Jamie_Lambo wrote:one that seems to be used in only my County (province) back in England is that we dont greet people with
"Hello" we use the expression
"Now Then"
dont ask me to explain as it makes no real sense at all, i thought it was a general british thing but with having friends from all over they alway pick me up on it, or friends that have moved to my city its one of the things they said they first noticed and used to ask me what it meant lol
other words that we use around my area

"Now Then" = Hello
"Mardy" = Grumpy/angry = "Don't be Mardy"
"Me" = My
"Mucker" = Male Friend = "Coming for a beer me old mucker"
"Duck" = Friend = "Now Then Duck, Stop being Mardy and come for a beer me Old Mucker"
In england we quite often refer to girls as "Birds"
"Now then Duck, Stop being Mardy and come for a beer me old Mucker, i've got some Birds coming out too "

here are some simular variations that are also commonly used
"Ay Up" = Hello
"Youth" = Friend (generally younger) = "Ay Up Youth"
"Sen" = Self (used when labeling someone - Yoursen/Yourself - Mesen/Myself) = "Ay Up Youth, You looking after Yoursen(hi friend, are you alright)"
"Pub" = Public house - a traditional british style bar
"Tut" = To The = "Ay Up Mucker, Get Yoursen Tut Pub"
"Nowt" = Nothing
"Summin/Summet" = Something
"Love = addressing a female (can be seen as nice or sleezey depending on the girl)
"Reet/Alreet" = Alright
"Wanna" = Want to
"Ay Up Love, you Reet? I've Got Nowt to do, you wanna do summin? fancy getting yoursen up tut pub for a drink?"

i could go on all day, but this is every day talk back home and no one understands me anywhere i go, always have to repeat myself, even when i recently spent 2 months in australia, i found it just as hard to speak to people there as i do over here, and as i said in another threat, i have to put on a broken english cambodian accent for pretty much everyone over here hahaha

27b/6 wrote:Old Indian proverb Sarb, two eyes in jungle not necessarily one tiger maybe two one eyed tigers!

(Ain't Half Hot Mum)

Samouth wrote:

27b/6 wrote:Old Indian proverb Sarb, two eyes in jungle not necessarily one tiger maybe two one eyed tigers!

(Ain't Half Hot Mum)

sorry i don't understand this.

Jamie_Lambo wrote:

Samouth wrote:

27b/6 wrote:Old Indian proverb Sarb, two eyes in jungle not necessarily one tiger maybe two one eyed tigers!

(Ain't Half Hot Mum)

sorry i don't understand this.

i think it means dont underestimate something when you cant see the whole picture/story/truth
or a proverb id use with a similar context: "Dont get into a fight with your eyes closed!" - Dont get into a situation without the correct preparation

Samouth wrote:

Jamie_Lambo wrote:

Samouth wrote:

27b/6 wrote:Old Indian proverb Sarb, two eyes in jungle not necessarily one tiger maybe two one eyed tigers!

(Ain't Half Hot Mum)

sorry i don't understand this.

i think it means dont underestimate something when you cant see the whole picture/story/truth
or a proverb id use with a similar context: "Dont get into a fight with your eyes closed!" - Dont get into a situation without the correct preparation

Orkun Jamie

General Mackevili wrote:

Jamie_Lambo wrote:one that seems to be used in only my County (province) back in England is that we dont greet people with
"Hello" we use the expression
"Now Then"
dont ask me to explain as it makes no real sense at all, i thought it was a general british thing but with having friends from all over they alway pick me up on it, or friends that have moved to my city its one of the things they said they first noticed and used to ask me what it meant lol
other words that we use around my area

"Now Then" = Hello
"Mardy" = Grumpy/angry = "Don't be Mardy"
"Me" = My
"Mucker" = Male Friend = "Coming for a beer me old mucker"
"Duck" = Friend = "Now Then Duck, Stop being Mardy and come for a beer me Old Mucker"
In england we quite often refer to girls as "Birds"
"Now then Duck, Stop being Mardy and come for a beer me old Mucker, i've got some Birds coming out too "

here are some simular variations that are also commonly used
"Ay Up" = Hello
"Youth" = Friend (generally younger) = "Ay Up Youth"
"Sen" = Self (used when labeling someone - Yoursen/Yourself - Mesen/Myself) = "Ay Up Youth, You looking after Yoursen(hi friend, are you alright)"
"Pub" = Public house - a traditional british style bar
"Tut" = To The = "Ay Up Mucker, Get Yoursen Tut Pub"
"Nowt" = Nothing
"Summin/Summet" = Something
"Love = addressing a female (can be seen as nice or sleezey depending on the girl)
"Reet/Alreet" = Alright
"Wanna" = Want to
"Ay Up Love, you Reet? I've Got Nowt to do, you wanna do summin? fancy getting yoursen up tut pub for a drink?"

i could go on all day, but this is every day talk back home and no one understands me anywhere i go, always have to repeat myself, even when i recently spent 2 months in australia, i found it just as hard to speak to people there as i do over here, and as i said in another threat, i have to put on a broken english cambodian accent for pretty much everyone over here hahaha

Ha! That's some funny stuff right there.

27b/6 wrote:@ Samouth it is a joke,it's from a TV show. It has to be done with an Indian accent