Place name snobbery
Discussion
When ar were a lad and on' pull in Leeds town centre you always knew that people were from the lesser salubrious areas when you asked where they were from, if they answered 'Leeds' they were almost certainly from Middleton, Beeston, Belle Isle etc.
Nowadays I note that the Showcase cinema and Ikea both say they are in Leeds which they are not, they are in Birstall, Wakefield.
Ducati in Bradford proudly advertises itself as Leeds, it even says 'Ducati Leeds' on the sign!
I think the worst offender has to be Foxes Biscuits, their delivery trucks regularly trundle through Batley where the biscuits are made, proudly pronouncing they are made in Leeds which they aren't and is some 9 miles away. I guess that is technically illegal?
Any others?
Evoluzione said:
I think the worst offender has to be Foxes Biscuits, their delivery trucks regularly trundle through Batley where the biscuits are made, proudly pronouncing they are made in Leeds which they aren't and is some 9 miles away. I guess that is technically illegal?
This is part of an advertising campaign featuring Vinnie the Danda."Champagne from Paris, Shoes from Milan, Biscuits from Batley, Uttoxeter & Kirkham"
Doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
Yep iv noticed it alot its confusing when your new to the area aswell
I moved up from manchester and it got me a few times
Used toit now
And get it a lot when you ask someone where they have come from,pretty much no one i speak to will say out right they are from bradford its always "near leeds"
People describe where we live as all sorts.... i just say halifax short and simple no going on about little villages inbetween halifax/brighouse and all the other crap people come out with
I moved up from manchester and it got me a few times
Used toit now
And get it a lot when you ask someone where they have come from,pretty much no one i speak to will say out right they are from bradford its always "near leeds"
People describe where we live as all sorts.... i just say halifax short and simple no going on about little villages inbetween halifax/brighouse and all the other crap people come out with
Yep iv noticed it alot its confusing when your new to the area aswell
I moved up from manchester and it got me a few times
Used toit now
And get it a lot when you ask someone where they have come from,pretty much no one i speak to will say out right they are from bradford its always "near leeds"
People describe where we live as all sorts.... i just say halifax short and simple no going on about little villages inbetween halifax/brighouse and all the other crap people come out with
I moved up from manchester and it got me a few times
Used toit now
And get it a lot when you ask someone where they have come from,pretty much no one i speak to will say out right they are from bradford its always "near leeds"
People describe where we live as all sorts.... i just say halifax short and simple no going on about little villages inbetween halifax/brighouse and all the other crap people come out with
fridaypassion said:
Birstalls one of those funny places though I live in Wakey and consider Birstall more part of Leeds. They have 0113 phone numbers but obviously WF postcodes.
Xascape Leeds is pushing it though its virtually in Hull!
Drighlington where I come from is similar, most people have no idea where it is and quite often say 'Where, Bridlington?' I usually say I live just up the road from Ikea, everyone knows where the Big Blue box is.Xascape Leeds is pushing it though its virtually in Hull!
It's on the verge of Kirklees, Bratford (note the proper way to pronounce it ;-)) postcode, Leeds city council and Leeds phone number.
Wouldn't say I lived in Bratford though, puh
I work all over the country... When I meet new people they clock the Yorkshire accent and ask where abouts in Yorkshire are you from. I say Skipton ... Most people reply o that's a nice place . People who don't know where Skipton is ask where's that. I say near Bradford . They reply o.
fridaypassion said:
Birstalls one of those funny places though I live in Wakey and consider Birstall more part of Leeds. They have 0113 phone numbers but obviously WF postcodes.
I lived round the corner from 6 lanes end and also worked near Ikea and both numbers were 01924. A very long time ago it used to be a nice place to live but today it's quickly becoming another extension of Bradford, just like pretty much everywhere else in between Leeds, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax and Brighouse. The only bits that haven't been taken over yet are chav central.
Gaspode said:
To those of us who live elsewhere in the country, it's actually quite useful. I have never heard of Birstall or Batley or any of these other places with exotic names. I've got a rough idea where Leeds is, though.
That's the point. Outside of Leeds I tell people I live in Leeds, around here I tell them I love in Rawdon. Rawdon is nice anyway.Just like if people ask where I'm from before I moved here I either say Surrey, or Guildford. Surrey is very broad, and I used to live about 20 mins from Guildford but if I said Haslemere 99% of people would have no idea where that is.
shirt said:
i grew up in allerton bywater. noones ever heard of it or the surrounding villages or even cas/ponte. leeds is all people know, hence i say i'm from leeds [born in jimmy's so technically correct].
Not exactly sure where it is myself without looking at a map and I'm Yorkshire born and bred. I have a feeling it's somewhere north of Cas and spends half of the year under 1ft of water but I could be mistaken.Gassing Station | Yorkshire | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff