In English please?

[cessna152towser]

We went to order and the woman behind the counter recited the menu to us. When she finished I said to my fiancee, I will have the same as you, as I did not understand one single word the woman had said.

Well I suppose the Americans have the same problem when they come over here. I returned to the cloakroom once at Glasgow University students' union to collect my umbrella and asked the new (American) attendant to please hand me my brolly. He came back with it a few moments later and said "I can't find no brolly but I found this gamp."

[McClef]

I am pleased that Americans are so well up on Dickens Alex!

Learning new words and phrases can only be beneficial so just as I try to adopt American idioms when visiting, so those visiting Scotland can benefit by learning a little Scots.

[gilmore]

Well I suppose the Americans have the same problem when they come over here. I returned to the cloakroom once at Glasgow University students' union to collect my umbrella and asked the new (American) attendant to please hand me my brolly. He came back with it a few moments later and said "I can't find no brolly but I found this gamp."

I have a friend who was originally Scots, but has lived here in the US for over 30 years. When his stepfather in Scotland died, he arranged the funeral over the phone with the undertaker. Since his stepfather had been in the Black Watch, he asked the undertaker to have a piper at the funeral. He flew to Scotland, and when he arrived at the church was handed the local news journal. He asked the undertaker what it was for, and was told, "It's yer piper."