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A violent or menacing character on British television, especially if a raving drunk or a mad homeless man, is likely to have a Glasgow accent, since Glaswegian is a very good accent and dialect for uttering threats. The character often uses headbutts (also called "The Glasgow Kiss"), knees in the crotch and other unsportsmanlike fighting methods. The "Angry Scotsman" occasionally makes an appearance in American media, (though the Irish sometimes get a similar treatment, since as far as the Hollywood Atlas is concerned, they all come from Scotireland anyway).

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  • Violent Glaswegian
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  • A violent or menacing character on British television, especially if a raving drunk or a mad homeless man, is likely to have a Glasgow accent, since Glaswegian is a very good accent and dialect for uttering threats. The character often uses headbutts (also called "The Glasgow Kiss"), knees in the crotch and other unsportsmanlike fighting methods. The "Angry Scotsman" occasionally makes an appearance in American media, (though the Irish sometimes get a similar treatment, since as far as the Hollywood Atlas is concerned, they all come from Scotireland anyway).
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  • A violent or menacing character on British television, especially if a raving drunk or a mad homeless man, is likely to have a Glasgow accent, since Glaswegian is a very good accent and dialect for uttering threats. The character often uses headbutts (also called "The Glasgow Kiss"), knees in the crotch and other unsportsmanlike fighting methods. The "Angry Scotsman" occasionally makes an appearance in American media, (though the Irish sometimes get a similar treatment, since as far as the Hollywood Atlas is concerned, they all come from Scotireland anyway). A connected stereotype is the "Ned" (said to stand for "Non-Educated Delinquent") - a young Glaswegian hooligan who wears tilted-up baseball caps, lots of gold bling and tracksuits, travels in packs, drinks Buckfast by the gallon, and is impossible to understand. To some degree, this is Truth in Television -- Glasgow is the murder capital of Britain and was until very recently the murder capital of Western Europe (it has now been overtaken by Limerick). You tryin' tae say we're saft or summat, yer gettin' chibbed fir that! It's worth mentioning that the royal motto of Scotland is "nemo me impune lacessit", Latin for "nobody attacks me with impunity". Glasgow also had in the past groups of thugs called "razor gangs", who used razors to slice up people's faces in fights (this was a time when hanging was still in use, so using a firearm was a no-no). When the cheek is cut open from the mouth, this is called a Glasgow Grin. You might have seen one in The Dark Knight Saga. See also Brave Scot, Brooklyn Rage, Southies. Examples of Violent Glaswegian include:
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