Trainspotting

[Zachery]

We were just wondering (here in the hard working office on a Friday afternoon ) why is Trainspotting (the film) called Trainspotting?

As it appears to have nothing to do with Ts'ing whatsoever!

 

[Maribelle]

I did my undergrad dissertation on the film.

there are two theories as to why it's called trainspotting.

the first is the use of the word as slang for a heroin user waiting for the blood to flow into their veins (tracks) after the tourniquet is applied. and obviously they're spotting a train on their 'tracks', aka trainspotting.

the second is a line in the book mentions begbie's drunken father and how he hangs around at the old leith train station (where trains no longer run) and how he's so out of it, he must be trainspotting...

hope this helps.

 

[Cassi Stellar(:]

Cheers dude, that's cleared a few things up......had assumed it was probably some slang term for....err.....something

Thanks

 

[lillith25]

lol no worries... i actually feel like quite a nerd now though!

 

[I killz you.]

Just think of it as being a 'specialist subject' John Humphreys would be proud!

 

[sutherngal_00]

lol, I might even try and go on mastermind now.. cheers!!