Re: CHAT: IDLE CHAT: foreigners from the shires: (was: Words)

> Tho I must confess I exaggerated a bit.   In actual fact ['f^rIn@r] (yes,
> rural Sussex is 'rhotic') meant someone born & bred outside of our county
> [sic], i.e. Sussex.  Indeed, traditionally, the world was divided simply
> into two parts: Sussex and the 'Shires' (pronounced [Si:rz]).  A
> 'foreigner' was, thus, anyone from the Shires, whether the shire concerned
> was close at hand, e.g. Hampshire, or rather further afield like France,
> Egypt, China, Japan or the US - all shires  ;)
>
I remember this - us on the other side of the Kent Ditch called anyone
from the "sheerz" "faarnerz".

On the Romney Marshes, we also used the word "grockle" for tourists
and daytrippers.

> Ray.
>
Rik

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