1. You become an unofficial spokesperson for Dundee.
2. Not to mention an unofficial spokesperson for Fat Sam's.
3. You start to complain about the prices in Duke's.
4. You surprise yourself by becoming a bit of a foodie.
5. You start to make that weird "eeh" noise at the end of every question.
6. You catch yourself saying "ken" all the time.
When everyone ye ken has their life together and you're just sittin lit
You can’t help it, it just comes out.
7. The word "belter" quickly enters your vocabulary as well.
Belter, saw this on #Facebook. Couple in #dundee, oot on the scaffolding to catch some rays ððð #housing #scotland
It can mean something that's really good or really bad depending on the context, but you'll never fully understand the true meaning until you see a real "beltuuuurrr" with your own eyes.
8. And one day, you find yourself asking for a "tin of juice" instead of a can of pop.
9. Before you know it, you're even referring to roundabouts as "circles".
10. You’ll become inexplicably acquainted with a Dundee or Dundee United football player.
11. You start to describe Dundee's lack of nightlife as "charming" rather than "very dull."
12. You find yourself staring wistfully at the Tay every day.
13. You'll also become distracted by constant thoughts of Clark’s 24-hour bakery.
14. You get more and more annoyed when outsiders slag off Dundee.
15. You'll also start to seriously consider what your future looks like in Dundee.
16. Like native Dundonians, you'll refuse to pay a tenner to see Captain Scott's world famous ship.
17. You start worrying about the possibility of the Tay Bridge closing due to bad weather.
Tay Road Bridge closure
Dundonians talk about the occasional closure of the Tay Bridge as if Voldemort is coming back from the dead for a square go. After a while, you start to get the fear too, even if you don't drive, have a car, or ever need to leave Dundee.
18. You also start promising yourself that you'll go for a jog over the bridge on a nice day.
19. But you’ll just end up in Visocchi’s eating ice cream.
20. You will try to climb Desperate Dan like a tree.
21. You get excessively excited by royal visits.
hahahahaha no way did someone in Dundee hand the queen a b&m bag full of toys for George n Charlotte today
First it was Wills and Kate, then a couple of months later Prince Philip and the Queen came up for a look around. You'd genuinely never believe it, but royals just keep coming back for the Dee. Must be the burgers and ice cream.
22. And you'll find that you're no longer surprised by news headlines like this:
It's all kicking off in Dundee.
Dundee, you're a damn weird place but we love you.