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MattS wrote:Wife's from the Midlands, Burton and Derby area. Never in a rush, as is demonstrated by the speed they move away from traffic lights!!! They must thing we're all in race down South
Blackswanwood wrote:I spend quite a bit of time with work in Edinburgh and find it odd that when people ask where I stay they are asking where I live rather than the hotel I use.
Gill wrote:This isn't really a regional stereotype as such but in Lincolnshire people often ask, "Do you come from Bardney?" instead of asking why you've left a door open. The saying goes back to medieval times when there was a monastry in Bardney and the origins are disputed but basically the monastry always kept its doors open.
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Cabinetman wrote:Gill wrote:This isn't really a regional stereotype as such but in Lincolnshire people often ask, "Do you come from Bardney?" instead of asking why you've left a door open. The saying goes back to medieval times when there was a monastry in Bardney and the origins are disputed but basically the monastry always kept its doors open.
I thought it might possibly be of interest to some. Possibly.
I’m only 25 miles from Bardney but hadn’t heard that one so thank you it’s "were you born in a barn" around here. But then again I’m only 40 miles from Doncaster and that may as well be a different planet!
Only 28 miles from Hull, anybody else know what a merble fern is?
sunnybob wrote:....When I moved fron London to Somerset in 1977..........I lost count of the times I had to just own up and say "I'm sorry, i cant understand you"
sunnybob wrote:The funny thing is, Somerset and Devon are pretty thick accents, but move all the way to Cornwall and although a strong "accent" theyre easily understanable.
Cabinetman wrote:...I’m only 25 miles from Bardney ... I’m only 40 miles from Doncaster...
Gill wrote:Cabinetman wrote:...I’m only 25 miles from Bardney ... I’m only 40 miles from Doncaster...
I'm guessing that puts you in the vicinity of Binbrook or Caistor, which is a lovely part of the country. I'm south of you in Alford, right on the edge of the Wolds. Have you ever tried that timber yard just outside Horncastle? It's nigh impossible to get quality timber where I live but the other day a friend told me they have a decent stock.
Cabinetman wrote:...I always use Somerscales in Kealby, much closer to my workshop and always found them to be excellent, and reasonably good prices as well.
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