Glasgow meet ?

Kalu

Marydoll

I was expecting a retort along the lines of, look who’s ‘talking’ ?

I wouldn't dare even if it is true! I was brought up to respect my elders!!! ?

Marydoll

I was expecting a retort along the lines of, look who’s ‘talking’ ?

Just seen on another thread that LFTs will apparently still be free in Scotland. I still think twice a week should be enough (it's considered enough at work, which is among old people. Let me know if not and I won't come.

Someone else does the squish in fluid and drip onto the pregnancy test thingy, and logs it all online.

I have never done an LFT myself. Not exactly. Been poking the nose swab (previously the throat and nose swab) baton up my nose for months and months and months twice a week at work. All -ve.

That'll have to do if I come. Not buying any.

baubles

^Greetin’ faced crabbit wee besom^ -
the perfect description of someone I had the misfortune to work with many years ago. ??

You have only come across one???

You certainly don’t fit the type Marydoll but, my god, you can talk! A lot! ?

I agree Espee Sensible suggestion for us all to protect one another. There will certainly be a lot of non stop hot air circulating. ?

Absolutely, Espee! We will all be sitting quite close together.
I hadn't anticipated such a big response.

For the meet up would it be reasonable to suggest everyone does a LFT before attending?

I love accents! I only mentioned it because I recall you saying something about getting angry on the phone!

All of ‘my’ Eastern European kids spoke English with a Dudley accent
Eg ‘one, two, three, four, foive …’

A couple of years ago, I met a young woman who I taught English to from the age of 5 when she was a new arrival from Poland. I also taught her brother and sister English.
We recognised each other straight away, it was wonderful!
She told me that her brother was in the Army, her sister a nurse, and that she was doing A levels in Art, Biology and Sociology

I was sooo proud Mary! ?

I do speak in standard English when required!

It is only when I am excited or angry, that I drop my posh accent and lapse into Glasgow dialect. You wouldn't be able to understand a word of what I am saying.

A number of years ago, I was studying in Lyons and we were forbidden to speak any English at all. There were teachers on the course from all over Europe, who said that when my colleague and had a sneaky conversation in English, despite being fluent in English, they hadn't a clue what we were saying. They thought were speaking a foreign language.

Ixion my thoughts too.
Perhaps I could continue with my Latin plan, and we could do it that way ?

FannyCornforth
I think you will still have quite a restricted conversation thus far, with the Glesca Grannies, were you to join them ?

And a turkey is a bubblyjock!

Grannmarie

To girn means whine, often a child.
Girny, girning....

In the East Midlands that is to skrate!
And if you are mardy you are miserable and moody.

Love moudiewart!

To girn means whine, often a child.
Girny, girning....

Moudiewart is Scottish for mole. Fanny

I’m going to hold you to it now Mary
I will ask you the meaning of a word everyday!

Btw inspired by you and ixion , I am seriously considering an Open Learning Latin course

I was only joking Fanny!! ?

That sounds great! Go for it! ???????

A sweetie wife, is usually an elderly man, who likes to gossip or be involved in the affairs of women.
I know a few of those!

We should start a Scottish word a day thread!

Is a ‘sweetie’ ever a good thing, or is it always derogatory?
I heard a man in Four in a Bed call a fellow competitor a ‘sweetie wifey’, and I wasn’t sure what he meant at all

A ^nippie sweetie^:

NOUN
(also nippie sweetie)
Scottish
1 drink of spirits, especially of whisky; whisky.

2 sharp-tongued or peevish person, especially a woman.

3 sharp-tasting sweet, or one which makes the mouth hot.

I think I may fit the criteria for no.2.

Jan, you certainly are not.

ixion

Think me 'n' Fanny would need advance tuition were we to come. DuoLingo, maybe?

Would we get the opportunity to wear kilts????

Is there a Glaswegian Wordle, I wonder?

I’m polishing my sporran in anticipation

And what is a nippy sweetie?