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You missed a good one their.. The guy who said you have to be born on banks of the Tyne, who was sitting at the monument is called John shearer and has been collecting autographs for decades and believe it or not, he is friends with sir John hall and keegan.. Next time you see him, get a interview.
@@TynesideLife I was standing next to where the players enter st. James, and I was talking to John, then sir John hall appeared and spoke to John and then John said howwer, where going to watch the match and I thought he's full of it but he wasn't.. Sir John took us to his son's corporate box and shearer knew sir John's son in law and I was gob smacked, the person who wrote the viz said to shearer meet me at the theatre Royal and I will give you signed viz lol . We played west brom and I think we drew 3s a piece. He knows them thro all the years he's collected autographs and John shearer is a character and well loved, I'm surprised you haven't seen him hanging about st James.
If you speak like a Geordie Then that's good enough for me! Fucking love-em all. Best people you'll ever meet & proper down to earth folk. Love From IRELAND & LANCASHIRE.
I was born where the Civic Centre now stands. I'm a geordie, and like the guy in the video I too am a geordie before I'm English....now if I'm proud and treasure the fact I'm English that should tell you how I feel about being a geordie and I imagine many geordie's feel the same. Loved hearing peoples thoughts 👍
I'm not a Geordie 😢, I come from a Geordie father with all my Uncles and aunts and nanna being Geordies and grandad was from Scotland 🏴. I absolutely love the North East of England 🏴. As well as I do like the Geordies but like anywhere there's good and bad. What I like about the Geordies is they notice you and actually talk to you and I'm from London and that's like a criminal offence there 😂. I didn't realise how much of what me and my friends call 'London attitude' I had until I came to the North East to visit. This old lady said 'Eee it's cold today' on the metro once and I stood there shocked thinking 'She can't possibly be talking to me' I replied 'It is absolutely freezing' and then thought 'OMG people talk to you here, this is new information, and I'm here for it' 😂. I've made more friends in Newcastle than I have in London. I can't believe how visiting Newcastle regularly helped me accept that it's okay to talk to people and that people aren't out to get you.
You pick some great characters to answer your question Eddie.... 👍...getting my kids , who i home educate to watch your videos....i think its very important for them to know their local history.....keep it up....cheers
I was born in Princess Mary Maternity Hospital in Jesmond and brought up in Heaton and even though I left Newcastle in 1989 for Devon I’ll always be a Geordie and I still haven’t really lost my accent. I love local history and did it as a subject at Benfield School. So keep up the great work and I love your videos.👍
I'm new to your channel and I love your interaction and how you embrace and engage people. Also getting the history and culture. Keep doing what your doing. Thankyou x
Born in North Shields, grew up in Morpeth and have lived most of my life in Northumberland. Consider myself a Geordie, Northumbrian, English and British
I feel the same. I'm from Hexham which is in Northumberland but the river Tyne runs through the town so I'm a Geordie, Northumbrian, English and British too 👍
My dad (born in Byker), used to say to be a "True Geordie" is to have been born within smelling distance of the River Tyne. I still remember that smell today.
I was born in the general in 1979 i lived in long benton lutterworth rd til i was 6 then moved to hadrian park wallsend im a Black n White blooded Geordie always will be
Thanks Eddy. Always enjoyable and educational. My sons and I from America asked that very question - probably a 100 times at 40 different pubs this week - and there was only one consistent answer: friendly. And I can vouch for that! Lovely, passionate people that know how to laugh!
Great video. I've lived in the scottish borders for 31 years, but still a Geordie and always will be. Born in the Teams, on the banks of the river Tyne.
⁰ totally consider myself a Geordie as did my parents and grandparents all hailing from South Shields. That guy munching through his pie woth gusto and the miserable copper mot responding to your question made my day. Great video, cheers
@@boyasaka who are you to decide someone else’s heritage? Cultural identity doesn’t just mean one, he can identify as a Geordie and a sand dancer if he wants. It’s not up to you
Eddy I heard you talking about the Geordie lamp in another video. Well, North Tyneside Council have put up a Geordie lamp opposite Lidl in Killingworth. It’s a full size one and I believe it’s lit up at night. Worth a video if you have time to pop across. Keep your interesting videos coming. I am disabled and live next to a large lake in Killingworth. There might even be a bit cake for you lol 👏👏👏
From what I was told, we got our name from being loyal to King George during the Jacobite uprising and Sunderland took the side of the Stuart’s and that rivalry is still very potent today
I was born in Elswick Road in 1950 at a nursing home called the Gables. I was brought up in Heaton till I left at 24 to live in Durham. My postcode has always been Newcastle, I speak with an accent, always support Newcastle United and the history and life of Newcastle. I always thought that Geordies were named after Harry Hotspur who spoke with an accent. I agree with the friendly soul of a Geordie all over the world.
Born and bred up here in Northumberland, therefore a Northumbrian as is my mum. Dad is from Wallsend and a Geordie. The thing I love about the North East is the variety of accents we have from the 'Toon' all the way up to Alnwick & Berwick. As the guy at 05:51 says '' I'm Geordie before I'm English''.
Cheers, Eddy, just discovered your channel. The Tyne might just be a trickle in Haltwhistle, but I was born not much more than a stone's throw away from it. It's in my blood I'm sure. The miners came this way from Newcastle, bringing the slang with them. Country bumpkin Geordie, but a Geordie to my bones.
I'm born and bred from Stanley, and my wife is from Dudley near Cramlington and our accents differ massively. I'm broader "geordie" than she is and wherever we go on holiday people always comment on how different we do sound but still say we are Geordies.
Love your videos 👍🏻 I’m from Tipton in the Black Country but I lived and worked in the North East for 16 years living on Muswell Hill on the West side to Washington and had some “canny” jobs on the Tyne and surrounding areas, marital differences means that i live and work in my hometown but i have 3 beautiful children living in Washington and Sunderland and miss the vibrance of the North East. Up the Wolves lol 😁
I'm 57. I left England when I was only 5 years old. My mum and dad are from Gateshead and Newcastle respectively. They both identify as Geordies. I'd love to go back to England and visit the Tyneside in particular and connect with my roots. 😊
Lived in Newcastle since 2013 (Originally from Essex), so as an outsider looking in, I still think (in my head) that a Geordie is someone who was born North of the Tyne. After talking to people over the years, I've learn that's a bit ambiguous as people in Northumberland, but also those out in Gateshead, and South Shields sometime class themselves as Geordies, even out as far as Blaydon/Prudhoe. I've also heard people from Blyth consider themselves Geordies, but Cramlington not to be. To this day, I'm still not 100% sure. I don't think it matters too much as long as your happy about it, and not from Sunderland.
Born in General Hospital West Road, raised in Benwell, support the Toon only no other team, instantly recognised wherever I have lived/worked as a Geordie😂live like a Geordie, sound like a Geordie and feel 100% a Geordie🎉love life
According to some people on here the three main characters on Auf Weidersehen Pet aren't Geordies. Neville was from North Shields. Dennis from Birtley. And Oz was from Gateshead.
Cracking video! I'd love to see a similar video on what geordies actually think of mackems, football notwithstanding. Would be fascinating to know if they think our personalities are really that different considering our geographical proximity. Also to that one fella from Blaydon don't worry, anybody who heard you speak would think yer a geordie haha
Be careful what you ask for the relationship between mackems and Geordies could be terrifying if not comical .Sunderland gave Newcastle its first (RED) football kit cause they couldn’t afford one .I don’t think we’ve ever forgiven them for doing it.
@@terryhall6766 I’ve been to the SOL interviewing fans three times. The strip story is false though sorry Terry. I speak with Newcastles official club historian Paul Joannou from time to time and the red strip story has nothing to do with Sunderland
I'm a Northumbrian from Morpeth , my hubby from N Shields a Geordie , we lived in NTyneside that made us Novacastrians, My mother was from Sheriff Hill , I don't know ehat she was but she wadnt a Geordie. I live in Derbyshire now , so that makes me a missionary!
Born in The General ,lived in Fenham ,both parents ,and entire family are from Newcastle, mam is from Suttons Dwellings Benwell ,but i moved to Linlithgow West Lothian Scotland in 1981,where i still live
I once came home to Newcastle from a long summer holiday in a very sad mood ( a two-year relationship had just ended ). It was a long train journey to Paris, then across the city to get a train to Calais, then the ferry, another train to London, another change of station, and I was finally on the train train to Newcastle, tired and miserable, when the steward came along and said “
Sorry, that’s a bit of a moan. I accidentally posted it instead of deleting it. The point of it was that the steward had a broad Geordie accent, and addressed me as “pet”, and I instantly felt so much better, and happy to be going home.
Born in Blakelaw used to go to Fenham Baths at the weekend then up to the Leezes Park hire a rowing boat and catch tidlers.Moved to Toxteth L8 when I was 8, a Geordie/ Scouser mad mix.If you think you're a Geordie you are! Don't let anyone tell you any different!
'you'll always meet a geordie' this is so true, I was once sat at a bus stop outside the UN in geneva, turned to the guy next to me to ask him the time and he was a fellow geordie! We are everywhere😅
Born in Princess Mary Maternity Hospital in Jesmond in 1954. I'm a proud Geordie through and through. I worked and lived all over the world before I retired, but only one place has ever been home. The TOON!
I recall when in middle school a teacher who claimed to be a local historian claimed that to be a true Geordie you had to be born in sight of the Tyne, , assuming there were no buildings in way lol. I was born in Tynemouth so assumed I was indeed a true Geordie, I watched your previous video about this and feel your explanation was probably a better one
Where do you draw the line when based on location. I would class myself a geordie coming from Cramlington so 10 miles outside of the city. My mate from school went to live in Litchfield back in the 80s everyone calls him Geordie.
There isn’t a line Martin. All of these theories have been conjured up in someone’s imagination. That’s what makes cultural identity so fascinating. It’s fluid and none binding.
Geordie is a sub accent of the wider Northumbrian accent but often all Northumbrian accents are called Geordie.I'd say that the main Northumbrian sub accents are;Tees and south Durham, Durham Pit, Sunderland, Geordie, Northumberland Pit and rural Northumberland.The main difference between Durham and Northumberland is Durham folk because of their proximity to Yorkshire are keen H droppers especially in southern Durham ie/'artlepool.
I was born in the general hospital but I.ve lived south of the river Winlaton Rowlands Gill and now reside in consett ppl up here say I sound like am from the toon
The oldest ones i ever heard of was the miners lamp and born a mile from the banks of Tyne.. I was born in the General.. so if thats more than a mile away.. i'll be annoyed LOL. I think there was something to do with a King George as well but i can't remember it. Think i'll have to watch ya other video.. I'm sure i'll have watched it before but can't remember it at all!
It's an interesting one, for me it's someone from Newcastle to be a proper Geordie. Being a Newcastle fan makes you an honorary Geordie regardless of where you are from. I'm from Washington, a place which gets tarred with the Mackem brush because their council decided to start collecting our bins in 1992, but the town is split down the middle in respect to football loyalties, also has an NE postcode.
Sense of humour removal on those coppers....dear me. It's an interesting one, Eddy, I moved away from the area in 2005 and everyone who knows me down here in Worcester refer to me as a Geordie, mainly because I have a generic north east accent and they don't know the many differences in dialect between Ashington and Middlesbrough! If people want to refer to me as a Geordie, I'm proud and more than willing to accept that as the Toon are my team BUT I was born and raised in County Durham and grew up in Seaham. I am an imposter? Probably! 😂
It's a tricky one for me, but I was born in what's now Haswell Gardens in N.Shields (was Preston Hospital). Mother was from Prudhoe & my Dad was born at home in Windsor Gardens in N.Shields. It's tricky in that despite having been born there, with most of the family living in N.Tyneside (even my brother, born in Medway, lives in Monkseaton), I've been sometimes told I'm not a Geordie if I've lived most of my life in E.Anglia. Fact is, I've been a Mag most of my life (since I was 9 in fact) & I know Tyneside like the back of my hand, have been back "home" nearly every one of my 53yrs to see the family. I was always told that if you were born within a mile of the Tyne River, you're a Geordie. Its only my Mam's two sisters & I who live in the South these days & now, I make 3-4 trips a year ever since my Father returned to Shields (Preston Village) a decade ago. One wonderful thing about Geordies is that we're not shy, nor hostile to anyone from outside the area. The Geordie welcome is one of the most warm & hospitable in the whole of the British Isles... Where I am in Norfolk, they take a little while if you're a newcomer by comparison 😉
Kind of love the two ladies at the start saying ‘friendly’ and ‘good people’ first, before getting into geography. Might be a hot take but I reckon if you’re a canny person and you call the toon home then you can be a geordie, wherever you started (Unless it’s Sunderland haha)
South Shields sounding Mackem?! 😲 I’ve spent years there and the accent is very closely linked to Geordie. You’ll get chinned if you said that there mate
@@TynesideLife haha fair enough. Only my opinion. The only 3 lads I know from South Shields are all Sunderland fans so pretty sure they don’t identify as proper geordies probably due to that
@@Twads1867 Shields is an interesting one. They have Geordie accents but the town is split roughly 50/50 in regards football loyalty. The Geordie identity of course pre dates football allegiance’s
born in the QE, grew up in Durham, now live in Newcastle. I don't have the full-on geordie accent, but I still consider myself a geordie above anything else
It is my understanding that the term 'Geordie' stemmed from King George, he commanded his troops to gather men ( and some women) from both sides of the Tyne. 'King George's men' then evolved into 'Geordies'. This term was emphasised further when George Stephenson made his lamp. I am enjoying your videos. Thanks.
@@TynesideLife Back in the 1980's to 90's Newcastle City library collaboration with the university's did some great local history classes and 'walkabouts' . I took my children to umpteen of them. This is where my information came from, albeit when growing up my parents had always said ' within a mile of the Tyne , both sides' . I wish we had a time travelling machine eh😂.
@@moiragoldsmith7052 haha! You’ve either misunderstood, or you were misinformed bud. The account you mention just didn’t happen and the historical records are unambiguous. Have a watch of the pinned comment video when you get a minute bud. Thank you for watching 🙏👊🏻
Live in South Africa 🇿🇦. Born in Jarrow. Remember the ice cream van. Minchellahs. Days in the woods building a raft. Where geordie comes from no idea ... but blood is black and white
I am from Workington, Cumbria and when on holiday or even as close as Manchester, folk think we are from Newcastle. I’m a Newcastle fan, so a honorary Geordie! 👍
@@TynesideLife I can recall you saying that you lived in Cockermouth (now home of John McNamee). Yeah, folk thing we have a Geordie accent! 😂. Did you work in Workington?
its definitely a very regional discussion, once you leave the North East anyone from north of the Tees to south of the Tweed gets called a Geordie. Always amusing to see mackems get wound up when it happens to them :)
Funnily enough, that’s likely how it all started. A nickname bestowed on the general are but people from Sunderland referred to themselves as Geordies until the 1980’s
@@TynesideLife Definitely a generational thing Eddie. Sir Bobby proudly identified as a Geordie and he was a Co Durham lad. Keegan on record saying he was from "Geordie stock" and his Dad the same, from Crook i think? Jackie Milburn was as proud a Geordie i ever had the privilege to meet as an Ashington lad.
My family is from Gateshead. As a result of my dad having to move for work, I was born in Derbyshire. A year later we moved to Australia. I've grown up and lived in Australia for the last 36 years. I describe myself as Geordie, Australian, English. Real men wear black and white. No Guts! No Glory! HOWAY THE LADS!
I was born and raised in Ashington,then Ellington. My wife is from darkest Kenton. I am a Northumbrian county Gentleman and she is a Kenton Slapper.......but we are both Geordies.
My father was born on the corner of Gallowgate and Percy Street, my mother was born alang Scotchy Road as was I. Everyone south of that stinking river was a Southerner to all of us alang the "road"
As an international student who has been staying here for 9 months, I would say if I don’t have any economic problems, this city is as good as Beijing, though it has some problems, but it’s good enough.
A Geordie is a person who’s born within the boundaries of Newcastle upon Tyne. I’m a “true” Geordie …. Born 1975 Princess Mary maternity hospital, Jesmond. NE2. There are lots of theories about the term Geordie …… king George ….. miners lamp …… George Stephenson …..
Not watched the follow up vid yet Eddie but 1 theory I heard which seems very plausible, is that Geordie was shortened from George's men or George's boys who were supporters of King George. Men from the North East area and most likely Newcastle area iparticular. Looking forward to watching the follow up . 👍
Yup for sure... I tend to prefer the geordie lamp one now... I totally agree we wouldn't have supported King George but maybe the crack was if you're not going to support us (jacobites)..you must be George's men. Even so I'm ditching that theory now in favour of the good old miners lamp.
@@anthonyclark8564 yeah definitely. Theres neither a shred of historical evidence suggesting we were referred to as either Georges Men, or Geordies at the time of the uprising, nor does it make any logical sense, considering our benign part in the whole Jacobite story. What we’re doing is twisting the historical narrative to fit our current cultural identity. It would have been far more likely (although there’s no evidence) to call the soldiers of Preston (for example) as Geordies, since they went to battle with them, along with others. We’ll never know the origin but far more likely a nickname bestowed on us from miners from other areas
some of the police in town are right arses like. i've unfortunately come across a few like the mute you spoke to and they give off such a horrible vibe. it's like they want to make you uncomfortable. no wonder police have such a bad reputation. great video though, interesting to hear what people think.
A geordie is a strong minded loyal, honest, brave, hard working gang of people that have built this nation of Northumberland through war, steel industry, coal industry, and love there land's from where there heritage lies..... Blyth lad through and through ♥️♥️♥️♥️😁👌🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
These days everyone’s a true Geordie but back in the day you had to live within a mile of the George Stephenson's works so the west ender was half right. It would be great to go on a walk around the toon/west end. It up sets me when a walk along the Quayside, from the Tyne bridge to Scotchy Bridge loads of history, the business park is a disgrace. I’m up for a walk and talk along the Tyne would be good content mate
@@TynesideLife The chilling case of Marry Bell, social structure/economic poverty Vs evil a good debate worth having. Things like this make me wonder what life would have been like had we stayed living under the aristocrats.
