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‘Maybe Scottish people have been imprisoned in the English language and we are trying to blow our way out.’
Quite accurate explanation of why Scots swear so much
Glasgow was often rated as one of the happiest cities in the world, possibly because the people who researched these things didn’t understand sarcasm.
‘Willy Wonka is an imperialist, enslaving natives to use as workers, doing medical experiments on them. He realises his paradigm is exhausted, and has to find a new front man for his crimes.’
It’s a pity that English people never seem to pick up on what the world thinks of them. They think that the stereotype people have of them is that they’re too polite and queue a lot, right? Not that they’re utter cunts.’
‘That’s Scottish cultural appropriation,’ I muttered to Donnie. ‘The surly nod is basically our sombrero.’
