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[LenEV2016]

air a ràdh gu math

 

[Ian Key]

Ay-up me ducks. Stop ya scratin ya mardi boggers

 

[T1 Terry]

I couldn't find an emoji that implied that I didn't understand a word of that ...... but I thought I remembered seeing a post somewhere that all posts should be made in some form based on the English language .... like 'straylan and yank speak for instance

T1 Terry

 

[T1 Terry]

Still don't quite understand why a combined country mass referred to as "The United Kingdom" that would fit 31 times into the land mass of Australia, can't seem to settle on a common language and all actually work together rather than pulling in opposed directions in a 4 way if not more tug-a war .....

If 4 parts of the one group can't even seem to get along, whose crazy idea was it to join the European Economic Union in the first place ......

Did I manage to throw another twist into this kaleidoscope thread?

T1 Terry

 

[Ian Key]

I couldn't find an emoji that implied that I didn't understand a word of that ...... but I thought I remembered seeing a post somewhere that all posts should be made in some form based on the English language .... like 'straylan and yank speak for instance

T1 Terry

It's Derbyshire dialect.

Ay-up me ducks - Hello my friends

Stop ya scratin - Stop your crying

ya mardi - you sulking/grumpy/easily upset

boggers - as in buggers. In English folklore it's a word for a land spirit or mischievous household goblin.

 

[Ian Key]

Still don't quite understand why a combined country mass referred to as "The United Kingdom" that would fit 31 times into the land mass of Australia, can't seem to settle on a common language and all actually work together rather than pulling in opposed directions in a 4 way if not more tug-a war .....

If 4 parts of the one group can't even seem to get along, whose crazy idea was it to join the European Economic Union in the first place ......

Did I manage to throw another twist into this kaleidoscope thread?

T1 Terry

You underestimate the number of factions in England. You've got the Yorkshire Lancashire divide, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire don't see eye to eye and as for the Devon Cornwall scone wars. In fact every county has a problem of some sort with its neighbours.

The only things that unite us are the National sports teams, not liking the cheese eating surrender monkeys and thinking the government is useless.

 

[T1 Terry]

It's Derbyshire dialect.

Ay-up me ducks - Hello my friends

Stop ya scratin - Stop your crying

ya mardi - you sulking/grumpy/easily upset

boggers - as in buggers. In English folklore it's a word for a land spirit or mischievous household goblin.

What can I say, they don't even have a common language in Brittan itself You couldn't even tour the place that would fit into Australia 37 times without multiple interpreters .... then again, Australia can't even seem to unify the name for a measurement of beer between states What hope do any of us have

T1 Terry

 

[tsedge]

You underestimate the number of factions in England. You've got the Yorkshire Lancashire divide, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire don't see eye to eye and as for the Devon Cornwall scone wars. In fact every county has a problem of some sort with its neighbours.

Don't forget our pasty wars. Invented in Devon and stolen by the Cornish who do it completely wrong!

 

[T1 Terry]

You underestimate the number of factions in England. You've got the Yorkshire Lancashire divide, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire don't see eye to eye and as for the Devon Cornwall scone wars. In fact every county has a problem of some sort with its neighbours.

The only things that unite us are the National sports teams, not liking the cheese eating surrender monkeys and thinking the government is useless.

I can't use a common Aussie expression for fear someone might think I'm trying to circumvent the forum dirty word filter, but it would put my dismay into a hyphenated phrase that often gets shortened to 3 letters

Aussies love to rib each other, the kids have turf wars based on postcode these days, it used to be shires back when I was younger, but if it ever came to something serious, we would still stand shoulder to shoulder against a common perceived threat ..... the Cronulla "riots" as the sensationalist press came to call it, was over a certain group thinking it was ok to harass females on the beach and then attacking volunteer lifesavers that came to the young ladies aid ....

It was deemed to be an offence to all Aussies and they felt it should be addressed .... it did turn into a bit of a free for all, a whole range of frustrations seemed to come to a head in the same event .....

T1 Terry

 

[T1 Terry]

Don't forget our pasty wars. Invented in Devon and stolen by the Cornish who do it completely wrong!

I can at least understand that one ..... over here, the contents seems to be the same, the amount of filling and moisture content because of the shape changes, and then we have a ploughman's pasty in parts of SA that requires a large double shot coffee to wash it down and settle the pepper burn

T1 Terry

 

[Ian Key]

The Devon pasty was invented in the 13th century for the rich and upper classes and the fillings were varied and indulgent, often containing venison, beef, lamb and seafood like eels, flavoured with rich gravies and fruits.

It took the Cornish in the 1700s to nick the idea and downgrade the fillings to potato, swede and onion with occasionally a bit of cheap meat.

Moral of the story. The Cornish are like the Chinese. They pinch someone else's ideas and make them cheaper

 

[tsedge]

It isn't just the filling... they have the wrong crimp! Is there anything worse in the whole world than that....!???

 

[LenEV2016]

You underestimate the number of factions in England. You've got the Yorkshire Lancashire divide, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire don't see eye to eye and as for the Devon Cornwall scone wars. In fact every county has a problem of some sort with its neighbours.

The only things that unite us are the National sports teams, not liking the cheese eating surrender monkeys and thinking the government is useless.

Not really the case !

Anyone but England at sport (ashes has been braw)

Only because the insufferable, arrogant English sports media have you winning every competition before it's even started.

And yes the government is useless a series of same company different board self serving arseholes that are forcing nations of people into decisions they voted against.

And it's just you lot that don't like the French, we get on great with them, enjoyed many a day/night drinking with them at the rugby in Edinburgh and Paris.
We even have some songs we sing together, you even get a mention in a couple of them

 

[T1 Terry]

I was told the crimp was to hold the thing to eat if you couldn't wash your hands, like the Cornish miners or mechanical fitters out on the job.
What @ Ian Key refers to as a Devon pasty is something I've never seen or tasted .... but it sounds really interesting ......
Maybe I could create a Aussie pasty with roo and wild pig, maybe even some wild goat thrown in, tempered a bit with apple and sultans to soften the gamey taste a little .... the seafood idea sounds interesting, crocodile and small european carp run through the mincer as a filler..... yeah nah, lost it's appeal already

We have plenty of venison along the east coast, an absolute menace on the back roads at night, even less brains than a sheep and that is a hard ranking to achieve, but about as solid as hitting a cow.
A bit like roo, either cook it really fast, or really slow, otherwise it's as tough as boot leather .....

T1 Terry

 

[T1 Terry]

You underestimate the number of factions in England. You've got the Yorkshire Lancashire divide, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire don't see eye to eye and as for the Devon Cornwall scone wars. In fact every county has a problem of some sort with its neighbours.

The only things that unite us are the National sports teams, not liking the cheese eating surrender monkeys and thinking the government is useless.

They might need an Aussie coach to teach them the difference between test cricket and the big bash competition Although the Aussies have had the odd woeful test played over there .... there was a meme doing the rounds of Rolfe Harris and the caption, "looks like I might be the only Aussie not out before lunch"

T1 Terry

 

[securespark]

It isn't just the filling... they have the wrong crimp! Is there anything worse in the whole world than that....!???

Next you'll be telling me the jam goes on top!

 

[MG Clive]

Next you'll be telling me the jam goes on top!

Now that's a real war, everybody knows you can't put jam on top of cream.

 

[securespark]

I'm going to cause outrage from both camps on this topic...

I butter my scone, then put Scottish raspberry jam (not strawberry) on, then clotted cream.

I'm going to lock myself in my panic room now...

 

[securespark]

Now that's a real war, everybody knows you can't put jam on top of cream.

What's the convention in Oz/ NZ?
Or does nobody give a hoot?

 

[siteguru]

Not really the case !

Anyone but England at sport (ashes has been braw)

Ah yes ... the ABE brigade.

However, I think @Ian Key was referring to the regions of England (bolded just for you ), and the local rivalries therein. The unity at a national level comes at an English national level.

It's much the same here up in Jockland.