Granny Danger Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, Hillonearth said: I blame the popularity of the likes of High School Musical and Glee for introducing this shite this side of the pond- you hear of kids having graduations, proms, yearbooks and so on like they're going to fucking Rydell High instead of some crumbling shitpit in the suburbs of Glasgow. Even the term "high school" is a creeping Americanisation. If you're from Scotland, it's secondary, end of. You tell 'em girlfriend! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 14 minutes ago, Hillonearth said: Even the term "high school" is a creeping Americanisation. If you're from Scotland, it's secondary, end of. Naw it isnae. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: You tell 'em girlfriend! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Hillonearth said: I blame the popularity of the likes of High School Musical and Glee for introducing this shite this side of the pond- you hear of kids having graduations, proms, yearbooks and so on like they're going to fucking Rydell High instead of some crumbling shitpit in the suburbs of Glasgow. Even the term "high school" is a creeping Americanisation. If you're from Scotland, it's secondary, end of. How about The High School of Glasgow? It was founded in 1124. 650 years before America existed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Folk that claim your nationality is determined by your passport. No it isnae. My wife was born in Kalisz and holds a UK passport. She is Polish and a UK citizen. I was born in Dundee, am Scottish and a UK citizen... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1124, that's usually when I got there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Just now, Cerberus said: How about The High School of Glasgow? It was founded in 1124. 650 years before America existed. Granted it appears in the name of some schools and it's obviously legit when you're referring to one of those establishments by name. I'm talking about generically referring to the period of education between primary (or grade school as we'll no doubt be calling it soon) and university as "high school" It seems to be a generational thing - if you're any younger than 30 you probably called it "high school" and never really thought about it. It sounds jarring to anyone even a few years older though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Hillonearth said: Granted it appears in the name of some schools and it's obviously legit when you're referring to one of those establishments by name. I'm talking about generically referring to the period of education between primary (or grade school as we'll no doubt be calling it soon) and university as "high school" It seems to be a generational thing - if you're any younger than 30 you probably called it "high school" and never really thought about it. It sounds jarring to anyone even a few years older though. In Fife it was always Primary School and High School in the 1970's. Or "Skil" to be precise... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Angusfifer said: Folk that claim your nationality is determined by your passport. No it isnae. My wife was born in Kalisz and holds a UK passport. She is Polish and a UK citizen. I was born in Dundee, am Scottish and a UK citizen... I'm with you on here. My kids have British passports and see themselves as Scots/Swedes. My eldest is on record as saying she's "Half Scottish, half Swedish and a little bit English". I've a British passport and I'm a Scot. My most recent ex wife has a (new) Brit passport and sees herself as a Swede. The bit that really irks me is that we could enjoy these anecdotal variations...before Brexit. Now it seems to have become serious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Just now, Angusfifer said: In Fife it was always Primary School and High School in the 1970's. Or "Skil" to be precise... It seems to have happened more recently over here. My missus is early 30s and always called it secondary, even though she went to a semi-posh "Academy" in Bearsden - we'd actually just been talking about this a couple of months ago. By the time her sister who's six or seven years younger was going there, the same place was being referred to as "high" by the pupils. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Angusfifer said: In Fife it was always Primary School and High School in the 1970's. Or "Skil" to be precise... Unless you went to Waid Academy or Madras College. Edited January 27, 2017 by Zen Archer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 At the risk of everything I post here being about tea in the workplace... Right. This one doesn't bother me. If bothers our cleaner. After I finish my tea I rinse the mug in warm water and put it back on the shelf. This, obviously, stains the inside of my mug. It's clean. Just.. tea stained. This drives the cleaner round the bend and she's just ordered a box bleaching tablets JUST for my mug. Anyone else get annoyed at tea stained mugs? Seems a bit OCD to me. But maybe I'm just a manky b*****d. I went on a cleaning buzz in work and scrubbed the whole kitchen. Some old p***k had a mug with years of tea stains in it that I made brand new. Turns out the stains add flavour to his tea and e was fuming about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: Unless you went to Waid Academy or Madras College. My folks tried to send me to Dollar Academy but I rebelled and refused on the basis of refusing to wear grey shorts to school. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Just now, Shandon Par said: My folks tried to send me to Dollar Academy but I rebelled and refused on the basis of refusing to wear grey shorts to school. Today, wearing grey shorts would be the least of your troubles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Just now, Shandon Par said: My folks tried to send me to Dollar Academy but I rebelled and refused on the basis of refusing to wear grey shorts to school. Probably couldn't get you out them now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Funny you should say that. Wearing white ones right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Shandon Par said: Funny you should say that. Wearing white ones right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 37 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: I'm with you on here. My kids have British passports and see themselves as Scots/Swedes. My eldest is on record as saying she's "Half Scottish, half Swedish and a little bit English". I've a British passport and I'm a Scot. My most recent ex wife has a (new) Brit passport and sees herself as a Swede. The bit that really irks me is that we could enjoy these anecdotal variations...before Brexit. Now it seems to have become serious. Is it the Scottish bit or the English bit that's rubbish at maths? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Mark Connolly said: Is it the Scottish bit or the English bit that's rubbish at maths? The Swedish bit, of course. All of their good qualities come from Motherwell rather than Stockholm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Mark Connolly said: Is it the Scottish bit or the English bit that's rubbish at maths? I remember being in the States and talking to one of those locals who insists on giving you a rundown on their heritage. "I'm quarter German, one eighth Scottish, one sixteenth Native American..." and so on. It was only afterwards I realised what he'd claimed added up to about a person and a half. Being American he was a bit of a fat c**t, so fair play I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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