BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West | Drivers taught Glasgow patter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8010036.stm

I spent a few months in Glasgow in 2007, and was surprised to note how many Eastern Europeans had moved there to work. Most didn’t speak much English, though I suppose it could be argued that the Glaswegians don’t, either. One bus driver has taken it upon himself to teach foreign colleagues the basics of the Glesga Patter. He’s like a modern day Stanley Baxter.

Mr Lillis said: “When new employees come to Scotland and hear the Glasgow accent, it can be a problem. Drivers have to learn to understand what is meant when a customer says, for example, ‘Gie us an aw day tae the toon’ (Give me an all day ticket to the town).”

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