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My Flatmates

Feb 23rd, 2010 by Justine Rothbart

As I said before, I live in a 12 person flat. You may think that sounds scary, but it is definitely not! I love it here! There are always people to hang out with. So my flatmates wanted me to write a “profile” about them. So here’s a few words about each flatmate…

Sam: He is 27 and  from Peterborough, England. He likes to cook, and he cooks really well! I always ask him what he is making for dinner so I can get some ideas of what I should make.

Alistair: He is from Lewis which is an Island in the north. He has a thicker accent than the rest of the flatmates, but I have no problem understanding him. His sister goes to St. Andrews (uni. 45 minutes from here) and she is going to show me around when I visit there for a day!

Liz: She is from right outside London and she is a English Literature major. Whenever I say “basil” she always thinks it is funny, because they say it differently here.

Harry: He is from Northhampton, England and he is very sarcastic. I never know when he is telling the truth, because I always assume he is just joking.

Steph: She is from Forres, Scotland which is very close to Inverness (in the north). She and the other girls are really helpful…one of the first days we all took a trip to the grocery store! And then about a week ago some of us went shopping!

Calum: He is from Alloa, Scotland which is like an hour away from Edinburgh. He just turned 18 and we celebrated his birthday by going out to lunch and having a birthday party that night. It was fun!

Josie: She is from Newcastle, England. I would say that she has the strongest accent out of anyone in this flat. I will admit that I did have trouble understanding some words she said. I can say “Harry Potter” in a Newcastle accent! You would just say “Potter” but do not pronounce the “T”s.

Finlay: He is from London. He played tennis before he came to uni and I think he still plays sometimes here. He loves the movie 500 days of summer. I hear him whistling or singing this one song from that movie all the time.

Sarah: She is from Ayre, Scotland and she lives in the room next to me.  Some people say that she only cooks 4 (I think) different meals for dinner. I do not think that is true, and I am very impressed by what she does cook! Most students back at home would just have microwave dinners, but almost everyone actually cooks meals here!

Peter: He is from Dunfermline, Scotland. He always calls it “Scumfermline.” So his real name is Peter, but everyone calls him by his nickname “Pedro.” I don’t know where that comes from…I don’t even think he knows where that nickname comes from. People just started calling him that a few years ago.

Molly: She is from Dunbar, Scotland which is really close to Edinburgh. We celebrated Burns’ Night together. That is where I had my first bite of Haggis and then we went to a ceilidh  (traditional Scottish dance). It was so much fun! Molly had such a great time that she said she wanted to join the Ceilidh society!

(Left to Right) Molly, Steph, Sam, Sarah, Josie, Harry, Calum, Me, Peter (Pedro)

Posted in February 2010 | 2 Comments

2 Responses to “My Flatmates”

  1. on 23 Feb 2010 at 7:52 pm1TORI WONG

    AHH! This is so rad! I’m pumped that I got to meet some of them, Justine! They all sound so cool! and I’m really happy I got to hear your Harry Potter Newcastle accent! lets vid chat again soon!

    ps. is this all i write on a letter to you? I can’t even decipher it…

    4/9r10 Kincaids Court
    Edinburgh
    EH1 1JT

    EEK!

  2. on 24 Feb 2010 at 4:42 am2Justine Rothbart

    I am so glad you met them too! We definitely have to video chat again! And yes, that is all you write…I don’t understand it either. Maybe you can add the UK next to Edinburgh so they know which country to mail it to.

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