DIVEN'T DUNCHUS , WE'R GEORDIES !
 
V.O.  This page is for all Surfin' Geordies  - and Groupies - out there on the Net
 

WHERE IS GEORDIELAND ?

Geordieland is in the North-East of England. The Capital  is NEWCASTLE. To go there, you'll need a Passport ! 

WHO ARE THE GEORDIES ?
Andy Capp is the incarnation of the typical Geordie male !
A Geordie  BLOKE -or LAD - wears a flat Cap, smokes a Tab, drinks Newcastle Broon Ale, and, when spoken to, replies : " Gi'z a Broon, Jack " !( which, in English means : "Good evening, Barman, would you kindly pour me a pint of beer, please ? " ), or sometimes : " Wye, Aye, Man " !

WHAT IS GEORDIE LANGUAGE ?
It is NOT a regional accent, but a language in it's own right. It owes a lot to Scandinavian tongues. It's musical, it goes up and down.

WHAT ABOUT FOOD ?
Geordies eat puddin' panackelty and taties (mopped up with a slice of "stottie kyek"). The lasses stay at home making proggy mats and would never dream of accompagnying their fella's to the boozah!
 

"What is a Geordie", I've heard people ask.
To give a definition is not an easy task.
Some say that he's a heathen, groving leeks and supping Beer,
But if you read on a while, I'll give you my idea.
When God first made the Universe his handiwork was grand.
He made  a man of every creed to cultivate each land.
He made Eskimos for Iceland, Africans to stand the heat.
But when it commes to Geordieland He said  : "Why man, I'm beat" !
So he made a man of iron, with muscles of forged steel,
For hewing coal and  building ships - a job he's done so real.
And just to  finish off the job, or so I have been told,
He completed his first Geordie, by giving him a heart of gold.
 
 
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