What Is Scotland Like?

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Aha, NEDS!

what the Scots have instead of Chavs, correct?

What a sight to behold!

 

The Outer Hebrides!? Can you imagine being up there in December/January! Even Donegal which is the furthest North I've been in Ireland during the winter is terrible, nothing but strong winds and rain (although most of the country is like that during the winter just not as cold), although I admit the Outer Hebrides in summer would be nice. Isn't that where George Orwell spent his last few years. Do they speak Scottish Gaelic there? It's meant to be ver similar to Gaelige (Irish Gaelic), so I'd love to visit somewhere where they speak it and see if they understood me when I spoke.

 

spacer- they do speak gaelic yes, although its slightly different to irish gaelic, you would be able to have some sort of conversation but the accents etc differs. and i know it blows a gail up there in the winter, but its still be you tif all....saying that im used to island weather now!
i beg your pardon for my spelling, typing and trying to get to a tuorial on time are not realy the best combination for gramatical english!!
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don't they call it "Gallic" in scotland?

As I understand it it's pretty much the same language, and the only thing that's different about it is pronunciation. Gallic and Gaelige are far more alike than say, Flemish and Dutch, but perhaps not as closely related as English and American.

Whichever one you're looking at though, spelling and pronunciation are a bastard to learn because they're completely independent of each other!

 

thats the way its pronounced but not the right spelling. and they are pretty different, as i say because of the accents etc.

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Even the accents of Gaelige speakers in Ireland can vary quite a bit, but you get familiar with them if you spend a while in the places where they are spoken.

 

You speak Scottish Gaelic?

 

Oooh I'd love to go to Scotland!
Nevermind, I looked it up and I'm wrong.

 

I know Welsh (which is a Gaelic langauge aswell) is completely different. Must look into the Scottish Gaelic thing actually and see if it's anyway like it.

 

i speak a little gaelic, most of my family are from the isle of lewis....so its very muchly around. i also studied celtic civilisation and can tell you all about the p-celtic and q-celtic languages....blah blah blah

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I was watching Globe Trekker in Scotland and they were going to see where whisky was made over there and they said the Gaelic for whisky and it sounded extremely like the Gaelige which is 'uisce beatha'.

 

I'm going to Edinburgh at the end of April

 

Will do if you're about mate

Am there from the 21st to the 25th if you fancy meeting up... would be nice to see you and becki

 

oh!!!!! miss claire you shure kept that one quiet!!! where are you staying? theres always a bed to crash out in at mine if needed, must see you!!

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i bonnie scotland.............wonderfull people ........./peace/

 

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Aye, shirley!

 

Aww thanks mate! Have digs sorted but would be great to see you whilst I'm there

Cxxx

 

i what? .......who der fucks alice soz i meant shirley aye i oh or e io . wtf accents are cool man........../peace/