La Famille

So Jen's family arrived today¸ along with three other arrivals, and we were all very excited to see them.
Waiting for everyone to arrive meant that we couldn't go down to the pool to cool down...cue a water fight complete with buckets of water, water pistols and the like. And of course a customer would have to arrive just after one of the above had been upended over my head! Nothing like the best of first impressions...


We had a great conversation about words that are solely Scottish, and I had to reply in kind with some of mine (with translation!) from Liverpool!

¬ - bins glasses, spectacles
¬ - bevy drink (alcoholic)
¬ - bevvied drunk
¬ - alright laa hello
¬ - do one Go away
¬ - Jesus boots sandals
¬ - nomark someone of little importance
¬ - ossy hospital
¬ - sagging playing truant
¬ - shoot / get off leave, go somewhere else
¬ - slummy coins that have collected in your pocket and you want to get rid of
¬ - th'savvy this afternoon
¬ - kecks trousers
¬ - laters bye
¬ - come 'ead Let's go. Let's do it. Or starting a fight.
¬ - divvy A stupid person.
¬ - geggin' in To join in on something when you aren't invited.
¬ - no need An exclamation of disapproval.
¬ - sack it la' Stop that. Don't do it.
¬ - getting a cob on getting annoyed, in an angry mood
¬ - going to town going to the city centre
¬ - over the water The Wirral
¬ - that's when Jesus Christ was playing full back for Israel That was a long time ago
¬ - you are having a giraffe you must be joking
¬ - on your bill on your own
¬ - Billy no mates loner