a psa for those writing for johnny āsoapā mctavish
as much as a love the works youāre all writing, a lot of people really donāt know how to write a scottish character (and thatās ok !!!! we get like no rep so) so as a scottish writer, i figured i should help you guys out a little bit.
johnny has a VERYYY strong accent as iām sure anyone can work out
however this doesnāt mean heās suddenly speaking a different language
yes, a lot of slang is used and for a basic definition of scottish slang and how they should be used; use this ! if you have no idea of slang iād recommend reading through every word
although we like to use slang, i can promise you that if weāre with someone that wouldnāt understand a word of it / someone whoās first language isnāt english, we wouldnāt speak fully scot (for example if johnny was speaking to alejandro or rudy)
thereās absolutely nothing to suggest he can speak gaelic. yeah i know this is an obvious one but i have seen a few people slip gaelic into his dialogue and thatās super duper inaccurate
barely anyone in scotland speaks gaelic (unless youāre up very high north or maybe in the isles). itās actually almost an extinct language because the english pretty much wiped it out when we got colonised.
something i love to see is when he mumbles little scottish things under his breath. accurate af.
we say shite more than shit. and never ever will a scottish person say ass. itās arse all the way.
we donāt call people (especially if youāre sleeping with someone !!!!) lass. or lassie. we call kids that.
pet names are normally along the lines of love, hen (my personal fave), sweetheart, little lady, bonnie (sometimes)
also, shagging is sex. shag, shagged, shagger. yeah.
mum not mom. maw, more commonly.
all that being said he does use a loottttt of slang so honestly go ham i love seeing scots language get used because itās not been used in fanfic like ever before
seen a few people write soap going mad for st andrews day
yeah no we donāt to that lol i barely every remember that itās actually st andrews day
also, we arenāt all completely versed on celtic mythology. i could barely tell you the first thing about it.
in scotland weāre all kind of touchy, like weāll greet people with a hug and stand weirdly close to each other so if thatās something youāre writing about itās important to note that our personal space is really small
not sure where people get this idea from but scotland isnāt all sheep and highlands and fairies and like little huts
yes we have that but weāre a really modern nation and wayyy to many people have a weird perception of scotland
my man is literally from like glasgow (his accent sounds glasgow but donāt quote me on that) heās not a farmer or anything
KILTS. not skirts, very common to wear in scotland to events like weddings, christenings, anything formal really.
cunt isnāt a horrible word i literally everyone a cunt, sometimes itās used affectionately
if youāre gonna write about scottish politics i beg you research it. johnnys probably pro independence and an SNP voter. google it for context
weāre really loud. and we talk really fast. yes, other characters are gonna be confused af
irn bru !!!!!!!!! itās a scottish drink and ive seen one person mention it and i just about cried i loved it
in scotland you can vote at 16 and join the army at 16 if thatās relevant to you
if youāre going to write about something you donāt know anything about, either do research or ask someone scottish (im more than happy to help!!)
please donāt take these as complaints or anything !! itās just very very off putting to see people make massive misconceptions and conclusions about scotland! i love that weāre finally getting some hype. anyways ask about anything!! <3
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