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Liverpool Local Customs

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Learn the local customs of Liverpool. Tips and photos posted by real travelers and Liverpool locals.
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Eleanor Rigby
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  • Updated By sandysmith on May 14, 2003
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  • lonely eleanor rigby - Liverpool
    lonely eleanor rigby
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    Really this could go in the off the beaten path section as this poignant art work is often missed yet is just a few steps from the Beatles quarter that is Matthew Street.
    Eleanor Rigby is dedicated to "all the lonely people". Maybe that is why she is in a lonely place!

    Anyway it is customary to leave a few flowers in her hands - unfortunately this day there was none :-(

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    The Dropping of Litter - A LIverpool Custom
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  • Updated By SapineKuu on June 15, 2006
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  • The writer Bill Bryson commented wryly upon arriving in Liverpool that he thought we were in the middle of a litter dropping festival! It is certainly true that many people seem to think that is o.k to dispose of their rubbish by simply dropping it on the floor. The City Council say they are getting tough on offenders but so far it doesn't seem to have made much difference! Can't recommend it however as you might just be the one to get caught!

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    FRIENDLY LIVERPUDLIANS
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  • By sabsi on May 6, 2003
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  • Eleanor Rigby - Liverpool
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    The people of Liverpool seem to be very very friendly (their accent is a bit hard to understand though ;).

    We were searching for the Radio City Tower and couldn't find it (yes, it is possible to get lost searching for the highest building of the city ;) so Susan asked two old ladies from Liverpool.

    They asked us to just follow them, showed us Eleanor Rigby's statue and almost invited us for tea to show us where George Harrison lived ;-)

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    Scouse
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  • Updated By drgrcook on November 13, 2004
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  • Look out for this little book - Liverpool
    Look out for this little book
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    This is the name given to the regional accent of the people of Liverpool (who are known as Scousers).

    This unique accent owes much to the Irish influence and also the pollution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries which led to a nasal twang due to the chronic blockage of the sinuses. (Try pinching your nostrils and speaking through your nose and you are halfway there!).

    It is presumed that the name derives from a dish - lob scouse, made from vegetables and scraps of cheap meat which was eaten by sailors.

    The late Fritz Speigl researched the origin of the word and interestingly found an old German recipe for "Labscouse - A sailors' dish".

    Look out for Fritz's book, my photo is of the first edition and remember that when complaining to the waiter that you have no meat in your stew, the correct phrase is "Eh! Dis is blind scouse"

    Do not expect to find a local who speaks a foreign language. Shamefully language teaching in British schools is poor and its study mostly voluntary. You will rarely find menus or signs in anything other than English.

    Hopefully the City of Culture status will change this.

    Mike Kemble has an interesting personal site about Liverpool. The web address is below.

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  • Website: http://www.mikekemble.com/mside/scouse1.html
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    Free Museums!
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  • Updated By sandysmith on December 8, 2002
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  • Alber Docks - Liverpool
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    The museums in Liverpool are free!! The Liverpool Museum is not much to rave over but the Merseyside Maritime museum in the Albert Dock complex is well worth a few hours of you time. It offers a unique insight into the history of the great port of Liverpool - covers the wars, emigration, slavery and Titanic and Lusitania exhibitions to name a few. Outside there are various exhibits such as the propellor from the Lusitaina and also the piermaster's house can be visited free of charge.

    If you have time on your hands the the Tate Gallery for modern art is also in the Albert Dock complex- note its closed on Mondays and Bank Holidays. Entrance again is free but there is a charge for the specialist exhibitions on the second floor.

    Telephone 0151 478 4441

    www.nmgm.org.uk

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    ON THE CORNER IS A BANKER WITH A MOTORCAR
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  • Updated By Onedragon on April 21, 2007
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    THIS IS A GREAT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT STREET REALLY LOOKS LIKE..FOR RIGHT ON THE CORNER IS THE BANK... ...NOW THE "LLOYD'S TSB"...

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    Old worn buildings
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  • By vec on January 19, 2004
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    As I had expected from an industrial town like Liverpool I found some old worn buildings, but on the places in Liverpool that I went to this was actually the worst example, so it's maybe not that bad after all.

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    scousers tend to be quite...
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  • By HeidiR on August 26, 2002
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  • scousers tend to be quite friendly particularly the older ones on buses or in bars. Many people have strong accents but we don't all.

    Hiya to everyone reading this page

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    Tate Gallery - ...on the...
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  • By phil_and_den on August 26, 2002
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    Tate Gallery - ...on the Albert Dock - When we visited there was an interesting Andy Warhol exhibition on. (Saw his Elvis & Marilyn pics)

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    Liverpool Lingo
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  • Updated By orlikins on November 25, 2002
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  • Check out this excellent Scouse dictionary ! :)
    god, how i looooooooooooove the scouse accent!!!

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