For the sun worshipers
Scots are born wearing a jumper/pullover (is there a dutch equivilent ? !
Donāt know about sun worshipers but SC always make me smile !
Jeepers it dropped in 2002. Where the friggin time go man ?
Did you make that one up? Us Scots are acclimatised to cold miserable weather until we move down south and become southern softies
Pffff You make me think, I even had to google with my now very dull head, spoke to my wife, well I canāt think of anything for nowā¦
When you move down south everything gets miserable. Why dya think I dropped 600 miles from Wakey. As an aside back in the day when I used to do the Littlewood Football Pools (donāt know if that is still going) my Pools collector would turn up in mid February full on Snorkel Parka and Iād come to the front door in a T and shorts, Soft suvern shandie drinker ?
Not me laddie !
Glad you like it and it gives you some joy, Rogier @roger_holland! And I am happy to share my favourite spring/summer song with you - thereās more than enough room in the Belgian fields
You have no idea how many times in my life Iāve tried to explain to English speaking people that my name is ālike in something else, but without an e at the endā
@NicoleKKB Ok, normally I would say 36Ā°C is too hot, but after 9 months of constant rain and temperatures barely reaching 21Ā°C on a āgoodā day, I would prefer the 36Ā°C over what we are havingā¦ Seems like weāve become a part of meteorological Scotland or something over here. Yep, weāre still very much waiting on a sunny dayā¦
Iām not sure what other pronunciation anyone could come up withā¦ this makes perfect sense to meā¦
BUTā¦
I can sympathizeā¦
My last name is Calico & itās pronounced exactly the same as the fabric or the cat (calico cat or a calico print dress) and you would not believe how badly it is mangled by English speaking people (Donāt even get me started on what Latin American natives do to it!!!). I used to correct people but after 50+ years of correcting pronunciationā¦ Iāve given up & just answer to pretty much ANYTHING!!! (Call me what you want, but CALL ME!!!)
Tod
The pronunciation is generally not a problem, itās the spelling.
Although French speaking people tend to add a kind of āeā (or āaā) at the end when pronouncing it. Italians and Spanish do so too sometimes. But hey, it makes for something to talk about
Itās always been a bit of a mystery to me (ok I know itās meteorological/astrophysical) why the summer solstice happens before weāve even had any summer weather. The nights are drawing in!
Hey, another Scot! There seems to be a growing number of us here.
So Gordon,
Something Iāve always wonderedā¦
If itās so cold in Scotland, why in the name of Heaven would your forefathers be wearinā kilts instead of trousers?
This song raised that question for meā¦
Tod
Thatās the kind of rebellion that I appreciate.
Crikey Toby!!! The football pools do indeed still exist, but Littlewoods disappeared a looooooong time ago! And to save you the shock of looking into it so did BHS, and Rumbelowsā¦