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 City Center by Arm-Chair-Hero
Starring at someone can be seen as aggresive behaviour and can provoke allsorts of reactions and get you into a huge amount of trouble if you are staring at the wrong person.
Just because some one calls you a mate it doesnt mean they like you.....if they cal you mucker you know you are the good friends and you can stare all you want.
Another custom that is worth remembering is "mashing" english like to drink their tea, so if they tell you they are going to get mashed and would you like to join them, it doesnt mean they are going on an orgy of druggs....just making a simple cup of tea.
It is custom to pay your way if you go out with any locals to a resturaunt or bar.....they will try to not let you pay, but if you dont you will be classed as a "cheap skate" or "tight fisted" and you will loose any respect you had. If you are invited to some ones house and offered biscuits with your tea feel free to accept them, if you are offered for a second time and take more biscuits, your host will keep smiling but will class you as a "greedy git" in their heads. After all outings or visits and the guests have left, it is traditional for the hosts to discuss if their guests fall into theses catogeries. If they do it will be discussed at great lengths and any observations will be in minute detail.
For the guys out there if you want to follow English traditions and customs, when you go to the pubs dont buy half pints, go for the full pint. It feels much better drinking a pint and looks a lot less effeminate. Leave a Comment
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Sheffield has a parculiar dialect but people are warm and friendly. Head for student or upmarket bars for best welcolm. Frog and Parrot, forum and Halcion bars on Division Street. Cavendish and Flares on West Street. Henrys on Cambridge Street and All bar one. If you tip 10% they will be very pleased as yorkshire people can be particularly tight(mean). Try and speak the diallecn 'a thu all rite lad' or 'alright' for hello and 'see you' for good bye. Leave a Comment
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 Handsworth Sword Dancers by suvanki
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Traditionally held the night before the wedding i.e Fri night, but hangovers etc, meant a move to Thurs night. Nowadays for some reason, these pre wedding "last night of freedoms" are held at least a week before the nuptuals, some being held abroad, Barcelona, Prague, Amsterdam being popular destinations.
However, In Sheffield, on Thur/Fri/ Sat nights be prepared for groups of women , headed by one,attired in bridal veil, and adorned with a nylon nightie covered in condoms/L plates/porno pics/messages etc etc, followed by a gang of shrieking mates, wearing devil horns/Beware Hen Party on the lose sashes etc.. wielding bottles of alcopops, or dubious looking cocktails!
Stag groups, although not usually dressed in a similar way, can be spotted, again downing vast quantities of beer, lager etc etc.
Usually frequenting West Street, Division Street, Carver Street areas, Flares, Yates's, Ice Bar, Reflex, Lloyds, RSVP, Kingdom nightclub etc....Again to be spotted at chucking out time, weaving an unsteady route to the nearest taxi. Leave a Comment
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 Dry Stone Wall by suvanki
A common site in the Peak District, Yorks Dales etc.
If you're out walking, please don't damage these walls, by climbing over them..theres usually a style nearby to climb through.
There are courses to learn the art of dry stone walling, think one is at Birchover in Derbys, but I'll check it out (very soon!) Leave a Comment
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English in the street is different from the english I learnt from courses in Turkey, totally different accent. It took me some months to understand the local people. I can say that they speak something new to me. They call it SouthYorkshire English.
Some words also mean something different from American English.
When they say 'Haya' it means 'Hi'. Always say 'Thank you' and 'please' otherwise they may be angry with you. It is not a kindness, it is the way everybody speak in their normal life. Honey and sweet is also very common.
To be honest, I dont use the word 'please' all the time in my life in Turkey, was strange to me at first, but liked it afterwards. Leave a Comment
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Always remember to say please when you ask for something and thank you whan you recieve something or someone does something for you. The englishmen are very polite so try your best to be that to.
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