Butch Cassidy

Not quite true, Leicester has shit holes all over.
















<butch runs for cover before MMC catches him>

Rich_007

When I lived and worked in South Wales I had a slight Welsh accent.

When I lived and worked in the South West, I had a mildly south western drawl.

Both of these moves resulted in me losing my regional accent and becoming more "middle English" in my speech (shudders in horror).

Now that I have lived and worked in BC for three years (noting that I have an aversion to spending time drinking tea and such with expat Brits or watching british TV), I have now a Canadian accent and use Canadian redneck slang. It's not by design, but when you live and work it, it can't really be avoided.....part of the change process.

It's no surprise really. I suppose if I hung with brits I'd be saying "oh hello good morning come and have a nice cup of tea" etc.

dbd33

North to me, innit.

Rich_007

Correct but in context the shit holes of the Midlands are on par with the North, I'd say.

Oldham = Castle Vale/Small Heath/Sparkbrook, B'ham.
Longsight M'cr = Stoke on Trent
Wrexham/Wrecsam = Hull

etc.

Rich_007

North of you is Sudbury, old bean.

R.

dbd33

Sudbury? That's northwest, near Harrow.

Rich_007

<snorts>

clynnog

Er, I agree with you that Leicester is not north.

For "north" characteristics add Vimto, people like Bet Lynch and Vera Duckworth.

My wife finds those signs you see on the M1 northbound, just outside of London that say in huge letters 'The North' to be hilarious.

dbd33

"Hatfield and the North"

Steve_P

Harrow? That's south, near Windsor and Point Pelee.

Rich_007

ha ha equally, I used to find those signs that said "to the shops" to be hilarious.

Britain. Oh so quaint.

R.

clynnog

another one that has been pointed out to me from an 'outsider' looking in at the UK is the ads in newspapers for stores that says 'open until late'...with the term 'late' never defined.

LotteW

I haven't lost my accent at all, but I have only been here 2 years. The kids have though

iaink

The problem is that they dont seem to have bothered to erecting the accompanying sign that announces when you actually arrive in "The North".


Maybe I never quite went far enough, but I did have to go all the way to the northern end of the M1 to get to Uni and I'm pretty sure Yorkshire is proper North.


Thinking about it, Leicester CANT be "The North"

They still have roadsigns to "The North" even in Nottingham, and thats further north than Leicester

Jingsamichty

No, Iain, at Perth there are still signs for Aberdeen, Inverness and "The North"...!!