If people from Sunderland are known as mackems.

[dangermows]

Haway then smart arse.

Sunderland Mackem Origin

As the mags would say "you makem, we takem". Like now, mags were on the take.

 

[FIVE]

They say. Mek instead of mak.
Never understood why it sounds horrible

 

[MackneyHackem]

They say. Mek instead of mak.
Never understood why it sounds horrible

Never noticed that one. Saying "wa" instead of "us" is absolutely mental though.

 

[Keawyeds]

I'm still none the wiser now

 

[FIVE]

Never noticed that one. Saying "wa" instead of "us" is absolutely mental though.

.wor is down to them instead of our.

 

[MackneyHackem]

.wor is down to them instead of our.

Of course I know that one. I find it less offensive.

 

[dangermows]

Never noticed that one. Saying "wa" instead of "us" is absolutely mental though.

And saying the neet instead of tonight, f***ing balloons.

 

[MackneyHackem]

And saying the neet instead of tonight, f***ing balloons.

Stuff like that has crept into the vernacular of Sunderland folk in recent years. Thought it might have been pit yacker speak but sadly not.

 

[dangermows]

I'm still none the wiser now

We made ships, they took ships.

Stuff like that has crept into the vernacular of Sunderland folk in recent years. Thought it might have been pit yacker speak but sadly not.

Never! Any Mackem saying the neet is a mag.

 

[Keawyeds]

We made ships, they took ships.

Ah, splendid. Thanks I'll go with that.

 

[Gucci Massive]

And saying the neet instead of tonight, f***ing balloons.

What about toneet?

 

[seahamstar]

Mackems / Geordies.....
You all sound pretty much the same to me.
Same accent - same dialect.

 

[Dmac1969]

Mackems / Geordies.....
You all sound pretty much the same to me.
Same accent - same dialect.

I remember that chant in the Fulwell End “Geordies , Mackems , Geordies , Mackems” part of our support had no problems identifying themselves as Geordies in the 80s.

 

[Tex]

Mackems / Geordies.....
You all sound pretty much the same to me.
Same accent - same dialect.

Whee’s this clowshoe like?

And saying the neet instead of tonight, f***ing balloons.

Or worse “the morra” instead of ‘tomorrow’.

 

[ighty seven]

Mackem is short for Mackem and Tackem iirc

Mackem - Mak ‘em - Make them

 

[The Rat]

Why do Ant n Dec loving folks from Durham, Darlington, Sedgefield call themselves Geordies even if they don't like football ?

Its my biggest bugbear to be honest, I am from Durham, and am proud to be from Durham, would never ever claim to be a Mackem, or from Sunderland, it has just never entered my mind

The amount of people who support the mags and claim to be geordies from my town, even on bloody tinder I have seen lasses from my hometown called themselves geordies in the bio

Just don't get it

 

[dangermows]

Or worse “the morra” instead of ‘tomorrow’.

Hideous.

What about toneet?

I dont say it but that is acceptable.

Mackems / Geordies.....
You all sound pretty much the same to me.
Same accent - same dialect.

One set sound like baboons marra.

 

[Gucci Massive]

Its my biggest bugbear to be honest, I am from Durham, and am proud to be from Durham, would never ever claim to be a Mackem, or from Sunderland, it has just never entered my mind

The amount of people who support the mags and claim to be geordies from my town, even on bloody tinder I have seen lasses from my hometown called themselves geordies in the bio

Just don't get it

Insecurity. They hate what they are and where they're from and wish they were born in Newcastle. I bet there's plenty of daft twats from the likes of Darlington who claim they're Geordies when they go abroad. I bet they even put on a faux Geordie accent.

 

[seahamstar]

Hideous.



I dont say it but that is acceptable.



One set sound like baboons marra.

Don't be so hard on yourself

 

[dangermows]

Don't be so hard on yourself

I wasn't talking about me mate. Still, no harm done.