Page 5 | To say that people in Sussex are awful?

iambeyonddone · 2024-09-19T14:23:18+00:00

Can't quite put my finger on what it is, but generally in Sussex when working or travelling there, whether in towns, coast or countryside, people do seem to have this awful, cold and arrogant demeanour about them that they are somehow something they aren't? Just seem to look down their noses at anyone else and must say I don't think you see that as much even in London! Must add as well, there do seem to be a rather large proportion of quite aggressive elderly ex-Londoners who almost come across as ex football hooligans? AIBU or is there something I'm missing? anyone know anywhere else like this?🤔

luckylavender · 19/09/2024 17:07

This is so strange. Manchester is one of my favourite places in the world. Went to Uni there & DS lives there. And now I live in Sussex. I'm going to start a place bashing thread.

Leah5678 · 19/09/2024 17:07

It's a large county the coast (excluding Brighton) has the best people 😎

Waitingfordoggo · 19/09/2024 17:06

I wonder which bit you’re in @whatistheworld. There are definitely a few Brexity pensioners about but I assume they exist everywhere since Brexit voters were in the majority! I know hardly any religious people here though (and those I do know are elderly, which- again- is probably the pattern nationally).

MrsWinkly · 19/09/2024 17:04

Efacsen · 19/09/2024 16:48

You a rare breed indeed so few left

Used to know a very elderly man from brighton [in his mid 90s] from a long established family and he had a completely different accent - almost a west country burr which was apparently the original Sussex accent before it was diluted by incomers

Lovely man full of wisdom and humour

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That's lovely! My Nana was the same.
Brighton fishing families, all married into each other over the generations.
My Nana used to help her Dad and Uncles selling fresh fish from the Arches on the seafront. The fish market had been there for centuries.
She told some amazing stories about her life!

whatistheworld · 19/09/2024 17:01

Blackhorse32 · 19/09/2024 15:25

Of course you are being unreasonable - not everyone in Sussex is the same!

I live in Sussex and moved here 25 years ago from Bucks and yes I would agree that on the whole they are a weird bunch in Sussex. Heavily religious, sanctimonious and there is definitely a Brexit voting type of male pensioner. Entitled, sexist and rude.
Not really sure why I stayed to be honest

Reugny · 19/09/2024 17:01

iambeyonddone · 19/09/2024 16:55

Kent people are definitely not racist

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Mmm...

Some of them definitely are.

Runningupthecurtains · 19/09/2024 17:01

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 19/09/2024 16:57

Are they?! Well Rye is in Sussex.

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I know (East Sussex actually) that why I didn't list it as being in Kent.

Notgoodatpoetrybutgreatatlit · 19/09/2024 17:00

LardoBurrows
You are excellent at sustained sarcasm! Are you a fellow teacher by any chance.

Efacsen · 19/09/2024 17:00

iambeyonddone · 19/09/2024 16:55

Kent people are definitely not racist

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Kent = Ukipland in my estimation

Efacsen · 19/09/2024 16:58

Waitingfordoggo · 19/09/2024 16:52

My grandfather was proper Sussex (and several generations before him too- farming folk) and he had a hint of that accent. It’s a shame it’s died out now.

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It is a shame it's died with that generation - the guy I knew came from a small village not far inland from Hastings and had moved to brighton in later life - so like you say more of a traditional rural sussex accent

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 19/09/2024 16:57

Runningupthecurtains · 19/09/2024 16:39

St Mary's Bay, Dymchurch, Hythe and Canterbury are all in Kent so probably aren't full of truly awful people.

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Are they?! Well Rye is in Sussex.

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iambeyonddone · 19/09/2024 16:55

Bumcake · 19/09/2024 16:54

Probably the people you meet have slipped over the border from Hampshire (yokels) or Kent (racists).

Kent people are definitely not racist

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Putting · 19/09/2024 16:55

iambeyonddone · 19/09/2024 16:24

People in the county do seem to swear a lot though I must say! Is it something influenced by Brighton? It's all c+++ this and dick that, never seen so many people throwing C bombs around!😯

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I’ve seen the word “cunt” (assuming that’s the word you mean) on MN than I have ever heard in real life. Surely not everyone on MN is from Sussex? I understand some Glaswegians and Australians are also fond of that particular swear word

Arlanymor · 19/09/2024 16:55

Waitingfordoggo · 19/09/2024 16:52

My grandfather was proper Sussex (and several generations before him too- farming folk) and he had a hint of that accent. It’s a shame it’s died out now.

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I bet he knew what a pond pudding was too.

Bumcake · 19/09/2024 16:54

Probably the people you meet have slipped over the border from Hampshire (yokels) or Kent (racists).

Arlanymor · 19/09/2024 16:53

iambeyonddone · 19/09/2024 16:53

I'm sure they can be kind and polite when they need to, for example being served in a shop and the like, but generally day to day I definitely concur they are not friendly

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Maybe it’s just you?

LadyWiddiothethird · 19/09/2024 16:53

You don’t sound well travelled @iambeyonddone ,I grew up in. Surrey,went to school,in West Sussex.You weren’t even aware there is East and West Sussex!

I live in the Midlands now,but have lived alll over the U.K. and Europe,the place I found the most unfriendly was North Yorkshire,hated living there.

Accept we all like different Counties and it’s you who has a problem,not the people from Sussex!

mondaytosunday · 19/09/2024 16:53

No idea. People say London isn't friendly but it's the friendliest place I've lived, neighbours who look out for each other and always greet you with a smile, dog walkers in the park usually happy to stop and chat, even the Tesco delivery people are friendly! So I'm going to assume that you've just run into a few rotten apples.

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iambeyonddone · 19/09/2024 16:53

ilovemoney · 19/09/2024 16:49

I live in Sussex OP. Both east and west are quite big counties. The coast and towns can be a mix of very very rich and very very poor Despite being quite near London Sussex was always a muddy rural remote feeling place. Large swathes still are rural and feel remote despite the relatively quick trains into London.
In history Sussex was known for sheep, mud and bad roads.
Perhaps some of that still lingers. It did have its own culture and language so perhaps that separateness still lingers a bit as well.
I think East Sussex has the highest proportion of older people in England and older people can be grumpier generally.
I don't think the people of Sussex are really friendly or outgoing, i do find them kind and polite though.

I'm sure they can be kind and polite when they need to, for example being served in a shop and the like, but generally day to day I definitely concur they are not friendly

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Waitingfordoggo · 19/09/2024 16:52

Efacsen · 19/09/2024 16:48

You a rare breed indeed so few left

Used to know a very elderly man from brighton [in his mid 90s] from a long established family and he had a completely different accent - almost a west country burr which was apparently the original Sussex accent before it was diluted by incomers

Lovely man full of wisdom and humour

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My grandfather was proper Sussex (and several generations before him too- farming folk) and he had a hint of that accent. It’s a shame it’s died out now.

Sahara123 · 19/09/2024 16:51

Shodan · 19/09/2024 15:28

That's so strange, because I was just thinking the same thing about people where you live, OP.

What are the odds eh?

Brilliant!

Sahara123 · 19/09/2024 16:51

GiveMeSpanakopita · 19/09/2024 15:29

There's an old saying of my dad's that I think may be pertinent here:

"If you met one arsehole today, very well, you met an arsehole. If you meet arseholes all day every day....then you need to consider the possibility that you, in fact, are the arsehole."

That is fab !!

Boomer55 · 19/09/2024 16:49

I’m a Londoner but lived in Sussex for a while. In Rye. A few years. A lot of people were quite up themselves, and I moved back to London as soon as I could.

ilovemoney · 19/09/2024 16:49

I live in Sussex OP. Both east and west are quite big counties. The coast and towns can be a mix of very very rich and very very poor Despite being quite near London Sussex was always a muddy rural remote feeling place. Large swathes still are rural and feel remote despite the relatively quick trains into London.
In history Sussex was known for sheep, mud and bad roads.
Perhaps some of that still lingers. It did have its own culture and language so perhaps that separateness still lingers a bit as well.
I think East Sussex has the highest proportion of older people in England and older people can be grumpier generally.
I don't think the people of Sussex are really friendly or outgoing, i do find them kind and polite though.

Efacsen · 19/09/2024 16:48

MrsWinkly · 19/09/2024 16:31

Oh no.
Born in Brighton and my family too, all the way back to the start of the records in the 1500's.
I'm Superbad 😈

You a rare breed indeed so few left

Used to know a very elderly man from brighton [in his mid 90s] from a long established family and he had a completely different accent - almost a west country burr which was apparently the original Sussex accent before it was diluted by incomers

Lovely man full of wisdom and humour