'

25. You're on a bus and the drunk picks you to sit next to.

26. You are able to conduct a 20-minute phone call using three words only, -- Awright, aye, and naw.

27. When you refuse the offer of a drink, you hear, ' you no well?'

28. You have heard the following: You canny fling pieces oot a 20 storey flat,700 hungry weans'll testify to that, If its butter, cheese or jelly, If the breed is plain or pan, The chances o' it reachin earth, Are ninety-nine tae wan?

29. You know that going to a party means bringin a Kerry oot.

30. Your holiday in Benidorm is ruined when you hear there is a heat wave back home.

31. Scotland go 2-0 up against the French, and you immediately think, getting beat 3-2 was 'no a bad result'.

32. You can pronounce: McConnochie, Ecclefechan, Milngavie, and Kirkcaldy.

33. You love deep fried Pizza.

34. You can't pass a Kebab shop after being at the pub.

35. You are used to four seasons in one day.(Winter, winter, autumn,
winter)

36. You can fall when drunk and not spill your drink.

37. You see people wearing shell suits with Burberry accessories, and think 'that's class'.

38. You measure distance in minutes.

39. You understand Rab C. Nesbitt.

40. You go to Saltcoats because you think its abroad.

41. You can make a whole sentence using only swear words.

42. You know what haggis is made with, but you still enjoy it.

43. You know someone who planned their wedding around the football fixtures.

44. You have been to a wedding and the football results have been announced in church.

45. You are not surprised to find one shop selling ALL of the
following: Pizzas, Nappies, Fags, Curries, Milk, Paint, Shoes etc.

46. Your seaside home has Calor gas under it.

47. You know that Irn-Bru is a good hang over cure.

48. You could swear before you could count.

49. You would 'nut' a terrorist if they tried to bomb your Airport.

50. You are not only Scottish but Glaswegian when you understand the
following- How's it hingin', clatty, boggin', cludgie, Ba'heid, bawbag, and double nougat.

[boxby]

Double Nougat - Ken!!
And you send your wains off tae school with their play piece!!

[openmind]

You know I spent the first week thinking people were calling me Ken

[Alvin]

Funny thing about the scots not a lot of people know.

My name is Earl and I am scottish.

Scottish people can not say the word Earl.

I was always called Errol ,and I am talking about by my aunts and uncles ,and to this day my cousin calls me Errol.

I can only assume they all watched to many Errol Flyn movies.

Alvin

[boxby]

And english folk (and in particular posh ones) can't say Lochryan

[openmind]

Our lass cannot say twirl, she pronounces it twirrel which provides me with endless hours of amusement combining this with other words like squirrel etc...

I need to get out more I think

[boxby]

Just wait until she comes home from school complaining about hitting her heid!

[openmind]

Our lass as in my partner who at 34 is a little too old for school!

Barry meaning good is a new one I've come across recently. Still completely confused why...

[Piglet]

Seeing the word "Polis" reminded me of one thing I never could understand whilst living in Scotland. Even with Peugeot advertising all the time on the telly the Scots, both my sons and ex included, always pronounced it "Pewgeot"