Quote Originally Posted by McClef View Post
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