Scottish football gets to the strangest places.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/artic...d-b10336e2118e
Apparently in the Yoruba speaking part of Nigeria the phrase "Dundee United" is a synonym for "Idiot". According to the author of this BBC article it comes from when Dundee United toured the country in the 70's, were rubbish (so no real change over the decades), and spent the whole time complaining about the heat and the state of the local pitches.
Obviously we all also know that in some African dialects the word Jambo means "Hello", "Please put back that charity tin" and "Hoof!" depending on the context.
I wonder how else Scottish football has made its mark in world culture?
I know there is some story about Hibs being one of the first football clubs to have been mentioned in the United Nations debating Chamber? Presumably an inquiry about whether the way hertz were treated at the 7-0 game was a breach of the Geneva Conventions?
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22-06-2019 08:24 PM #1
Dundee Utd = Idiot
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22-06-2019 09:35 PM #3
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First one is definitely correct.
The second one is absolute nonsense. Do you actually say ‘that’s a lot of jambo’?
Why do folk say things like this?
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Whoa there Lucy, lighten up ffs. It is only a wee bit of fun. Jeez some folk take things far too seriously.Last edited by Franck Stanton; 22-06-2019 at 10:48 PM.
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Jambo is a qualifier.
Not just *****, but utter *****.
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I think it generally works on people that didn't have a sense of humour bypass.
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Dundee United = a lot worse than idiot in my own personal version of the Yoruba language I'm afraid.
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Are there any other Scottish football teams I should avoid belittling on here? I've got strong views on both Aberdeen and Caley Thistle I'm afraid - though I've always had a soft spot for Cowdenbeath if it helps?
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22-06-2019 09:44 PM #28
Hibs tour of Brazil in 1953 was responsible for their World Cup winning team of 1970 and that teams swashbuckling style of football in particular. Fact.
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23-06-2019 01:22 PM #30
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Might be an unpopular opinion but I don't mind Dundee Utd. I prefer them to the likes of Aberdeen, Dundee, Killie, etc.
They go on about the 80s yeah but we still talk about a game in the 70s and European nights decades before that.
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