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Brilliant! Cheered me up no end.
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That’s why I love living in Scotland!!!
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@Susie1 , haven’t visited Scotland in a long time. Cool video. 
My late grandma (on my mum’s side) was from Scotland.
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Now that is something that even a Sassenach like meself can appreciate.
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I speak the same way and it can be a wee bit embarrassing at times, my accent is even more harsh which for someone who once worked in hospitality was a challenge. As I’ve matured realised it’s softening, was once reading an article on Tommy Flannigan (Chibs in Sons of Anarchy) saying how he showed an episode of Taggart that famous Glasgpw crime drama to aspiring actors in LA. AT the end they asked what foriegn lanhuage this was in 
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I remember Taggart. A bit of trivia never goes amiss on this forum.
Mark McManus (Taggart actor) and Brian Connolly (Sweet lead singer) were foster brothers and they believed they may have had the same father too.
I used to work in an early semi-automated warehouse and they used to have the radio on. For some reason, Fox on the run by Sweet was often played. Here it is as it reminds me of a very happy time in my life …
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@ManjiB , Love is like oxygen is my favourite. I used to play the bass guitar to it in my student days.
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@Jbob , don’t lose the accent. I sometimes use Irish phrases when I talk. Thing is though, I’m born a Mancunian into an Irish family. The accent gets thicker when I’m cross. I never noticed it until mum once pointed it out to me. 
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Thanks @JohnnyBoy81, I couldn’t even if I wanted.Same as you with an Irish family background so use real old Irish phrases when I’m upset or under pressure and it can be amusing for everyone else. Mine is unrefined and we have whats known as a Kelvinside variation for the upper classes or wannabe’s which is just slightly milder and more polished. My mom is the best ever when she loses it a proper banshee.
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@Jbob , I’d like to think my mum(God rest her) and yours would get on well. She can be almost like a banshee when she loses her temper. My dad (RIP), loved winding her up just for the craic. It was hilarious until my mum has the frying pan in her hand, then it’s run for your life. No worries on the accent. Interesting term, “Kelvinside variation”. Never heard of it before.
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@JohnnyBoy81 think it’s a local term we use for those who try to refine and polish themselves- was a youtube video of someone threatening a doorman in this accent. Over-pronouncing curse words etc, it was amusing for us of the NED variety - Non Educated Delinquint or poorer kids.
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@Jbob , interesting phrase, NED. A little unkind to some of the poorer kids though. But I see why it’s used though.
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