Xenophobe's Guide to the Scots
A Travel, Cultural, Scotland book. , , . , :) , , , , , , , , , , . ....
Innate instinctsA Scotsman likes to feel that, almost by instinct, he could guddle a trout (palm it out of the water) or gralloch a deer (disembowel it with his knife), even if he spends his day driving a bus or designing software. A kilty cover-upIf the Scots were to shed their seriousness, they would be noisier than the Neapolitans and wilder than the dancing Dervishes. Their reserve is not a defense against the rest of the world: it is a protective cover, like the lid of a nuclear reactor. Rob joyCalvinism is still deeply ingrained in the Scottish soul. A Scottish poet, overcome by the joy of sunshine and blue sky, once cried out what a fine day it was. The woman...
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 92 pages
- ISBN: 9781906042479 / 1906042470
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Definitely worth a read. I came across many factoids that I already know, but found explanations for equally as many things that suddenly appeared as "things" in the book, things I hadn't thought about before. It's wonderfully witty, good fun to read for Scots as well as anyone who wants to learn more about the folk from up there. , , . , :) , , , , , , , , , , . . . , , . , :) , , , , , , , , , , . . . ( ?) . -, . , ( , 15 ).annikeh.net I was sitting at the AirTime cafe in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland when I noticed a series of books on chains hanging on the wall, one of which was the Xenophobe's Guide to the Scots. Given that I married a Scot, I couldn't help but take a look. I was caught right away,so much so that I immediately went online and bought the book for Kindle...
