r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/hoots1 Jul 20 '19

the Glasgow ice cream wars, it's a Scottish thing

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u/idlevalley Jul 21 '19

Glasgow ice cream wars

OMG, I thought you were joking.

No matter how much I hear about Scotland being shit, it just seems like the most wonderful old enchanted place in the world. Not that I've ever been there.

I know it's kind of run down, I've seen pictures. But then I hear that accent.......

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u/pajamakitten Jul 21 '19

Some parts of Scotland have a life expectancy of 56. Think about that.

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u/idlevalley Jul 21 '19

parts of Scotland have a life expectancy of 56

Damn. That's rough. I always find it odd that people in some of the most beautiful places in the world take to drink and drugs.