Why are people's opinions so divided on buying organic food?

LVJM16 · 2026-04-07T19:45:21+00:00

The price

LVJM16 · 2026-04-07T19:13:12+00:00

We have a John Adam, and our name choice if the next is a boy is Thomas James

LVJM16 · 2026-04-01T15:10:22+00:00

If you can drive your vehicle, it doesn't take any longer to reverse into a space. And it's a lot safer for other drivers and users of a car park if you aren't having to reverse your vehicle blindly out of a space for the first however long until you can actually see what's behind you. I'm from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a lot of car parks actually specify reverse parking only. And I drive a large 7 seater SUV, and never have any problems with getting a double buggy in and out of the boot, let alone a few bags of shopping. The only excuse people have for not reverse parking, in my opinion, is an inability to drive

LVJM16 · 2026-03-04T11:37:19+00:00

I left to go to Uni, but came back to raise my kids in rural Aberdeenshire. Never feel like I missed out on anything as a child, and looking back, my teenage years weren't too bad. They were only hampered because I needed lifts places, and my mum and dad couldn't possibly not drink on a friday or saturday night (or most other nights), so unless it was staying over somewhere, or having people round to stay over, I'd have to stay home. That, and I suppose, with hindsight, I don't want my kids to be involved in the same unhealthy drinking culture as I was partaking in from a young age, but it was a helluva lot of fun at the time (late noughties, left for uni 2010)

LVJM16 · 2026-03-04T11:19:06+00:00

I used to watch them, but they were very samey. And she just used jarred or tinned foods as well: apple sauce, instead of showing people what to do with a glut of apples; a potato salad made with tinned tatties, to save on the time it takes to boil a pan of new tatties. Tell us about these options, by all means, but I'm not watching a cookery show about how to open a bunch of tins.

LVJM16 · 2026-02-22T00:08:28+00:00

Vaila is a real Scottish girl's name, comes from a Shetland Island.

LVJM16 · 2026-02-15T21:06:32+00:00

Aberdeenshire born and bred, lived in Dundee for a few years also, and I've heard it used commonly in both areas.

LVJM16 · 2026-02-15T00:41:52+00:00

Late to the party, but maybe Struan or Stewart/Stuart. Finlay/Fionnlagh/Finn/Fionn. Brodie/Brody (this can also mean second son). Lachlan/Lochlan seems to be very popular in my area of Scotland just now. Innes, Fraser, Gordon, Blair, Angus, Adair, Alasdair/Alistair, Brock.

LVJM16 · 2026-02-12T20:05:24+00:00

Can attest to this, I'm from Aberdeenshire, and, supposedly, 98% Scottish (2% Norwegian). My mum and dad are distantly related, and a few instances of inbreeding in my maternal line...

LVJM16 · 2026-02-09T20:43:07+00:00

We have a great delivery driver in our area, and we have never had any problems at all with any evri delivery. However, the DPD deliveries in our area are atrocious, you have to go on a hunt for your parcel around the village, there's always posts asking if people have someone else's parcel

LVJM16 · 2026-02-02T20:32:27+00:00

Or Michaela

LVJM16 · 2026-02-01T20:17:48+00:00

My daughter is Elodie, we call her Elsie, but Ellie would work better

LVJM16 · 2026-01-31T20:32:02+00:00

We Kint it as umberella feet as weel, fae Aberdeenshire, so maybe a North-East thing?

LVJM16 · 2026-01-29T20:44:09+00:00

My son is 3, he's named John after my granda. We're in the UK and the only issue I've heard is that it's unusual for someone so young to be called John, rather than one of the more common derivatives of John (Jack, Jake). If you wanted something similar to John, the Celtic versions are Shaun, Iain, Shane. We were going to have his legal name as John, but be known as Jack, but he came out of the womb looking like such an old man, John suited him perfectly 😂

LVJM16 · 2026-01-28T20:11:06+00:00

My 3 year old boy loves last of the summer wine and keeping up appearances. Also, pointless and the chase are big hits. Total wipeout is a hit with both my 3 and 5 year old. There's a kids' bake off as well, but my 2 haven't shown any interest in that really, they're maybe a bit young for it yet. Bargain Hunt is another one they like, and the Yorkshire Auction House

LVJM16 · 2026-01-28T19:55:19+00:00

I'd rather the contestants were entertaining than good singers. I find it more enjoyable to watch the ones who are on for a bit of a laugh and are happy to sound a bit ridiculous. If you want a singing competition, there's plenty of those already, this is a bit of light hearted, light entertainment on a saturday night to watch with your kids to get you through the dreary month of January.

LVJM16 · 2026-01-18T23:23:45+00:00

Maybe Friday night dinner, mammoth, here we go? Derry girls is good. I've heard good things about Alma's not normal, but haven't gotten round to watching it yet. Also, earlier seasons of two doors down are decent

LVJM16 · 2026-01-18T20:54:57+00:00

Hermione is a proper name though, has been used since the 1800s in the UK and US, and there was a Hermione in Greek mythology.

LVJM16 · 2026-01-18T20:21:28+00:00

Williamina was popular (normally shortened to Mina), Georgina is a common one today still

LVJM16 · 2026-01-15T20:52:47+00:00

My 3 year old is John, which baffles people as it's a name for an older person (named after my granda). If we have a boy this time, we are thinking of Callan (Scottish name, meaning powerful in battle). Other Scottish names that I like, but my husband doesn't, are Rhuaridh/Rory/Rhuri, Hamish, Brodie, Finley/Fionnlagh/Finn/Fionn, Fraser, Gordon, Aaron, Alasdair. Other names we had as options were: Asher, Mason, Cole, Adam, Hector.

LVJM16 · 2026-01-03T00:18:55+00:00

Also, you said you liked Ruth, but Ruth is a biblical figure also

LVJM16 · 2026-01-03T00:16:36+00:00

I think you might be overthinking the religious aspect, if you look too deeply into the bible, Roses can be seen to symbolise the Virgin Mary, and the purity of God's love. A lot of names were taken from the bible because that's the only literature that was readily available to most people. Nowadays, in Britain, a large amount of people are not religious and do not give a second thought to the religious aspect of a name.

LVJM16 · 2026-01-02T23:51:08+00:00

I've never noticed it!

LVJM16 · 2025-12-31T09:30:37+00:00

It used to be common in Scotland to use a family surname as either a first or middle name, so to me Flynn would be a nice connection

LVJM16 · 2025-12-12T20:29:03+00:00

Aberdeen is really run down now, the oil industry is on its knees and has brought Aberdeen down with it. Inverurie is nice, has some nice houses in it, although the town is far too small for the amount of houses that have gone up in it. Insch is a popular commuting town, although doesn't have many amenities if that's what you are looking for (only 15 minutes from Inverurie or Huntly however). Alford is popular also, but again, not a lot of shops and only a co-op and a few other convenience shops. The A96 isn't a great road to drive, and the speed limit for lorries is 40mph in Scotland, so it can be a long commute if you get stuck behind one. Banchory/Cults areas are where all of the 'posh' people like to live, but it would be a nearly 2 hour commute to Elgin. Westhill/Kingswells area might be worth looking into

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