Mate, bud, chum, pet, love, duck.... what's your local equivalent

ade_mcfade

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25 Sep 2006 - 11:42 AM

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Just doing a straw research poll to see what informal terms people use in areas around the country, or even world.

I'm thinking of things people say when getting change from a shop assistant, a ticket from a bus driver - that kind of thing.

Could be handy reference for togs who do street photography...

To get the ball rolling...


Leeds - Love (men call each other love, it's insane)

Halifax - Lovey

markharrop

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25 Sep 2006 - 11:45 AM

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Chelmsford - Mate, although sometimes it is just a noise.

helenam

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25 Sep 2006 - 11:58 AM

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It'd be unaustralian if I didn't say MATE, or rather......maaaaaaaaate - you need to really drag out to vowels to sound authentically aussie - that's for blokes though. I do still get "Darl" on a regular basis around Brisbane, mainly from other woman though ( most of the blokes have worked out they can't get away with that one anymore !)

ade_mcfade

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25 Sep 2006 - 12:06 PM

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Back in Clitheroe you get....

flower
petal
sweetheart

though they're usually just from the opposite sex! Well, flower's fairly unisex actually.

Lancashire is quite a friendly county though.... never realised till lived in Yorkshire!

keith selmes

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25 Sep 2006 - 12:29 PM

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In Devon,

man to man, mate.
Sometimes mucker, which I think came from Liverpool.

Love, Lover, My lover, ususally woman to man, but not always.

Also dear, my dear

From lady shop assistants, in addition to all above, darling, sweetheart.

In Cornwall, "My 'andsome", and all the above.
Possibly 'cousin' as well, seeing as they're all related.
(See Cousin Jack, and Janner)

ade_mcfade

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25 Sep 2006 - 12:55 PM

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calm down!

I meant this as a reseach thread - so when you're in Newcastle you know to call people "pet" etc.

not to slag off other area's terms of endearment...

though I was shocked when an old bus driver said "84p love" when I first moved to Leeds...

I assumed that Manchester's mantle of gay capital of the north was misplaced!

but no - the natives do call you love, male or female. unless they are mugging you of course.

c_evans99

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25 Sep 2006 - 12:59 PM

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Back home in South West Wales it can be 'mun', 'boy' or 'fychan' (tho 'butt' has made inroads in recent years; Swansea used to be 'wuss' though I haven't heard that much lately. You hear 'pal' sometimes but it's fighting talk realy.

I have never called anyone 'boyo' or been called it by anyone Welsh.

Ceri

Patrick_Moran

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25 Sep 2006 - 1:29 PM

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Birmingham - 'Bud' 'all right Bud' or 'Babb' in a brummy accent lol