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I'm from a few miles further south towards Alnwick, where the accent is not quite 'true' Geordie either but somewhere between Newcastle and Berwick. My dad is from the border so his accent is a bit more like the guy in the video. As commenters have pointed out, this guy's Berwick accent really is like a hybrid of Scottish and English. The best way I can describe it is what you'd get if a Geordie went to live for half his life up in Edinburgh. The Scottish comes out in his dark 'l's which you can hear in "I couldn't tell ye"; the tenser, shorter 'oo' in "soon/could/two/look/do" and 'ee' in "see/seem/mean/me"; and the grammar - Berwickers are more likely to say "a'm no..." and "a dinnae" whereas Alnwickers tend towards "a'm not" and "a divvent". The Geordie comes out in his glottalised p and k in "proPaganda" and "BerwicKer"; some of the wider diphthongs, especially the 'ua' in "purely" and the 'ai' and 'ow' in "Eyemouth" and "now"; and most noticeably the lack of rhotic 'r' in "border" and "Dunbar". When you are from this area, the border isn't that meaningful as many people have relatives on both sides of the Tweed and you're to-ing and fro-ing across the border all the time.

The lady he interviewed first surely had a Scottish accent from living? Sounded a lot less Geordie-infused than the other guy interviewed

Britain must remain UNIFIED!

someone has to be on the border

We are a Scottish toun in England ,its time tae gan hame.

There are people in Northern Ireland who describe them selves as British.

Remember March 30th. 1296. 😩

This accent is a Scottish one on the whole, with the exception of 1) the 'ow' pronunciation (words like 'down') and 2) how they pronounce their 'r's: they don't pronounce them in front of consonants and at the end of words, just like they do down in Northumbria. I'm a Scot, by the way.

Ulsterman on tour in Berwick?

I have past relatives from Berwick, and I grew up confused as to what nationality they were, (last name Riley), some said they were Irish, some said Scottish, then I find out Berwick is in England, very confusing what to tell the outsider what it is.

"Aye ah see Mahsel as Eynglish" -Random Berwicker 2016

It seems that you were stirring trouble when it wasn’t needed. Trying to stir anti Scottish- English sentiment when, quite frankly, it doesn’t exist

In 2007 we made a film about the Irish Border, broadcast on RTE, here it is now available to view - ua-cam.com/video/UoWEJUSbMYE/v-deo.html

In 2007 Cathal and I made a film about the Irish Border, it is now available to view here - ua-cam.com/video/UoWEJUSbMYE/v-deo.html

The accent really is a mix of Scottish and Geordie. Berwick looks like a Scottish town but it’s in England. Unique.

Came here from Maximilien Robespierre‘a channel :) great video. Would like to see more interviews with Berwickers

there will need to be land mines on the bridge to keep the english out

The Berwick accent sounds like they are half way between Edinburgh and Newcastle. In fact, they actually ARE half way between Edinburgh and Newcastle. National identity is just a fiction we tell ourselves. If the people of Berwick are English, indeed if Jordies are English, then so am I. I'm from Falkirk, BTW. And I do support Scottish independence but not out of nationalism but because I want to break away from Westminster rule. I think England needs independence too. From Westminster.

Brexiteers aim to prevent movement of outsiders? - seriously mate, grow the fuck up. I’m not pro-Brexit but I’d hope people would debate things sensibly.

Who’s here from jay foreman

Strange place Berwick they are kind of in a state of limbo they don’t know what they are but no matter what it’s one of the nicest places in Britain

Thanks for this David! A lot of folks are really happy about this movie being made. I live in USA. But my soul is pure Scottish!!! I would tell you more. But you will not believe me!!!

I call it South Berwick.