People from Yorkshire

[TomTheTyke]

If thi ever does owt fo nowt, allus do it fo thissen.

Al si thi.

Charlie Williams: http://youtu.be/zHInGjkcxFc

[anonymous-user]

dave_s13 said:

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 aholes to my ear.

LOL!
Such snobbery from one side of the city to the other! But you are right, it is true how the Yorkshire accent varies so greatly. I wouldn't say a Leeds accent is particularly strong.

[coppice]

Yer what ? Tha's joking me (etc ) . Leeds has a notoriously strong accent - I don't dislike it at all (lived there 5 years) but it is certainly a contrast to the softer tones of , say , Bilsdale .

[anonymous-user]

I'd say that once one gets South or South East of Leeds the accent strengthens, towards the mining areas. Barnsley, Wakey, Kippax, Cass, Ledston, Garforth even, then on towards Donny and Sheffield where it gets reet/rayt strong!

Nothing wrong with that, like!

But, Yorkshire people, yes from experience of working in the South and comparing my colleagues in our company with our Southern counterparts we do appear less uptight, more amiable (as long as it's reciprocated)and more willing. Perhaps that can come across as less professional?

[Wills2]

For a strong and not very nice accent go to Bradford, it's awful, some Yorkshire accents in I could listen to all day but some make your teeth itch. (It's a broad spectrum)

[loughran]

jogon said:

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.

I blame the accent they all sound as thick as pig st.

Have you ever considered a career in sales ?

No matter, there's somewhere for everyone in Yorkshire, example, if you're the smug southern type with pointy shoes and an aversion to whippets and flat caps, you might enjoy a weekend in Harrogate, the shining jewel in Yorkshire's crown.

Obviously the weather will be just like Yorkshire weather but there are hardly any coal mines in Harrogate and and being a clever bugger, you'll fit right in.

[BenGismo]

Deano_BMW said:

I'm on the last road before the mill not the leisure centre end

Your about 300 metres from me... Seems like theres loads on here near kippax

[Deano_BMW]

Ben, you're not the guy with the Supra and E46 M3 are you?

[BenGismo]

Deano_BMW said:

Ben, you're not the guy with the Supra and E46 M3 are you?

No mate, my M3 is silver. I know who you mean though, he has the yellow M3 and a supra that he is working on. Have seen him about but never talked to him.

[justanother5tar]

BenGismo said:

No mate, my M3 is silver. I know who you mean though, he has the yellow M3 and a supra that he is working on. Have seen him about but never talked to him.

Thats not the Supra under the tarp near ASK?

[Deano_BMW]

yeah thats the one. he always has cars up for sale. he had a Megane 225, then a 350Z and now the supra and M3 are both up for sale.