Nottingham Local Customs

I like the Nottingham accent, which is halfway between a Brummy (Birmingham) and a Yorkshire accent. But, Nottingham not only has its own accent, it also has its own dialect.

Possibly the best know Nottingham expression is the greeting, "Aye up me duck." You will hear this a lot from older ladies. Also what is known as a bread roll in London, in Nottingham is called a "cob". Sometimes, you will see cobs advertised outside cafes and bakeries.

A lot of the Nottingham dialect expressions date back many centuries to when it was a major trading centre for foreign merchants. "Gizza glegg" meaning let me have a look, comes from the Danish glegg for look, while "jitteh" meaning alleyway, comes from colloquial French. There is also a unique Nottingham word for cat, "mazzi", and sometimes in a pub, you may here an old man say: this beer's like mazzi water! Another popular expression nowadays is, "He is well 'ard" meaning he is tough.

Nottingham women have the reputation of being the most attractive women in England.
Furthermore, they outnumber the men by 3 to 1.

Just take a trip into Nottingham city centre on a Friday or Saturday night and see what we mean. Even during the day, the place is full of them and they're all drop dead gorgeous!
So to all the beautiful women of Nottingham, this website is the place to be seen! Let's just show the world how beautiful you all are.
And to the men, especially those who don't live in Nottingham, just take a look at what you're missing.

It is very common to be referred to as a 'Duck' in the East Midlands - and Nottingham is very much the capital of the East Midlands.

If someone is in their 50's or over it sounds quite quaint, but when a youngster says "Thanks Duck" it does sound a little odd.

Listen out for it.

P.S If you really are a duck, I'm not sure what the ettiquette is.

Come visit what Nottingham is known for a check out all the history at The Tales of Robin Hood are located on Maid Marian Way, and are open all year round, parties are welcome as well as school trips.
Here you will find a gift shop, refreshments, and more

Opening Times : All Year
Admission : £6.95 Adult, £4.95 Child , Under 4's go FREE
Address : 30 - 38 Maid Marian Way
Nottingham
NG1 6GF

This is the Royal Concert Hall which you will find opposite O'neill's pub. With live acts such as The Chippendales to Comedians down to pop bands and tribute bands. ( I have seen The Chippendales, Paul Young and afew others, Paul Young would of been better if he'd not had a bad throat ! )

Nottingham has two of the best universities in the country. Nottingham university is among the top UK for private research funding. Its research areas include Genetics, Pharmacy. Chemistry and Physics. It is set in 330 acres of beautiful grounds and campus, its also a great spot in the sumer !

Real Madrid, Benfica, Inter Milan, Ajax Amsterdam, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, AC Milan - and Nottingham Forest? Yes the local football team is in there with Europe's soccer greats, as one of the teams that have won the continent's premier club competition, the European Cup, in successive seasons. Forest managed it in 1979 and 1980. It's been pretty much downhill since then.....

Old Cliffie is always ready to sit down with the little Clavens when they want to watch Disney's 'Robin Hood'. It's a gem of a film, unremitting fun, with no really evil characters to scare the tots and enough action to keep their more bloodthirsty older brothers and sisters happy. There's a definite innocence about this 1973 film, totally geared to a younger audience, unlike the annual animated features that the Disney studio began to churn out in the 1990s.