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| bar meal |
a simple, but complete
lunch or dinner, served in a local pub. Prices are very affordable,
ranging from £3 to £6 ($4.50 - $9.00 US). You can travel
through England and Scotland quite economically staying in B&Bs and
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| beild |
a Scottish word for shelter |
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| car park |
a parking lot |
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| hired car - |
a rental car |
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| holiday - |
vacation. Americans
would say, "I'm going on vacation," the British would say, "I'm going on
holiday." |
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| loch |
a Scottish word for lake |
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| motorways - |
limited access high
speed highways - just like the US interstate highways. |
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We're no awa
tae bide awa |
a Scottish
expression,
and from a Scottish folk song
We're no awa tae bide awa
We're no awa tae lee ya
Oh we're no awa tae bide awa
We'll aye come back and see ya |
Translation...
We're not going away to stay away
We're not going away to leave ya'
Oh, we're not going away to stay away
Yes, we'll come back and see ya' |
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| roundabout - |
a traffic circle.
Roundabouts are everywhere, and an integral part of the British road system.
Kind of like a clock, signs indicate what exit you should take off the
roundabout to get to your destination. |
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| stay |
another word for live.
In the US, we might ask, "where do you live?" In Scotland, one would
ask, "where do you stay?" |
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| tip |
a Scottish house that
is a "tip" is what Americans would call a "dump" - a house that requires
a lot of work to make it presentable |
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| trolley |
an electric golf cart |
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