shuggie Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 On my honeymoon in 2003 my wife and I were in Thailand where we took a boat trip to where they filmed 'The Beach'. After spending all morning on this small boat sunbathing we heard, "Ower yunder!" coming from these two guys. Turns out they were fae Burra. Also saw Shetland lass walk past me at time square in NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soljey Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 This didn't happen to me but to someone I sued to work with. After a coupla days trekking to base camp in the Andes before climbing one of its highest peaks, he went into the camp to be greeted with: "Boy, is yun dee?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fontal Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I met a burra man on an oil tanker just off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, then when he left the tanker we had a master change in new orleans and the new master was my dad's 2nd cousin talk about a smaa world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepshagger Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Wiakikii beach in Hawaii, met a goudie fellow that had emigrated to Oz a couple of years earlier, Algeria at the airport, Syria in the middle of the dessert, having a smoke on the roof of the hotel in majorca, a cat house in viena, dubai in a bar, amsterdam in a coffee shop, aberdeen in a police cell, and there are surely a few more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medziotojas Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Two of the above aren't so bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It Happens Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Dunna Keen if dis counts or no but I met a guy joost Today in the falklands dat wiz wearin a Northlink baseball hat so i started Yarnin wi him an he said his daughter wiz married tae a Shetland felloo. I couldna believe it of aa da places. In da pub here i got a excellent reception when dey found oot i wiz fae Shetland whit a Place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachcaster Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 A bit off topic here, but i was in Castletownbere, Cork in Ireland and there were 3 trawlers getting painted up at the boatyard. The Be Ready, Discovery and the Comet, all ex-Shetland boats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannock Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Dunna Keen if dis counts or no but I met a guy joost Today in the falklands dat wiz wearin a Northlink baseball hat so i started Yarnin wi him an he said his daughter wiz married tae a Shetland felloo. I couldna believe it of aa da places. In da pub here i got a excellent reception when dey found oot i wiz fae Shetland whit a Place It sure is bobbyslater it sure is I was married in west Falklands very nearly 12 year ago theres a few Shetlanders been down in the Falklands over the years me included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARRON SMITH Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I was havin a bottle of beer in the country bar of Orchard towers singapore when I saw a boy that was a year younger than me at school. I quickly got the beers in and shouted to him out the door "hey billy come doo in aboot fur a pint" the beer was ready on the table and I had sat down again he was still standin we his mouth open winderin if he was seeing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavrossT Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Met a faimly fae brae in da big theme park ootside barcelona! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eshaness Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I was havin a bottle of beer in the country bar of Orchard towers singapore when I saw a boy that was a year younger than me at school. I quickly got the beers in and shouted to him out the door "hey billy come doo in aboot fur a pint" the beer was ready on the table and I had sat down again he was still standin we his mouth open winderin if he was seeing things. ha ha no change in dee beefy !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Thought there was already a thread related to this but couldn't find it. (*** Mod - found it for you It's not quite the same topic, I guess, but close enough... ***) But on Saturday I ended up in posers.. ( yes i know i should know better ) went for a number 1 in the toilet.. came out of toilet and this guy stood in front of me I then have quick thoughts of ohh {'f' it was funny in Father Ted 'eck'} flying through my mind..... only to hear these words " ARE YOU TWERTO" then a huge smile and laugh from me and a wink and a dodgy hand shake I said AYE i am the accused I wont name you, but it was good to meet you, and sorry for not chatting I was a. in a state of shock, and b. to drunk for any sensible chat anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchieSquirrel Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 When my family went on holiday and we were having a break at a village between Inverness and Fraserburgh (can't remember what it was called!) as we sat outside and ate some ice-cream and having a little chat in the sun, someone came next to us and said "Do you come from Shetland? 'Cause I think I know you lot" we didn't have a single clue who the person was and looked at each other in confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 ^Maybe that should be described as a bizarre meeting with a Shetlander I don't think any Shetlinkers were in Kolkata for this one: Heritage Tram poetry reading sessions with Scottish and Kolkata poets; Christine De Luca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanofNess Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 When my family went on holiday and we were having a break at a village between Inverness and Fraserburgh (can't remember what it was called!) has we sat outside and ate some ice-cream and having a little chat in the sun, someone came next to us and said "Do you come from Shetland? 'Cause I think I know you lot" we didn't have a single clue who the person was and looked at each other in confusion. Freaky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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