tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post6896135859297104835..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: Some days you just can't win.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-91684398734335479402010-02-04T03:22:30.677+00:002010-02-04T03:22:30.677+00:00One of our cabbies was murdered by a lowlife shit ...One of our cabbies was murdered by a lowlife shit last weekend. An Indian of course, father of two, trying to make an honest buck, and probably develop his NewZild dialect at the same time.<br /><br />I respect them. They're often over qualified, can't get work, but keen to make it. Can't be easy.Ayrdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12277759681727009183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-56152906652636102872010-02-03T17:07:47.497+00:002010-02-03T17:07:47.497+00:00JuliaM - I'd like to swap the editorial teams ...JuliaM - I'd like to swap the editorial teams of the Guardian and the Mail for a month, and see how long it took their readers to notice.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-75823882079226093302010-02-03T17:06:58.786+00:002010-02-03T17:06:58.786+00:00Mrs. R - if that happens, I just walk out again an...Mrs. R - if that happens, I just walk out again and try another shop. <br /><br />It's not just immigrants either. there are parts of Wales...Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-77057100255524568272010-02-03T17:06:12.129+00:002010-02-03T17:06:12.129+00:00eh dinna ken - Just out of town here, the language...eh dinna ken - Just out of town here, the language becomes Doric and that's something to experience!Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-33711612072034764132010-02-03T17:05:26.234+00:002010-02-03T17:05:26.234+00:00Subrosa - some of our bus drivers could do with a ...Subrosa - some of our bus drivers could do with a similar scheme. Most of them appear to be Polish now. They're good at driving in snow but it's best to avoid looking out of the window.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-50728659259267167382010-02-03T05:36:16.477+00:002010-02-03T05:36:16.477+00:00"Are they running some kind of exchange progr...<i>"Are they running some kind of exchange program between journalists?"</i> <br /><br />If not, they really should. It'd shake a few complacencies out, wouldn't it?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-90123752615889715042010-02-03T01:36:58.366+00:002010-02-03T01:36:58.366+00:00It's a bit like walking into shop X and askin...It's a bit like walking into shop X and asking where something is, to be told, "No speak English". *shakes head*Mrs Rigbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389986110372627649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-55555082242778652122010-02-02T21:45:21.527+00:002010-02-02T21:45:21.527+00:00I notice taxi drivers at Dundee Railway station ha...I notice taxi drivers at Dundee Railway station have now started displaying similar badges. The Dundee accent is bad but surely not that bad !<br />Gies twa pehs a plen ain an an ingin ain an a.<br />Looks ok to me.eh dinnae kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-46792792691459620612010-02-02T19:33:17.678+00:002010-02-02T19:33:17.678+00:00It's a hell of a state of affairs when a taxi ...It's a hell of a state of affairs when a taxi driver has to advertise he speaks the country's language.<br /><br />Will this be coming north? I expect it will in time.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.com