Why are people from __ called ___?

[cati]

liverpool  =  liverpudlians  = scousers

I always thought the word scouse came from the type of stew the sailors ate.

'Scouse' (or, more properly 'lobscouse') was indeed a stew, made by nineteenth century sailors with salted meat, onions and pepper and thickened with ship's biscuit.

[Blue70]

Scouser as in the food Scouse for Liverpool people:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse_(food)


Blue

[Skoosh]

Then there was "Blind Scouse" generally eaten at the end of the week when folk were skint.
Made with no meat. And they think vegetarianism is something new. 


Skoosh.

[Stainforth]

I am from Sheffield originally and always thought deedar was a derogitary term that people from Barnsley knew us as due to the difference in pronounciation, ie a true Sheffielder prunounces 'th' as 'd' - what dy doin dee, Barnsley - what thy doin thee, normal English - what are you doing. Or dee n dar, thee n thar, you and me. Sheffielders refer to Barnsley people as Dingles, not a clue why :/

[Kleftiwallah]

While serving at R.A.F. Colerne, a local historian told me their local name for persons living in the village  was "Hoof Polishers" and the reason is quite humerous.

Cheers,   Tony.

[Annie65115]

Agree re Sheffield, Dee Dars comes from the habit of saying "thee" and "tha" (= you and yours) with a v hard "th" which sounds like a "d". But sithee, v few people in Sheffield speak like that anymore, thaknows


(OTOH I have no idea what Barnsley folk are saying most of the time, it's impenetrable! TIC!)

[radstockjeff]

While serving at R.A.F. Colerne, a local historian told me their local name for persons living in the village  was "Hoof Polishers" and the reason is quite humerous.

Cheers,   Tony.

Something to do with burying a donkey upside down with his legs sticking out of the ground?

radstockjeff

[Stainforth]

Agree re Sheffield, Dee Dars comes from the habit of saying "thee" and "tha" (= you and yours) with a v hard "th" which sounds like a "d". But sithee, v few people in Sheffield speak like that anymore, thaknows


(OTOH I have no idea what Barnsley folk are saying most of the time, it's impenetrable! TIC!)

Lol Annie!! Suppose it depends on the area of Sheffield!! I agree, the Barnsley accent is at times indesipherable. Although I read somewhere that South Yorkshire as a whole, is the easiest accent in the uk to understand :/

[Kleftiwallah]

You've got it Radstock jeff.  The vicar had to go away and left his donkey in the villagers keep.  It died and started to stink so into the ground it went upside down to show they hadn't sold it.  I go over there on the old motorcycle and ask in the "fox and socks" very few of the villagers now the story nowdays.

How about "Thoose a Radge Gadee"  Cumbrian.  Cheers,   Tony.