In Scotland it is known as a Tinker's cuss, which is a swear word or profanity, which is frowned upon and considered worthless. We still have Tinkers, as Janet points out they are all of Irish origin and these days they make a dubious living from tarring driveways, which is usually shoddy work and over priced. They mostly make their camps on the side of roads and when they leave they leave an absolutely awful mess of litter behind them.
The Scots do not like being associated with the English because the Scots are a superior race. The Scots do have some affinity with the Welsh and Irish because of the Celtic ancestry. Rupert O^O--------------- Rupert's Reply To ---------------O^O That's what we found in this country with Gypsies or Romanos in the 19th and early 20th century. They had to be closely watched. Interesting is how the "English" separate themselves from Scots or Welsh, and how the languages have persisted, even in such close proximity. From across the pond you seem to be all one people living on one large island called England.<G> Perhaps we have that point of view because "Americans" are so diverse, yet we all call ourselves Americans except for the few who prefer to be hyphenated Africans.<G> Our common language is what makes America the melting pot. I understand this very well myself, because I was reared in a French speaking enclave in Louisiana and abandoned the French language to participate in the wider world of the USA. regards, Jack Fuselier Avast ye land lubbers! One bear and no pirates found in this outbound vessel --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0551-0, 19/12/2005 Tested on: 19/12/2005 16:01:57 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/.QUssC/izNLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
