Where are my fellow Scottish people on ERA?

Lightning Count · Feb 25, 2020

I know there a good number of Scots on ERA, please make yourselves known in this thread.

I'm up near Aberdeen.

Let's get some Irn Bru as it is clearly the best drink ever invented since we are in one of the few countries in the world where Coca Cola isn't the top selling soft drink.

TheGamingNewsGuy · Feb 25, 2020

Not a huge fan of Irn Bru.Fellow Scot who lives in Aberdeen

AgentLampshade · Feb 25, 2020

I'm around.

Edgar · Feb 25, 2020

There can be only one

Stinkles · Feb 25, 2020

Hoots.

Cure for hangover: A boatel eh Irn Bru, a black puddin' egg and bacon oan a floury roll wi' brown sauce
Favorite Chair: A bucket. Who's bucket? Oor bucket.
Favorite Curse/Insults: Bawbag, Jobbie, Radge
Nightmare Fuel: Wee Jimmie Krankie's love life.
Favorite Comedians: Big Yin, Limmy, Gregor Fisher, Craig Ferguson
Favorite Musicians: Big Country, Runrig. Deacon Blue, Simple Minds, Shirley Manson, Annie Lennox, Mike Scott
Most Missed Tradition: Bumper Radio Times and TV Times editions at Christmas, Welcome to the Ceilidh on Hogmanay
Tradition that Frightens New American Family: Porage with a pinch of salt and a splash of milk.
Childhood Memory: Waking up at 6am and having to watch this for an hour before the cartoons started on Saturday.

Wallace Wells · Feb 25, 2020

Irn Bru has been awful since they cut down the sugar ☹️

Cheeky Devlin · Feb 25, 2020

Newton, which is between Glasgow and Hamilton/Motherwell.

Lightning Count · Feb 25, 2020

Wallace Wells said:
Irn Bru has been awful since they cut down the sugar ☹

have you tried the new old 1901 Irn Bru, it's pretty good, as they use the old recipe.

8bit · Feb 25, 2020

There was a Scot-Era thread somewhere. Anyway, I'm in Warsaw right now. It's fucking freezing and reminds me a great deal of Glasgow.

Mehdren · Feb 25, 2020

Glasgow, I prefer Irn Bru Extra because I'm a heathen.

Betty · Feb 25, 2020

Highlands here, kinda disappointed we haven't had any winter wonderland snowfall this year but I can't complain when they've got flooding down south.

Also, Irn Bru is like... Tier b or c to me.

Big Dirty · Feb 25, 2020

Square go, mate.

Love Irn Bru Extra right now, tasty.

SturokBGD · Feb 25, 2020

Bawbags.

Spudstercool · Feb 25, 2020

Hello, representing Edinburgh I guess.

empressdonna · Feb 25, 2020

Hello! Used to live in East Renfrewshire area and now live in West Dunbartonshire area.

We have a ScotEra thread :).

Quinnzel · Feb 25, 2020

I miss my fiery Bru :(
(Down Ayr way)

Mengy · Feb 25, 2020

I'm American but my heritage is half Scottish and half German. MacHadley is my Scottish side.

Menome · Feb 25, 2020

I'm from the lands below Hadrian's Wall originally, but now permanently reside in Dundee.

RandomDazed · Feb 25, 2020

I live in London now but i'm Scottish (Mostly Fife and Edinburgh).

Awrite baw bags.

Aurica · Feb 25, 2020

I'm not Scottish, but after finally going there last spring, I would like someone in this thread to adopt me so that I can live there.

Unaha-Closp · Feb 25, 2020

Fit like OP? Ya a'right min? Am in Aberdeen. Ken fit I mean?

Calderc · Feb 25, 2020

Awright?

Stuart444 · Feb 25, 2020

empressdonna said:
Hello! Used to live in East Renfrewshire area and now live in West Dunbartonshire area.

We have a ScotEra thread :).

What my wife here said ^ feel free to come over to the Scotera thread. It's not too active but more Scots are always welcome there :)

also I have loads of Irn Bru in the fridge. I tend to swap around drinks every so often to avoid boredom. Right now it's Irn Bru and some cans of Fanta :D

graemebuchan · Feb 25, 2020

Aye aye, fit likey!

I'm fae up the north-east, the Bloo Toon. Nae too caul up here iday, bit been blawin' a hooly the past few days ina...

FWIW Irn Bru Xtra is magic.

TechnicPuppet · Feb 25, 2020

I'm near Motherwell. I like Irn Bru Xtra and a nice malt, preferably from Islay.

mattiewheels · Feb 25, 2020

Stinkles said:
Hoots.

Cure for hangover: A boatel eh Irn Bru, a black puddin' egg and bacon oan a floury roll wi' brown sauce
Favorite Chair: A bucket. Who's bucket? Oor bucket.
Favorite Curse/Insults: Bawbag, Jobbie, Radge
Nightmare Fuel: Wee Jimmie Krankie's love life.
Favorite Comedians: Big Yin, Limmy, Gregor Fisher, Craig Ferguson
Favorite Musicians: Big Country, Runrig. Deacon Blue, Simple Minds, Shirley Manson, Annie Lennox, Mike Scott
Most Missed Tradition: Bumper Radio Times and TV Times editions at Christmas, Welcome to the Ceilidh on Hogmanay
Tradition that Frightens New American Family: Porage with a pinch of salt and a splash of milk.
Childhood Memory: Waking up at 6am and having to watch this for an hour before the cartoons started on Saturday.

Favorite Film: Trainspotting, Trainspotting 2?

score01 · Feb 25, 2020

beep beep from Edinburgh

PyroPaperPlanes · Feb 25, 2020

Originally from there! But I moved over a decade ago to Canada.

Deleted member 21709 · Feb 25, 2020

Is there a Lemmings statue in Scotland?

Stinkles · Feb 25, 2020

mattiewheels said:
Favorite Film: Trainspotting, Trainspotting 2?

I love both of those films (the first is the better film but the sequel was much more personal for my specific situation) , but the most historically accurate biopic ever, Highlander, has a place in my heart. I also love the Mary Queen of Scots adaptation with Vanessa Redgrave, Robin and Marion (sean connery) and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie are fantastic. Not 100% Scottish obviously, but Whisky Galore, Local Hero. Gregory's Girl and a few others spring to mind.

inguef said:
Is there a Lemmings statue in Scotland?

No there's a statue of a gangster pummeling a hooker to steal her Buick tho.

For real though this new statue was built long after I left and while I bet the locals have mixed feelings about it, I think it's absolutely badass. It's called The Kelpies (evil Scottish mythical horses that live in the water - sometimes as surf, sometimes as malicious silent horrors from deep blackness of lochs and kill children by dragging them below) and they're 100 feet tall and lit up at night. I think they're INCREDIBLE.

deadman322 · Feb 25, 2020

da's from ayrshire and im always on the bru or the bucky when possible.

McEwan · Feb 25, 2020

I'm currently in Edinburgh but was born and raised in sunny Kilwinning down in Ayrshire.

I am not sure if i am meant to be posh or not.

And Dandelion & Burdock FTW

Ghostbiscuit · Feb 25, 2020

inguef said:
Is there a Lemmings statue in Scotland?

Stinkles · Feb 25, 2020

Ghostbiscuit said:

Whoa.

Scotland Trivia Note for Americans: See those little stubs of shaved metal on the stone hummock, bottom left? That's where the Victorian railings were sawn off in WWII to supply steel for the war effort. It happened disproportionately in Scotland in working class neighborhoods - and fancy neighborhoods and London were not impacted by it as much - although they were blitzed on the regular so it's kind of a balanced inequity.

So in a lot of large Scottish towns and cities, you'll see this everywhere there are larger stone-built neighborhoods - the original iron railings either left unrepaired (as shown here) leaving otherwise inexplicable stone trip hazards in front of parks and tenements - that and the near absence of elderly men vs women in the 1970s, were mind-blowing revelations of the sacrifices of WWII for me as a wee toerag.

McEwan said:
And Dandelion & Burdock FTW

No.

I already have to tell Americans that Root Beer is disgusting. Don't give them a retort.

Calderc · Feb 25, 2020

Had no idea there was so many folk in Edinburgh. Meet up? 👀

Miles Iz Ded · Feb 25, 2020

Perth here. Smack in the middle of Scotland. Not much happens around here but only about an hour from Glasgow and Edinburgh for a guid night oot or decent gigs.

Tater · Feb 25, 2020

I'm not there now, but I spent a semester in Aberdeen during college, it was an amazing experience. So many friendly people, I miss you guys.

Also, it was the only time I ever saw a pub brawl spill outside in broad daylight, so there's that as well.

PS: Why did they stop making Wispa Mint? That was the best! American candy is rubbish in comparison to the stuff you guys have.

Deleted member 21709 · Feb 25, 2020

Ghostbiscuit said:

That's absolutely perfect.

Stinkles said:

That is beautiful.

Cjdamon042 · Feb 25, 2020

I'm not Scottish but I have lived in Edinburgh for over 7 years now, so I consider it home. Best country.

I am a dirty Englishman however.

gosublime · Feb 25, 2020

Aye, aye? Scottish Borderer (Duns) here - I'm your first line of defence (or traitors who'd attack anybody if there was a bit of stealing and fighting in it) living in Wakefield now though.

Fun fact - my home town is where the term Dunce comes from, via John Duns Scotus.

giant_frying_pan · Feb 25, 2020

I'm in Scotland.

Southside, near Hampden.

Stinkles · Feb 25, 2020

gosublime said:
Aye, aye? Scottish Borderer (Duns) here - I'm your first line of defence (or traitors who'd attack anybody if there was a bit of stealing and fighting in it) living in Wakefield now though.

Fun fact - my home town is where the term Dunce comes from, via John Duns Scotus.

Fun fact I always tell tourists not to sleep on the Borders- by all means do Edinburgh and the highlands and st Andrew's but the border country is a hidden gorgeous gem especially in summer. Start at st abbs head and drive inland for forests and hills and beautiful villages and castles and a different side of Scotland than postcards show. Same for the trossachs

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