Could you close the door please?

[binley100]

As I'm north of Watford Gap and considered to be northern by my southern friends (and boyfriend!) I say this too.

I 'attempted' to order a chip batch in a southern fish & chips shop once - he had no idea what I was talking about until my fella stepped in and said "She means chips in a roll, mate "

Batches are a warwickshire oddity .........even the Brummies don't know what one is.....

[ginger ninger]

My dad was born and bred in Sheffield, Yorkshire, but my mum was born and raised in Burnley, Lancashire and she never let us all forget it. She used to say that Yorkshire women made more noise when they washed the dishes so everybody knew they were doing it! Amongst other things!

My Dad's born and breed in Sheffield (Stocksbridge) and Mum was from Barnsley but talked a bit like Hyacinth Bucket . My OH couldn't make my ascent out when we first met. I dun't think people can mistake it now

[bubblewrap]

Could have said 'Put wood in th'hole'!

Or as they say in Greek

Τεθειμένο ξύλο στην τρύπα

[zazen999]

I thought this was going to be another politics thread...

I might make some of those FF - get the lads at school to burn the writing in...in their own inimitable style.

[Snadger]

Ye lot dint tark proppa anall!

[arpoet]

Me granddad used to say 'wer tha born in a field, lad?' and my answer was 'Yea, Sheffield'

[Florence Fennel]

I was only thinking that this morning, my brother used to say it in response to my dad, to be told he was a cheeky s*d!

[ginger ninger]

Ye lot dint tark proppa anall!

We have a saying as well Snadge..."Tha whants to lurn to speick reit tha dus".
Flo needs to come along and translate it for other's

[Jeanied]

IIRC the German phrase, translated, is 'make the door to'.
Regional variations in phrases stem from a time when different regions spoke different languages. I'm not so sure multiculturalism is a failure!

[Florence Fennel]

We have a saying as well Snadge..."Tha whants to lurn to speick reit tha dus".
Flo needs to come along and translate it for other's

"You want to learn to speak right you do"

[ginger ninger]

Flo, your a star.
Now how about this little gem.

YouTube - Monty Python - Four Yorkshiremen

[binley100]

' wer yur born in a barn? ' is a common one round here

[Florence Fennel]

I've just heard another one! This time I was in a queue waiting for my turn when the shop assistant said "Are you bein' seen to?"

[binley100]

Aah we do that one as well Flo..........

[Flummery]

I've just heard another one! This time I was in a queue waiting for my turn when the shop assistant said "Are you bein' seen to?"

As in 'a reet good seein' to?'