Have You Ever........

[Barsel]

.....moved to another county and felt like you've moved to a different country? I'm a Lancashire girl and married a man from Berkshire. We moved to his home town in the early '70s and I couldn't believe how different it was. The girls in the bakery shop had never heard of a barmcake and nobody seemed to know what a meat and potato pie is. When I told my nephew to stop mithering his Mum once, nobody knew what I meant, and if I spoke to a stranger in the shops they would try to get away from me and look at me as though I was mad. Sometimes they would say, Sorry, do I know you! We moved back after about 4 years as I was homesick, but I wonder if something like this ever happened to you?

[Bobbisox1]

Arh yes, never moved away but visited places where they simply love a Geordie accent and ask you to say something which in itself is embarrassing

[Barsel]

Ah yes Bobbi. My first job down there was in a shoe shop where the manager just seemed to be fascinated by my accent. When the Regional Manager visited, my boss said to me, go on say something say something. I wish I could have said get lost!

[Bobbisox1]

It’s usually someone saying whay-aye at me as well

[Cloverjo]

I’ve only ever lived in Somerset and Devon, but husband is from London and when we go to see his family or friends I feel as if I must sound like a country bumpkin.
They don’t make me say ‘Ooh arr!’ or anything, though.

[Mamyalynne]

With my broad Bolton accent I am often asked to 'say something' when we go away on holiday.

You have to smile, not worth getting cross though I often feel like passing a hat round for donations:-)

[Barsel]

Mamya do you ever get asked if you know Peter Kay?

[MallyJ]

When I was 12 my parents moved us to a small village in Northamptonshire from Clapham (south London). 4 buses a day, a brief term in the village school.....2 classes - infants and juniors... before secondary school in a town over 4 miles a day, and the discovery of where milk actually came from and no one had heard of savaloys. My careers advice at 15 from the head teacher 'you are only fit to work in the Weetabix factory. I came back to London at 18 scarred for life by the experience!!

[Mamyalynne]

Oh yes, all the time either that or Fred Dibnah.

[10ClarionSt]

Ah, but oo wer tha wee wen a sor the? Mythering.

Never lived anywhere but Manchester.

When a man went into the hardware store in Blackburn, he asked for some turps. The assistant said "Do you want audio turps or video turps"

When I was in Downtown Disney in Florida, in the Art of Disney, the store manager said he loved my accent! MY accent! Me, from centrul Manchistor! The fool!

[Barsel]

I know, I never thought that I had a Manc accent until people pointed out that I do.

[Cloverjo]

//When a man went into the hardware store in Blackburn, he asked for some turps. The assistant said "Do you want audio turps or video turps"//

Can someone please explain? Sorry for being a bit dim.

[SparklyKid]

Tapes Clover,lol.

[Spicerack]

Don't ask for ice cream in Barnsley.

[Old_Geezer]

Wow, hadn't realised Lancashire folk were so strange ! Are they all like that up north ?

Off to Google "barmcake" now.

[Patsy33]

When I first visited Alberta, I went out with a few of my sister's friends for drinks. One in particular, was fascinated by my accent. When we said goodbye, he said, 'Never lose that lovely accent' Its a cross between Somerset & Gloucestershire! :-)

[Cloverjo]

Thanks, Sparkly. Reminds me of a Geordie friend who moved down here. In a bar he asked for three Cokes. Guess what he was given :)

[teacake44]

You dare not ask for some black pudding in some areas. :0(

[Mamyalynne]

Ne'er mind a Barmcake O_G - get thisen' an Oven Bottom.

[Barsel]

Old_Geezer I never know when you are joking :-) I'm talking about how it was 50 years ago. Surely it's still not like that?
You must have heard of a bacon barm or a chip barm, sausage barm?
I've even been known to put a pork pie on a barm.

[Barsel]

Spicerack Barnsley and most Yorkshire areas. Even some parts of Derbyshire. LOL.