Tomblands Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 I've been asked from Sales reps especially: Do we live in caves? Do you manage to get television? How far from Oxford is that? Does it snow all year? Do you have a bridge to mainland, etc, etc. I think it's unreal how ignorant some people are, although saying that it's great for me as I love spinnin a yarn. I refuse to believe that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorleague Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Amazing how many people don't bat an eyelid when you tell them about the plane landing on the beach at Sumburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marjolein Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 One woman once told my friends that she was astonished that an island of 1000 inhabitants could keep the language of Whalsay alive! Usually when I'm downsouth I'm asked if my accent is irish, same with my friends. One family we spoke to when in America asked us where we were from so we told them we came from the Shetland Isles that are North of Scotland: "Oh so your English?" they said"No we're Shetlanders, and Shetland is in Scotland, so we're Scottish rather than English""Yeah," They replied "Scotland that's in England?" They were amazed when the found out Scotland was a country and not a county in England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Someone asked me if it was in Kent when I announced I was moving here at work. I can only assume that she was confused with the Isle of Sheppey. When I gave her one of my square looks I believe that she said, "ere, I aint fick yu knar". Quite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifi Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 My Mum took a photo of the fireplace at the Shetland Crofthouse at Boddam and showed it to her work colleagues when she got back. One young woman asked if it was a picture of my kitchen. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/shetland/shetlandcrofthouse/images/interior-450.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoolHaddock Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 One of my course mates asked me today "When are you going back to Shetlink?", obviously meaning Shetland. I'm sure I've heard him call it Shetlink a few times now, but each time I thought I was just imagining it. ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maalie Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 My experience is the opposite. Once told a Ghanian guy who had moved into my street in England where I am from and he said "oh, yes, I worked at Sulom" Lots of people have been there with the oil. Recently done my leg in and the doctor who set it in Leeds, his father was fae Walls. He visits every year with his bairns. It really is a peerie world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdal Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 A friend of mine was in a posh shop in Edinburgh with her mother and aunt, both the older ladies being from Whalsay. After fruitless attempts to converse with an assistant, a supervisor came past, listened to what was going, then turned to my friend and said "I'll fetch another member of staff who will be able to understand them, she's Polish too" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkstarIII Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Technically NO! But I am noo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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