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[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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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*