Jibberjabber!
I've got a blog going over on Blogger (http://scottishexperience.blogspot.com/) but it's something I've mostly been keeping separately from this blog up until now. To be honest, I want to share posts between my two blogs. The only reason I even have two blogs is so that my family can easily read my blog without going through any posts about RP or comic books or whatnot. Anyways, I'm copying my most recent blog post here, just for kicks. Enjoy!
The internet was going completely ballistic again this morning, much to my annoyance, but after a long day out and about it I've returned to find it's working fine now (nobody knows why), so let's just hope it holds out long enough for me to finish this post!
Being in Scotland has been a really interesting experience for me, in case you couldn't tell. It's hard to explain how different absolutely EVERYTHING is when you go halfway across the world to live somewhere new. The food, the weather, the TV shows, the celebrities, the music, the way people interact in the street and just about a million other things I can't be bothered to name right now. One thing in particular that I really have noticed, even more than most, is the differences in language. Sure, people in Scotland speak English, but it's not the same. Not at all. Even when I can understand a person's accents (most of the time, by now) there's a good chance that they're going to use about five or six words I've never heard of in each and every encounter. This can make speaking with some people very nerve-wracking, because I don't want to look like an idiot when they're asking me about the weather and I can't even mumble a reply for fear of being completely off the mark.
Thankfully by now I'm really getting used to Scottish slang. I rarely have any difficulty understanding people by now, something that I've worked quite hard at. Lorna and her family have been a huge help with this, simply by speaking to me normally and using all the same words they would with anybody. Seeing as I've picked up a large number of slang words, I figured it might be fun to share a few with you guys now! Let's start with a few random ones for today, just for starters.
Word: Chippy
Description: A fish and chips shop, or simply a chips shop.
Example: I'm heading to the chippy for lunch.
Word: Cuppa
Description: A cup of tea.
Example: Anybody want a cuppa?
Word: That's you!
Description: A term used to indicate that something (or someone) is done. Short for "That's you done then."
Example: That's you! Radiator's all fixed.
Word: Wean (pronounced 'Wayne')
Description: A child. Unrelated to the other use of the word (weaning someone off something).
Use: I hope you and the weans are well!
Word: Knackered
Description: Tired, exhausted.
Use: After being out all day I'm bloody knackered.
I think that's going to be it for now, because as I really AM bloody knackered after being out on my feet all day! Hope you all had a wonderful Canada Day!
The internet was going completely ballistic again this morning, much to my annoyance, but after a long day out and about it I've returned to find it's working fine now (nobody knows why), so let's just hope it holds out long enough for me to finish this post!
Being in Scotland has been a really interesting experience for me, in case you couldn't tell. It's hard to explain how different absolutely EVERYTHING is when you go halfway across the world to live somewhere new. The food, the weather, the TV shows, the celebrities, the music, the way people interact in the street and just about a million other things I can't be bothered to name right now. One thing in particular that I really have noticed, even more than most, is the differences in language. Sure, people in Scotland speak English, but it's not the same. Not at all. Even when I can understand a person's accents (most of the time, by now) there's a good chance that they're going to use about five or six words I've never heard of in each and every encounter. This can make speaking with some people very nerve-wracking, because I don't want to look like an idiot when they're asking me about the weather and I can't even mumble a reply for fear of being completely off the mark.
Thankfully by now I'm really getting used to Scottish slang. I rarely have any difficulty understanding people by now, something that I've worked quite hard at. Lorna and her family have been a huge help with this, simply by speaking to me normally and using all the same words they would with anybody. Seeing as I've picked up a large number of slang words, I figured it might be fun to share a few with you guys now! Let's start with a few random ones for today, just for starters.
Word: Chippy
Description: A fish and chips shop, or simply a chips shop.
Example: I'm heading to the chippy for lunch.
Word: Cuppa
Description: A cup of tea.
Example: Anybody want a cuppa?
Word: That's you!
Description: A term used to indicate that something (or someone) is done. Short for "That's you done then."
Example: That's you! Radiator's all fixed.
Word: Wean (pronounced 'Wayne')
Description: A child. Unrelated to the other use of the word (weaning someone off something).
Use: I hope you and the weans are well!
Word: Knackered
Description: Tired, exhausted.
Use: After being out all day I'm bloody knackered.
I think that's going to be it for now, because as I really AM bloody knackered after being out on my feet all day! Hope you all had a wonderful Canada Day!