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Sundae · 10-31-2005, 05:38 AM

I'm not great on Northern sayings as although I grew up north of Watford (Aylesbury, Bucks) its quite a way south of the Watford Gap (if you see what I mean).

Putting "right" in front of a word to mean very sounds Mancunian to me, I certainly haven't heard it in Leicester. Here they use "proper" as in "I'm proper stuffed after having that big cob".

I'm getting used to Leicesterisms now, but I doubt I'll ever call anyone "me duck"..................

Re spending a penny - it was 2p when I was a child. I found those public toilets quite scary. Mum would hold the door ajar so that we only paid 2p for her, my sister and me. I felt something terrible would happen if that heavy door swung closed and always entered feeling that permanent separation from my family was possible.

Now its 20p via a turnstile entrance & I am amazed at the improvement - electric lights, mirrors, soft toilet paper - well worth an extra 18p!

10-31-2005, 05:38 AM	#67
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm not great on Northern sayings as although I grew up north of Watford (Aylesbury, Bucks) its quite a way south of the Watford Gap (if you see what I mean). Putting "right" in front of a word to mean very sounds Mancunian to me, I certainly haven't heard it in Leicester. Here they use "proper" as in "I'm proper stuffed after having that big cob". I'm getting used to Leicesterisms now, but I doubt I'll ever call anyone "me duck".................. Re spending a penny - it was 2p when I was a child. I found those public toilets quite scary. Mum would hold the door ajar so that we only paid 2p for her, my sister and me. I felt something terrible would happen if that heavy door swung closed and always entered feeling that permanent separation from my family was possible. Now its 20p via a turnstile entrance & I am amazed at the improvement - electric lights, mirrors, soft toilet paper - well worth an extra 18p!