I'm sure that helps someone from 'Lafayette, Indiana USA' no end
Definitely not derogatory as we are proud to use it as a term for our 'place of origin'. As for all the regions hate regions talk - Geordies are know for their friendly welcome to outsiders (as long as they don't mess with us).
All you really need to know is that Northerners think Southerners are unfriendly and also that Midlanders are Southerners, whilst Southerners think that Northerners are unfriendly and that Midlanders are Northerners, in actual fact both Northerners and Southerners are friendly, its those so-and-so's in the middle who are the problem.
The North East of England is a big place (not to our Colonial brethren obviously). A Geordie, strictly speaking, is someone from Newcastle itself, but is usually used to identify anyone from the North of the Tyne area.
South of the Tyne (I myself am a Sanddancer - South Shields born and bred) also covers Maccums - people (and I use the term loosely) from Sunderland.
Byker Grove is a TV programme set in an area of Newcastle (Byker) but acutally filmed in Gosforth and Jesmond (two, more upmarket areas of Newcastle).
And the point made about us being just the wrong side of Hadrians Wall - spot on. Geordies and Scots have generally got on very well - we both like to drink, fight and make fun of the soft Southern ponces ;-)
Bill
P.S. Land of the Princes Bishops is Durham - the posh end of Geordieland ;-)
I guess the UK equivalent to hillbilly or redneck would be a yokel if they're country folk.
There is also the modern British sub-class known as chavs or neds. Apparently they wear shell suits and drive vauxhall novas whilst wearing Burberry caps. They are not region specific but could be confused with regional variants such as scousers and geordies.
Young Geordie women wear miniskirts and crop tops at -26 deg C and in that sense are similar to young Aberdeen women (quines) who wear miniskirts and crop tops at -27 deg C.
All the Geordie girls I've met seem very nice Generally the lads are fine but can get a bit lairy after some bottles of dog and they are always trying to scrounge a tenner.
If you're in Cornwall try the Rowes pasties and Doom bar bitter - you won't regret it.
This thread has been particularly fascinating. As a side note, anymore information about Cornwall outside of trying the Doom bar bitter would be most appreciated. Thanks. Cheers....
Nope, neds are Scottish chavs as far as I'm aware. Skinheads are skineeds up here.
What else in Cornwall apart from Doom Bar bitter? Well, the Eden project is a must as is the Minack open air theatre, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Trebah Gardens, the walk along Carrick Roads around Trelissick house, shopping in Truro and a visit to The Old Ale House on Quay street, Truro which has some fine beers. If you're going to Helston visit the Blue Anchor and drink some Spingo, you might live to tell the tale. Falmouth has some nice pubs and restaurants but fewer decent shops than Truro unless you're into surfer dude gear. Newquay is full of young bucks and can get quite rough but the surfing atmosphere is there if you want it. It also has a small zoo which is great for little kids. St Ives is a quaint town full of artists and the Tate gallery is well worth a visit as it's a cool building with some good art. The beaches are great there. Penzance is OK but it's the last 'big' place before Lands End. Take care at Lands End as several people have been swept off the cliffs through their own stupidity. Rick Stein the fish chef owns Padstow and has some nice but expensive restaurants there. Mousehole is a really cute higgeldy piggledy town with narrow streets and is famous for it's Christmas Lights, Star Gazy pie and the Mousehole Cat.
The Scilly Isles are well worth a visit and the Gardens on Tresco Isle are really nice. There's some good clear diving but the water is cold so hire a wetsuit.
If you're into rocks, Cornwall is stuffed with interesting ones such as granites, schists, ophiolites, fold and thrust belts, the works. The granites are an obvious one and at depth they're still quite hot. The Cambourne School of Mines had a project there 10-20 years ago to pump down cold water and use the hot returning water for geothermal energy.
They typically speak with a nasal whingeing voice along the lines of:-
cough.....assumes nasal, whingeing Glasgow accent
"awwriiight man, geez a packet eh fags and a boatle o buckie man. ya dancer man. but"
For Chav - read Ned - just change location and accent.
Anyway - here's a geordie joke for the older readers - hope you get it
"A Geordie is in London for the day and really fancie's a pint of NewCastle Brown Ale.
It isn't long before he comes across a pub.
Once inside he walks up to the barman and asks for his favorite drink, a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale.
"I'm sorry" say's the barman "We don't sell Newcastle Brown Ale here"
The Geordie is gutted, but as he is thirsty he decides to have anything that the barman can offer.
"Will a pint of Witbred do sir?" the barman enquired handing him the drink.
"That'll do" the Geordie
answers and takes a good long gulp, "Wy-ay thats not bad" he said in apreciation, "Im ganna need a piss now. Can ya look after me pint while I'm in there?"
"Certainly Sir" answered the barman
"But I don't want anybody touching my pint, there will be hell to pay if they do" and off he goes to the toilet to relieve himself.
While he's in there a big black woman walks up to the geordie's pint, takes a sip from it and then farts in it. The barman see's this but is to late. He panics, remembering the Geordie's threat and 2 seconds later in comes the geordie back from the toilet. He's about to pick up his pint when he notices a fresh lipstick mark on the glass,"whats be goin on ere then man? Some one's ad me pint". Sweating, and pointing at the black woman over in the corner, the barman tells the story of how she farted in his pint.
"Reet then" say's the geordie rolling up his sleeves, and marches over to where the big black woman is sat,
"'scuse me luv, you fart in ma Whitbred"
to which the woman replies,
"No I'm Tessa Sanderson."
Is Geordie analogous to "hilljack", "hillbilly", "redneck" or "banjo" here in the states, i.e. an insult implying the person is less educated, less cultured, lazy
pacifist - less educated? We have some good Unis up here! Less cultured? Newcastle/Gateshead was in for the Euro city of culture thing! (still didnt win it like)
Sorry to disappoint you, but you've actually misheard the line in the film! The girls refer to Jules as a 'gori', which is Punjabi slang for a white woman. (At another point I think someone refers to Joe as a 'gora', which is slang for a white man.) Pinky also refers to Jules' mum as a 'gori' after she shows up at the wedding reception. (I think I may have watched this film too many times with the kids... I seem to know it by heart!)
My mum's from Sunderland and she's always called herself a Geordie. But one of my best mates is from Newcastle and he would never consider anyone from ouside Tyneside to be a Geordie. These days everyone seems to call people from Sunderland 'mackems', but I only heard it in the last few years.
And people from Hartlepool must always be called 'monkey hangers'.
You should do the pilgrimage when you next make it over to the UK. Only real downside is that it can rain a lot and be windy irrespective of the time of year. If that happens, find a pub and sample the ales instead.