Unit 2 English around the world
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When I was in college, I spent a semester studying abroad at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. In my brief time there, I came to love Scotland for its local culture, food and scenery.
You might think：“Scotland isn’t so different from the U．S.; they still speak English there！” But when I stepped off the plane, I was greeted by a gruffvoiced(声音粗哑的) lady at customs. “You’ll be coming from America, then？” She asked me, and I nodded. “But all of our guys are leaving Glasgow for the States！” Her thick Scottish English and sense of humor were obvious right away. I was not in the U．S. any more, where customs agents never joke around.
As I settled in at the university, I could feel myself getting used to hearing—and even speaking—the Scottish
