This man speaks pure Geordie.
No corruption after over twenty years in Oz!
Amazing really, left South Shields twenty odd years ago after a career in the Royal Navy to make a new life in Australia, his professional position often takes him to Hong Kong and the USA, but unlike many others who manage to acquire a Cockney accent after 12 months in Putney, or a mid Atlantic accent after three years in New Hampshire “Andy” sounds as though he’s just stepped off the No. 42 bus from Henderson Road.
This photograph was taken last night in The Beacon on The Lawe, South Shields where a few of us gathered to meet and greet the man who reputedly fiddled around on with Freddie Flintoff’s lap top during the last Ashes tour! The small crowd who were there to greet “Andy” are all members of the Curly’s Corner Shop Message Board, the busiest little online facility in this part of the world for Sanddancers, ex-pats, and foreigners to get together for a friendly chinwag. “Andy” is back in South Shields with his wife and daughter to visit his mother, and on Sunday we will be hunting down David Miliband down at The Stadium of Light to request that he recommends “Andy” for some sort of special award for resisting the onslaught of “strine” for so long. He knows exactly where his Geordie roots and culture come from and he does his very best to export our hospitality, generosity, and common sense to our cousins down under.
As far as adapting to Oz cultures and habits “Andy” said he couldn’t give a XXXX!
Welcome home Andy.
Btw, can I recommend the Deuchars IPA.
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had a good night last night
might even see yous in the bowling alley on sunday
sless
May 7, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I was well impressed by the lobster, thank Mr. A on my behalf when you next see him.
curly
May 7, 2008 at 10:47 pm
i will do
sless
May 10, 2008 at 3:26 pm