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    The difference between the Scots and the English

    Just received this forward at work and thought it was quite funny.

    Before all you rugby fans North of the border start getting carried away here is the hardy Scots v soft Southerners theory..............

    50F degrees
    People in southern England turn on the central heating
    People in Edinburgh plant out bedding plants

    40F degrees
    Southerners shiver uncontrollably
    Glaswegians sunbathe on the beach at Largs

    35F degrees
    Cars in the south of England refuse to start
    People in Falkirk drive with their windows down

    20F degrees
    Southerners wear overcoats, gloves and woolly hats
    Aberdonian men throw on a T-shirt & girls start wearing mini-skirts

    15F degrees
    Southerners begin to evacuate to the continent
    People from Dundee swim in the North Sea at Broughty Ferry

    Zero degrees
    Life in the south grinds to a halt
    Inverness folk have the last BBQ before it gets cold

    Minus 10F degrees
    Life in the south ceases to exist
    People in Dunfermline throw on a light jacket

    Minus 80F degrees
    Polar bears wonder if it's worth carrying on
    Boy Scouts in Oban start wearing their long trousers

    Minus 100F degrees
    Santa Claus abandons North Pole
    People in Stirling put on their 'long johns'

    Minus 173F degrees
    Alcohol freezes
    Glaswegians get upset because all the pubs are shut

    Minus 297F degrees
    Microbial life starts to disappear
    The cows in Dumfriesshire complain about farmers with cold hands

    Minus 460F degrees
    All atomic motion stops
    Shetlanders stamp their feet and blow on their hands

    Minus 500F degrees
    Hell freezes over
    Scotland win the 6 nations


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    class. just been sent to my scottash ex
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    did we not have this posted recently but was refering to gordies instead....

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    It was -15°C this weekend and I wore a thin fleece. It was so cold that my outy turned into an inny.

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    hahah nice

    I didnt see the last bit coming .. made me chuckle

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