Contrast the way terrorist attacks are handled by eyewitnesses in Glesga compared with the US.

America:

"Oh my God! there was a man on fire, he was running about, I just ran

for my life... I thought I was gonna die, he got so close to me"

Glasgow:

"Cunt wis running aboot on fire, so a ran up n gave him a good boot,

then decked him"

America:

"I just wanna get home, away from here.. I just wanna get home, I

thought I was gonna die"

Glasgow:

"Here shug, am no leaving here till am oan a fuckin' plane! Ye get me?"

America:

"There was pandemonium, people were running in all directions, we didn't

know what was happening, I thought I was gonna die"

Glasgow:

"Fuck this fir a kerry oan, moan we'll get a pint in"

America:

"We thought he was gonna blow us all up he had a gas canister, and was

trying to get into his trunk, I thought we were gonna die, I just ran

for my life"

Glasgow:

"A swaggered by the motor that wis on fire, and the dafty couldnae even

open his boot, he wis in fire annaw so a ran up n gave him a good boot

to the baws"

America:

"There was this huge explosion, it sounded like war, I thought I was

gonna die"

Glasgow:

"There wis a bang, yi know when yi throw BO basher intae a fire it wis

like that"

America:

"I'm too traumatized even to speak, I thought I was going to die"

Glasgow:

"Here mate, gies 2 minutes till a phone ma auld dear, if am gonna be oan

the telly a want her tae tape it"