My Lovely Sweet 88/Yr Old Sister

[Bobbisox1]

Whom I’ve never heard her use any kind of swear word ever , she rang me earlier and we chatted, she likes her Soaps so we talked about what she was watching during lockdown
“ oh I love Classic Corrie and Emmerdale but not that ‘ cockney chit’ ( EE)
I burst out laughing then she said
Oh, should I be careful what I say , you know people can listen in now to phone calls Haha ( no offence to Londoners here )

[237SJ]

Same as when some Northern accents grate on me.

[Bobbisox1]

Ouch!!!
This is a really old lady , not my words but hey ho

[Bobbisox1]

Actually no accents grate on me either !!!

[237SJ]

The London accent is not Cockney. Cockney is from the East End and most Eastenders have migrated to Essex. The East End nowadays is Bangladeshi

[Bobbisox1]

And you can imagine me explaining this?
I really think she was alluding to the
‘Get outa Ma pub’
So what Northern accents grate on you ?

[237SJ]

Manc. I quite like a Geordie accent and Liverpudlian.

[Bobbisox1]

I’ve no problem with any accents, it’s what makes our country what it is

[237SJ]

I know that. But people will always take the ***. I`m from Devon and I get sick of people doing the whole Pam Ayres accent. I never spoke with that accent because my Mum came from London and was well spoken. My Dad spoke with a broad N Devon accent which also bears no relation to the sterotypical west country accent that people like to mock.

[Bobbisox1]

I get mocked for my Geordie accent with the Whay Aye ya B****r, I’m not broad Geordie and I cringe hearing those that are but it’s where I’m from and I’m proud of that

[237SJ]

We're all proud of where we come from, accents or not.

[Bobbisox1]

Absolutely !

[Cloverjo]

I’m from Somerset and I definitely don’t have the strong accent of my uncles. But whenever I here my own voice on a recording or a delay on my phone I think I sound like a (stereotypical) country bumpkin.

[Arksided]

They're's loads of cockney ***'s darn there, and not all from the east end of London either. ;-) I can see how it made you larf Bobbi... unexpectedly from your Sis. I rarely swear (kicking ones toe on a table is an exception and I become fluent in many languages) but it does get noticed when I do.

[Bobbisox1]

I think my dear old sister was associating EE with people like the Krays etc, please take into consideration her age and that’s the first time I’ve heard her swear , she never knowingly insulted anyone which is why I said as much in my OP
Sometimes it’s like walking on broken glass on here

[Cloverjo]

Bobbi, I don’t think anyone’s insulting anyone.
It’s just a laugh about accents.

Re: swearing, people often say when I swear it’s like hearing the queen swear, just because I’m usually so mild-mannered and quiet.

[Arksided]

I love the geordie accent it is decipherable, unlike scouse,,, i just wonder sometimes if they've being on helium.

[ummmm]

I don't understand the issue. Why would any Londoners be offended? Because your sister doesn't like EE...

[Bobbisox1]

It was so funny coming from her Clover and funnier her thinking people could overhear her in our phone conversation , she’s as bright as a button which made it all the more funny

[Cloverjo]

I do love a Geordie accent. When a friend from South Shields first came down to Somerset he asked in a pub for three Cokes and he was given three corks! True!

[Bobbisox1]

I can imagine Clover , SS people are Sand Dancers ,Arkie that made me LOL