"Ta" or "cheers" are used more often than "thank you" and "no bother" rather than "you're welcome"
It is an odd night if we're not awakened by screaming and/or singing and/or yelling at or around 3AM. No doubt due to the clubs closing around 3AM and pubs closing around 2AM
It is also an odd morning if we don't have to dodge piles of vomit on the pavement.
The Scots are not early risers and the streets are usually deserted until at least 8AM. Even the university enables this behaviour; Mike's earliest class doesn't begin until 9:30AM
Clouds move very fast here
Bank holidays are frequent though mysterious
Everyone here has been abroad
Desi's first Scots-ism was "wee" instead of "little" which she uses often at her day job ("Would you like a separate wee bag for your trifles?")
Mike's first Scots-ism was "bit" instead of "part" ("I really like this bit here.")
Other vocabulary exchanges include using "sorted" (after a question has been answered it has been sorted), "half five" rather than 5:30, "bin" instead of "trash can", "rubbish" instead of "trash", and "crisps" instead of "chips" although chips is used when discussing the tortilla variety
Time passes slowly in Dundee
3 comments:
Maybe you could hitch yourself to one of those fast-moving clouds if the time is passing too slowly?
...and it somehow lost some of its charm at the dodging piles of vomit part. Or bit. But, still, love the "wee" for small.
Love the blog! I am going to live vicariously through you so keep up the excellent writing! I am very excited to hear about the haunted castle trip you have planned for Halloween! You guys are fantastic!
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