A Scotsman is working at a sewerage. It's a warm day, so he takes off his jacket and drapes it over a handrail - where it slips off into a vast tank of poo!
He's just about to dive in when his mate shouts "It's nae guid tae do that, the jacket's ruined"
He replies "Aye, ah ken, but ma sandwiches are in the pocket"
2006-12-02 18:55:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Jerry Sadowitz the Scottish magician and funny man walked onto the stage at the Montreal comedy festival and opend with the line "Greetings moose f****rs"
Humors a great thing, we shouldn't analyse these things to deeply.
2006-12-03 08:12:51 · answer #1 · answered by peter noseman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the usual ignorance from bloody little englanders who think the Irish are thick and so on but it's just their lack of cultural identity and paranoia.
You never hear anyone saying "I wish I was English" but the stereotyping goes on, especially here.
As for the entertainers;
Cockney comedians would come onstage in Glasgow with "A funnyfing 'appened t'me on the way t'the featre" delivered at a hundred miles an hour.
The audience simply did not understand the oaf who had made no attempt to communicate with anyone not born within earshot of the Bow Bells.
Scots are not mean and it is only idiots who perpetrate this lie.
2006-12-03 03:37:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just because we don't chuck our cash about on useless rubbish like the rest of the UK., doesn't mean we are stingy.
We are very generous, but prefer not to waste money on superficial 'must-have' items which are shoved down our throats by the advertising companies.
I am actually English but have lived up here for 11 years now and see the rest of the UK quite differently from how I did before moving up.
2006-12-03 03:39:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ladyfromdrum 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Interesting, this use of national stereotypes in humour.
I once heard a German joke reference the English. The term for the English translated as 'Island Monkey'
2006-12-03 03:35:47 · answer #4 · answered by lulu 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the term is 'mean' and derived from when the English entertainers came north of the border to perform in Scottish theatres. The Scots are not easily impressed and if a show wasn't to their liking they would let the entertainer know. The Scots then became know as being 'mean'.
2006-12-03 03:07:44 · answer #5 · answered by Hope 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I lived in Scotland (Aberdeen) for ten years, been back in England for three years and miss Aberdeen and Aberdonians every day!
I never felt as happy and contented with a place and its people as I did there.
Scots are wonderful!
2006-12-06 08:02:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
know when god made Scotland he gave them rivers of gold purple hills ..haggis etc etc and the arch angel Gabriel said to god aren't you being a little generous ....and god replied NO in a very loud voice have you seen their neighbours.... sure you've heard this before but sure it meets the point ......and by the way us Scots are not stingy we are very generous we gave Britain all our oil , gas , etc etc and you have left us with nothing but our humour ....but we still love you just don't push it have seen a lot of anger on here recently your hitting the wrong people ... were Brits for ******** sake
2006-12-04 17:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by bobonumpty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am Irish and think the Scottish people are Great!! Basically the Great in Great Britain.
Could not have nicer!
2006-12-04 11:06:36 · answer #8 · answered by Bastet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gosh that was about as entertaining as the macdonald brothers.
2006-12-03 05:38:04 · answer #9 · answered by wozza.lad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once heard of a sewage treatment worker who said "It may be sh1t to you, but it's my bread and butter". :-D
2006-12-03 04:52:01 · answer #10 · answered by beernutuk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋