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Cajun and I are just on our way out of Scotland, on our way for a surfing vacation in Ireland before we head to the Lovesystems/Mystery Method Corp. Superconference Oct 16th.

Glasgow has been a great experience. And I thought I’d pass on some things I’d noticed about Scotland.

1 - Bars and Clubs don’t seem to play that house music bullshit that has infected the rest of the world. I was pleased to see that Glasgow is a city where people actually DANCE to rock music.

2 - The girls in Glasgow were hotter than I expected… but my expectations were low. It probably helps that I like the rocker look, which 2/3rds of the women in Glasgow under the age of thirty are sporting.

3 - Scottish chavs are called neds (Non-educated Delinquents), and are much more rediculous than their American cousins, “white trash”. We sat behind a family of neds on the flight from Dublin, and they were hilarious and obnoxious. The best part was the 8 year old daughter of the family, who had a rediculous fake tan, complete with orange hands, and was talking about some contestant on X-factor (think American Idol) and how she would love to “do” him. Priceless….

4 - Flights in Europe are rediculously cheap… troublingly so. I don’t understand how you can keep an airplane from falling out of the sky when you’re charging 1 euro for a ticket. Also, flights are cheap enough that Neds can afford to travel. I prefer the days when air travel was a bastion of the privileged classes.

5 - Scottish women have a really odd, dry, sense of humor. They’ll make fun of you even if they like you, and you need to hit back. I got confused a few times, not knowing what was going on as scottish girls teased me. But if you give it back better than they can (and I can be as mean and sarcastic as anyone), you win.