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    23 Slightly Unusual Things Everyone From Yorkshire Has Done

    There's nowt so queer as folk.

    1. Taken a photo of Henderson's Relish spotted anywhere south of Nottingham and shared it on social media in disbelief.

    2. Eaten a delicious slice of Wensleydale with your Christmas cake.

    3. Been personally offended by one or more of Sean Bean's many on-screen deaths.

    4. Ploughed your face into the warm, crumbly, comforting dough of a Fat Rascal.

    5. Got progressively more northern, no matter how slight your original accent, when around fellow Yorkshire folk.

    6. Felt personally rewarded by the sight of a stash of Yorkshire Tea in a new kitchen environment.

    7. Sacked off a weekend down the pub for a hearty hike in the country.

    8. Outwardly mocked the tight Yorkshire stereotype, while inwardly shuddering at the barmaid demanding £8 for a gin and tonic in that fancy new bar.

    9. Eaten a Yorkshire pudding as a starter.

    10. Asked the chippy for some scraps to complete your meal.

    11. Omitted the word "the" from your vocabulary entirely.

    12. Taken a photo of a motorway sign that simply reads: The North.

    13. Used the term "be reyt" to address a tricky emotional situation with ease.

    14. Forgotten it was Yorkshire Day until someone at work mentioned it.

    15. Tried to out-Yorkshire your mates with tales of your grim childhood in an apparently non-ironic revival of the "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch.

    16. Called a non-Yorkshire person "duck" and received a blank face in return.

    17. Made up a nickname for your town that ups its otherwise lack of glamour.

    18. Had a phone call from your mam at 5:30pm to discuss at length what you’ve had for tea.

    19. Seriously considered writing in to Points of View to complain about the mispronunciation of numerous locations during the BBC’s Tour de Yorkshire coverage.

    20. Gone out without a coat in February because you want to save a quid on the cloakroom.

    21. Been asked to turn on "the big light".

    22. Offended someone who thought you were dropping the C-bomb when in fact you were just attempting to say the word “couldn't".

    23. Had a mardy.