Electerrific Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 "Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6212823/Vikings-were-warned-to-avoid-Scotland.html No, I'm not anti-Caledonian. This is what 13th century viking travel guides warned of voyaging to at their peril! Yet before we laugh too much, Michael Wood stated what the southern Anglo-Saxon nobles thought of northerners:- "...treacherous, stubborn, violent and rebellious. Their accent was uncouth and incomprehensible to the southerners. They also drank too much." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 It seems little has changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerrific Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 It seems little has changed You whot, lad- mekkin' summert of it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 You whot, lad- mekkin' summert of it?? ...some of my best friends (and family) are incoherent Scots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerrific Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Oh I'm not, just a rebellious northerner who drinks too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 "Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful" an incomprehensible language And yours the is weather awful is too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerrific Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Yes, BF was right, little has changed! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annbaker Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Is that right? What a load of mince! From an incomprehensible Scot who lives in your city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerrific Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Is that right? What a load of mince! From an incomprehensible Scot who lives in your city! Huh? The Scanadinavian travel guide and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsafan Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 What a load of mince. Classic. I've not heard that before, but it's good ! Surely we can't all say "innit" up and down the country. Bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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