Yorkshire Poll

Wiseman_Vaughn said:
I've got Durham on my birth certificate, having been born in Robson Maternity home, so I am a Durham Lad but more importantly, I am a Teessider from the Nort East of England. We have our own identity that is different from Geordies, Mackems and Yorkshiremen
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Well said Sir there’s what 672500 ( 2017 ) of us so we can stand on our own two feet and don’t need anyone else’s cradle
 
I don't get why it irks some Teessiders that those of us Teessiders who are from Yorkshire are proud of being from Yorkshire and support Yorkshire where they compete against other counties, as well was as the Boro (who never compete with Yorkshire at anything)?

My friends from Sheffield are proud Sheffielders but also proud of being from Yorkshire. I am also happy to be English, British and European...suporting England at football, England and Wales at cricket, GB Olympians and Europe in the Ryder Cup
 
coluka said:
Where have I said it isn’t a Teesside club? It currently lives on the side of the Tees, the Yorkshire side. I said it is both Yorkshire and Teesside, it is possible. Part of Teesside is in Yorkshire part in Durham. Then again, I am sure you realise that, it maybe just might not suit your view thats all.
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coluka said:
Born within the sound of Ayresome Park chants, so clearly a YES

Middlesbrough is a Yorkshire club, anyone born South of the Tees is from Yorkshire. People can say what they like, think what they like, behave how they like, but it changes nothing, you are a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman.
I always find it odd that people pretend not to be from Yorkshire. You can be a Teessider too, thats allowed, but you are still YORKSHIRE
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You said it here. Quite plainly.
 
I cant claim to have an answer as I was born in the south of the country. However my parents were proud Yorkshire folk from Leeds.
In my view from spending time with family in Leeds and Sheffield and having lived for a while in North Yorkshire. There is a massive difference between Middlesbrough folk and Yorkshire folk. You guys are far nicer, friendlier, your accents are very different as is your outlook.
I would be very proud to say I was from Teesside or North Yorkshire, but I would want to disassociate myself from Yorkshire.
 
Its not peculiar to us.

Newcastle and Gateshead are in different historical counties, are in a new Metropolitan County (Tyne & Wear) but in distinct different Districts within.
Most of Newcastle would identify as Tyneside, but many passionately as Northumberland, never Durham.
Gateshead folk might say they're Tyneside but never Northumberland, definitely Durham.

When a major river divides counties, the settlements either side will not easily concede identity.

We have Tees Valley for Tyne & Wear.
Durham/Yorkshire for Northumberland/Durham
Newcastle is the most significant settlement on the Tyne and is the City.
Middlesbrough should attain the same re the Tees.

Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Dundee, Hull, Sunderland are the Cities,
not Merseyside. Tyneside, Tayside, Humberside, Wearside etc.
 
indeedido said:
Its not peculiar to us.

Newcastle and Gateshead are in different historical counties, are in a new Metropolitan County (Tyne & Wear) but in distinct different Districts within.
Most of Newcastle would identify as Tyneside, but many passionately as Northumberland, never Durham.
Gateshead folk might say they're Tyneside but never Northumberland, definitely Durham.

When a major river divides counties, the settlements either side will not easily concede identity.

We have Tees Valley for Tyne & Wear.
Durham/Yorkshire for Northumberland/Durham
Newcastle is the most significant settlement on the Tyne and is the City.
Middlesbrough should attain the same re the Tees.

Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Dundee, Hull, Sunderland are the Cities,
not Merseyside. Tyneside, Tayside, Humberside, Wearside etc.
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Perhaps we're a sundered land? (I'll get my coat!)
 
Cuthbert said:
I was born in Guisborough, and kind of always assumed it was North Yorkshire. I just looked at my birth certificate though, and it says district: Cleveland, sub district: Guisborough and Stokesley. Hmmm.

(I guess the 'district' doesn't necessarily mean county)?
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Wiseman_Vaughn said:
I've got Durham on my birth certificate, having been born in Robson Maternity home, so I am a Durham Lad but more importantly, I am a Teessider from the Nort East of England. We have our own identity that is different from Geordies, Mackems and Yorkshiremen
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You see, this is my problem with the birth certificate argument. All it really tells you is which local authority was responsible for registrations at the time of your birth. It's another administrative thing.

Take people born at Guisborough Maternity Hospital. From 1996 until it closed, people born there will have Redcar & Cleveland on their birth certificates. Are we to suppose that they are Redcar & Clevelanders?

Your county is your county is your county. Mine is Yorkshire.

As I've said before, that doesn't make me any less Boro or Teessider. It's the best of both worlds!
 
Finally saw my birth certificate today, unsurprisingly says Central Cleveland (born at James Cook).

Funnily enough though, my mum's also says Cleveland and she was born in Redcar in 1959.
 
Humpty said:
You said it here. Quite plainly.
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Are you being deliberately obtuse, you do seem to like to try to have a snidey pop at people at times. I suggest you read again, slowly, exactly what i wrote above before spouting more misquotations. You are wrong. Quite plainly, but never let the truth get in the way of agendas eh 🤫
 
All these epithets only exist in people’s heads anyway - Yorkshire, Durham, Cleveland, Teesside. I’ve no problem with anyone calling themselves any or all of these or none. Identity can be quite a fluid thing.
 
coluka said:
Are you being deliberately obtuse, you do seem to like to try to have a snidey pop at people at times. I suggest you read again, slowly, exactly what i wrote above before spouting more misquotations. You are wrong. Quite plainly, but never let the truth get in the way of agendas eh 🤫
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There's nothing to misquote, nor am I being "snidey". I disagreed with you and gave my reasonings for it. You wrote Middlesbrough is a Yorkshire club. I don't know how it's possible to misquote that.
 
Humpty said:
There's nothing to misquote, nor am I being "snidey". I disagreed with you and gave my reasonings for it. You wrote Middlesbrough is a Yorkshire club. I don't know how it's possible to misquote that.
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Col is saying you've accused him of saying Middlesbrough isn't a Teesside club. I don't think he's said that.

That's different from saying Middlesbrough is a Yorkshire club. The two aren't mutually exclusive, it can be both.
 
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