Comparing Glaswegians with Americans




Differences between Glasgow and America after a terror incident at an airport:

America: "Oh my God! There was a man on fire, he was running about, I just ran for my life... I thought I was gonna die, he got so close to me."
Glasgow: "C*nt wis running aboot on fire, so a ran up 'n gave him a good boot, then decked him."

America: "I just wanna get home, away from here... I just wanna get home, I thought I was gonna die."
Glasgow: "Here shug, am no leaving here till am oan a f*ckin' plane!"

America: "There was pandemonium, people were running in all directions, we didn't know what was happening, I thought I was gonna die."
Glasgow: "F*ck this fir a kerry oan, moan we'll get a pint in."

America: "We thought he was gonna blow us all up he had a gas canister, and was trying to get into his trunk, I thought we were gonna die, I just ran for my life."
Glasgow: "A swaggered by the motor that wis on fire, and the dafty couldnae even open his boot, he wis in fire annaw so a ran up n gave him a good boot to the baws."

America: "There was this huge explosion, it sounded like war, I thought I was gonna die."
Glasgow: "There wis a bang, yi know when yi throw B.O basher intae a fire it wis like that."

America: "I'm too traumatised even to speak, I thought I was gonna die."
Glasgow "Here mate, gies 2 minutes till a phone ma auld dear, if am gonna be oan the telly a want her tae tape it."


Comparing Glaswegians with Americans

Witness reactions to Glasgow bombing

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