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Bus drivers in Glasgow have been taught common Glaswegian phrases to help them assist their passengers, it has emerged.
Staff from Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary have been given translations of requests like "Geezan aw day tae the toon" ("Give me an all-day ticket to town") and "Wanan'a hauf please" ("One adult and a child please").
First Glasgow driver James Lillis said: "When new employees come to Scotland and hear the Glasgow accent, it can be a problem.
"A lot of them understand normal English, having been taught it at school, but when they come to Glasgow they cannot make out a word people say."
He added: "They have trouble making out the meaning of common phrases such as 'big man' and 'nae bother'."
The 55-year-old Glaswegian is being presented with a lifelong learning award from education minister Fiona Hyslop after he took a ten-week Polish course to help new staff deal with the Glaswegian accent.
This reminds me of a debate we had in english once and the whole in other countries your taught standard english but such a small percentage of the popluation actaully speak this dialect
Chloe O'brien
22-04-2009, 23:09
We have training courses offered at the college as part of our staff development and one of the courses this month is dealing with difficult school leavers who are making the transmission from school to college. It's called "Gonna no dae that"
In our callcenter many of our mainland European's couldn't understand the scottish people.. my friend (who is french) when she first heard a Scottish accent asked what language the person was speaking :lol:
there is only a small percentage of people that actually speak like this. I know i dont and Kath doesnt (i know she's not from glasgow but close enough) and personally i only know about 2 people who have this neddish acsent
I love the Scottish accent, I can understand it perfect (except on time in Glasgow and I was pretty drunk so was the guy I talked to) but for most people a normal scottish accent is difficult to understand (bit like trying to understand a Cork accent in Ireland)
I don't speak like that either - I am a Paisley buddy (almost)
I don't speak like that either - I am a Paisley buddy (almost)
Paisley is a lovely place...
I don't speak like that either - I am a Paisley buddy (almost)
yes but your rather posh Trin :lol:
I lived near there as a teenager - I went to high school in Paisley, I am in West Lothian now, though and work in Edinburgh.
Dialects everywhere are dying out - we are all more exposed to hollywood and middle England through the TV and in a few generations we will all sound like Lloyd Grossman.
I don't speak like that either - I am a Paisley buddy (almost)
yes but your rather posh Trin :lol:
Posh! Moi?
You have met me, you know I am not posh!
moonstorm
23-04-2009, 14:08
Well I am very proud of my Glaswegian accent, havn't lost it even after 20 odds years in Gibraltar (too tight to part with it :rotfl: )
Dialects everywhere are dying out - we are all more exposed to hollywood and middle England through the TV and in a few generations we will all sound like Lloyd Grossman.
Not everywhere.
Liverpool is the opposite and getting stronger
Chloe O'brien
23-04-2009, 23:06
Where I work the staff come from all over edinburgh, the borders, fife, falkirk and glasgow it's more phrases are different than dialect. for example we were discussing when we were kids and we used to go-karts in the east we called them guiders but in the west they call them boogeys.
Where I work the staff come from all over edinburgh, the borders, fife, falkirk and glasgow it's more phrases are different than dialect. for example we were discussing when we were kids and we used to go-karts in the east we called them guiders but in the west they call them boogeys.
I had a bogey (O not oo). I actually lived in the west midlands from birth to 9, Ayrshire from 9 -14, Renfrewshire from 14 - 21, London from 21 - 22, Edinburgh from 22-25 and West Lothian frm 25 to date.
That is why I don't have a strong accent.
My grandads and his family are from motherwell and despite them all moving away to various places all over the country he still has quite a strong accent but i can always understand him so its not that bad.
Alex Fergusons is very strong.
Even though Northern Ireland is a small place with only six counties each of them have a very distinctive accent and have their own words for things that are not common to the rest of the counties.
I too love the Scottish Accent and would say that its very similar to that of North Antrim.
The best one I ever heard was when a Sotsman referred to Mrs 45 as a ''Real Nippy Sweetie'':rotfl:
Even though Northern Ireland is a small place with only six counties each of them have a very distinctive accent and have their own words for things that are not common to the rest of the counties.
I too love the Scottish Accent and would say that its very similar to that of North Antrim.
The best one I ever heard was when a Sotsman referred to Mrs 45 as a ''Real Nippy Sweetie'':rotfl:
That is in constant use in my office relating to the Head of School's PA, lol
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