22 Things Only People Who Went To School In A Small Scottish Town Will UnderstandSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 13 Apr 2017 22 Things Only People Who Went To School In A Small Scottish Town Will Understand You got drunk in fields, actually enjoyed school trips, and your pals were the best. by Claire GillespieBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 You couldn t skive off school because you d inevitably run into your mum in town Twitter: @ketamean_ And even if you didn't bump into her, you'd end up bumping into someone else and as everyone knew each other they would just tell your mum anyway. 2 Although tbh skiving school was fairly uneventful Campbell McNeil @Swearbox69 'Summer' days on a Scottish beach! #growingupscottish 08:09 PM - 10 Jul 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite To avoid seeing anyone you knew, you had to leave the town completely and find a bus shelter or a piece of wood to sit on until the end of the day. 3 You d bump into your teachers outside school Twitter: @charles_org Which was OK when it was one you liked, not so fun when it was that crazy Gaelic teacher who always yelled at you about your homework. 4 Plus you had the same teachers as your siblings Twitter: @mckenna_frazier / Twitter: @JackGilchrist__ / BuzzFeed And you'd always end up getting confused with them, or compared to them, which could get a bit wearing after fourteen years. 5 And your auntie was the dinner lady Twitter: @obapeterborough / BuzzFeed In fact, chances are all your relatives worked in the school canteen. 6 Which meant you tried your best to avoid school dinners entirely as you got older russell rome @rusty2themax Square sausage roll wae tomato sauce #GrowingUpScottish 09:20 PM - 03 Jul 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite As soon as you were old enough to walk to the shop at lunchtime, a roll and slice was the order of the day. Tomato or broon sauce optional. 7 Yer maw was the worst possible insult Facebook: 186402134734745 Because chances are the person using it actually knew your mum, making it way more personal. So of all the playground insults (scabby, scaffy, jakey, minger), the ultimate put down always involved yer maw. 8 And country dancing was extra cringey Twitter: @YoorWullie Because you'd probably end up dancing with a teacher, your sibling, a cousin, or your auntie who was a dinner lady. But hey, at least we know Strip the Willow and The Gay Gordons at every wedding we go to. 9 School trips to the city were a genuine treat Twitter: @Sandwood120 Even if it was just a trip to a museum. Big town kids definitely didn't appreciate what they had on their doorstep. 10 And you couldn t wait until you were old enough to go to the big city without your parents Twitter: @jennythomsonx A Saturday jaunt to Glasgow Edinburgh, or Aberdeen took a whole week of lunchtime planning with your friends, but it was definitely worth it. 11 When all other options failed you could always go on a spontaneous camping trip with your pals Twitter: @Libbby__ Twitter: @Libbby__ And you'd thank your lucky stars that wild camping is legal in Scotland. It made getting away from prying eyes a whole lot easier. 12 Which was also where you learned to drink Twitter: @scottish_tweets You were probably not very good at it at first. 13 Every school party featured I Am The Music Man youtube.com Small town schools are great, but quite unimaginative, so our parties didn't veer too much from the script. Altogether now: "What can you play?" 14 You d get in trouble for forgetting to bring this in Twitter: @Andrewjameskeir We had recorder lessons whether we wanted them or not. Guitar? No. Piano? Nope. Drums? Nah. It was all about butchering Three Blind Mice on the recorder. But at least you weren't that one kid at school who had to learn the bagpipes. 15 Most of your play was indoor play View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @bigmikefaeptk Even hardy Scottish children weren't forced to play outdoors in torrential rain and gale force winds, meaning indoor play was a hot, stuffy, smelly regular occurrence. And if your school was small, it was even more boring. 16 Because there wasn t loads to do you d end up getting into every single craze around ebay.co.uk Remember sticker mania? FIFA, Transformers, Thundercats... it didn't really matter what it was, as long as it had a sticky backing. A Panini album was a fixture in every school bag (although few of us had the patience to fill it completely). 17 You learned so much from school desk graffiti Twitter: @_mxdean If you wanted to know who was snogging who (or even get a sex ed lesson) you just had to look at your desk. It was like a primitive version of Twitter. 18 And these jotters were just begging to be defaced Paul Lamb @paolodilamio #GrowingUpScottish School jotters 08:38 PM - 03 Jul 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Many a dull lesson was spent colouring in the wee map on the front of the jotter, just to fill in the time until you could go back to sitting in a bus shelter. 19 You d try and fail to pretend that it wasn t your birthday to avoid the dumps Twitter: @elliejalland If you didn't want to be kneed in the backside several times by every single one of your classmates, you kept your birthday on the down low, which is easier said and done when you live in a town where everyone knows each other. 20 Your dates would take place at the local chippy View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @keith_galloway In small Scottish towns, date options are limited. A fish supper at the local chippy with the hottie from school was always a winner. 21 And we all knew someone who either was or who had dated a Young Farmer Joel Mier @joel_mier #GrowingUpInASmallTown getting stuck behind these bad boys for sometimes more than a mile. 07:12 AM - 23 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Who quite possibly came to school in a tractor. 22 Most importantly going to a small town school meant all your friendships were really strong Con @_ConnieMcCrone Love ma pals️ 12:47 PM - 01 Jan 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite It was partly because you didn't have loads of pals to choose from. But you knew that even if you did, you'd still choose them to get drunk in a field with. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.