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Who you callin' dour...?
There was a little snippet on NPR yesterday afternoon about this Gordon Brown chap likely succeeding Tony Blair and they commented on references to Mr. Brown as a "dour Scotsman". Apparently, they wondered if any other nationalities were refered to as "dour" as much as the Scots, so they did the most logical thing...they Googled it.
Apparenty there ARE other groups that are occaisionally refered to as "dour" but they were all totally wiped out by the Scots.
Google "dour Scots" and you get something like 200,000 hits.
So I want everybody up tomorrow morning - klted of course - looking into that bathroom mirror and practising looking "dour"...it seems that it's as much a part of the look as the sporran is.
Best
AA
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 Originally Posted by auld argonian
T...So I want everybody up tomorrow morning - klted of course - looking into that bathroom mirror and practising looking "dour"...
As if we Moderators had to practice! 
Cheers
Jamie
-See it there, a white plume
Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
Of the ultimate combustion-My panache
Edmond Rostand
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He's trying to be less dour now, the prospect of becoming PM is making him smile! 
But why the word is linked with Scots people more than anyone else I have no idea - apart from Edinburgh Traffic Wardens! 
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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Originally Posted by McClef
But why the word is linked with Scots people more than anyone else I have no idea - apart from Edinburgh Traffic Wardens!
My only experience with Edinburgh traffic wardens was one who wrote me a ticket 5 minutes after the time expired and could not care less that I was a visitor to his fair city. I had been delayed returning because of traffic to road works on the Royal Mile screwing up pedestrians!
Dour would not be an expression I would have used in this case.
Brian
In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes.
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Just one of the stereotypes put about (mainly I might say by the english) to identify other nations as somehow inferior and worthy of scorn. Meanness is another attribute they apply to Scots and one which is completely untrue.
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Originally Posted by Phil
Just one of the stereotypes put about (mainly I might say by the english) to identify other nations as somehow inferior and worthy of scorn. Meanness is another attribute they apply to Scots and one which is completely untrue.
........and they say the definition of a Yorkshireman is a generous Scot.
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Originally Posted by Phil
Just one of the stereotypes put about (mainly I might say by the english) to identify other nations as somehow inferior and worthy of scorn. Meanness is another attribute they apply to Scots and one which is completely untrue.
accordin' tae charity statistics-
Scots donate maire money per pairson to charity than the English, Welsh, and Irish dae....
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What people ascribe to the Scots in the way of meanness the Scots attribute to the Aberdonians.
There is a phrase - As empty as the streets of Aberdeen on a flag day 
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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