TijuanaTim Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Over here, I find myself always saying "Southampton, pride of the South!!", depends on what or who the company is before delivering the punch - line.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilsburydoughboy Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 I always reply sarfampton mush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 ...myself...Savampton...mush... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TijuanaTim Posted 20 March, 2009 Author Share Posted 20 March, 2009 ...myself...Savampton...mush... LOL...both of those answers would get a 'WHOOOOOOSH' here tho'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuRomseySaint Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 (edited) Costa Del Sarfampton mush.... Edited 20 March, 2009 by StuRomseySaint Decided it was 'mush' instead of 'moooosh' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Lincolnshire :smt102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuRomseySaint Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Lincolnshire :smt102 Thats not in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Netley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Southampton although most people work that out as I often where a shirt with our crest on it. Even tonight at the garage forecourt whilst paying for my petrol the cashier asked how were Southampton doing (stupid question I know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 LOL...both of those answers would get a 'WHOOOOOOSH' here tho'.... Brit humour on the whole gets a 'whoosh' though Tim. Our American friends are not heavily into irony, unless it was the name of an Indian Chief who fought at the Little Big Horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 I tell them Southampton, then when they ask where's that I say it's just outside Eastleigh.:---) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Thats not in Scotland. Well spotted, although I tend to tell people the place where I was born when asked the aforementioned question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Winchester, Eastleigh, Hampshire... anywhere but Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Southampton although most people work that out as I often where a shirt with our crest on it. Even tonight at the garage forecourt whilst paying for my petrol the cashier asked how were Southampton doing (stupid question I know). Nowadays when non saints fans ask me that question, I want to punch their lights out! In answer to the original question....SALISBURY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/West Saint Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Allways Southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Mush and Moosh are Gypsy terms. FACT. Well done all who use them to denote our identities. Com ye chavy chi. and al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Charteris Posted 20 March, 2009 Share Posted 20 March, 2009 Andover, just to prove that intelligent life can emanate from there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubsaint Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Over here, I find myself always saying "Southampton, pride of the South!!", depends on what or who the company is before delivering the punch - line.... Im a Dublin Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Got fed up over the years saying Salisbury and getting blank looks, now just say "from near to Stonehenge" at least many Johnny Foreigners have heard of that place. On a related note, down here, that "Where you come from" question is used in a derogatory and racist way by many non local Arab types, especially when they think you have p*ssed them off - say by nicking their parking space. Using the normal "Ingerland" response usually sets them off on a torrent of racist abuse (yep seriously, we'd get arrested for it in PC land if we did it) so nowadays I just give them the stare and say - Dubai. Always makes them STFU as in most cases I've been here a lot longer than they have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 I always answer that question "Southampton" Here in Austria, I usually get a frown, or a "where", so I follow-up with "Where the Titanitc sailed from" However, on two occasions I got answers that shocked me. The first was the grandmother of my wife (rest in peace). She was about 85 at the time, and she immeidately started going on about listening to WW2 on Nazi radio, and Southampton was the first place she remembers being reported to have been attacked during the Blitz on the radio, the Supermarine factory in Woolston. The other was last summer, from a bloke nearing retirement, who immediately answered "you had a good football team in the 80s", which made me rather sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanthemanfairoak Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Over here, I find myself always saying "Southampton, pride of the South!!", depends on what or who the company is before delivering the punch - line....fairey oak dear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghq Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Winchester, Eastleigh, Hampshire... anywhere but Southampton. Funny about that. I've found myself owning up to Eastleigh more recently. It was generally Southampton in the past,for ease of geographical recognition you understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren W Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Mush and Moosh are Gypsy terms. FACT. Well done all who use them to denote our identities. Com ye chavy chi. and al. Now I thought that Mush was an old abreviation of monsieur... Used a lot because of the merchant navy and the large amount of french sailors here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Saavamptin, mate. Oh you know the place? Woolston actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Now I thought that Mush was an old abreviation of monsieur... Used a lot because of the merchant navy and the large amount of french sailors here... Your translation may well have some truth to it of course. I am a 'Man of Kent' born in Deal (a beautiful little town I might add). I grew up in the Medway Towns (Gillingham), historically many Gypsy families (ie Mrs hamster's) settled there as it was a very busy 'turnpike' for people travelling to and from the continent. This is where the term 'pikey' comes from, and it is only in recent times that the term has been used as a derogatory term. There are a lot of other words and phrases still in common use today that herald from the travelling comminities, probably the most common is the word 'Dad', but 'folk' or 'folks' is another, which comes from 'folki' I believe. Chav is a very common one, but again it's been corrupted by um 'chavs' unfortunately. It can be difficult to find info on the gypsy communities not least their language, as it is more a spoken language than a written one, there are a couple of online dictionaries out there but they can be difficult to find. Another couple for you to ponder are 'coi' (sp) and 'doi' (sp), as in "coi ya moia doi" (sp). Listen out for them next time you **** off a Gypsy. A couple of famous Gypsies for you; Bob Hoskins, Yul Brynner, Charlie Chaplin, Michael Caine, David Essex, a woman named Mother Teresa, and a bloke known better as Elvis Presley. Anyway back on track, My old man is a local lad and we moved here in 1980, so when asked where I come from I tend to say Southampton, as it is where I now live. I actually live in 'South Stoneham', which can be hard to find on a lot of maps. Bye for now folki hamster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Anyway back on track, My old man is a local lad and we moved here in 1980, so when asked where I come from I tend to say Southampton, as it is where I now live. I actually live in 'South Stoneham', which can be hard to find on a lot of maps. Bye for now folki hamster Its still Sway-ver- ling, Nipper! I grew up in, what my old dear would call "North Stoneham", i.e off Stoneham Lane next to the BTC. So as not to be associated with those ruffians from the flower estate. Still shout "Come on Swaythling" when I go to watch Eastleigh play, as they stole our local team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 i always reply "I came from the Lord!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Its still Sway-ver- ling, Nipper! I grew up in, what my old dear would call "North Stoneham", i.e off Stoneham Lane next to the BTC. So as not to be associated with those ruffians from the flower estate. Still shout "Come on Swaythling" when I go to watch Eastleigh play, as they stole our local team. Not wishing to imply that your Mum was not correct, but most people, even those who live in the area call it North Stoneham or even just Stoneham. However; I am pretty sure that South Stoneham was pre Swaythling. and there are references to it on some very old maps. Again, I streess that your Mum is probably correct for recent times, I am going back a bit further. http://www.westendlhs.hampshire.org.uk/westend/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 I say Southampton, despite never having lived there in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explorer saint Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Always Southampton, where I now live was born actualy in Basingstoke and no one would admit to being from there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0108787 Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Always Southampton, where I now live was born actualy in Basingstoke and no one would admit to being from there! damn right, i too was unfortunately born in Basingstoke. Although having lived in Cheltenham for almost 8 years i am now "from" Cheltenham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Always Southampton, where I now live was born actualy in Basingstoke and no one would admit to being from there! You might allude to it, in a round about sort of way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paris Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Nowadays I say "Southampton it's in the South of England"..ahh Oui is usual reply.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Nowadays I say "Southampton it's in the South of England"..ahh Oui is usual reply.. I told some Americans I met on holiday that I came from the place that the Mayflower sailed from and they said "Oh, Plymouth." (except they pronounced it Pliemouth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintTCB Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 The highlands of Chilbolton, via Safhampton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Its still Sway-ver- ling, Nipper! I grew up in, what my old dear would call "North Stoneham", i.e off Stoneham Lane next to the BTC. So as not to be associated with those ruffians from the flower estate. Still shout "Come on Swaythling" when I go to watch Eastleigh play, as they stole our local team. I lived, as a child, for many years in North Stoneham, on the Bird Aviary. Our address was always given out as North Stoneham, Eastleigh. Our local (about 400 yards from home) was The Cricketers. The Echo now consistently tries to tell us that North Stoneham has disappeared and that the Cricketers is actually in Chandlers Ford! So much for it being a 'local' newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 You might allude to it, in a round about sort of way I saw your implication there! Basingstoke, until MK usurped it, the town of roundabouts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFM Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 I say Southampton, despite never having lived there in my life. LOL. I always say "Southampton" and then "well near it" - I mean nobody's going to admit to being brought up in Fareham are they and nobody outside Hampshire has heard of it (thank god). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperm_john Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 upham if anyone knows where that is, now northampton, but in reponse to where are u from, usually winchester for some reason, sounds better i guess? lol, and house is closer than soton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Used to say Southampton, but these days say Winchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Its still Sway-ver- ling, Nipper! I grew up in, what my old dear would call "North Stoneham", i.e off Stoneham Lane next to the BTC. So as not to be associated with those ruffians from the flower estate. If you go back far enough, I am one of the ruffians from the flower estate, so be careful When asked where I am from it is always Lancashire first, England second, Britain third. If however, it is apparent the implied meaning is 'where were you born?", then of course it is the Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sensible Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Always Southampton, where I now live was born actualy in Basingstoke and no one would admit to being from there! DON'T knock the 'stoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilsburydoughboy Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Mush and Moosh are Gypsy terms. FACT. Well done all who use them to denote our identities. Com ye chavy chi. and al. Stand prepared to be corrected by Docker-P when he comes out to play . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Well, me Dad came from Spike Island, Eastleigh, and me Mum from Nutbeem Road but I was born upt'North near Lunnon. I'm quite familiar with South Stoneham though, as I was in hall of residence there many years ago. My current reply is to say I'm from the south of England on the coast. Italians always then say 'Dover?', and it's only then I get more specific... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Just outside of Winchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Sarff-'am-ton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Well, me Dad came from Spike Island, Eastleigh, and me Mum from Nutbeem Road but I was born upt'North near Lunnon. I'm quite familiar with South Stoneham though, as I was in hall of residence there many years ago. My current reply is to say I'm from the south of England on the coast. Italians always then say 'Dover?', and it's only then I get more specific... You're an honorary Eastleigh Girl then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal Saint Posted 21 March, 2009 Share Posted 21 March, 2009 Always Southampton. Lived in Winch most of my life (Fair Oak now) love both areas but always first & formost Southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 22 March, 2009 Share Posted 22 March, 2009 Netley Where's that? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 22 March, 2009 Share Posted 22 March, 2009 I tell them Southampton, then when they ask where's that I say it's just outside Eastleigh.:---) That works well in germany. "Ich kommen auch Eastleigh mein freund. Yah, Eastliegh, das home of das Spitfire" "Yes that ****ing Eastleigh, now where's that Egg McMuffin I ordered 10 minutes ago Mr Kraftwerk? What sort of way is this to run a country?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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