[scots-l] Re: Hogmany Traditional Tunes?

2002-12-30 Thread Nigel Gatherer
John Bunch wrote: About four years ago we spent a fantastic New Years in Inverness and attended the tradtional Hogmany celebration there. The highlight was a procession out to the torch lit football field where the entire community sang Auld lang sign. Syne. Since then I have come

Re: [scots-l] Re: Hogmany Traditional Tunes?

2002-12-30 Thread David Kilpatrick
Nigel wrote: here is a toast which has become traditional in Scotland: Here's tae us wha's like us!, meaning Here's to those that are like us!. Unfortunately it has become distorted into an arrogant Here's tae us! Wha's like us? meaning who on this earth is as magnificant as we Scots?, usually

[scots-l] Hogmany Traditional Tunes?

2002-12-30 Thread Nigel Gatherer
David Kilpatrick wrote: Nigel wrote: here is a toast which has become traditional in Scotland: Here's tae us wha's like us!, meaning Here's to those that are like us!. Unfortunately it has become distorted into an arrogant Here's tae us! Wha's like us?... Jack will probably jump in on