| Page Views: 1,703 Last Visit to Newcastle upon Tyne: August, 2004 | It's a different land by sourbugger - last update: Sep 30, 2004 |
The local language Although only a dialect, when you come across a real broad Geordie accent it might as well be Mongolian or Serbo-Croat.
Peter Beardsley ( a local footballing legend) once suffered the indignity of having an interview with him sub-titled to aid the understanding of those of us who talk english.
A more recent example is as follows (From the Sunday Times Sept 2004)
"Foreign nurses working in Newcastle are being given special lessons in Geordie. All the nurses passed English tests but have been baffled by the local dialect. one was puzzled when a patient asked for the "netty", meaning the lavatory. now they will be taught phrases such as "Ah wes pelatick" (I was very drunk) and "Wor bairn's hacky mucky" (Or baby needs a wash) |
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| Pros: | "Lots of very attractive women in tiny miniskirts" | | Cons: | "Lots of big jealous boyfriends in Football shirts" | | In A Nutshell: | "Welcome to the country of Geordieland" |
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kyoub Thu Nov 1, 2007 22:16 UTC
Glad it was a good day for a race. Great tips. | toonsarah Wed Jan 3, 2007 12:51 UTC
An excellent page about one of my favourite cities. And for the record, I read shopping tips too! | broadoak2006 Thu Jun 1, 2006 16:45 UTC
Loved the picture of the 'Bigg Market Girls' -one of them looks vaguely familiar !!!- I must stop drinking so much Broon Ale !! | Gerrem Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:13 UTC
Great photo of the millenium 'blinking eye' bridge! Regards, Michael |
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