Scotland - what is it like, compared to England!

k.o.d

I am venturing up North for a few days in Aberdeen from tomorrow, love the countryside round Aberdeen but the city is like any other main toon.
Buses are cheaper and apart from the Mancunian/Aberdonian babelfish I quite like going there.

WEEGIE

k.o.d wrote: »

I am venturing up North for a few days in Aberdeen from tomorrow, love the countryside round Aberdeen but the city is like any other main toon.
Buses are cheaper and apart from the Mancunian/Aberdonian babelfish I quite like going there.

I think you will find that Aberdeen bus fares are the dearest in Scotland.

jackieb

WEEGIE wrote: »

I think you will find that Aberdeen bus fares are the dearest in Scotland.

Tell me about it. I live 40 miles away and if my hubby and myself were to go there it would cost us almost £30 return. Taking the car is much cheaper!

WEEGIE

jackieb wrote: »

Tell me about it. I live 40 miles away and if my hubby and myself were to go there it would cost us almost £30 return. Taking the car is much cheaper!

I know, when I first came up here from Glasgow, I couldn't believe how expensive bus fares were especially for the size of Aberdeen compared to Glasgow.

clareyPINKfairy

he he he, i've just discovered this thread. aw feels like i'm home again.

i moved down to essex about a year ago to live with my OH. do miss scotland, but i like that theres lots to do when we go into london (want to win the lottery so we can buy a house in each place)

i've been teaching my OH little words and expressions, like "messages" - food shopping - first few times said it he was a bit stumped though!! also no they dont say "suppers" when you have fish and chips. And they dont have white pudding - aw i love that stuff. my mum always brings me some frozen ones down when she comes. (mm hungry now!!)

good thing about being down here is the warmth. if i could move the nice weather up to scotland, i'd move back up - no probs!! in a few years, global warming might make scotland warm though!!

clareyPINKfairy

oh yeh, meant to say, i used to be a barmaid up the glens (glen clova). i always used to get asked for a nip. (e.g i'll have a nip of whisky). when i said this to my OH, he didnt know what a nip was. down here i think they just use single or double for measures!! it's not until you move out of scotland, that you realise the words you are using are really scottish. i try to keep up all my scottsh words tho - and teach the OH them, so when we move back to scotland, he'll know what everyone is going on about lol!!!

also, he was amazed when i took him into the local chippy, and on the menu were battered pizzas, battered burgers etc. he thought the rumour of scots battering everything was a myth ha ha

jackieb

clareyPINKfairy wrote: »

also, he was amazed when i took him into the local chippy, and on the menu were battered pizzas, battered burgers etc. he thought the rumour of scots battering everything was a myth ha ha

I was watching a TV programme once and there was this girl who had just placed an order for a mars bar from the chippy. When it came she asked for vinegar and sauce on it. The you saw her eating it while it was smothered in tomato sauce. :eek:

clareyPINKfairy

ew. you know, i have never asked for one of them in my 24 years of living in scotland! but i was a chef for 5 years, and one night, alone in the kitchen, i had some batter made up, so i got hold of a mars bar and gave it a wee fry up. it was quite nice, not sure it would be goodwith sauce on i ew. might be nice with ice cream mmm

Always_Harassed

jackieb wrote: »

I was watching a TV programme once and there was this girl who had just placed an order for a mars bar from the chippy. When it came she asked for vinegar and sauce on it. The you saw her eating it while it was smothered in tomato sauce. :eek:

Was in Glasgow today and this is on the menu at the chippie at the Barras but have never met anyone who has tried it. A bit too gross for most of us I think.

Haven't read through full thread but thought I would add that Clydebank has a Next Clearance and TK Maxx in the retail park at the rear of the shopping centre. It is quite a good shopping centre with a reasonable mix of shops like Peacocks, Primark and Dunnes to name a few. Sure there will be a website to check it out.

jackieb

My son had one once, just to try it. He said it was okay. Never had the urge myself though.