Whatever the nature of the "banter" that passed between Gennaro "Rino" Gattuso and Joe Jordan at the San Siro last night, Scots are rightly proud of their unique language.
Glaswegian patter, originating from the speech of Highlanders and Irish people who migrated in large numbers to the city area in the 19th and early 20th centuries, is as complex and humorous as any Cockney dialect.
In the 1970s, the Glasgow-born comedian Stanley Baxter parodied the patter on his television sketch show. "Parliamo Glasgow" was a spoof programme in which Baxter played a language coach and various scenarios using Glaswegian dialogue were played out for laughs.
But it was a decade later that Gregor Fisher brought a whole new meaning to the chat with his portrayal of Nesbitt, first on the TV show Naked Video and then in his own sitcom.
Gattuso, who played for Rangers in 1997-98, would clearly have understood it if Jordan had used any of the following last night . . .
Am gonni rattul yer nogen - rattle your head
Glaikit - stupid, idiot
Tumshie heed - not very bright
Bam - idiot, stupid person
Eejit - stupid person, idiot
Ya Bampot - you idiot
Ya choob - idiot
A Clype - a tattle tale
Nippet - bad tempered
Numpty - fool
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