Crash course in Scottish language

Skybird · 12-26-21, 07:38 PM

One or to surprises in there that I never would have expected.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/w...-snow/p063vmwx

And no, I would not really understand it.

After a bottle of Scottish Malt, however, I would understand everything.

Jimbuna · 12-27-21, 06:13 AM

I'm a little under seventy miles from the border with Scotland and I and a great many others struggle with their language

Skybird · 12-27-21, 07:24 PM

I like the sound of it, its sound sympathetic, though a bit funny. It also sounds like a difficult language to me. English spoken with a Scottish accent however sounds rocky, harsh in my ears.

em2nought · 12-27-21, 10:47 PM

I understood everything the women said in Scotland. The men, I had no clue what they were saying.

Skybird · 12-28-21, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by em2nought

I understood everything the women said in Scotland. The men, I had no clue what they were saying.

Conclusion: their women drink less Malt than their men.

Jimbuna · 12-28-21, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Conclusion: their women drink less Malt than their men.

I wouldn't be so sure

Aktungbby · 12-28-21, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'm a little under seventy miles from the border with Scotland and I and a great many others struggle with their language

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Conclusion: their women drink less Malt than their men.

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I wouldn't be so sure

Indeed! they could shout out rugby plays right in front of us on the pitch back in the '70's...and we were clueless as to their intentions. We were clobbered to boot.
Decidely not true malt-wise!.

My wife and daughter outclass and out-sample me in the malt dept.; especially in the Glengoygne 20 year elixer! My daughter's RLS museum hosts serious formal whisky tastings as fundraisers. They are well attended!
In 2017, on an extended distillery tour of Scotland incl. Skye, Oban, Edinborough, Doone Castle, etc. we stayed at a beautiful B&B in Grantown-on-Spey. In seeking direction from locals to a recommend bistro with haggis et al, I was hopelessly confounded by their heavy Scottish brogue response. I sheepishly & contritely responded: "I'm so sorry, we only speak American!?" Bemused, they started laughing hysterically at my plight; and immediately, mercifully altered their speech pattern to very comprehensible 'Mericanese!

em2nought · 12-29-21, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Conclusion: their women drink less Malt than their men.

It did make me question my intelligence when getting into the taxis those blokes drove, and on the wrong side of the road to boot.

12-26-21, 07:38 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Crash course in Scottish language One or to surprises in there that I never would have expected. https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/w...-snow/p063vmwx And no, I would not really understand it. After a bottle of Scottish Malt, however, I would understand everything. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

12-27-21, 06:13 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,445 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm a little under seventy miles from the border with Scotland and I and a great many others struggle with their language __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-27-21, 07:24 PM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I like the sound of it, its sound sympathetic, though a bit funny. It also sounds like a difficult language to me. English spoken with a Scottish accent however sounds rocky, harsh in my ears. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

12-27-21, 10:47 PM	#4
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I understood everything the women said in Scotland. The men, I had no clue what they were saying. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!