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PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 6 Sep 2013 17:19

I love all of he accents and local dialects used throughout the UK. Today I have been to a meeting in Dudley in the Black Country, it was a mixed group with people from different areas. We got on to the subject of accents, one man with a very strong accent said he was from Tipton (No mistaking as far as I was concerned) He said the Black Country accent is the closest to the true Anglo Saxon English.

He said if Shakespeare had been born in the Black Country he would have said.
"Romeo,Romeo werya am ya" We have laughed so much, and had a brilliant day.

When we were leaving shaking hands and saying goodbye he said to me "Giz a kiss me wench, it's bin Bostin meeting ya"

Salt of the earth the Black Country folk.

PS I was a foreigner I was born in Walsall ;-) <3

Andrew

Andrew Report 6 Sep 2013 17:27

A lot of my mothers family are from the Black Country. Paid a visit to the Black Country Museum back in the summer. It was good to hear the accent again!

Andy

PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 6 Sep 2013 17:33

You would have loved today Andrew, some real Black Country characters.,

wisechild

wisechild Report 6 Sep 2013 17:38

Gerra move on. Yo´ll av it dork.

PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 6 Sep 2013 17:51

Shove ova an groff me sate

Move over and get off my seat

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 6 Sep 2013 18:39

Tarra a bit!

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