The people of Edinburgh and Scotland have some of the most creative insults in the world. Why use a regular swear word when you can destroy a person’s life with the likes of the endlessly humiliating one-liner “yer da’ sells Avon”? We asked readers the best insults which are unique to Edinburgh, and this is what they said.
13. Talk a walk down Leith Walk
"Take a walk down Leith Walk 'til your hat floats" is an insult only Edinburgh folk will understand. If you keep walking down Leith Walk you'll eventually get to Shore, and the Water of Leith. Photo: National World
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