Northerners.

HAYSIE

Northerners with strong accents are discriminated against and considered 'less intelligent and less educated' than their southern counterparts, study finds



The team of researchers from Northumbria University found that those with northern accents were subjected to 'profound' social, economic and educational harm' than their southern counterparts

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10914211/Northerners-strong-accents-discriminated-against-study-finds.html

Essexphil

HAYSIE said:

Northerners with strong accents are discriminated against and considered 'less intelligent and less educated' than their southern counterparts, study finds



The team of researchers from Northumbria University found that those with northern accents were subjected to 'profound' social, economic and educational harm' than their southern counterparts

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10914211/Northerners-strong-accents-discriminated-against-study-finds.html

How very Northern. Wanting a monopoly on hard luck.

Yes. Some accents do give rise to a level of prejudice. But they are not all Northern.

Show me the Northern equivalent of "Essex Girl". Or "Estuary English". Anyone think strong southern accents, like Cockney, don't have exactly the same prejudices?

TheEdge949

Well awll I cost sey iz thayt owter no arfur towcrate dustna they. Ah maynes cost kick a bow aggen a wow an yed it til tha bosts eet.

Bit of Potteries dialect there, sadly rarely heard now.

stokefc

I went in a pub in Aylesbury and asked for a pint of gravy she looked at me as if I were stupid , southerners know nowt

rabdeniro

Askin for a Pint of heavy always get an odd look doon south, even worse if ah add "can ah get it in a heavy gless".

HAYSIE

Seems to be a coalition of non-southerners building up, not all of whom would qualify as northerners.

TheEdge949

HAYSIE said:

Seems to be a coalition of non-southerners building up, not all of whom would qualify as northerners.

It's all subjective really. North can mean North of Watford (where most Southerners think the world ends). North of Birmingham, North of Stoke on Trent, North of Manchester on Smack, North of Leeds on Benefits. It could even mean North of Carlisle on Anti Depressants.

rabdeniro

TheEdge949 said:

HAYSIE said:

Seems to be a coalition of non-southerners building up, not all of whom would qualify as northerners.

It's all subjective really. North can mean North of Watford (where most Southerners think the world ends). North of Birmingham, North of Stoke on Trent, North of Manchester on Smack, North of Leeds on Benefits. It could even mean North of Carlisle on Anti Depressants.

Us Scots are the cheeriest people in the world .

TheEdge949

rabdeniro said:

TheEdge949 said:

HAYSIE said:

Seems to be a coalition of non-southerners building up, not all of whom would qualify as northerners.

It's all subjective really. North can mean North of Watford (where most Southerners think the world ends). North of Birmingham, North of Stoke on Trent, North of Manchester on Smack, North of Leeds on Benefits. It could even mean North of Carlisle on Anti Depressants.

Us Scots are the cheeriest people in the world .

It's cheers ist people Rab

Essexphil

TheEdge949 said:

HAYSIE said:

Seems to be a coalition of non-southerners building up, not all of whom would qualify as northerners.

It's all subjective really. North can mean North of Watford (where most Southerners think the world ends). North of Birmingham, North of Stoke on Trent, North of Manchester on Smack, North of Leeds on Benefits. It could even mean North of Carlisle on Anti Depressants.

I live North of Watford.

Fortunately, I do not live North of Watford Gap-which is where the phrase originates. That was always the boundary between Southern Softies/Northern Whippet fanciers
Watford, Northants. Not the rather larger Watford, Herts.

Interestingly, for us Southerners, Scotland has the opposite North/South divide (with the exception of Aberdeen).

Inverness has a very pure "posh English" accent. Edinburgh/Glasgow etc? Not that difficult. But I have some Cousins in the Borders. And I understand about 1 word in 3

stokefc

TheEdge949 said:

HAYSIE said:

Seems to be a coalition of non-southerners building up, not all of whom would qualify as northerners.

It's all subjective really. North can mean North of Watford (where most Southerners think the world ends). North of Birmingham, North of Stoke on Trent, North of Manchester on Smack, North of Leeds on Benefits. It could even mean North of Carlisle on Anti Depressants.

Did you know Norwich is north of Stoke , i bet they don't class themselves as northerners

Kinda6677

Not alot in it but stoke is north of Norwich

stokefc

Just looked at the map and you're right it seems Stoke is north of the whole of East Anglia..Just , i class myself as a northerner
Every time we play down south we always get the song "Dirty northern b*****ds

Kinda6677

I class northerners as anywhere past Leicester

Tikay10

I class Northeners as anyone who calls a bread roll a cob.

HAYSIE

Tikay10 said:

I class Northeners as anyone who calls a bread roll a cob.

They dont have baguettes up North, on principle.

stokefc

Tikay10 said:

I class Northeners as anyone who calls a bread roll a cob.

A cob is a bread roll with a semi/hard crust which we eat quite a bit especially with lobby with lashings of Lurpak

rabdeniro

Up here it's a roll, when you go to the likes of Blackpool it's a bap or a barm.

TheEdge949

Also called bannocks I believe

VespaPX

https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1536696761607127043

stokefc

Na amean innit