Thumbs up

AUTHOR Deedee Cuddihy overheard an exchange in Glasgow’s West End between two middle-aged ladies, which she is now thinking of including in an updated edition of her humorous book The Wee Guide to Scottish Women.

First Woman: “He can deny it all he wants, but he’s under the thumb… Under. The. Thumb.”

Second Woman: “Aye. But she’s a strong woman, and there’s nothin’ wrong wi’ that.”

Glasgow. A land where men are malleable, women are warriors, and the mighty thumb governs all.