21 hilarious childhood memories only Scottish people will understand

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Sam Haysom
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Fair warning: If you've never lived in Scotland, never had a Scottish friend,or never read Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, then you're probably going to struggle with some of the following tweets.

#GrowingUpScottish was the hashtag that took Scotland by storm on Thursday, conjuring memories of DJs playing "Loch Lomand," aunties who weren't really aunties, and -- of course -- Irn Bru...

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#GrowingUpScottish when ye blame ur pal on telling you to do suhin and yer maw goes "if she telt you to jump of a cliff would u dae it?"— natasha farrell (@NatashaFxx) July 16, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish 'ma hairs no ginger its strawberry blonde'— BeckyLewis (@BeckyLewis3074) July 16, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish threatening your maw wi childline when the icey would come round n she'd say its too close to tea time for a 99— Mike Adams (@_MikeAdams) July 15, 2015

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#growingupscottish when it started to rain and yer maw screamed 'get the washing in' pic.twitter.com/3BaGFotgQ1— princess (@teenxge_runawxy) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish auld lang syne and 500 miles being the last two songs at every school dance and 'hall party'— babygirl nic (@atlposey) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish jamming a plastic bottle doon the back tyre of your bike n making a cracking motorbike sound— taylor (@_taylorevans99) July 16, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish this bein the party anthem pic.twitter.com/VUTVMFfVH5— elaine (@mtvjohnson) July 15, 2015

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Gon in and out the house lit twice and yer maw gon mental at ye "yer either in or oot make yer mind up" #GrowingUpScottish— Jordan Kelly (@JordanKelly16_) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish seen a yellow car n hopin your pal didny see it so U Dinny get a hefty punch on the shoulder— chelsea (@ChelseaM8678) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish when yer aunties no really your auntie,she's just yer maws best pal— RUTH [PB] (@ruthgordonxox) July 16, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish kening youd made it big time when you sat on this baddy at assembly and the wee fuds had the floor pic.twitter.com/SC422AyUP7— LewisTelfer. (@LewisTelfer19) July 15, 2015

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#growingupscottish when yer pal pretended to grass on u when u done sumething but instead asked to go to the toilet. The wee dick— craigfarmer (@craigfarmer_) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish sitting on a solid widden floor in assembly pure singing jesus anthems when ye wurney even religious— Robbie (@RobbieMeechaaan) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish playin a game eh tig wi yer pals and someone ye deh like asks to play so ye tell them it's no yer game— sean (@wilsoan_) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish when the DJ plays loch lomand at the end of every party— Craig Galloway (@CraigGalloway_) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish nearly gettin ran over here then risking getting jumped aff emos when aw u want is chicken nuggets pic.twitter.com/8KpJHvXalq— shannon adores harry (@tmhdimples) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish takin yer pal in with ye to ask if they can stay cause ye Ken your maw widni say no if they were there— Innes (@caitlininnes_) July 15, 2015

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#growingupscottish trying to behave all week to get a cheeky wee bit eh golden time and a Friday afternoon— MUFFSHAQ (@JackMoffat_98) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish gettin the "this hoose is like the blackpool illuminations" rant from yer maw when u leave more than one light on— zoe (@stxrmpooper) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish you drink this like water pic.twitter.com/UHft5AmUbs— laur(en)a (@patheticamren) July 15, 2015

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#GrowingUpScottish when everyone younger than you is "Aboot 12"— Mason (@MasonJarvis) July 15, 2015

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