Conversation on a train today

charlie clown · December 6, 2012

A mum and her daughter sat next to and across from me, the other woman who was sat at the table had disappeared a few minutes earlier:

Daughter: "Where's she gone?"

Mum: "Who?"

D: The irish woman

M: She was Scottish

D: Well I don't know, I can't tell the difference.

M: Well what do you expect on a train coming from Glasgow?

D: Exactly - Glasgow's in Wales innit so she could be Irish or Scottish. I know she's not Welsh, I'm not that thick.

M: Are you serious?

D: Yeah why?

M: Because Glasgow is in Scotland not Wales.

D: So if Galsgow is in Scotland, does that mean Edinburgh's in Wales then?

M: No. Edinburgh is in Scotland as well.

D: Serious? They have like 2 places? Is that like where we live there's Blackburn and Clitheroe?

M: A bit yeah. Not exactly but a bit.

D: So what's in Wales then? Is that where Ireland is?

M: No Ireland is different.

D: So what's in Ireland?

M: Well it depends on whether you're talking about Northen Ireland or The Republic?

D: What about West Ireland?

And so it went on....

The really worrying thing was when they then discussed the reason for going to London - checking out the universities for her degree course.

Rory Fitzgerald · December 6, 2012

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