Monday, September 15, 2008
...claith according to our cauld
...that is, God gives to us according to our needs (taken from Haud Yer Wheesht! – a book of a Scottish granny’s sayings)
The other day, I came across a couple of gems that I’m looking over to aid my cultural and linguistic adaptation to Glasgow. My current favourite is The Glasgow Gospel by Jamie Stuart. The book is a collection of gospel stories written in Glaswegian dialect. It’s quite amusing and is helping me get to terms with a number of colloquialisms.
“The Guid Samaritan” is particularly enjoyable:
Wan day an expert layer tried tae trick Jesus. He said tae him, ‘Maister, ah’m keen tae hiv this everlasting life that God has promised. How dae ah get it?’
Jesus said, ‘Ye hiv the answer right there in yer law-book, ma freen—whit dis it say?’
An the lawyer replied, ‘Ye’ve got tae love the Lorg God wi yer hale hert, soul, mind an strength; an ye’ve got tae love yer neighbour as weel as ye love yersel.’
‘No bad,’ said Jesus. ‘Jist act like that an ye’ll please God.’
But the laywer wisny contented wi than an asked again, ‘Aye—but jist exactly who is my neighbour?’
Jesus decided tae illustrate his meanin wi a wee story....
The author has put a reading up on YouTube, which you might enjoy:
Sometimes people donate books to the charity shop at St. Rollox. Somehow, it’s become my duty to look after it: sorting through books, organising them, and getting rid of anything not worth keeping (for example, water damaged copies of Buffy the Vampire Slayer serials).
The other day, I came across a couple of gems that I’m looking over to aid my cultural and linguistic adaptation to Glasgow. My current favourite is The Glasgow Gospel by Jamie Stuart. The book is a collection of gospel stories written in Glaswegian dialect. It’s quite amusing and is helping me get to terms with a number of colloquialisms.
“The Guid Samaritan” is particularly enjoyable:
Wan day an expert layer tried tae trick Jesus. He said tae him, ‘Maister, ah’m keen tae hiv this everlasting life that God has promised. How dae ah get it?’
Jesus said, ‘Ye hiv the answer right there in yer law-book, ma freen—whit dis it say?’
An the lawyer replied, ‘Ye’ve got tae love the Lorg God wi yer hale hert, soul, mind an strength; an ye’ve got tae love yer neighbour as weel as ye love yersel.’
‘No bad,’ said Jesus. ‘Jist act like that an ye’ll please God.’
But the laywer wisny contented wi than an asked again, ‘Aye—but jist exactly who is my neighbour?’
Jesus decided tae illustrate his meanin wi a wee story....
The author has put a reading up on YouTube, which you might enjoy:
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