So are Mackems only from Sunderland

[safcrob]

and every other place is geordie town like? well everywhere else you go its all geordie, south shields (geordies) washington (geordies) durham (geordies) err the boldons (geordies) where else oh yes houghton and hetton (geordies)

 

[BigPete]

Im a Geordie from nen of those places

 

[Butcher's Coat]

South Shields = Sandancers
Durham, Hetton & Houghton = Pityackers
Washington =????????????

 

[Kevj]

Sheels is Sandies

Washington is Weshies

Durham are either posh folk or pit yakers

Boldon is wannabe Cleading types

Houghton and Hetton are rednecks


But who the fuck am I to judge?

 

[maygo]

Sheels is Sandies

Washington is Weshies

Durham are either posh folk or pit yakkers

Boldon is wannabe Cleading types

Houghton and Hetton are woolybacks


But who the fuck am I to judge?

Tidied

 

[JonMc]

Outlying villagers are woolybacks. It's a N/W term but commonly used here as well.

 

[bobpc30]

Pensher and Shiney?

 

[Discopants91]

Durham geordies

 

[Johnap]

Mackems didn't exist until the 70s - bloody awful word.

 

[Thackeray]

and every other place is geordie town like? well everywhere else you go its all geordie, south shields (geordies) washington (geordies) durham (geordies) err the boldons (geordies) where else oh yes houghton and hetton (geordies)

What a bizarre semi coherent brain puke.

 

[Kevj]

Pensher and Shiney?

Deer eaters.

 

[Yankee Mackem]

Semi coherent brain puke.

That's my new band name or autobiography title sorted. Cheers.

 

[Alan BStard]

Like it or not anyone south of Wetherby thinks of the NE as geordies. Deal with it.

 

[citybythesea]

and every other place is geordie town like? well everywhere else you go its all geordie, south shields (geordies) washington (geordies) durham (geordies) err the boldons (geordies) where else oh yes houghton and hetton (geordies)

Nah its just a made up title.....like geordie

Designed to split football allegiances.

The reality is people from outside of newcastle want to associate themselves with the place by calling themselves geordies.......when they arent!

Sheels is Sandies

Washington is Weshies

Durham are either posh folk or pit yakers

Boldon is wannabe Cleading types

Houghton and Hetton are rednecks


But who the fuck am I to judge?

Gateshead is Heeders

There should be more than just geordies and mackems to describe the north east communities.

Those two titles are far too restrictive and doesnt reflect the diverse nature of the north east

 

[Johnap]

I am not a Geordie, don't want to be a Geordie. I am from Dawdon - yakker family and proud of it.

 

[What A Waster]

Nah its just a made up title.....like geordie

Designed to split football allegiances.

The reality is people from outside of newcastle want to associate themselves with the place by calling themselves geordies.......when they arent!




Gateshead is Heeders

There should be more than just geordies and mackems to describe the north east communities.

Those two titles are far too restrictive and doesnt reflect the diverse nature of the north east

First time I've ever heard this.

 

[shadowplay]

Like it or not anyone south of Wetherby thinks of the NE as geordies. Deal with it.

Pretty much everyone I've met knows Sunderland folk are mackems.

 

[Zig81]

Like it or not anyone south of Wetherby thinks of the NE as geordies. Deal with it.

Absolute nonsense, I’ve worked all over the UK, on hearing my accent I get the question of which team I support and then when I’ve answered I get the response, so you’re a Mackem then.

 

[Kevj]

Pretty much everyone I've met knows Sunderland folk are mackems.

Absolute nonsense, I’ve worked all over the UK, on hearing my accent I get the question of which team I support and then when I’ve answered I get the response, so you’re a Mackem then.

Still gets the blood boiling when someone says Geordie. I make a point of correcting them.

 

[Bladecat]

Absolute nonsense, I’ve worked all over the UK, on hearing my accent I get the question of which team I support and then when I’ve answered I get the response, so you’re a Mackem then.

I got asked was I a Mackem by a Blackburn fan when I visited by mam last week.

I said "no I'm from Accrington , the same as you"