tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4193060380526218142..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The UK's North/South divide.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-408829797041364662021-09-13T08:38:20.828+01:002021-09-13T08:38:20.828+01:00Eeee, the spoilt bairns. Eeee, the spoilt bairns. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58064183237619068252021-09-13T04:25:47.459+01:002021-09-13T04:25:47.459+01:00I blame the Vikings!I blame the Vikings!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71839997401927044542021-09-13T04:24:14.830+01:002021-09-13T04:24:14.830+01:00I remember when Rees-Mogg went electioneering in S...I remember when Rees-Mogg went electioneering in Scotland (accompanied by his nanny), they couldn't understand a word he said, nor could he understand them. He wasn't elected. I too am a 'received pronunciation' person. Schooling, and Surrey born, I suppose.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56567083272341672182021-09-13T03:57:36.646+01:002021-09-13T03:57:36.646+01:00The first time that my daughter encountered a Geor...The first time that my daughter encountered a Geordie accent, she was at a total loss. Her husband was no help at all, laughing his ass off like he was. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50333717889590606782021-09-12T18:10:15.028+01:002021-09-12T18:10:15.028+01:00England is full of dialects and accents indiscerni...England is full of dialects and accents indiscernible one to another. I speak with received pronunciation (don't ask why) despite being a Northerner and it is one of my biggest problems living in Scotland. However re your answer to Frances above Scotland has three languages and many dialects (and many languages spoken by more recent Scots).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13744126806264368672021-09-12T18:08:53.154+01:002021-09-12T18:08:53.154+01:00It's all a bit of fun in the UK; no-one is ser...It's all a bit of fun in the UK; no-one is serious about accents. We just like to make jokes about it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25107436711307247152021-09-12T18:07:36.332+01:002021-09-12T18:07:36.332+01:00Diversification is the buzz-word. All accents, all...Diversification is the buzz-word. All accents, all nationalities, and all variations of 'gender'. The BBC has gone totally 'WOKE'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60477819029631733382021-09-12T16:31:15.771+01:002021-09-12T16:31:15.771+01:00For a non-Brit, some dialects are initially hard t...For a non-Brit, some dialects are initially hard to understand. That said, the longer I am in England, conversing is easy. As a visitor, I would never think of criticizing an individual for their dialect. Dialects vary North to South in the US as well. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23284954165673973912021-09-12T16:24:22.694+01:002021-09-12T16:24:22.694+01:00Oh that is funny!! Such a difference in accents. I...Oh that is funny!! Such a difference in accents. I notice the BBC now doesn't discriminate and have announcers and reporters with a wealth of 'dialects'.<br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80405934443261299082021-09-12T15:03:27.436+01:002021-09-12T15:03:27.436+01:00I remember it well, it used to amuse us. More Pool...I remember it well, it used to amuse us. More Pool-ul, but said together; difficult to explain.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7154182867065114812021-09-12T15:00:53.750+01:002021-09-12T15:00:53.750+01:00I've never known anyone who didn't think t...I've never known anyone who didn't think their native city/town/village was the best place in the world. The UK is also filled with places that apparently have a localised Micro-Climate, which makes it much warmer than all the surrounding areas. I leave them to their dreams.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31186728187869386822021-09-12T14:57:28.661+01:002021-09-12T14:57:28.661+01:00My Mother-in-Law was Swedish, and she invented som...My Mother-in-Law was Swedish, and she invented some very strange expressions; many of which we still use today!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33919020695170638262021-09-12T14:33:56.938+01:002021-09-12T14:33:56.938+01:00It is the same here in Iowa - except the polarity ...It is the same here in Iowa - except the polarity is reversed; North superior/South is where the hicks come from. Then there are the Texans...who take only what they absolutely need from the rest of the USA (which is just about everything) and proudly proclaim their independence and self-sufficiency. And so the world turns. Thanks for the chuckles!Tim B. Inmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143483015560273896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87123499441162558052021-09-12T13:56:36.571+01:002021-09-12T13:56:36.571+01:00That’s the one. Lock the doors children …. We took...That’s the one. Lock the doors children …. We took a wrong turn and we’re in Tott-en-ham !!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54029796740122658622021-09-12T13:26:36.878+01:002021-09-12T13:26:36.878+01:00We certainly don't say poo-el in Norfolk nor a...We certainly don't say poo-el in Norfolk nor anything like it. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35031957764731113952021-09-12T13:21:04.670+01:002021-09-12T13:21:04.670+01:00I'm a Brummie and when I took my barely-Englis...I'm a Brummie and when I took my barely-English-speaking Algerian boyfriend home to meet my family the look of horror on his face when my dad and brother started talking to him was a sight to behold. Just imagine The Scream!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89667325486734919692021-09-12T12:48:25.119+01:002021-09-12T12:48:25.119+01:00The North/South divide is all good natured fun. We...The North/South divide is all good natured fun. We actually all like each other (other than on the Football or Rugby pitch.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37915239008801125902021-09-12T12:46:51.619+01:002021-09-12T12:46:51.619+01:00You be a Dragon!You be a Dragon!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40708145029946297692021-09-12T12:45:30.574+01:002021-09-12T12:45:30.574+01:00Well, If you come from Carlisle, almost everywhere...Well, If you come from Carlisle, almost everywhere is in the South.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57385476613578832082021-09-12T12:44:19.678+01:002021-09-12T12:44:19.678+01:00The furthest North I've lived was North Shrops...The furthest North I've lived was North Shropshire, where most people spoke with a Welsh Accent.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90908089233368843232021-09-12T12:19:11.966+01:002021-09-12T12:19:11.966+01:00Oh yes definitely very distinctive. The vowel soun...Oh yes definitely very distinctive. The vowel sounds are longer and there is a musical quality to the sentence rhythm.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29176968574389904062021-09-12T12:11:45.630+01:002021-09-12T12:11:45.630+01:00Sunday night here and we are watching a good tv sh...Sunday night here and we are watching a good tv show. I am so looking forward to watching this clip. As you may know my partner comes from the north and we know reasonably closely know someone in Kent, never mind you to be in Brighton. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5145680024929434112021-09-12T10:49:54.956+01:002021-09-12T10:49:54.956+01:00Ah! So that's why people from the south keep t...Ah! So that's why people from the south keep their distance from me! Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20076959342173000162021-09-12T10:14:32.107+01:002021-09-12T10:14:32.107+01:00Brought up in Carlisle, it used to annoy me when p...Brought up in Carlisle, it used to annoy me when people referred to places like Manchester as being "up north", that to us was the south. Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265071004938442239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60458714946350428772021-09-12T10:12:33.494+01:002021-09-12T10:12:33.494+01:00That is right. From 1984, Tony did represent Chest...That is right. From 1984, Tony did represent Chesterfield in parliament but that was after he had represented Bristol South East for many years. I believe that Bristol is a settlement somewhere "Down South".Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com