[katana]

That was damn fine post and the best transcript of genuine Glaswegian dialect I've ever seen. You must have lived there, or spent a good deal of time working with the Scottish roughnecks in the oil fields of the Eastern Province. You're also right on the mark regarding the Scots Irish Celts being the soul of the American character.

[fourdeuce82d]

"...must have lived there, or spent a good deal of time working with the Scottish roughnecks in the oil fields of the Eastern Province."

Sorry to say...I filched it off a "Wee" site of Scottish Humor...*grin*

I'm a Kraut-head by blood. I wasn't born in texas, but I got here as soon as I could...so I could hang out with a them thar' lean, mean, eyegougers. Good Folks.

God Bless all our boys. Hell, may He even bless all the Non-Republican Guard/Non-Mukhabarat/young draftee Iraqiis who don't know any better, or have a choice, and the civvies.

That leaves the @$$holes. I hesitate to say it...but I suspect even God's blessing will not suffice to protect them.

[AnAmericanMother]

My divemaster was an Aberdonian who had been a diver on the offshore oil rigs (that, by heaven, is a MAN's job.) Once you could get the hang of the accent, he was a pretty funny guy. Good dive instructor too.

George MacDonald Fraser (of "Flashman" and "Private MacAuslan" fame) has written a book about the Border families and the heritage they brought to America. It's called The Steel Bonnets and it's well worth a read.

My knowledge of Glasgow dialect is gleaned from Fraser's Macauslan books and two ladies in our Scottish Country Dancing Society. I never spent any time there other than going through the airport.