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British rivalry. Bradford and Leeds are two cities close together that for many reasons (sport and erm....sport.) dislike each other.
I was just doing a course in Bournemouth for a month before I moved here. Nice town. I wonder if there are enough Brits here to create a north/south rivalry? hehe
Nick

Originally Posted by nickyspaghetti

British rivalry. Bradford and Leeds are two cities close together that for many reasons (sport and erm....sport.) dislike each other.
I was just doing a course in Bournemouth for a month before I moved here. Nice town. I wonder if there are enough Brits here to create a north/south rivalry? hehe
Nick

I kind of guessed that but I'm glad for the clarification. Thanks

Originally Posted by nickyspaghetti

I wonder if there are enough Brits here to create a north/south rivalry?

Yeah - so my family is from Newcastle, I have lived in North Yorkshire (Driffield), Wolverhampton, Swindon and Bournemouth, was born in Cyprus and have lived in Germany for 3.5 years on and off. I reckon I qualify to be a referee or something. I can sit on the fence with the best of them.

Funniest thing is when I speak at work I am a pure queens English man, at home its more West Country, and when I am drunk I sound Geordie.

I am my OWN north/south rivalry

Si

Hehe. I'm 100% westcountry. aside from 4 years in Hull and Scarborough whilst at university. I was definately the odd one out there as I have a well spoken southerners accent. They thought it was hilarious to wind me up.

Originally Posted by Sunsi

Funniest thing is when I speak at work I am a pure queens English man, at home its more West Country, and when I am drunk I sound Geordie.

I am my OWN north/south rivalry

Si

Way-ay, man! Oo-argh!

Its only funny cos its true!!!

Can open...worms everywhere!

You got it right...it's the RL rivalry...I support Bradford and l work in Leeds (thanks to Madge Thatch who declared Leeds a 'Deprived area' and pumped millions and millions of pounds of public money into Leeds, through the Leeds Development Agency, developing it into the bigger city of the two, whilst simultaneously leeching all the international banking etc Bradford had from being the wool capital of the world and letting it die as a city...) Like the Murphy's........

Who needs north/south rivalry when you are from West Yorks!

Nick...didn't you get your own back by asking the Hull natives what number to dial in an emergency??? Narn narn narn??

Sunsi...sorry you did not enjoy your stay!!! It ain't a bad old place when you get out and about...the further out the better......

Nur I dint.

Nick(the accent is always a great laughing point in 'ull)

well what can I say, having moved around the as a kid born in Grimsby, Penang, Amesbury(Wiltshire), turned up in Germany with a broad West Country accent, moved back to Cleethorpes;
Did Swinderby, Hereford, Coningsby, Grimsby,
then Peterborough, Leicester

Visited my kid sister last year in Cleethorpes went up on my bike (Yamaha XS1100 ) and ended up with a puncture, I asked about borrowing her car to pop down to the bikeshop and the reply was
"yer not having me car, but I can borrow ye me bike"

my answer was "I'm sorry I only speak English"

and your confused?

Originally Posted by Bradford Si

Sunsi...sorry you did not enjoy your stay!!! It ain't a bad old place when you get out and about...the further out the better......

He he. Compared to Bournemouth it was just a bit of a culture shock - know what I mean? No offence intended, I have to admit to having some great nights out with my workies, and I did have some great curries!

Si