To say that people in Sussex are awful?

[iambeyonddone]

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?🤔

Theresa May is from there.
My MIL is from there.
There was a Nazi finishing school there.

So that's all the evidence you need.

It's the ancient kingdom of Mercia expanding it's borders by stealth again

Efacsen
My DJ was Sussex born and bred, and you could mostly hear the burr in his voice if you were speaking to him on the phone.

Wow. 2 million people in Sussex the vast majority the op deems as awful. 😂😂😂😂

Could it possibly be that wherever you go you meet people who react to ... you?

What wonderful family history you have - there's some lovely prints and engravings of the fishing community from that era in the map room at the jubilee library

How can you not know you live in Surrey 😂😂😂

You are obviously disorientated OP and have slipped into Essex by mistake.

What is it with all the mental threads this afternoon? Checking if teachers open their curtains in the morning, every single person in Sussex is rude, people surprised that a rough bit of Manchester is in fact rough 😂

the atmosphere is thick

And contagious

How lovely - 'modern' sussex accents aren't unpleasant but the burr is sadly almost gone

Agree!

I moved down here via Buckinghamshire. I found people in the area of Bucks I lived to be very cold, (I come from the warm, friendly Midlands)

Moved down to Sussex and found my warm friendly people again

i didn’t clock on till about 5 minutes after posting that this discussion is about Sussex not Surrey but I think I’ll let it stand for comedy value and because I have no shame.

@OneTC sorry you didn’t see the funny side of my Surrey/Sussex cock up - are you from Dorking by any chance?!

Here we are now…

No I'm from Croydon via Sussex, maybe I'm finally awful enough to be allowed back

Am I the only one who pictures the OP with a large, prominent 'I hate fireworks' tattoo?

Are you having a laugh?!?!?! We bought a house in Kent last year and were horrified when our neighbours introduced themselves saying how happy they are we are white as so many other colours had viewed it. Not racist my arse.
Stop stereotyping. You sound like a cunt 😁

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?

So ageist and anti working class.

You charmer, OP. Please don’t come back to Sussex - we don’t need your judgmental type here

I would imagine the snooty people of Sussex (of which I am one) easily saw you coming. We don't suffer fools gladly.

Is it because you don't like certain Northern accents?

Are you referring to Crawley - snooty, really? I though you may be describing Horsham oraube Lewes but I've never heard anyone describe Crawley as anything other than

The Sussex burr accent was still there in 80s because when as kids we holidayed in a cottage near Bodiam Castle owned by a farming family who ended up producing Hoads Farm Eggs.

I thought we burnt religious people or am I not supposed to say that