Interesting, never really considered it like that, I’m Scottish so have heard it referenced in pop culture and such without really much thought of origins. I know that witches have familiars, shamans have animal spirits in their belief systems and many modern pagans revere wild animals too so it may be the word choice itself?
I played this game before Dead Space and really enjoyed it. Then compared to Dead Space it wasn’t nearly as good. Still not as terrible as some made out though it was frustratingly slow at times.
Yeah exactly! I think its remoteness helped it survive, only thing now it’s similar to I would say is Faroese.
Re:Shakespeare yeah it’s the same with Scottish folk and Robert Burns, his poems written in auld Scots. Even for native speakers it takes a bit of time to code switch.
‘Whits fur ye will no’ go past ye’ - what’s for you will not go past you
My wee Scottish granny had some real wisdom.
‘No point in worrying about somethin cos if it happens ye suffer twice!’