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1 Robert Burns.

2 Tunnock's Teacakes.

3 The first two hours of Optimo. Social club meets dancefloor warm up. with a

radical musical education thrown in.

4 The fact that after surveying people from all over the UK, the Scottish accent

was regarded as by far the most trusted.

5 The wee wifies that work at the hamburger stall inside the Barras.

6 The song 'Mogwai fear Satan'. Three notes. five guys. 16 minutes. Pure genius.

1TinthePark2001.TheSecond Stage. Saturday afternoon. The soundman sticks on ‘Shang-a-Iang‘ by the Bay City Rollers over the PA. The SOOO-strong crowd break into a mass singalong. The Proclaimers who are due up next look on from the wings. astounded.

8 The sweat running down the walls at Cabaret Voltaire and the Arches.

9 Grand Theft Auto. We made that, we did. Ditto: Lemmings.

10 Having the Gay Gordons hardwired into your physical subconscious as part of your education.

11 The ridiculousness of the Edinburgh/Glasgow rivalry; conversely, thattwocltieslessthananhourapait can have such completely different accents. cultures and outlooks on life.

12 Kelvingrove Museum.

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16 The Barrowland sign.

17 Slam's ‘Positive Education'. ~ Glasgow’s dancefloor national anthem.

t 18 That we come from a c0untry that produced James Kelman, AL Kennedy. Irvine Welsh and Ali Smith, all world renowned. all completely different writers, in a relatively small period of time.

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19 Wildcat Theatre's Border Warfare at

Tramway in 1989: a dancing riot of people singing ‘we're no gonny pay y0ur Poll Tax!’ to topple Margaret Thatcher.

who had descended from the ceiling on a carved wooden eagle. Of course.

23 The huge arch that carries Waterloo Place over Calton Road in Edinburgh.

24 The pronunCIation, versatility and myriad usage of ‘gallus’, “mince'. “magic' and of course. ”shite'.

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20 The view from North Bridge With

Calton Hill and Arthur's Seat on one Side and Edinburgh Castle on the other. Right in the centre of the city.

14 The “will I make the last train to Edinburgh or not?‘ Russian Roulette sensation of queuing for Burger King or Pizza Crolla at 1 1.28pm.

25 Heading to the Meadows With a carry out the first time the temperature rises above ten degrees. 21 Eating deep fried whitebait or lobster and chips on the harbour wall at Anstruther.

26 Road Signs in both English and Gaelic. lust for the fun of it, probably.

15 Bhangra beats sneaking up on you in streets around the Southside of Glasgow.

22 Partick Thistle. 27 Des McLean 's Bi/ly Conno/ly Bu/lshit World Tour on YouTube. When we take

the piss. we do it affectionately.

28 The series of step locks at Fort Augustus: a feat of engineering With a view stretching across Loch Ness.

29 Reading a sentence written by Janice Galloway. Rereading. Man/elling.

30 Really, really bad haircuts. From the Bay City Rollers to the T in the Park logo shaven into your head.