As part of our effort to acclimatize ourselves to Scotland, we’ve subscribed to the BBC’s news feed for Scotland. In the course of reading over this morning’s news, we read the sentence, “India lose their second wicket but are well set for victory after being set a revised 209 from 46 overs to beat Scotland.” Umm … okay. So, we clicked through to the story, figuring we’d get to know a bit more about Cricket. It was rough going, and we could tell there were English words in there, but the language is very sport-specific … until we happened across this sentence:
Two balls later Blain beats him behind his legs to remove leg stump.
Exactly.
As a side note, the flat we were considering in Yokers has been let to someone else already, apparently within hours of our having had a decent conversation with the letting agent. So, the search continues.
– D & T
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They really do speak English in Glasgow; it just takes some getting used to. One piece of advice: don’t despair — honestly. You will get the hang of it. My husband is English and initially he could barely understand 20%. Now he can easily get 90%, given sympathetic interlocutors and no background noise.
I can’t understand anyone talking about sports, but then I am not crazy about sports in the States either and so not inclined to try and comprehend. As long as you are talking about things you are interested in with people who want to communicate with you, you’ll be fine.
For those other times, come and cry on my shoulder anytime!
(lol) David that was so funny 🙂 Glad that you all have arrived safely. All the best house-hunting.
Cricket is not really all that big in Scotland. Football is the national sport here! Although I cannot abide either! Be careful when bandying about any football comments in Glasgow, as it could go hideously wrong, there are 2 major teams there and they are fierce rivals as are there fans!
Just mention a dislike for the English! It is silly really, but a historical thing! We like them as individuals but hate the nation! They have tried to invae too many times, but not lately!
I love that last line. I wouldn’t worry to much about it either unless you are a big sports enthuisist.