People from Yorkshire
Discussion
coppice said:
Trouble is - Yorkshire is a very big place. Both people and accents vary hugely from , say, Barnsley , Sheffield ,Hull, Whitby , Hawes , Leeds, High Bentham ,Helmsley , Stokesley and Bradford . The cartoon stereotype Yorkshireman probably has a strong Leeds accent but the place is a lot more nuanced than that alone.
This indeed. I live right on the south Leeds/castleford border, grew up in North Leeds. The cas crew sound rough as a
holes to my ear. Pommygranite said:
Oh I'm just calling a spade a spade, it's not rude remember, it's called being a straight talker..
It's not a point being made, it's a question.
So, do people from Yorkshire take pride in it?
We see it at numerous times on here where there's a self reference to Yorkshire and I am unsure why a reference to thoughts on cash or being a straight talker in a negative way is slanted as a positive - hence asking if there's a pride factor in it.
If it's not true then why be offended?...
You are saying that people from Yorkshire are rude. It is no truer than anywhere else in the world.It's not a point being made, it's a question.
So, do people from Yorkshire take pride in it?
We see it at numerous times on here where there's a self reference to Yorkshire and I am unsure why a reference to thoughts on cash or being a straight talker in a negative way is slanted as a positive - hence asking if there's a pride factor in it.
If it's not true then why be offended?...
But then again, people say hello to each other in the street up here, unlike many other places.
So on answer to your original question, no.
If you feel it so, I suggest you mix with some different people from Yorkshire... or maybe it is you?
Pommygranite said:
Do people from Yorkshire take pride in being rude and tight?
Its like a badge of honour to be proud to 'call a spade a spade' and 'you spent how much?!'
All my family are from, and live in, Yorkshire for some reason it strikes me as some form of geographical trait.
What a sweeping generalisation, it's a bit like saying all Australians are bolshy confrontational gob sIts like a badge of honour to be proud to 'call a spade a spade' and 'you spent how much?!'
All my family are from, and live in, Yorkshire for some reason it strikes me as some form of geographical trait.
tes........oh hang on a minute 
justanother5tar said:
dave_s13 said:
I live right on the south Leeds/castleford border, grew up in North Leeds. The cas crew sound rough as aholes to my ear.
Might see you around, OH has lots of family in Methley area so I'm around there quite often! holes to my ear. 
What car do you drive?
The electric car is actually pretty cool in it's own way (Renault ZOE). I think we are the only folk in Methley to have one, maybe.
alspeed said:
What a sweeping generalisation, it's a bit like saying all Australians are bolshy confrontational gob stes........oh hang on a minute
Hmm- born and bred near Cas Vegas( in the not so idyllic Allerton Bywater ) with a mum from Brisbane , now living in North York Moors and I always thought I was charm personified... tes........oh hang on a minute Didn't realise so many ph types lived near me, all this talk of castleford, methley and Allerton bywater, I live in Kippax. Drive a Silver Lexus ls460 (noisy silver monaro with black bits until a couple of months ago), also, very, very noisy, straight piped v8 scania lorry in metallic blue, often seen around micklefield.
ClaphamGT3 said:
Rural people in general seem to take a perverse pride in being ignorant, rude, un-ambitious, narrow-minded and mean. They also seem curiously content to speak with accents that only accentuate their stupidity.
I come from Norfolk originally and all the traits said of Yorkshire apply equally there
I think I'd disagree when it comes to rural types. I'd say the ones who do as you claim tend to be the ones who can't move on from their dead industry that these parts are famous for, and medium sized dole sucking town dwellers. See a higher than average percentage of castleford. I come from Norfolk originally and all the traits said of Yorkshire apply equally there
Edited by bigfatnick on Sunday 14th June 19:41
coppice said:
alspeed said:
What a sweeping generalisation, it's a bit like saying all Australians are bolshy confrontational gob stes........oh hang on a minute
Hmm- born and bred near Cas Vegas( in the not so idyllic Allerton Bywater ) with a mum from Brisbane , now living in North York Moors and I always thought I was charm personified... tes........oh hang on a minute 
Edited by alspeed on Sunday 14th June 19:50
I am from Yorkshire and as others have been said it is a big place with differing accents.
For me, yes I call a spade a spade, by that we mean we are not two faced, like it or not what I say is what I believe, not meant to be rude but I like many do not dance around for fear of not getting everyone to agree.
As for generosity, some of the most generous people I know are from Yorkshire but they do it quietly, they do not need to tell everyone about it, their actions are personal.
I live in Bristol now and there are just as many people there who are the same as I am, just not born in Yorkshire, but they are not seen the same as I am.
But what you must remember, there are only two types of people in the world, those who were born in Yorkshire and those who wish they were
For me, yes I call a spade a spade, by that we mean we are not two faced, like it or not what I say is what I believe, not meant to be rude but I like many do not dance around for fear of not getting everyone to agree.
As for generosity, some of the most generous people I know are from Yorkshire but they do it quietly, they do not need to tell everyone about it, their actions are personal.
I live in Bristol now and there are just as many people there who are the same as I am, just not born in Yorkshire, but they are not seen the same as I am.
But what you must remember, there are only two types of people in the world, those who were born in Yorkshire and those who wish they were
I live in the Dales but I'm not a Yorkshireman.
The thing I don't get is the seemingly all consuming need for everything to have to have the word 'Yorkshire' inserted into it.
Every gallery or museum seems to have to focus on Yorkshire rather than whatever it is they're showing.
Every independent food or drink place screams that their food is sourced or produced in Yorkshire.
It has a disproportionately large number of roadsigns featuring the word Yorkshire.
Shops will randomly insert the word Yorkshire into their names and pretty much every papershop has a spooky little glass cabinet selling Yorkshire oddities like eggcups, teatowels and figurines of sheep and stuff.
It's the only place in the world I've ever seen this. It strikes me as very weird. The Yorkshire people I've asked about this just put it down to being proud of their county but it's still fking weird.
The thing I don't get is the seemingly all consuming need for everything to have to have the word 'Yorkshire' inserted into it.
Every gallery or museum seems to have to focus on Yorkshire rather than whatever it is they're showing.
Every independent food or drink place screams that their food is sourced or produced in Yorkshire.
It has a disproportionately large number of roadsigns featuring the word Yorkshire.
Shops will randomly insert the word Yorkshire into their names and pretty much every papershop has a spooky little glass cabinet selling Yorkshire oddities like eggcups, teatowels and figurines of sheep and stuff.
It's the only place in the world I've ever seen this. It strikes me as very weird. The Yorkshire people I've asked about this just put it down to being proud of their county but it's still f
king weird.Wacky Racer said:
Jeez, I've lived in Yorkshire all my life but struggle to follow what people like that are saying.What do you mean, we speak in a strange dialect?
If only the newsreaders on the BBC spoke right proper like what we do tha knows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScELaXMCVis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY4tD2Hbg_A
If only the newsreaders on the BBC spoke right proper like what we do tha knows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScELaXMCVis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY4tD2Hbg_A
dave_s13 said:
justanother5tar said:
dave_s13 said:
I live right on the south Leeds/castleford border, grew up in North Leeds. The cas crew sound rough as aholes to my ear.
Might see you around, OH has lots of family in Methley area so I'm around there quite often! holes to my ear. What car do you drive?
The electric car is actually pretty cool in it's own way (Renault ZOE). I think we are the only folk in Methley to have one, maybe.
bigfatnick said:
...noisy silver monaro with black bits...
Are you a ginger chap? I think I've seen you around and i think one of my mates shared your for sale link on Facebook.
Edited by justanother5tar on Sunday 14th June 22:47
Well it appears the Yorkshire folk are a little sensitive.
I'm from Southern England but I wouldn't get all upset if I thought someone was calling us all soft or 'poofs'
The question wasn't 'why is it everyone from Yorkshire is rude and tight' the question was summarily 'are they proud to be rude and tight?' - Its that quite occassionally I see reference to someone being tight or straight talking it's followed 'but I'm from Yorkshire' - I just wondered if it's a pride thing.
My family are from Wakefield, Mirfield, Leeds and Sheffield and having spent time over the years visiting these places rather a lot it just seems to be quite prevalent.
I'm from Southern England but I wouldn't get all upset if I thought someone was calling us all soft or 'poofs'
The question wasn't 'why is it everyone from Yorkshire is rude and tight' the question was summarily 'are they proud to be rude and tight?' - Its that quite occassionally I see reference to someone being tight or straight talking it's followed 'but I'm from Yorkshire' - I just wondered if it's a pride thing.
My family are from Wakefield, Mirfield, Leeds and Sheffield and having spent time over the years visiting these places rather a lot it just seems to be quite prevalent.
Edited by Pommygranite on Sunday 14th June 23:56
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