You Know You're Scottish if.......

you know you're Scottish if, things you know if you're Scottish



Your foreign holiday's ruined if you hear there’s been a heatwave in Scotland while you're away.

You voted "Yes, Yes" in the Referendum, but still complain about the results as though it were all someone else's fault and you had no part in it.

You’d rather stand up on the bus for an hour than disturb the person whose handbag is currently occupying the last available seat.

You know some or all of The Corries, Andy Stewart, Lulu, Alex Harvey, RunRig, Simple Minds, Big Country, Dougie MacLean, Wet Wet Wet, Deacon Blue, Del Amitri, Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie and Travis. Or the Krankies.  But you might not admit that.

You can properly pronounce McConnochie, Ecclefechan, Milngavie, Auchtermuchty, Crianlarach and Kirkudbright.

You buy an "ECOSSE" sticker for your car before a driving holiday in France just in case anyone thinks you’re English.

You cringe at how increasingly posh Billy Connolly's accent is becoming over the years.

You've been to a wedding where the footie results were read out.  And you didn’t think that was in the least strange.

If a politican’s been cheating on his wife, you’d question his suitability to govern.

You know deep fried Mars bars are only available in touristy places and nobody actually eats them.

You can't stop yourself supporting any team that plays England in any sport.

You cheerfully misuse the words “how” and “they” and end sentences with “but”. In the following sentence for example - “How no? They ones? I don’t like those, but.”

You love real men in kilts.  But you know that if they wear anything underneath it, it transforms into a skirt.

You believe that higher taxes are necessary to fund better public services, but aren't too keen to actually pay them.

You know the "second city of the Empire" was Glasgow, not Birmingham or anywhere else in England.

You consider scattered showers with outbreaks of sunshine exceptionally good weather.

You used to watch Glen Michael's Cavalcade on a Sunday afternoon with his side kick Lamp Paladin.  And you wince at the memory.

You think nothing of waiting expectantly for your 1p change from a shop keeper.

Whenever you see sawdust it reminds you of pools of vomit.  Because that's what the jannies used to chuck on it at school.

Somebody you know used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

You know that when someone asks you what school you went to they’re really looking to find out if you are Catholic or Protestant.

Castles are no big deal and you’re fascinated by how excited tourists get talking about them.

You understand the following terms:
"clatty", "boggin", "cludgie", "dreich", "bampot", "bawheid"  "dubble nugget and ‘boak’
 
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