I'm greatly enamored with Scotland and Scots. It started with the student exchange programme during my high school years. But my love is thoroughly strengthened by the music of the old Runrig and Donnie Munro's voice.
On one occasion my friend mentioned that she had watched a film with Scottish actors and that she could hardly understand a word despite the fact that she's very proficient in English. Back then I told her that I could easily understand "the" Scottish accent. (There's no such as the Scottish accent, there are several Scottish accents.)
Tonight, I decided to test myself, as ever since my haughty declaration I've been wondering if I only bluffed. I started with this video, that explains you the basics. Then, I moved on to this one. And I must proudly admit that yes, I do understand "the" Scottish accent.
And though I'm not a native speaker of English, I always find it shocking when people don't get jokes that include a pun with a Scottish accent, like the one that goes: There are 8 cows out in the fields, which one is the closes to oil (or something like that) and the answer is Coo 8 (pronounce Kuwait). I mean, I'm not a native speaker, you are and it's you who don't get the pun?!
I also immensely enjoy Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.
And let me finish with a favourite song of mine, though not from Runrig.
Are you also a Scotland fan? Have you ever been to Scotland? Can you understand Scottish accents? Let me know in the Comments below. (Mind you, I set all comments to moderate, so it may take a while to appear.)
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