tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post4622661366584490295..comments2024-02-18T17:35:25.382+00:00Comments on Bloggin fae the 'Burn: <i>Ulster-Scots thoughts</i>: The cultureless, consumerist, middle class, erstwhile Ulster-ScotMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12820251983224121718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post-72119874592664026252009-03-10T22:13:00.000+00:002009-03-10T22:13:00.000+00:00Hello Elaine! I reckon if you give us all a few w...Hello Elaine! I reckon if you give us all a few weeks to work on you you'll be sorted out! How's California at this time of year?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11836345055347401929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post-58202144104424415622009-03-10T22:11:00.000+00:002009-03-10T22:11:00.000+00:00Here's a comment from another reader - he tried to...Here's a comment from another reader - he tried to post it but it wouldn't work:<BR/><BR/>You have hit the nail on the head here Mark.This nancy boy trait is common throughout every segment of our society eg many Orangemen now blush when they use the word Protestant, but at the same time would be pleased to regale you all night with stories about bouncy castles and "cultural evenings"<BR/>Oh yes. And another thing, how long is it since we heard an Ulster born soccer player from across the water speak with an undiluted Ulster accent???<BR/>King James vi. of Sscotland spoke Llans . Colloquall? Part of the language!<BR/>Let us unashamedly use our own God given Ullans.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11836345055347401929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post-42958991135845428462009-03-07T19:40:00.000+00:002009-03-07T19:40:00.000+00:00Fairly remarkable - but entirely predictable - tha...Fairly remarkable - but entirely predictable - that the first comment posted would be from someone embracing the acronym!<BR/><BR/>@Elaine - it seems to me that all is not lost - you have retained a little of your identity in the language you have taken with you (and yes, it is a language) - now all you need to do is recognise that you should be proud of it.<BR/><BR/>As Ulster-Scots we have a rich history and cultural heritage. If you need proof, have a roam round Mark's own blog! Pride in that identity will only make us stronger.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, even though they've taken the girl our of Ballymoney, you'll be happy to shout loud and proud that they'll never take the Ballymoney out of the girl!!Ulsterscothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149346681065430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344062.post-77469088152930637222009-03-07T02:26:00.000+00:002009-03-07T02:26:00.000+00:00How 'bout ye Mark!!Well Mark, I'm afraid that I, l...How 'bout ye Mark!!<BR/>Well Mark, I'm afraid that I, like your friend am one of those acronyms!! I come originally from Ballymoney, the heartland o Ulster Scots. I now live in California and have to say I do have a wry smile on my face at the whole Ulster Scots 'language' idea. I grew up speaking English...that was the title of the class in school. However, what I spoke was a colloquial form of it, not a different language. A bit like here in America where they say 'trunk' I say 'boot', they say 'stroller' I say 'buggy', they say 'chips' I say 'crisps'. Does this make it a different language? I would say not. Yes, we laugh about it and have a running commentary on different words but it is still English!<BR/>These are just a few of my thoughts but I'm just a culchey frae Bellymoney Hi!Elaine Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965765062043385952noreply@blogger.com