"I'm from Yorkshire" : anyone else notice this?

[Odilla]

Why do people from Yorkshire feel the need to tell you that? It is fairly unremarkable given that the collective Yorkshire counties form a large part of England so lots of people are from there.

Yet still they do. Repeatedly. And will shoe-horn this revelation into any given conversation. Eg "I'm from Yorkshire so I don't like spending money on heating". Well yes I'm sure this is true; nevertheless this is not a special circumstance given that most people do not enjoy spending money on heating. Or they take something that is particular to them and still gas on about Yorkshire eg "I'm from Yorkshire so I don't wear blue shoes".

Never have I met a crowd of people so keen to assert common identity yet so unaware as to how common identity actually works. Although ironically that's an identity of sorts.

My nanny was always telling people

I think some places and countries have stronger cultural identity

If someone’s great great grandmother is from Italy, Jamaica, Nigeria, Ireland, Texas, Manchester you know about it within a few minutes if meeting them

@nuffinimlazyatthemoment

Nobody and I mean NOBODY in here in Yorkshire says "tha" I can assure you with 100% confidence. That was exaggerated by whoever told you, I'm afraid

Erm, ever been to Barnsley? I can assure you with 100% confidence that 'thee' and 'tha' is still very much in use, especially by the older generation.

I was about to respond to that too. My in-laws live in the middle of the Wakefield/Barnsley/Doncaster triangle and tha is still very much alive and well there, along with many other distinctly Yorkshire words.

True of anyone from most of the North in my experience 🙄😜

@nuffinimlazyatthemoment

Nobody and I mean NOBODY in here in Yorkshire says "tha" I can assure you with 100% confidence. That was exaggerated by whoever told you, I'm afraid

Erm, ever been to Barnsley? I can assure you with 100% confidence that 'thee' and 'tha' is still very much in use, especially by the older generation.

Yep, tha is definitely still used here in my bit if West Yorkshire, usually older people or those with broader accents. Lots of localised words actually.

@chatterbox day I do have DC, older now but did 5 years of primary school playground and no matter how I tried it never went further than a good morning!
Some kindly poster has informed me it's because I'm irritating, I don't think I am and no-one has ever given me the impression that I am but you never know

@blibblibs lol. I can understand the getting nowhere trying to make friends.

I remember a friend of mine who is from abroad asking a Yorkshire lady we had met on a course to join us for a meal and we got no response. I can think of several other examples. I think they are just not looking for new friends.

It never occurred to me that they might not like my accent

If you're in York, I'll be both your friends!

Wasn't sure if the comment about you being irritating was famous Yorkshire humour, or famous Yorkshire friendliness. Or neither!

blibblibs, primary school playgrounds? Aren't they AWFUL UK-wide? I'm sure you're not irritating, lol, I just don't know anyone who's made friends in a school playground.. well, only the kids..

Ah yes, thee / tha / thine etc are alive & kicking!
As someone else pointed out, some of the dialect goes back to Viking times.
Would you know what I meant if I said 't'bairns are laiking'?

@mamabear715

Ah yes, thee / tha / thine etc are alive & kicking! As someone else pointed out, some of the dialect goes back to Viking times. Would you know what I meant if I said 't'bairns are laiking'?

Yep. 'The children are playing'

A tha laikin art toneet? Sithi rand at thine.

Mamabear715 I know what your saying about playgrounds but I've stood about in 3 of them and here was without a doubt the most unfriendly.

@nuffinimlazyatthemoment nice one! ;-) (Or reyt good!!)

@blibblibs I feel guilty & wasn't even there! I'm so sorry you felt isolated, it's horrible. :-(

It’s a northern thing! I’m from Newcastle and people bang on endlessly about being from there and how amazing it is, particularly if they no longer live there. My family are genuinely confused as to why I moved away. 🤔

Eh stop mitherin' love!

Liverpool is the same

You will be told very quickly great granny is from Liverpool but not from Hull

@MrsTerryPratchett

It's like being vegan, the few who announce it constantly ruin it for the rest

you've just covertly announced you're vegan

Well, Happy Mummy's day to all, no matter where you're from! :-)

The lack of humour and ability to detect sarcasm on this thread is making me cringe!

Yorkshire is no longer seeming like a real word.

It's a lack of understanding that we are all human.
Same happens when people say " christian values" when they are talking about family / respect..Most things translate across cultures, but everyone presumes their little bubble is special and unique.National / local pride is great, but a bit of humility/ awareness is good too. In answer to OP question1- Yorkshire people love to announce it, but so do Northern Irish/ Irish/ Scots etc etc. I also think they have things that are unique to their culture, differentiates them from their neighbours.Sometimes. All lovely places to visit and i take the local pride with a grain of salt ( fistful)

I am Irish and have never seen the point in announcing it!
I am myself and not totally defined by where I happen to have been born!

@Thesearmsofmine , I'm with you, I've always said "tha" and so did most of my family from West Yorkshire.

That's despite having lived down in that London for 50 years!

Yikes, 30 years not 50! I'm not quite that old!

Just found this from a few years ago! :-)
www.facebook.com/KoreanBilly10/videos/662395310598046

@RosesAndHellebores

DH maintains Sheffield is in the North Midlands.

Yep. I've even had Leeds called 'the deep South' once, with banjo impersonation.

It's all gradely though.