Is there such a thing as a Northernist?, maybe you are a one?

[Bobbisox]

Forget about racists - what about northernist? Or does no one care if we poke fun at half the country, portraying those north of Watford as poor unhealthy and thick? Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse aren’t the only ones taking a pop at them oop north, advertisers are doing it too. Bovvered? Should we be?


This was one of the topics on the Matthew Wright Show this morning, I always find the subject hiarious but a good one to debate.
Apparently a Dublin based travel company has a Ski Brochure with the advert , even Geordies can do it...LOL

[Bobbisox]

it was the brochure I mentioned from, where else, Ireland, that made me smile..LOL

[Bobbisox]

other side of the Mersey?

[Bobbisox]

what the hell is over the other side of the Mersey Stevei..ha-ha

[jomifl]

'Corrie accent' are you from Corringham then?

[Bobbisox]

I think she meant Manchester jomifl

[Bobbisox]

oh, the Wirral in Cheshire
the footballers belt huh...lol

aye am canny classy forra Geordie Stevei..ha-ha

[milly143]

I have just been thinking about this and maybe I'm wrong. My Dad has a strong southern accent - an Oxfordshire accent and he sounds bloody ridiculous! He sounds like he is from Bristol so maybe my pretty little niece will be better off where she is.

And I inadvertently manage to offend Bristolians.

[anotheoldgit]

/// and I asked if they could move back down here when there new baby starts talking so she can have a southern accent. ///

Who would want a little girl to talk like Bianca from EastEnders?

[anneasquith]

in scotland. we just let you lot get on with it. lol

[Bobbisox]

sorry had to feed the whippetts..lol
helloo AOG, are you well?
Hi Anne too

[trt]

jomif, 'Corrie accent' are you from Corringham then?

No jomifl, Corringshire.

[bundleone]

Maybe they'll leave us alone in Essex now, it's time we had a break

[anotheoldgit]

Hi Bobbi

Just goes to show all those who are quite willing to shout 'RACIST' at the drop of a hat, and yet they are not slow to shower insults on someone that lives only a few miles up or down the motorway.

And don't get me on our fellow country men, the Scots the Welsh and the Irish, look what has been said of those in the past by some?

Who can be called, criticised or abused, without it carrying a 'racist' charge?