
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
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