Now for some Scottish (rated PG).

I am making a distinction between words and phrases I learn from Natalie because some things are the same in England but some are exclusively Scottish. For example, 'jobbie' in Scotland means a poo and in England it is just a small job.

I was more or less yelled at by Natalie for saying Fanny pack. Fanny, in Scotland, means vagina. "It's a bum bag!!!" she yelled, horrified. And you can call someone a "pure fanny" and it is a major insult. I think this holds true in England as well.

Another favorite is a hill walk. "A what?", I said, "...Oh, you mean hiking?" She did mean hiking and then asked if I had proper hill walking shoes. We are going to go hill walking outside of Glasgow when the weather is a little less freezing there.

Last night Natalie asked me if I wanted to boke when talking to someone in our course. When I looked perplexed she said it was like a reflex for vomiting. Gagging! Yes, I wanted to boke.