Message Forum: Re: Regional Citizenship

Re: Regional Citizenship

Posted By: wintermute, on host 172.188.127.47
Date: Sunday, February 24, 2002, at 13:03:22
In Reply To: Re: Regional Citizenship posted by Zarniwoop on Saturday, February 23, 2002, at 10:56:35:

> The inhabitants of Newcastle are Geordies, and natives of Sunderland are Mackems.

Not entirely true. A Geordie is anyone who comes from Northumbria or County Durham, although you can use the term to mean just those who live between the rivers Tyne and Wear. This still includes the cities of both Newcastle and Sunderland. The only term I know that refers exclusivly to people from Newcastle is "Novocastrians".

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Message:	> > The inhabitants of Newcastle are Geordies, and natives of Sunderland are Mackems. > > Not entirely true. A Geordie is anyone who comes from Northumbria or County Durham, although you can use the term to mean just those who live between the rivers Tyne and Wear. This still includes the cities of both Newcastle and Sunderland. The only term I know that refers exclusivly to people from Newcastle is "Novocastrians". > > winter"Like me, for example"mute
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