Edinburgh

[weepiper]

Glasgow is better than Auld Reekie any day.

Seriously.

Haw weegie boy, take your bottle of ginger and get back west

 

[nino_savatte]

Haw weegie boy, take your bottle of ginger and get back west

Gladly.

 

[dessiato]

nice town, but wet and cold. Go somewhere warmer.

 

[Dillinger4]

I want to be at an established University, in a town with some culture. I had ruled out London AND Manchester for various reasons (although not 100% ruled out), and I doubt I would get into Oxbridge, so Edinburgh is thus no1 on my list of places to be.

 

[chico enrico]

Hope you're not a Yah mate. The high population of braying, indolent, inbred Yahs who go to Uni in Edinburgh is the worst thing about the place.

 

[Dillinger4]

Nope. I am from Wigan. I hope that clears everything up



I probably hate Yahs/Rahs even more than you do. Hmm this is making me have second thoughts...

 

[pogofish]

Don't worry, they are easy to avoid.

 

[chico enrico]

Don't worry, they are easy to avoid.

Yes, if you never go out.

From Stockbridge to Morningside, the place is CRAWLING with them.

 

[pogofish]

Tend not to go out in Morningside & even in & around Stockbridge/central, they can be avoided.

 

[dozzer]

There are a distinct lack of yahs at the moment. Even thought I live very very close to Pollock Halls. Hang on, it's school holidays isn't it..

I don't mind yahs.

 

[heinous seamus]

What is a yah? I used to live in Edinburgh, probably I should know.

 

[geminisnake]

nice town, but wet and cold. Go somewhere warmer.

That wouldn't be Glasgow then would it?

Seamus, a yah is an upper class raj imo

 

[heinous seamus]

I've never met one.
I think I'll go into Edinburgh this morning actually.

 

[weepiper]

What is a yah? I used to live in Edinburgh, probably I should know.

a yah is the kind of abrasively loud public school type that hangs around George Square. Male ones wear rugby shirts, female ones wear pink pashminas. Both varieties wear shades on top of their heads even when it's sunny.

 

[Dillinger4]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rah

Rah

Someone who went to private school (or wish they had), likes rugby (not football), probably a member of a rowing, sailing or yachting club, refer to their parents as "Mummy and Daddy". Boys: often seen to be wearing a lemon (or any pastel shade) sweatshirt slung casually over their shoulders and deck shoes.
Girlsress similar to that of boys along with pearls, numerous shopping bags and Daddy's credit card.
Names often include: Rupert, Will, Guy, Jeremy, Emily, Alexandra, Henrietta, Harriet. Followed by a double/triple barrelled surname, e.g. Harrington-Smythe.

Look at her, she is so rah.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yah

Yah

An arrogant upper/upper-middle class lady or gent, typically a student in an otherwise charming Scottish town or city.
Girls = flowing 'blonde' hair, pink pashmina, ironically kitsch little bag, astounding ignorance, charming high-pitched giggle.
Guys = floppy birds' nest-esque hair, woollen jumpers, suspiciously tanned, exceptionally loud and annoying voice which will usually be spouting some kind of patronising ex-public-schoolboy wit.

Possibly originating from their judicious use of 'yah, darling, yah' in general conversation.

Kill the yahs!

 

[chico enrico]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rah



http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yah

Also a good look for any professional shoplifters.
Always amused me when walking around Jenners & John lewis to see Niddrie's finest stoating about with their pinned eyes looking like they've just swapped clothes with a member of the cast of Brideshead Revisited.