Dumb geography question about United Kingdom

[Jenson]

I'm from Wales, but I usually just say UK because lots of people don't seem to know Wales even exists.


Love that pic polly, it's gorgeous!

 

[Bunnicula]

cmh9023 wrote:

Thanks for the information everyone! I haven't traveled outside the U.S. very much so when I read people's locations in other countries, I look them up on the map and daydream about what it's like where they live...what a geek, I know

Cara

Well, Cara, if that makes you geeky...then I am a major geek, too. I am always asking specifics about where people are from. I have learned so much about England and it's geography just because of people here on RO. It's been great. In fact, I keep a google map of the UK in my favorites for quick reference.

Polly:What an awesome wedding photo. You two make a lovely pair.

Jenson: I think you should say you are from Wales. Some of us DO know where it is...though I must admit that the most famous Welshman I can picture in my mind it Tom Jones (am I so old that no one knows who he is?). I'm like Cara and love learning more about the customs in other people's home area.

-Mary Ellen

 

[cmh9023]

Haha...I have a Google map saved too! Also one of Cananda, Australia, and New Zealand

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

Bunnicula wrote:

I'm like Cara and love learning more about the customs in other people's home area.

-Mary Ellen

That is such a great quality.Unfortunately too many people think that English people talk like the royal family, live in big country manors, and eat scones and drink tea all day!:rofl:In fact we are nothing like that!



Polly - That is a gorgeous picture!One of my sister's friends is Scottish and was married last summer, and my sister saidher wedding was brilliant! They had a Kayley(sp?!:shock and apparently it was fantastic. I'd love to go to a Scottish wedding one day!

 

[ellissian]

Oh Jess yes....some people think we do! If only they could hear my accent. :biggrin2:

I was talking to someone who lives in the US a few days ago who thought we all called sofa's.....Chesterfields!:?

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

ellissian wrote:

Oh Jess yes....some people think we do! If only they could hear my accent. :biggrin2:

I was talking to someone who lives in the US a few days ago who thought we all called sofa's.....Chesterfields!:?

:laugh:I know, I have a bit of a Geordie drawl, although I am a 'posh Geordie' compared to some people here. I have lived in the North East my whole life and sometimes Ican't even understand some people with really thick accents!

 

[Jenson]

Bunnicula wrote:

Jenson: I think you should say you are from Wales. Some of us DO know where it is...though I must admit that the most famous Welshman I can picture in my mind it Tom Jones (am I so old that no one knows who he is?). I'm like Cara and love learning more about the customs in other people's home area.

-Mary Ellen

Haha! I don't know a single Welsh person who likes Tom Jones!

Wales is pretty nice though, don't seem to be all that many bunny people though.

 

[ellissian]

Bunnys_rule63 wrote:

ellissian wrote:

Oh Jess yes....some people think we do! If only they could hear my accent. :biggrin2:

I was talking to someone who lives in the US a few days ago who thought we all called sofa's.....Chesterfields!:?

:laugh:I know, I have a bit of a Geordie drawl, although I am a 'posh Geordie' compared to some people here. I have lived in the North East my whole life and sometimes Ican't even understand some people with really thick accents!

I live in the North East too Jess, and I can't understand some really strong geordie accents either!:biggrin2: They talk too fast sometimes!

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

Lol! Have you seen this website before?

http://www.geordie.org.uk :biggrin2:

 

[ellissian]

Ha no I hadn't! :biggrin2: I'm informed by my childrens dad that you can only call yourself a Geordie if you are born inNorth Tyneside!:? He is from Newcastle or the Toon as they call it!

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

Ha ha, wellmy family would kill me if I called myself a Geordie, they support Sunderland football team so technically are 'mackams' (I'm sure you know the whole rivalry there!) Although there isn't actually a word for if you are from Durham,:shock: we are too small for a name!

 

[ellissian]

Oh yes I know the rivalry only too wel! In Hartlepool we are famous for hanging the monkey (nothing to be proud of:?), and I think our football supporters are called poolies.

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

I'm always surrounded by football talk in my house.My dad is always singing 'Keano' to the tune 'hey Jude'. Naaaan naaa naa, na na na na, na na na na, kkkeeeeaaannnooo. :laugh:

I hate the football season,:grumpy: my family is always depressed when we lose (and being Sunderland, we lose a lot! )

 

[polly]

thanks Bunny rule, its a ceiledh its not an easy one to spell but i knew what you meant

Its great listening to you two i am from Durham origionally, lived in coxhoe before moving up here and all my dads family live round SedgfieldAlso my dad used to work in Hartlepool

I never got a whiff of the geordi accent as i was 2 1/2 when i moved up here, can't pick up a scottish accent for love nor money but as soon as i hear someone from down home i pick it up straight away. The funniest thing is people from down there think i sound scottish but all the people up here ask me where in England i am from lol you just can't win.

 

[ellissian]

I thought Sunderland had just been promoted. :?

Oh wow Polly, it just shows what a small world it is. Who did your dad work for? I lived in Ayr Scotland for 2 years.....a long time ago.

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

We have just been promoted, but now we are playing the good teams we are going to lose a lot!:rofl:

Oh wow, it is a small world! We are a getting a whole group of North-Easterners on here. Where's Jan? She needs to join us!:biggrin2:

And while we are on this subject, has anyone seen that 'picture loans' advert? That woman does the worst geordie accent I have ever heard! "Josh, dads found yar scoota" :foreheadsmack:

 

[polly]

Ha ha its so weird my husband used to live in Ayr and he is going down tomorrow for 2 weeks to work

I can't remember it could have been when he was working for Malcolm Shepard and co. they moved him up here to start a scottish office. I can remeber him taking me once to his work down there but i was really young

 

[polly]

I need to start coming down as there are a lot of rabbit shows around Darlington and Sunderland one of the guys up here says that down there is his family rabbit club

And i am going to go to the one in Yorkshire in Januaryits a really big show and i can't wait as they are smaller shows up here think its Bradford

 

[ellissian]

Ha, this is all so weird!:biggrin2: Ayr is a beautiful town.

Oh yes the advert, I know what I want to do with Josh's stupid scooter!!!!!!:grumpy:ullhair:

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

Put it somewhere where it will never see the light of day again, and no I'm not talking about the garage!:big wink:

:whistling