Last night...
...I was in the pub. Massive surprise! No, wait, that's not the lie.

A guy I know had a large crowd of friends down with him. By the time I arrived they were all halfway to being hammered. By halfway, I mean they were absolutely shitfaced.

In this crowd of friends is a guy called Jeremy. I don't know him that well, but I know him well enough to know he's not Scottish. Which is why I got confused when he was speaking with a Scottish accent.

It turns out that for some reason he'd once been introduced to one of the group as Scottish Jeremy. I have no idea why. Regardless, to keep up with the introduction he'd started speaking with an accent. All well and good at this stage.

Then a (genuine) Scottish girl wandered over, hearing his accent. And asked him where abouts in Scotland he was from...

Four hours later he was still Scottish Jeremy. She didn't suspect a thing.

I think the fact he wasn't on heroin threw her though.
( gone, Sun 15 Aug 2010, 13:58, 7 replies)

It's unusual
for anyone to be able to pull off an accent without a local being able to spot it. Most non-Scots I've heard doing a 'Scottish' accent (inasmuch as that exists, in the same way as there is no single 'English' accent) sound ridiculous.

The fact that they try to say use some hackneyed phrases like "Och aye, the noo" or "Hoots, mon" usually gives it away too!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 16 Aug 2010, 13:52, closed)

I've been told by my Scottish brother in law that I do a better Scottish accent than him.
His parents and friend that I have met use all the hackneyed phrases leading me to believe that Scottish people really do talk like that.
( Peej, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 15:07, closed)

Why would a Scottish person be on heroin?
Wages are higher on average there than in England and their economy is thriving compared to ours.
(IHateSprouts is baking a huge pie shaped like an enormous pie, Mon 16 Aug 2010, 14:15, closed)

They can afford it then..

.. and they just love it
( Signify, Mon 16 Aug 2010, 15:19, closed)

Deep fried heroin if available.

( Peej, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 15:07, closed)

We have a friend called Irish Tom
He was named that in uni because he apparently looked like he should be Irish. Despite never ever speaking in an Irish accent people still presume he is.
( Peej, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 15:06, closed)

Maybe he was wrapped up using inexpensive sausage meat?
(Benzyl, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 21:37, closed)