Ey up

[elisi]

The 29 Most Yorkshire Things That Have Ever Happened

26 Words That Have A Totally Different Meaning In Yorkshire

This month is SO BUSY! But wanted to share these. They are all very, very true...

(Have also realised what's up with Clara's tea cup in Bells of St John. Only a Northerner would keep hold of their tea as they were dragged into a crashing plane, even having a sip now and again. The echoes are from all over, but Original!Clara is a Northern lass through and through. Respect.

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[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Hmm - we've always had our cooked tea at night as well... are we a previously unacknowledged outpost of Yorkshire, do you think?

[elisi]

Possibly?

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

re: Clara's tea- a Pacific Northwesterner would bring their coffee, which would be Free Trade, and with ethically sourced, organic, and BGH free half & half! Ideally in a handmade mug from Saturday Market, but more likely in metal travel mug from Costco.

You've just pulled me into a Buzzfeed hole. And there is a lot about the north of England on Buzzfeed. And I keep clicking, because even though I've never actually been north of I think Bath, I feel compelled. LOL!

[elisi]

re: Clara's tea- a Pacific Northwesterner would bring their coffee, which would be Free Trade, and with ethically sourced, organic, and BGH free half & half! Ideally in a handmade mug from Saturday Market, but more likely in metal travel mug from Costco.
But would they have done that 50 years ago as well? Any age?

You've just pulled me into a Buzzfeed hole. And there is a lot about the north of England on Buzzfeed. And I keep clicking, because even though I've never actually been north of I think Bath, I feel compelled. LOL!
Buzzfeed is a black hole indeed. I'd apologise, except it's fun to get sucked in! :)

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

This was awesome, lol!! Rather want to visit Yorkshire. *GRINS*

[elisi]

Aye, it be rather grand around these parts!

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

Some of the stuff on this list makes me wonder if there was a significant population of Yorkshire folk who ended up in the American Colonies. "Ey up" is weirdly similar to the famous "down Maine" affirmative: "ayuh" or "ay-up." Also, Wakefield is a town outside of Boston... I'm wondering now how much of our New England culture was established/ influenced by homesick Yorkshiremen. : )

But I did LOL at the kids in the horse-drawn cart at the McDonald's drive-through! That's something you definitely wouldn't see around here. : )

[elisi]

Some of the stuff on this list makes me wonder if there was a significant population of Yorkshire folk who ended up in the American Colonies. "Ey up" is weirdly similar to the famous "down Maine" affirmative: "ayuh" or "ay-up." Also, Wakefield is a town outside of Boston... I'm wondering now how much of our New England culture was established/ influenced by homesick Yorkshiremen. : )
Do you drink a lot of tea?

But I did LOL at the kids in the horse-drawn cart at the McDonald's drive-through! That's something you definitely wouldn't see around here. : )
Well, those would probably have been travellers, but we do have a fair few...

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

Hmm, it would be interesting to find out the coffee vs. tea drinking habits of New Englanders and the rest of the country. I have no idea if we drink more tea or less or if we're in line with the rest of the US. Our "tea" sadly consists of pathetic tea bags, and if you go to a restaurant, they bring it out to you with a mug of microwaved water. Blech. There are other places that will at least boil the water for you.

Getting "tea" as a meal isn't very common, and usually is something you can only get in specialty places. Tourist spots will sometimes have a tea room or a tea house, though it's kind of an expensive outing. The Four Seasons in Boston serves an afternoon tea that's to die for, but it's pricey, and I think they only do it on Sunday afternoons.

My friends all drink tea by the bucket, but they're mostly Anglophiles and geeks, and probably not representative of the nation or even the region. : ) I prefer coffee, myself, and at this time of year, iced coffee. When my throat hurts, though, there is nothing like tea with lemon and honey.

[elisi]

Our "tea" sadly consists of pathetic tea bags, and if you go to a restaurant, they bring it out to you with a mug of microwaved water. Blech. There are other places that will at least boil the water for you.
*shudders* You should read gillo's Tea Parties Suck. :)

Getting "tea" as a meal isn't very common, and usually is something you can only get in specialty places. Tourist spots will sometimes have a tea room or a tea house, though it's kind of an expensive outing. The Four Seasons in Boston serves an afternoon tea that's to die for, but it's pricey, and I think they only do it on Sunday afternoons.
Well 'Afternoon tea' is something else again. But a lovely thing, when done right. But in Yorkshire it's usually just another word for evening meal.

My friends all drink tea by the bucket, but they're mostly Anglophiles and geeks, and probably not representative of the nation or even the region. : )
Heh. I'm trying to think how many cups of tea we go through on a daily basis in work... Tea is EVERYTHING (it's no surprise tea was the thing that woke the Tenth Doctor from his regeneration coma, or what Eleven used to fix Craig):

"When the news reporter said 'Shopkeepers are opening their doors bringing out blankets and cups of tea' I just smiled. It's like yes. That's Britain for you. Tea solves everything. You're a bit cold? Tea. Your boyfriend has just left you? Tea. You've just been told you've got cancer? Tea. Coordinated terrorist attack on the transport network bringing the city to a grinding halt? TEA DAMMIT!" - "jslayeruk," posted on LiveJournal

I prefer coffee, myself, and at this time of year, iced coffee. When my throat hurts, though, there is nothing like tea with lemon and honey.
That's a cure, not tea. *g*

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

LOL at those words that mean something else in Yorkshire. Especially laughed at the different meanings of twerk.

Stacey

[elisi]

Ah yes. And t'werk is where I have to go again tomorrow... (Took today off. It's been lovely.)

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

:) Glad you had a nice day off!

Stacey

[elisi]

I needed it! :)

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Wow,that was fun -and mostly things I have no idea about. BTW, dinner is lunch for me as well. I am a confused English speaker.

but then, buzzfed gave me links, and I followed, and now I can't unsee it:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/asymmetric-man-thongs-are-the-weirdest-thing-a-man-can-possi

[elisi]

Wow,that was fun -and mostly things I have no idea about. BTW, dinner is lunch for me as well. I am a confused English speaker.
Most people are, I think. :)

but then, buzzfed gave me links, and I followed, and now I can't unsee it:
I have seen the link, but daren't follow. I have enough haunting things in my head already.

[eve11]

The emu! LOL

You had showed me the video of the little girl before. She is precious.

[elisi]

The emu! LOL
The emu is the BEST. Simply the BEST.

You had showed me the video of the little girl before. She is precious.
She is the most Yorkshire little girl to ever have lived. <3

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness - love that articles :)

[elisi]

My pleasure. :)

[rustydragonfly.livejournal.com]

Trying to work out which is more accurate, Wakefield station or the one about t-shirt weather.

re the latter I have probably freaked out a few people here over the last winter. Which was not a damn winter, let me tell you.

[elisi]

Trying to work out which is more accurate, Wakefield station or the one about t-shirt weather.
It's Wakefield Kirkgate, I feel obliged to point out. And it's being done up! (And some other station can be voted The Worst In The Country.) Westgate's already done, and all shiny & new.

So long term, it might be the T-shirt weather one.

re the latter I have probably freaked out a few people here over the last winter. Which was not a damn winter, let me tell you.
LOL. And no, it wasn't.

[rustydragonfly.livejournal.com]

Well, it's hard to outdo Kirkgate. I've had an odd urge to fic the modern day AU versions of my monster hunting boys there so they can investigate the alleged hauntings, but I think that's a bit too cruel.

It was a tropical monsoon. Not a damn winter's day in sight. I expect better next time.

[elisi]

Well, it's hard to outdo Kirkgate. I've had an odd urge to fic the modern day AU versions of my monster hunting boys there so they can investigate the alleged hauntings, but I think that's a bit too cruel.
LOL. Although hopefully it'll all be in the past soon enough. Horrid place.

It was a tropical monsoon. Not a damn winter's day in sight. I expect better next time.
*nods* Far too miserable. I remember January as damp and grey and neverending....

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Hehe, these are hilarious! :)

[elisi]

Yes, I HAD to share. :D