Posted by crazyjane at webcacheb02a.cache.pol.co.uk on March 31, 2003 at 03:28:14:
In Reply to: Trainspotting - posted by Something-Like-37 on March 31, 2003 at 02:00:11:
May I firstly say that trainspotting (as in the actual watching and cataloguing of trains and their numbers) is not a common European pastime, simply one reserved for 40 year old anorak wearing geeks who still live with their parents!
That being cleared up, Trainspotting the film takes its name from the allusion to heroin addicts (see Donnachas post below).
You should read the book, its excellent. A little hard going maybe because of all the broad Glaswegian slang, but def. worth a read (has a bit more detail and a slightly different ending to the film also!)
CJ