I Hate the term KIDS !!

jellyhead

i've never actually heard anyone say 'bubs', have heard 'babby' though and that's no easier than saying baby, it doesn't save any time

i'm common as muck too rushnowt, i like the word 'gob', it's fab :-)

2005CLAIRE

A lot of people from the Midlands use the word bab. I love all the different sayings personally-me ducks, lovey, sweetheart etc.

jellyhead

i'm from the midlands but we don't call people 'duck' in my town. some of my workmates say 'flower' or 'petal' though. a uni lecturer went up the wall once at a geordie workman calling her 'pet' but i thought it was just another 'duck' type of saying, she thought he was being patronising and had a feminist rant at him.

rushnowt

Don't get me wrong, I'm not that layed back i'm horizontal LOL, loads of stuff gets my back up occassionally. I think having a vent or a rant about stuff to get it off ya chest is a good thing. There's nowt worse than keeping stuff in and letting it boil.

But I do think that letting it take over ya life and dwelling on stuff is a totally different thing. I just personally don't see the point in letting the small things in life get me down, there's times I log on here and whilst reading the boards, see that someone as had a real go or been downright rude to another poster, and that makes me angry. But I say my piece and let it go.

I see people's mannerism's and terminology as little quirks that everyone has, and I really wouldn't want everyone to be the same, it's what makes us all so different and special I feel.

Whilst shopping in Bolton recently my daughter wanted a chip muffin, so we called into a chipshop to get her one, I chuckled so much when we left at the fact that they call them flower cakes. LOL

If my little 'un is upet about something, I've often said "what's up babs" I've never really given it any thought that anyone would disapprove

Jay-Jay_4

rushnowt wrote:

Whilst shopping in Bolton recently my daughter wanted a chip muffin, so we called into a chipshop to get her one, I chuckled so much when we left at the fact that they call them flower cakes. LOL

That's cos a muffin's a cake and a flour cake's a lump of bread that tastes good with chips

We're so near yet so far eh rush?

jellyhead

a chip muffin? presume that's a bread roll and not an actual muffin? my hubby's a bit scouse, he calls bread rolls 'barm cakes', and won't let me call them cobs

Sheel

jellyhead wrote:

he calls bread rolls 'barm cakes', and won't let me call them cobs

Eeh , that takes me back. My Dad used to call bread rolls cobs. He was from the Midlands too and I use to love visiting my aunties there and being called 'me duck'

gravitytolls

When holidaying in North Yorkshire, we went to the fish and chip shop.

We ordered, cod and chips 8 times, but could only get 'addock.

I asked if they had any wallies. It seemed the only wally int he shop was me..... mind you, I could've had gravy if I'd wanted. Aaagh:eek:

It's a story that I love, cos I thought we all spoke the same language, but the regional variations and tastes show how different we all are in our own little ways.

Sheel

gravitytolls wrote:

I asked if they had any wallies. It seemed the only wally int he shop was me..... mind you, I could've had gravy if I'd wanted. Aaagh:eek:

What's are wallies?

Gravy on chips? yuk :eek: My Mum was from Belgium and they have mayonnaise on their chips which i've always thought was pretty weird :rolleyes:

loracan1

I'm originally from Bolton and we always had chip barms or flourcakes, Radcliffe has chip muffins. Now try asking for either of those in Fishguard and they look at you funny. Think they have breadcakes.