Boots, chav, and pushchair....

[sjminimac]

well i moved 40 miles from manchester to yorkshire and it's like a different language! The first time someone said 'i aren't doing that' i was like umm, WHAT? I aren't? Really?? And what exactly is wrong with saying i'm not?

 

[sjminimac]

at Neds in this part of wales aside from Chavs we also call them "Nesbitts" though a Nesbitt can also mean a skanky dirty kind of person as well
some welsh people on here might know the welsh spoof rap band Goldie Lookin' Chain (named after the big fake chunky gold stuff that chavs love to sport that turns your skin green lol)

https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?img...g8QPJ56CnBg&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0

i saw glc at manchester apollo and it was one of the funniest thing i've ever seen

 

[ellie]

haha it's "ent" round here "I ent doing that" "she ent listening" etc
and of course "its over by there" instead of there it is; "alright boss" instead of hello (to males) "I'll do it noooow" (i'll do it later) and "mun" as an emphasis to anything at the end of a sentence e.g. "alright boss, 'ot today en it mun"

 

[ellie]

lol glc are hilarious, i saw them in pontypridd just when they were getting famous and there were about 25 of them, i remember listening to an album and couldnt speak for laughing the whole way out "your missus is a nutter" glad to hear they went down well up north as well haha!

 

[Zedfaca]

Oh this reminds me of when my husband and I were in America. We went to a restaurant and they had a baker on the menu. A baker?? So we called the waiter over and we were like, what's a baker?? And he looked at us like he had a pair of five year olds at his table and said it's a baked potato.

Also another thing I found in America and in my old job where I had to speak to people from America on the phone, I can understand them perfectly but they don't know what the hell I'm saying! And the more clearly I try to pronounce things the more muddled they get. I suppose it's because we see American shows all the time but they don't watch ours so much. Oh and my favourite thing is that rather than having a phonetic alphabet like us so zulu echo delta etc, they say B as in ball, I like ice cream! I nearly died when someone said to me I like ice cream!

 

[Surprise]

Haha! I love this thread...I've always read a lot of British literature since childhood so I knew most of the terms and references you wonderful British ladies say, but I must admit being a tad bit confused at all the fuss over "fanny"! And since being on B&B, I find myself using British words without thinking now! I change nappies, can't be arsed to do certain things, etc.

An OB-GYN is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, which is a specially trained physician and surgeon for childbirth and women's health. And some docs are just GYN's, which means that they don't do the childbirth part. I think maybe the consultants that some of you see in the UK would be equivalent to the OB-GYN?

Americans say "flip-flop", not thong. A thong is underwear .

For some reason, I think of Sporty Spice when I think of chavs. Tight ponytail slicked back, track suit, tons of makeup. But with some Burberry thrown in, lol Is that right?

LOL at the "bangs in the eyes"!!!!

 

[stardust599]

the one I find the funniest is the American word 'Fanny' meaning bottom.
A fanny in the UK is a slang term for a ladies privates.
A fanny pack is bloody hilarious to us Brits

Oh this reminds me of when my husband and I were in America. We went to a restaurant and they had a baker on the menu. A baker?? So we called the waiter over and we were like, what's a baker?? And he looked at us like he had a pair of five year olds at his table and said it's a baked potato.

Also another thing I found in America and in my old job where I had to speak to people from America on the phone, I can understand them perfectly but they don't know what the hell I'm saying! And the more clearly I try to pronounce things the more muddled they get. I suppose it's because we see American shows all the time but they don't watch ours so much. Oh and my favourite thing is that rather than having a phonetic alphabet like us so zulu echo delta etc, they say B as in ball, I like ice cream! I nearly died when someone said to me I like ice cream!

Haha, i don't know the phonetic alphabet so I end up saying ummm A for Apple, B for Bear, C for Cat, D for Dog. Haha i'm sure people think I'm a bit of a loon!! xx

 

[Lellow]

GLC are fab!

'Guns dont kill people, WAPPAS do, im a freakin' WAPPA and i might kill you''

They really do need to get back together

 

[Lellow]

Haha! I love this thread...I've always read a lot of British literature since childhood so I knew most of the terms and references you wonderful British ladies say, but I must admit being a tad bit confused at all the fuss over "fanny"! And since being on B&B, I find myself using British words without thinking now! I change nappies, can't be arsed to do certain things, etc.

An OB-GYN is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, which is a specially trained physician and surgeon for childbirth and women's health. And some docs are just GYN's, which means that they don't do the childbirth part. I think maybe the consultants that some of you see in the UK would be equivalent to the OB-GYN?

Americans say "flip-flop", not thong. A thong is underwear .

For some reason, I think of Sporty Spice when I think of chavs. Tight ponytail slicked back, track suit, tons of makeup. But with some Burberry thrown in, lol Is that right?

LOL at the "bangs in the eyes"!!!!

Those ponytails are what we call here in the UK a ''Croydon Facelift''.
Not to be confused with “pram face” or the “Shoreditch Twat” or the "Brixton Beard", this particular style of pulling one’s hair as far back as possible into a suitably greased bun or ponytail, is sported by many a young woman/girl in Blighty.


See pic:

https://blog.mrseb.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/8901017-8901020-slarge1.jpg

 

[stardust599]

Haha! I love this thread...I've always read a lot of British literature since childhood so I knew most of the terms and references you wonderful British ladies say, but I must admit being a tad bit confused at all the fuss over "fanny"! And since being on B&B, I find myself using British words without thinking now! I change nappies, can't be arsed to do certain things, etc.

An OB-GYN is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, which is a specially trained physician and surgeon for childbirth and women's health. And some docs are just GYN's, which means that they don't do the childbirth part. I think maybe the consultants that some of you see in the UK would be equivalent to the OB-GYN?

Americans say "flip-flop", not thong. A thong is underwear .

For some reason, I think of Sporty Spice when I think of chavs. Tight ponytail slicked back, track suit, tons of makeup. But with some Burberry thrown in, lol Is that right?

LOL at the "bangs in the eyes"!!!!

Those ponytails are what we call here in the UK a ''Croydon Facelift''.
Not to be confused with “pram face” or the “Shoreditch Twat” or the "Brixton Beard", this particular style of pulling one’s hair as far back as possible into a suitably greased bun or ponytail, is sported by many a young woman/girl in Blighty.


See pic:

https://blog.mrseb.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/8901017-8901020-slarge1.jpg

This young girl would actually be really pretty if she sorted the hair, put a bit less make-up on and a nice flowery girly top! Shame! xx

 

[Surprise]

Oh this reminds me of when my husband and I were in America. We went to a restaurant and they had a baker on the menu. A baker?? So we called the waiter over and we were like, what's a baker?? And he looked at us like he had a pair of five year olds at his table and said it's a baked potato.
.....
Oh and my favourite thing is that rather than having a phonetic alphabet like us so zulu echo delta etc, they say B as in ball, I like ice cream! I nearly died when someone said to me I like ice cream!

I've never heard of a baker??!! I was baffled at what in the world that could be? What restaurant was it, and in which state?

As for the phonetic alphabet, some people use it here but lots of people don't know it. I like it because you don't have to um and er trying to think of a word, lol.

 

[Surprise]

Haha! I love this thread...I've always read a lot of British literature since childhood so I knew most of the terms and references you wonderful British ladies say, but I must admit being a tad bit confused at all the fuss over "fanny"! And since being on B&B, I find myself using British words without thinking now! I change nappies, can't be arsed to do certain things, etc.

An OB-GYN is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, which is a specially trained physician and surgeon for childbirth and women's health. And some docs are just GYN's, which means that they don't do the childbirth part. I think maybe the consultants that some of you see in the UK would be equivalent to the OB-GYN?

Americans say "flip-flop", not thong. A thong is underwear .

For some reason, I think of Sporty Spice when I think of chavs. Tight ponytail slicked back, track suit, tons of makeup. But with some Burberry thrown in, lol Is that right?

LOL at the "bangs in the eyes"!!!!

Those ponytails are what we call here in the UK a ''Croydon Facelift''.
Not to be confused with “pram face” or the “Shoreditch Twat” or the "Brixton Beard", this particular style of pulling one’s hair as far back as possible into a suitably greased bun or ponytail, is sported by many a young woman/girl in Blighty.


See pic:

Yes - this exactly! So was I right about the chav part?

 

[Lellow]

Pretty much Surprise - Its the tracksuits as daywear and when not at the gym or partaking in some kind of sporting activity which kind of makes her a wee bit on the chavvy side

I also agree with Stardust - She does have potential to be very pretty...

 

[ellie]

LOL Lellow at those terms, I have no idea what they are

a baker - thats a bit odd, i never heard that either!
I was trying to think whether there were any other wierd ones and as a kid I used to get confused as to what a "fishie" or a "chippie" were, found out they both refer to takeaway fish & chip shops lol

 

[Surprise]

Pretty much Surprise - Its the tracksuits as daywear and when not at the gym or partaking in some kind of sporting activity which kind of makes her a wee bit on the chavvy side

I also agree with Stardust - She does have potential to be very pretty...

Yes she is a very pretty girl, I can tell.

Well nighty-night girls. It's 3:54 am here and I'm finished feeding the baby so back to bed I go

 

[Lellow]

LOL Lellow at those terms, I have no idea what they are

a baker - thats a bit odd, i never heard that either!
I was trying to think whether there were any other wierd ones and as a kid I used to get confused as to what a "fishie" or a "chippie" were, found out they both refer to takeaway fish & chip shops lol

Then you my dear are so obviously not as 'down wif da kidz' as i am

Night Surprise....or should i say Good morning

 

[ellie]

LOL Lellow at those terms, I have no idea what they are

a baker - thats a bit odd, i never heard that either!
I was trying to think whether there were any other wierd ones and as a kid I used to get confused as to what a "fishie" or a "chippie" were, found out they both refer to takeaway fish & chip shops lol

Then you my dear are so obviously not as 'down wif da kidz' as i am QUOTE]

No clearly not!!! K will be so embarrassed at me when he's older

also round here "the wireless" still refers to the radio, i thought this was just older people that said it but it's a local thing that even "the kidz" say haha, clearlly we're a few decades behind round here

 

[Kimmy25]

Im a geordie so we kinda have our own little language up here..We call chavs charvas I think this is where chavs came from? (As pretty much everyone is up here)..My lo is the bairn but I call my oldest that too so gets confusing!..My fav slang geordie word is geet which means just to emphasise something, Then theres obv the 'Am gannin doon the toon pet like like like! whey aye man! lol

 

[Lellow]

Ah the 'wireless' where they like to listen to the 'Archers' and Terry Wogan.

To think, when we're old and grey, our kids will be mocking us for listening to bloody Chris Moyles

Kimmy - Id kill for a Geordie accent ... ''Doon the toon''

 

[MissBroody]

at Neds in this part of wales aside from Chavs we also call them "Nesbitts" though a Nesbitt can also mean a skanky dirty kind of person as well
some welsh people on here might know the welsh spoof rap band Goldie Lookin' Chain (named after the big fake chunky gold stuff that chavs love to sport that turns your skin green lol)

https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?img...g8QPJ56CnBg&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0

Where in South Wales are you hun? Goldie Lookin' Chain were from Newport - 10 minites down the road from me!
xx