Category: Let's talk
Ok Its been brought to my attention that this saying is causing confusion among the non Irish, or Scottish, members {poor unfortunate feckers}So I will clarify
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Your man or woman refers to the main person in the conversation ..if you are in a pub or anywhere at all they will say "did you hear about your man" and nod towards the person in question, you then know who your man is and the conversation can continue without any confusion...I realise this is futile for most of us and is no feckin use on a website,.....but there we are you cant have everything or desire would be pointless...
A model of celtic clarity that....or lack of it perhaps? Maybe Goblin's behind all the press releases New Labour issue, with their invented grammar structurs and sentences without verbs. I've never heard the phrase 'your man' when I've been in scotland, and I've been in my fair share of pubs.
its mostly Irish come to Failte in Glasgow and you will..I have Irish friends so the phrase has rubbed off..as has their sense of humour...where were these pubs were they any good...did you come across any local characters...
rubbish that saying isn't only Irish or Scottish and everyone knows what it means....
I haven't heard many Irish people say it either. Local characters? Well I presume that not everyone was a visitor to the provinces like I wass; I presume some of the Scottish people actuallly lived in the parts of Scotland I have been to, although I must confess that 'are you local?' was not the first question on my lips when I entered the bar, nor indeed was it on my lips at any other time. It would be very strange for an Englishman like myself to ask a question like that.
well tell me where you were and I'll try to enlighten you pal your being especially vague
Been everywhere I have. Well no actually that isn't quite true. Edinburgh, st Andrews, Dundee and that's your lot old lad.
Ah ha! Auld Reekie my favourite town did you by any chance pay a visit to Mary King's close, its an experience not to be missed.
Edinburgh's lovely ain't it LL...? Would love to go back there some day. Frey.
And how did you get on with the accent some Edinburgh folk are very broad {grin} but it has twice been voted the sexist accent in britain, so they must be doing something right...
Well I'm afraid the edinburgh locals were a little rude when I went there, quite a number refused to talk to me or indeed to anyone else. but the accent was not a problem, and it's a very nice city. Why on earth did it arse up the commonwealth games so badly in 1986, though? It has everything and yet their games weren't a patch on those in Manchester. and the other thing that annoys me about Edinburgh is the way that the airport doesn't have a train station, so if you want to get to Falkerk or somewhere like that and you fly into edinburgh, you have to fly into the airport, go all the way into the centre of town on the airlink bus, get on the train at Haymarket or Waverley, and then come all the bay back the way you came, including passing the airport again, to get out of the city.
The Edinburgh people can be a little aloof until you get to know them, then, you would need surgery to have them removed..smile..the games sorry pal I haven't a clue probably a lack of commitment and cash...as for the transport problem I agree its a nightmare and the city really needs to get its act together and quick ...Glasgow coucil are thinking of building a rail link from the airport, to the city, so Edinburgh will probably follow suit or claim the idea as their own quite soon
It's high time they did, especially as the existing railway line passes only two hundred yards from the airport.
ok ok maybe you should have a word in the talking shop hmm?Then I'll take yourself for a pint in the 1/4 gill.
No unfortunately the Scottish parliament is not for the english. If an englishman so much as blows his nose in the parliament building or the surrounding area it's an offence punishable by death. Contrast with the position of the Scott, of course, who is not only encouraged, but forced to vote on issues that only concern England! If I were in charge I'd have sent them homeward, to think again.
Ohhh the bitterness against the finest race on earth the Scots 1 T pal just 1 cheers....
Here's a tidbit for you to chew on with your port and cigar, the Scottish executive allow Westminster English MP's to vote on issues concerning the Scottish Parliament..."we were bought and sold for English gold such a parcel of rogues in a nation".
Robert Burns.