Language and Uniform
When I was in my office on Friday last week, during a general conversation that was based around the closure of Borders and specificly the one at the Glasgow Fort, the word “hoaching” was used to...
View ArticleBritish or Scottish?
I had already planned on writing a blog post about my nationality, but was encouraged to do so even more after watching an Outnumbered sketch with Andy Murray on Comic Relief last night on BBC. Why?...
View ArticleThe Scheme
How many of you have been watching The Scheme on BBC1? It’s a documentary about the high and lows of life for a number of people who live in a large housing estate in Kilmarnock (near Glasgow). I’d...
View ArticleWhat Did You Say? #1
Today it’s time for a lesson…in Scottish words and/or phrases. I wonder how many you’ll understand, nevermind know! Haud yer wheesht Dinnae teach yer Granny tae suck eggs! Is the cat deid? Do yer...
View ArticleScotland decides
Today is the day the people of Scotland decide their future – Do we stay as part of the United Kingdom or do we become an independent country? Yes or No! It’s been said many times since the date of our...
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