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General => General Board => Topic started by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on September 16, 2006, 01:01:22 AM

Title: UK
Post by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on September 16, 2006, 01:01:22 AM
I note there are a lot of Nigerians in this forum contributing from UK. There are many Nigerian students in Scotland. Are any contributing to Kano Online.
Title: UK
Post by: Barde on September 19, 2006, 08:30:58 AM
Barde schooled and worked briefly in aberdeen, and was contributing from there.
Title: UK
Post by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on September 19, 2006, 11:05:56 PM
Hope you were treated well in Aberdeen.
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Post by: moray on September 22, 2006, 11:33:11 AM
Dave you and I have not always seen eye to eye. However, I would be grateful if you could give me information about Hausa organisations in the UK. I would love to meet some of you people and learn more about you.
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Post by: HUSNAA on September 22, 2006, 01:58:22 PM
what are u moray? a moron?  :roll:  Cant u SEE from   dave's surname that he's SCOTTISH!!!
Title: UK
Post by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on September 23, 2006, 02:13:53 AM
Indeed I am very Scottish indeed.
What puzzles me about Moray (apart from some of his bizarre views) is that Moray is the name of an area in the North East of Scotland.
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Post by: Muhsin on September 23, 2006, 11:11:15 AM
Husna lives in UK, uh? I never know wallahi. But it parcially seems from all angles.
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Post by: HUSNAA on September 23, 2006, 04:03:43 PM
No  I dont live in the UK Muhsin. I am just temporary out of Nig that is all. I am not in the UK either at present.
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Post by: HUSNAA on September 24, 2006, 08:42:56 PM
sorry moray.  a pun was intended there, because yr pseudoname almost rhymes with moron that is why i used it. No offence meant. But really moray, u are a puzzle to many of us...
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Post by: moray on September 27, 2006, 07:50:36 PM
Husnaa, thanks for the explanation.
But why am I a puzzle to you?
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Post by: Barde on September 28, 2006, 04:10:10 PM
Quote from: "Dave_McEwan_Hill"Hope you were treated well in Aberdeen.

Oh yes! the people there were so nice, especially the girls. Though i had problem with their accent, but i managed to adapt within some few months of my arrival, then the weather too.
Title: UK
Post by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on September 29, 2006, 01:21:18 AM
Aye, lots of us even in Scotland have to listen very carefully when Aberdonians are speaking.
Fit like, mon ?
Furraboots ye fae?
Faur d'ye bide?
Title: UK
Post by: HUSNAA on September 29, 2006, 07:50:49 AM
Quote from: "Dave_McEwan_Hill"Aye, lots of us even in Scotland have to listen very carefully when Aberdonians are speaking.
Fit like, mon ?
Furraboots ye fae?
Faur d'ye bide?

i think 'furraboots ye fae' translated, sounds like whereabouts are u from?
and 'faur d'ye bide' sounds like where do u live?
what is 'fit like, mon?' mon = man?
Title: UK
Post by: Barde on September 29, 2006, 11:17:38 AM
Husna,

'Fit Like' is the same as how are you?and the answer is 'Ne bad'. Can you guess what is
doonnear?
fantabidor?
Title: UK
Post by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on September 29, 2006, 08:07:55 PM
Ur ye shair ye havna bin in Scoatland, Husnaa?
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Post by: HUSNAA on September 29, 2006, 08:51:28 PM
doonnear = down here?
'fantabidor' i have no idea what that sounds like.

Dave, the nearest to Scotland I have been was to Nottingham.
Title: UK
Post by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on September 29, 2006, 10:58:44 PM
Nottingham was probably alright but Scotland's much better (and friendlier) - not to mention great dirty jokes!
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Post by: Barde on September 30, 2006, 03:02:52 PM
Quote from: "HUSNAA"doonnear = down here?
'fantabidor' i have no idea what that sounds like.


You got doonnear right while Fantabidor means Fantastic. I must confess that you must be very intelligent, though its easier when you see it in writing but extremely difficult to understand when you hear them speaking.
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Post by: HUSNAA on September 30, 2006, 05:52:40 PM
Quote from: "Dave_McEwan_Hill"Nottingham was probably alright but Scotland's much better (and friendlier) - not to mention great dirty jokes!
talking of dirty jokes, is it true that scottish warriors used to chase away enemies on the battle field by lifting  their kilts up at the enemy?..... :D  :D  :D
Title: UK
Post by: lionger on September 30, 2006, 05:56:56 PM
lol husnaa don't trust anything you hear from The Simpsons :lol:
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Post by: HUSNAA on September 30, 2006, 06:03:23 PM
Quote from: "Barde"
Quote from: "HUSNAA"doonnear = down here?
'fantabidor' i have no idea what that sounds like.


You got doonnear right while Fantabidor means Fantastic. I must confess that you must be very intelligent, though its easier when you see it in writing but extremely difficult to understand when you hear them speaking.

I must confess that it was reading the novel Waverley by Scott, and some ballads that got me familiar with some scottish words. I wouldnt have guessed them off the top of my head like that.
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Post by: HUSNAA on September 30, 2006, 06:07:13 PM
Quote from: "lionger"lol husnaa don't trust anything you hear from The Simpsons :lol:
It wasnt the simpsons lionger. I think I saw it in a film, a comedy. I think it was 'Carry on up the Khyber'.
Title: UK
Post by: lionger on September 30, 2006, 06:17:46 PM
Quote from: "HUSNAA"
Quote from: "lionger"lol husnaa don't trust anything you hear from The Simpsons :lol:
It wasnt the simpsons lionger. I think I saw it in a film, a comedy. I think it was 'Carry on up the Khyber'.

Really, I guess it is a common joke. Them Scots do seem to be the butt of many jokes - from the English anyways.
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Post by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on September 30, 2006, 07:13:53 PM
It's true - only more so. Some Highland clansmen warriors used to take off all their clothes and charge naked.
This wasn't to frighten the enemy(but it usually did), but to allow them to run freely as their garb was a long plaid cloth which wrapped round them and then over their  shoulder and was big enough to make a tent. This garb eventually over time became the kilt
It also prevented their clothing getting stabbed or cut or covered in blood.
Those killed in battle would be carried home in this long plaid.
If you are in a Scottish regiment you are not allowed to wear any underpants under your kilt and the sergeant used to walk along the line at parade with a little mirror fastened to his shoe to inspect that this was so.
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Post by: HUSNAA on October 01, 2006, 09:04:22 PM
Lol Dave!! You live and learn!! :lol:
Was the legend of Sawney Bean based on actual events or just folklore?
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Post by: Dave_McEwan_Hill on October 02, 2006, 12:43:31 AM
Sawney Bean and his family actually existed in cave in Galloway (south of Scotland) and they killed and ate unfortunate travellers.
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Post by: HUSNAA on October 02, 2006, 02:44:52 PM
Blimey!!