Cockneys

[WhiskeyMan]

This may seem strange but is anyone else other than me noticing a larger number of Cockneys in the North East? I hear quite a few at the Middlesbrough match in the North Stand and around places like Billingham, Middlesbrough etc.
I have thought that the cost of living crisis made London and down south too expensive and that some have decided to move up North where it’s cheaper.

 

[the_holgate_roof]

Yep, quite often hear southern accents about these days in supermarkets etc, thought the same, moved up to increase their standard of living?

 

[WhiskeyMan]

Yep, quite often hear southern accents about these days in supermarkets etc, thought the same, moved up to increase their standard of living?

I remember hearing the thickest cockney accent on a train from Middlesbrough to Billingham. The woman said she moved up North to find a cheaper place to live since the rent was too high down South.

 

[bungydinsdale]

I know of two different Londoners who now live on the river in Stockton. They've sold up in the Smoke and bought a houses mortgage free and a couple of rental properties and have bit of coin in the bank. Both work remotely for firms in London.
Apparently quite a few are doing it...

 

[bumface]

There are a lot of bumfaces around these parts. Can't say that I've noticed that many c0ck-knees.

 

[WhiskeyMan]

There are a lot of bumfaces around these parts. Can't say that I've noticed that many c0ck-knees.

In Weatherspoons Billingham, one of them was talking in Cockney slang, bubble and squeak and other nonsense.

 

[bumface]

In Weatherspoons Billingham, one of them was talking in Cockney slang, bubble and squeak and other nonsense.

You'd never hear a bum-faced bloke talking nonsense. We're really serious people.

 

[atypical_boro]

I was at Beamish today and quite a lot of the staff didn’t have County Durham accents, some were definitely southern etc. Not sure whether that’s in any way relevant to this.

Ha, I do love how this thread is talking about Cockneys though when really we know the OP just means anyone from south of Leicester.

 

[joeydiaz]

I’ve noticed a fair few in Stockton so I’m glad it’s not just me that’s picked up on this. I work in Durham and it’s the same there

 

[WhiskeyMan]

I’ve noticed a fair few in Stockton so I’m glad it’s not just me that’s picked up on this. I work in Durham and it’s the same there

I remember being in Mcdonald’s in Teeside Park and i was sat near a cockney family who had strong accents. 10 or so years ago it was mostly the traditional North East accent now the cockney accent seems to be more common nowadays.

 

[Smoginexile]

It's been happening for over a century.
Many of our ancestors were southerners.
It's just our parents were too ashamed to tell us.

 

[r00fie1]

There`s this lad in the South Stand who sounds like a Londoner.
Mind you, hes obviously a man of discernment and taste when it comes to football

 

[BobUpnDown]

One of the guys who works at the North Pier at Whitby - tickets to go inside & up the lighthouse structure - is broad cockney.. was a little surprised though nice enough guy..

 

[Thetfordboys]

This may seem strange but is anyone else other than me noticing a larger number of Cockneys in the North East? I hear quite a few at the Middlesbrough match in the North Stand and around places like Billingham, Middlesbrough etc.
I have thought that the cost of living crisis made London and down south too expensive and that some have decided to move up North where it’s cheaper.

 

[Thetfordboys]

Was I a Chinese on Norton High St and the bloke behind the counter was a broad cockney

 

[bencha]

I remember the cook at our place, 30 years ago. He'd moved up to Darlo and always said that the North east was a hidden gem and that it was his secret and wouldn't tell anyone back down south. Thirty years later, it looks as though word has got round the streets of the old smoke!@

 

[Anton_Berg]

People on housing waiting lists in London are sometimes offered houses in the north, although there is some reluctance to take this up. I don't think you have to be a Pearly King and Queen to qualify, however.

 

[SE4 Red]

I do know quite a few people who have relocated north during and since the pandemic (myself included).

People on housing waiting lists in London are sometimes offered houses in the north, although there is some reluctance to take this up. I don't think you have to be a Pearly King and Queen to qualify, however.

There might be something to this as the waiting list for social housing 2 bed property is over 10 years in some parts of London.

 

[JM14]

When you can buy a 4 bed detached in a nice area for less than the price of a parking space in London it makes sense especially when so many jobs allow remote working.
Despite any faults the north east may have, it’s still a significantly better lifestyle for lower/middle earners than living in the south

 

[Abel Tasman]

This may seem strange but is anyone else other than me noticing a larger number of Cockneys in the North East? I hear quite a few at the Middlesbrough match in the North Stand and around places like Billingham, Middlesbrough etc.
I have thought that the cost of living crisis made London and down south too expensive and that some have decided to move up North where it’s cheaper.

Could you tell from their accents that they hailed from the area within the sound of bow bells or is every “southern twang” labelled as cockney?. It’s like people who live down south calling everybody from the North East geordies and you’d hate that stereotyping.