A few decades ago, crossing the USA by train from Chicago to Oakland, there were two people on the train no one could understand or even work out what language they spoke. Until a characteristic emerged and it became obvious they were from Dudley, and spoke Black Country dialect. Fabulous.
My husband and I had our honeymoon in California doing a fly drive. We turned up at a motel in Anaheim and as we were checking in, using our best telephone voices to be understood, a voice came out from the back office in broad BlackCountry “Yam from (exact village)”. Turns out the owner grew up a couple of minutes walk from my grandparents and we knew her family. I was a bit put out because I’d been using my very best telephone accent to make sure I was understood and she could tell I was from the same village from the back office! Never mind, because we did get a room upgrade and we updated her thoroughly on the local oots and toots”
Black Country accent is the nearest to old Anglo Saxon. A lot of the words have similarities and have their roots in the Black Country accent. Proud Black Country lass born & bred. It’s not as pronounced these days, but I’m old enough to remember very broad Black Country accents. You wouldn’t have a clue what they were saying. 😂
In the Black Country, bad weather usually comes from the south. Bill's mother's refers to Mary Arden's house in Stratford upon Avon. She was William Shakespeare's mother and it's located south of the Black country, so if it's looking a bit black over Bill's mother's, it's going to chuck it down soon.
That's interesting! There's a similar phrase in the Erewash Valley (so probably elsewhere too), not sure the explanation travels, but its' good for the West Midlands!
The guy in the white coat on is a local chip shop owner in Cradley Heath. He painted the front of his shop in union jack flag for the jubilee. Bostin fish and chips
My wife is a black country lass......a YAM YAM through and through. She moved to leafy Leicestershire and people call her Brummie when she talks.......she hates that.!! 😊😊😊
I’m a Black Country boy myself. I moved to Liverpool for university and have had the same thing, and I can definitely confirm that it drives us crazy 😂 I’ve just taken it upon myself to become the Black Country ambassador to Liverpool and Merseyside, I may try and get my house recognised as an embassy 🤣
Hi Natasha and Debbie, that was soooo funny. I am a black country girl born and bred and proud... when you visit you must go to The Black Country Museum.
Was there 4 days ago. My 7 year old loved it. She loved the old shops and demolished her Fish and Chips..... She tried the old street games just down from the Bottle and Glass Inn and was surprisingly good at them. The bloke with the hoop and stick was shocked when she just took it and started rolling it.
Happy Anniversary! I am a genuine Yam Yam, born and bred in Bilston. Surprised no-one used the word 'bostin' - which means great, brilliant, wonderful. So thanks for a bostin' video! Arv gorra goo shappin' now, an' it ay arf black over Bill's mother's, so ard berra tek me brolly wi' me. I remember calling sweets 'suck' when I was little. A taste of home - thank you x
I come originally from near Manchester, lived in Birmingham for over thirty years, but now live in the Black Country, and I love it. And you're right - the people have great character. In the Depression and before there was massive poverty, and people would keep a pig in a shed, and feed it scraps. Years ago - in Scotland I believe - there were some long, convoluted documents called the Ragman Rolls. That's where 'Rigmarole' comes from. In Shropshire there is a great hill called the Wrekin. ( From Black Country hills you can see it.) Below it is the Roman City of VIROCONIUM ( same word). I suspect the hill was sacred. 'Wassen' probably comes from an old word for gullet 'weasand'. Yampy means mad. There is a major attraction called the Black Country Living Museum, which is well worth a visit. Quarry Bank is a small Black Country town. It's raining here. Before that it was 'Black over Bill's mother's'. The dialects of Birmingham and the Black Country. In particular Black Country people say Yam for 'I am', which is why they are Yam-yams. Today is Black Country Day, and of course we're very proud of our flag.
Till the bad end of the rainbows notice that is, - and demand reparations for slavery because of its "racist" name.....even though it is called the black country because back in the industrial revolution there were more iron foundries and steel works belching out toxic black fumes 24 hours a day than there were farms which left everything covered in soot and coal dust, and permanently left the place in semi darkness for years on end.
And the reason for saying 'yam' is that the word 'are' does not exist in BC dialect lol. It's not 'you are' it's 'you am', hence 'yam'. Same for the word 'she' - doesn't happen, everything is 'her' as in 'What's her doing?' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ Jonathan, when I moved to Cornwall many years ago,I always said and still do ' I drove right around the wriken ' the Cornish thought I was hilarious and wanted to know what I was on about,also I called the river Camel the cut which was another source of amusement,I still say Black over Bills house, I had to stop saying pictures ,I say cinema now , I can't say pumps only plymsoles, they didn't know what an outdoor was I now say off licence , this is only temporary until I go back to Brum to top my accent up. They love it down here and in 40years I've never lost it or wanted to loose it ☺
Happy Black Country Day! HILARIOUS EPISODE! Today is our 11th Wedding Anniversary! We pre-recorded this as we are on vacation. This episode is SO MUCH FUN! It was hilarious and we LOVE the Black Country Dialect & the people in this video! We had never heard it before this video, so join us and laugh AT us as we attempt to understand and guess what is being said here. You will certainly be entertained at this one! So many great moments in this video, don't miss a second. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
I live about 30 minute drive from the black Country... alroght am ya!! Hilarious it's brilliant... our favourite place to visit is the black country museum!!
There is a local Historian who has looked at the Black Dialect and has identified it as many of the remnants of Anglo Saxon English. My Aunt from Dudley always greeted me with "Ow Bist" it was only when I lived in Germany and started to try to learn German I noticed that Bist means "Are You" so "Ow Bist" is "How are you"
Kudos to you for actually putting this video out on Black Country Day (14th July). Not sure if this was deliberate or not 😂 Much love from Dudley (The heart of the Black Country) ❤
Interesting that you mentioned the Black Country dialect sounding similar to Appalachian. I believe that Appalachian can be directly linked to 12th century English, similar to how Chaucer would have spoken, in the same way that the dialect of the Black Country can be traced to the same time.
It's amazing how many accents you can find in even small regions of the UK. My parents and family were from Walsall - the north part of the Black Country, so these sayings are familiar. They later moved 30 miles down the road, where the accent is a totally different West country accent, with a whole bunch of different sayings.
I moved to the Black Country forty years ago and couldn’t understand anyone for the first month or two, now I’m totally fluent, this was funny you did well, Happy Anniversary to you both 💕
Really funny video. Your reactions had me in stitches. The funniest thing was how Debbie took to it right away. Before radio and television, when far more people spoke their own local dialect......true dialect, not just accent......I believe people who moved out of their own area really struggled. This was said to be a huge problem in WW1, when depleted regiments were filled with men from all over Britain.
I'm 16 minutes in and loving this! My family background is the Black Country, but I was born and brought up some 12 miles away and don't have the accent... yes, just a few miles west and accents and dialects change from what you hear/read here to pretty neutral! However, I understand every single word 😀And sometimes use the phrases. Black Country dialact goes with the humour, which is about as dry and self-deprecating as it comes. Edit: 19:15 and the Wrekin one has just come up... yes! The Wrekin is a prominent hill some 18 miles west of the Black Country (and 7 miles from me). So to say you've taken an unnecessarily lengthy and problematic detour to get from A to B, or maybe you've been trying to get through to customer services and you've spend ages being passed from pillar to post, you might say "Ar bin all round the Wrekin". And finally... my favourite Black Country joke! Two cats met in an alley in Cradley. One says to the other "ow meow".
That made me so nostalgic! I had friends from the Black Country - sadly no longer with us - who spoke exactly like this. We got so accustomed to it we never gave it another thought, but anyone new to our group used to ask all the time, "What did he/she just say?" I thoroughly enjoyed this video. You two are superb!
Morning Ladies, you had me in stitches today. You did really well with the translations, I'm from Wolverhampton born & bred and I struggled. A visit to The Black Country Museum is a must when your here. Congratulations on your Anniversary.
I am from the heart of the Black Country and now live in Joliet, IL (I said hello to you at the beginning of one of your late night live streams once. Not sure if you remember that?). When I moved, it was quite an adjustment, understanding and being understood. And I was never really all that Black Country. My brother-in-law had the thickest dialect and when he visited he had a heck of a time communicating. One person though that he was speaking French!
Thats so funny. I worked with a guy who was once a much travelled merchant seaman. He told me his crew, apart from the catering crew who were asian,were from all parts of the UK. They docked in Mobile, Alabama I think it was and they looked for the nearest boozer. When they sat there telling tales, as brits do, they became aware that everybody was listening in transfixed. My friend, a South Walian, who had an accent they could understand, told me they couldn't work out where these people came from, and wanted to know how these people communicated with each other.😂 Best wishes from blighty.👍
Great video reaction! Half of my family is from the Black Country and hearing the accent brings back happy childhood memories of visiting relatives there. Definitely my favourite dialect. Lovely people in that region too. Happy Anniversary!
I am a Black Country girl, born and bred. Not a Brummie as a lot of people confuse us. We have our own distinctive dialects even with the local Black Country area. We have great fun confusing everyone with our luscious lingo! I really enjoyed your reactions ladies. Happy Anniversary.
Its nice to see the area i was born in get some love. One thing about the dialect is that has a lot of old english words and prunciations still in the dialect. Ham instead of home Hoss instead of horse, bin instead of been. Its really interesting.
I recently lived in the West Midlands for 7 years, having moved up from the South West. There were people I just couldn’t talk to, because I just didn’t understand what they were saying. On one date I had, although the lady was most attractive, it was a very difficult farce. It is known that within a very close radius of Walsall there are 9 local dialects. Add to that the Asian and Caribbean tweaks and it can make communication very one sided. It was a difficult time for me, but there were a load of lovely people.
I grew up in Sparkbrook till the age of 8 then moved to Redditch. My paternal grandfather came from the north side of Birmingham, Ward End, and his accent was closer to Yam Yam than my other grandfather from Small Heath. Redditch was different again.
Happy backcountry day from Coseley babs😂 Nan's from Dudley half the time I'm not sure what she is says to me.Love that you are both interested in learning more about all the various accents.
I love this video. I'm black country born and bred. Happy black country day! You guys need to totally explore the black country our dialect is the oldest form of English known to man!
As someone who has lived my whole life (41yo) around 15 miles from the Black country but has travelled all over the world I can honestly say people from the black country are one of if not the nicest group of people I have ever interacted with.
Great fun watching this! I'm from the South East of England, and I struggled with a few of these. I love the various Midlands accents anyway. How great is it that you can drive to the next county in England and pick up slight differences. We have one of those phrases in common, "It's a bit black over Will's mothers" is used here in Kent (by older people) to indicate impending rain. Your reaction to some of these was priceless! 👍
@@shithappens1975 No, they are different, its so hard to explain, where does one language start and end.. we have broad dialects that are so different.
@@Greenwood4727 they are different dialects of the English language, all words in both dialects are based in English and in England, they are the English language my friend.
Sorry I couldn't watch this live. I know almost all of these - "It's a bit black over Bill's mother's" is common in our family to this very day - literally. And an "apeth" is a "halfpenny-worth" - i.e. not all there. And the Wrekin is a hill, which is connected to the previous weather subject: "if you can see the Wrekin, it's going to rain, and if you can't see it, it is already raining". I will now tell my own Black Country accent story. I was born in Wolverhampton but lived in Solihull till I was 8 - so while I had an accent it wasn't spectacularly strong [if you know, you know]. At the end of my 1st year at Cambridge, I had to go out to find lodgings for my 2nd year. I knocked on this one door and the landlady answered. I said "Good morning. I am a student looking for digs for next year. Do you have a vacancy, please?" Her reply? " You're from the Black Country, aren't you. No, I havent."........ I too am a Wolves supporter, like your elucidating friend.
Thanks ladies, hilarious video ! I love the Black country accent, I'm from Wiltshire and our accent has nearly disappeared completely, i wish we could hold on to all our local accents, it's nice to know where you are just by listening to the locals. My favourite UA-cam channel ❤️
This was hilarious, well done ladies. I grew up in the black country, parents kept a pub, my late husband was a real Black Country Mon, had to translate for him to other people in other parts of the country. Have lived in Telford, Shropshire for many years, the Wrekin is a hill in Shropshire, All around the Wrekin is a well known saying in the Midlands area. Hope you get to visit round here when you are in UK.😂
See being an Albrighton lad just down the road I used to always get my grandparents telling me that when I was late, which was pretty often. " where you been, tut wrekin and back"
I live in Cheshire where still find some older guys use the word Mon I didn't realise was also used in Black Country as thought was just old Cheshire though no lot people from old Shropshire & Cheshire moved to Midlands for work in factories in 1800s
Happy Anniversary! The saying "it's black over Bill's mothers" occurs all over England, because it was a catch phrase of a music hall performer who went all round the country
The 'Bill' being referred to is William Shakespeare, if you stand in the Birmingham Bullring next to the medieval St Martins church you look down the Stratford Road where Mary Arden's house 'Bill's mother' lived you can see the weather front moving in from that direction.
Om from the Black Country (Wolverhampton). It's nice ta hear sum proppa tongue. Yam dooin a great job and Om gunna subscribe te-ya channul. Up the Wolves.
I used to work in the Black Country, and after a while I could understand (almost) everything I heard. They're lovely people, even if a few of them are a bit yampy.
My cousin has one of the broadest Black Country accents i have ever heard. And I'm from Cornwall with a very broad Cornish accent. When we meet,we spend a lot of time working out what each other said.
Reminds me of when I went to uni (I'm from the Black Country. My accent isn't particularly broad, but the way I pronounce certain words would tell you I was from there) and had flatmates from various parts of the country (including a girl from Stoke whose accent was much broader than mine) - the guy from Cornwall could understand me just fine, but for the first few days he couldn't understand one of our fellow flatmates who was from Birmingham so I ended up having to translate for him. Shame they all turned out to be such glass bowls, but I did feel a sense of pride at not being the most unintelligible person in the room for once
That has got to be one of the funniest Videos I’ve watched from your Channel although I am biased as I am in Birmingham so only a few miles down the road from The Black Country, Respect to you both as you managed to get a fair few, A couple of the words stumped me to be honest, Loved your reactions and especially just after: 19:52, The Lady said Quarry Bank which is an area of The Black Country by the way, Love and Best Wishes, Anthony, Birmingham, UK! 🙂😂❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸
My favourite Midlands phrase is probably “It ay gunna get the babby weshed”. Literally, “It isn’t going to get the baby washed.” It’s a way to end a conversation if you’ve been sitting about chatting but there’s things you should all be getting on with. Happy Anniversary! This video was a pleasant surprise for a Black Country yamyam! ❤
I live just 3 miles south west of Birmingham City centre, where we speak with a reasonably understandable accent(known as Brummie). But only 3 miles west of here is the start of the Black Country where the accent(colloquially known as YamYam) starts. Even though I've spent my entire life dealing with people from the Black Country on a daily basis, I even worked & socialised in Black Country for a number of years, I still sometimes have problems fully understanding what they're saying, it's worse when speaking to the older generation especially if they've had a few beers &/or speaking quickly. As such it's no surprise anyone has problems understanding.
I was born in the Black Country and lived there for a small part of my childhood but once we left I sadly forgot all about it and lost all accent that I had. However my dad moved back to Dudley at a time and just being back there whenever I’d visit all the nostalgia would come rushing back 🥹🥹
Black Country mon 'ere! Just want to say my Dad's been enjoying your guy's stuff for a while now, so he was pretty chuffed seeing you decide to do the Black Country of all places 😄 If you want to check out some Black Country talent in your own time, you should look for either Frank Skinner, or Sir Lenny Henry, who played the Chief of the Half-Foots in the Rings of Power. Couple of fun facts, Mordor was inspired by the Black Country, even in the day the sky would be black from all the metalwork factories pumping out so much smoke, yet the nights would be red from all the forges burning, which gives to our motto; Black by Day, Red by Night. Also, we produced the chains and anchor for the Titanic, which is the only thing still doing it's job to this day xD
That was fun , we were sat on the sofa guessing along with you … we did know some but a couple we got wrong like taking the dog for a walk ?. I missed the premier so want to wish you both a happy Anniversary, enjoy your time away 💖💝
Hi Ladies…first time commenting..Because…years ago used to live in the area…as a Non Black Country native!!…No idea about the area , people , dialect or humour…until went to a local ‘Launderette’ with some washing to do….AND couldn’t understand a word of what was being said by the women in there…but of a culture shock 😱!!!…. Went back home, almost ‘speechless’ as recounted the experience, and wondered how I would be able to understand or communicate while living there 😳🥹…But I came to admire, love and appreciate the people of the Black Country, particularly their warmth and wonderful humour and dialect…I call it ‘unconscious natural humour’, which is unique…and I simply love to this day!!…Their ‘Famous’ Comedians like Dolly Allen and Tommy Munden had regular Comedy Nights at various Pubs around the area… and they were hilarious… to the point of crying ‘with laughter’ 🤣😂…Have read many books by Black Country folk and about its history…Fascinating…including a Black Country version of parts of the Bible…as they would have spoken it…Brilliant and funny too…treasure that one…and others!!. Worked in the Community there for years and got to know about the very different areas within the Black Country…which were VERY distinct…Like Tipton where they used to keep horses in the gardens of their house, in some cases!!!..(true)…and Halesowen, where their accent was lovely and rather like a strange kind of sing song sound…A very famous Pub…called Ma Pardoes…with its own brewery at the back….and The Crooked House…which was Just That!!… and made you dizzy before you came out!!.. because of the crazy tilt of the building, due to coal mining subsidence..over time…A very Rich and wonderful place altogether….And Yes I’ve been to the Black Country Museum…from when it was first open…now much larger…and well worth a visit….with a ‘translator, if possible!!!…Sue (Uk).. honorary ‘Wench’ frum Odebrie…(that is Oldbury, by the way)….😀👍
It ay are black ova bills muvas....😅 This means its going to rain soon. Bill refers to William Shakespeare. His mother apparently lived in the Malvern Hills (how true this is im not sure) which you can see off in the distance in some Black Country towns. If the sky was black or dark in that direction you would say that it was going to rain. Its a bit dark over the place where William Shakespeare's mother lives.....😂😂😂
I love the black country accent because it is in the middle of the country the language hasn't been changed by outside influences and it is closest to the language Shakespeare would have used.
Love it! When you visit the UK, please come to the black country😊 the fountain inn at Tipton , its where the Tipton Slasher William Perry trained, is a must! its Bostin proper black country 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇲 Happy Anniversary to you both 🎉🎊🎊🎉
I’m 100% Black Country. My father did father of the bride speech in pure Black Country dialect and every guest had a translation at their table place settings. 😂
So much lough, so much learning. Love it, love it. See you Sunday mujeres hermosas. Happy Aniversary and wish you for 50 more to come. Big hug and congratulations from Girona Spain.
In Dudley in the black country there's a Castle that dates back to 1070 on a hill that has a zoo surrounding it, it had a talking crow, I don't know if he speaks black country though.
Happy anniversary - and many, many more blissful years! You might find it fun to check out the Auf Wiedesehen Pet series, where there are a number of accents portrayed, including Barry, played by Timothy Spall, speaking in a Wolverhampton accent, and then Geordies, a scouser, a Bristol accent, and a cockney. The last series was set in the Arizona desert.
Firstly Happy Anniversary you two. You made me laugh so much, I actually though your drink was going to spray the screen. It was not a wind up, they do talk like that, my nephew's wife is from the black country. You should hear them tell a joke, you are laughing before they get to the punch line. My Mum's friend once cracked me up, she said "Oive got a belly loik a poisoned pip". meaning she was bloated. They are warm, hospitable people, but you will not understand them as they speak very quickly.
Grew up in black country, moved abroad 40 years ago. Have some wonderfull happy memories of places and people. A sugestion for your planned visit to UK would be the Black Country living museum, in Dudley, West Midlands.
😂 Great video as always guys. They are funny people in the Black Country that is for sure but in a good way..i should know as i live about 30 or 40 mins away not far from Stafford in Staffordshire so. i probably got about 10 to 15% of the sayings. Take cares guys ❤from 🇬🇧
When my dad's cousin started work at 16, he got a job in a factory in the black country. He was a born and bred Brummie. He couldn't understand what they were saying even though he only lived twenty miles away.
I've seen it said that our Black Country/Midland dialects are very close to the Appalachian one and that both are probably pretty close to Shakespearian English.
The Mad O'Rourke's pub they were talking about with the pie was owned by my Aunt's friend Colm. My brother used to work with him building the other pubs he started too. Spoken to him a few times but I don't know him well. Odd seeing him mentioned in videos.
Great video ladies, i laughted all the way through. The Wrekin is a hill between the black country and shropshire where i live, we all use the term going round the Wrekin, mainly to describe someone who talks a lot to say not very much 😊
Tthe Wrekin is a big hill in Shropshire, just west of the Black Country, but visible from miles around. Going all around there means taking longer than you needed to. "I asked her to explain and she went all around the Wrekin with some codswallop." "I went all around the Wrekin trying to make it work, then I found it wasn't plugged in.". It's used in Cheshire and Shropshire, too.
Just finished a night shift, cuppa & wind down watching you guys & every time you giggle at that noise I was crying with laughter.... Ladies have a lovely anniversary holiday... Sending love 😊😊
This is just beautiful. ❤ Any video on UA-cam or anywhere else talking about the variety of accents and regional dialects in the UK (and there are many) should BY LAW link to this.😂 That guy in the "Batmon" shirt deserves his own series. Doesn't need to be about anything much; just film him going about his life. Or take him on tour to [somewhere] and get him to talk about it. That's the entire premise. Surefire hit. Contact my agent for filming rights. Thank you for this upload, ladies. And congrats. You have enriched the lives of many of us; I hope you continue to enrich your own too.
you two are so brilliant together and you react to so many different things than alot of youtubers react to which is brilliant, oh and i was born and lived my early years in the north east then moved to the black country for the rest of my formative years, constantly visiting the north east to see family so imagine my mix of dialect
We say ‘oss’ for horse in parts of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. And we say it’s black over Bill’s mum’s too (definitely a wider Midlands thing overall). It means there are big, dark rain clouds on the horizon and they’re probably heading this way You should check out Newark slang 😂 (Dog is a juckler)
May day last year I as in Padstow in Cornwall for the Obby 'Oss festival. They have the Old Oss and the Blue Oss. The barmaid in the pub I was staying in called me "My Lovey" such a friendly part of the world! So Oss is used further than the midlands!
Love the video. Happy Anniversary & Happy Black Country Day. I'm from the Black Country and my ex wife was from North Carolina. She lived here a while and said same as you, sounded like Appalachian dialect. I think a lot of those phrases, you only hear used now by the older generation, so if you ever do come and visit, make sure you visit the Black Country Museum in Dudley which is a step back in time of our area. Take care x
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A few decades ago, crossing the USA by train from Chicago to Oakland, there were two people on the train no one could understand or even work out what language they spoke. Until a characteristic emerged and it became obvious they were from Dudley, and spoke Black Country dialect. Fabulous.
Dudley & Tipton . I still hear how these are pronounced in my head that can not be written down to explain
My husband and I had our honeymoon in California doing a fly drive. We turned up at a motel in Anaheim and as we were checking in, using our best telephone voices to be understood, a voice came out from the back office in broad BlackCountry “Yam from (exact village)”. Turns out the owner grew up a couple of minutes walk from my grandparents and we knew her family. I was a bit put out because I’d been using my very best telephone accent to make sure I was understood and she could tell I was from the same village from the back office! Never mind, because we did get a room upgrade and we updated her thoroughly on the local oots and toots”
@@chrislawley6801 I had relatives who lived in Tipton!
You must visit the Black Country Museum when you visit the UK. Going there for their 40's weekend they have each July. Have a good vacation girls.x
West Brom is not to far off
as a black country man this is brilliant
Black Country accent is the nearest to old Anglo Saxon. A lot of the words have similarities and have their roots in the Black Country accent. Proud Black Country lass born & bred. It’s not as pronounced these days, but I’m old enough to remember very broad Black Country accents. You wouldn’t have a clue what they were saying. 😂
In the Black Country, bad weather usually comes from the south. Bill's mother's refers to Mary Arden's house in Stratford upon Avon. She was William Shakespeare's mother and it's located south of the Black country, so if it's looking a bit black over Bill's mother's, it's going to chuck it down soon.
That's interesting! There's a similar phrase in the Erewash Valley (so probably elsewhere too), not sure the explanation travels, but its' good for the West Midlands!
Fascinating! Thanks for explaining what Bill’s mother had to do with it. 😂
Yes, that's the explanation I was given years ago when I asked.
We use this further south too,
I never knew the Shakespeare connection :-)
The guy in the white coat on is a local chip shop owner in Cradley Heath. He painted the front of his shop in union jack flag for the jubilee. Bostin fish and chips
Funny thing that you probably didn’t want to know About cradley heath. I’m related to the lion man of cradled heath through marriage 💀💀💀
My wife is a black country lass......a YAM YAM through and through. She moved to leafy Leicestershire and people call her Brummie when she talks.......she hates that.!! 😊😊😊
Dw us brummies hate when we get mixed up with yam yams too😉🤣
@@joshua.910 I get called both and I am neither lol (Redditch 9 miles away) 🤣
@@chrisallen19821982 ah yeah, the redditch snobs 😉🤣
I’m a Black Country boy myself. I moved to Liverpool for university and have had the same thing, and I can definitely confirm that it drives us crazy 😂 I’ve just taken it upon myself to become the Black Country ambassador to Liverpool and Merseyside, I may try and get my house recognised as an embassy 🤣
Black over bills mothers means it's gone dark over stratford way, Bill being William Shakespeare. In short it means rain is on the way.
Hi Natasha and Debbie, that was soooo funny. I am a black country girl born and bred and proud... when you visit you must go to The Black Country Museum.
Was there 4 days ago. My 7 year old loved it. She loved the old shops and demolished her Fish and Chips..... She tried the old street games just down from the Bottle and Glass Inn and was surprisingly good at them. The bloke with the hoop and stick was shocked when she just took it and started rolling it.
Happy Anniversary! I am a genuine Yam Yam, born and bred in Bilston. Surprised no-one used the word 'bostin' - which means great, brilliant, wonderful. So thanks for a bostin' video! Arv gorra goo shappin' now, an' it ay arf black over Bill's mother's, so ard berra tek me brolly wi' me. I remember calling sweets 'suck' when I was little. A taste of home - thank you x
I still use "Al right skip" when seeing a friend, it just slips out I do tend to get some funny looks lol
Omma yamyam anawl, mi owd Mon was from bilston :-)
I lived in Bilston for a couple of years, now in Dudley!
Battered chips!! Sooo good
@@truebritmega 😂 It has a "Translate to English button and I press it! Well, what do you know, nothing changed! 😳 You dumfounded the algorithm! 😂
I come originally from near Manchester, lived in Birmingham for over thirty years, but now live in the Black Country, and I love it. And you're right - the people have great character. In the Depression and before there was massive poverty, and people would keep a pig in a shed, and feed it scraps.
Years ago - in Scotland I believe - there were some long, convoluted documents called the Ragman Rolls. That's where 'Rigmarole' comes from.
In Shropshire there is a great hill called the Wrekin. ( From Black Country hills you can see it.) Below it is the Roman City of VIROCONIUM ( same word). I suspect the hill was sacred.
'Wassen' probably comes from an old word for gullet 'weasand'.
Yampy means mad.
There is a major attraction called the Black Country Living Museum, which is well worth a visit.
Quarry Bank is a small Black Country town.
It's raining here. Before that it was 'Black over Bill's mother's'.
The dialects of Birmingham and the Black Country. In particular Black Country people say Yam for 'I am', which is why they are Yam-yams.
Today is Black Country Day, and of course we're very proud of our flag.
Till the bad end of the rainbows notice that is,
- and demand reparations for slavery because of its "racist" name.....even though it is called the black country because back in the industrial revolution there were more iron foundries and steel works belching out toxic black fumes 24 hours a day than there were farms which left everything covered in soot and coal dust, and permanently left the place in semi darkness for years on end.
And the reason for saying 'yam' is that the word 'are' does not exist in BC dialect lol. It's not 'you are' it's 'you am', hence 'yam'. Same for the word 'she' - doesn't happen, everything is 'her' as in 'What's her doing?' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
She also said Cradley Heath a town near Quarry Bank you drive through to get to Merry Hill
Ohh quarry bunk ☺
@ Jonathan, when I moved to Cornwall many years ago,I always said and still do ' I drove right around the wriken ' the Cornish thought I was hilarious and wanted to know what I was on about,also I called the river Camel the cut which was another source of amusement,I still say Black over Bills house, I had to stop saying pictures ,I say cinema now , I can't say pumps only plymsoles, they didn't know what an outdoor was I now say off licence , this is only temporary until I go back to Brum to top my accent up. They love it down here and in 40years I've never lost it or wanted to loose it ☺
I was a community nurse in the black country, i had to learn the language fast.
Great people, very funny.
Happy anniversary 🎉
Happy Black Country Day! HILARIOUS EPISODE! Today is our 11th Wedding Anniversary! We pre-recorded this as we are on vacation. This episode is SO MUCH FUN! It was hilarious and we LOVE the Black Country Dialect & the people in this video! We had never heard it before this video, so join us and laugh AT us as we attempt to understand and guess what is being said here. You will certainly be entertained at this one! So many great moments in this video, don't miss a second. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
I live about 30 minute drive from the black Country... alroght am ya!! Hilarious it's brilliant... our favourite place to visit is the black country museum!!
Ooops ... and happy anniversary x
Happy anniversary to you both have a lovely time away
Oppy Anni-vaerseree!
Oll watch this in the mornin, while om aytin mi brekkie.
There's no way you've been together for 20 years, you don't look old enough.....
🎉Happy Anniversary ladies🎉
There is a local Historian who has looked at the Black Dialect and has identified it as many of the remnants of Anglo Saxon English. My Aunt from Dudley always greeted me with "Ow Bist" it was only when I lived in Germany and started to try to learn German I noticed that Bist means "Are You" so "Ow Bist" is "How are you"
Bist du in the west country...
a really interesting point on that, thank you
be-est thou in Shakespearian or the earlier Chaucerian Englishes, then it rounds down to bist.
Absolutely. Much like the greeting Ow Bin Ya. also.
ow binya kid? :D
Kudos to you for actually putting this video out on Black Country Day (14th July). Not sure if this was deliberate or not 😂
Much love from Dudley (The heart of the Black Country) ❤
Ooh Doodlay 👍
@@clarelawton4653 init duhdlie
@@S1RD2 yes, thank you, that’s the spelling I was looking for, lol
Amm from Dudlay anall
@@dee2251 Dudlay anall? Sounds like one of Natasha's interpretations!
Interesting that you mentioned the Black Country dialect sounding similar to Appalachian. I believe that Appalachian can be directly linked to 12th century English, similar to how Chaucer would have spoken, in the same way that the dialect of the Black Country can be traced to the same time.
It's amazing how many accents you can find in even small regions of the UK. My parents and family were from Walsall - the north part of the Black Country, so these sayings are familiar. They later moved 30 miles down the road, where the accent is a totally different West country accent, with a whole bunch of different sayings.
As a black Country lad I loved this. So funny and some sayings I hadn't heard for a while. Happy Anniversary may you have many more 💗
I moved to the Black Country forty years ago and couldn’t understand anyone for the first month or two, now I’m totally fluent, this was funny you did well, Happy Anniversary to you both 💕
Really funny video. Your reactions had me in stitches. The funniest thing was how Debbie took to it right away.
Before radio and television, when far more people spoke their own local dialect......true dialect, not just accent......I believe people who moved out of their own area really struggled. This was said to be a huge problem in WW1, when depleted regiments were filled with men from all over Britain.
I'm 16 minutes in and loving this! My family background is the Black Country, but I was born and brought up some 12 miles away and don't have the accent... yes, just a few miles west and accents and dialects change from what you hear/read here to pretty neutral! However, I understand every single word 😀And sometimes use the phrases. Black Country dialact goes with the humour, which is about as dry and self-deprecating as it comes.
Edit: 19:15 and the Wrekin one has just come up... yes! The Wrekin is a prominent hill some 18 miles west of the Black Country (and 7 miles from me). So to say you've taken an unnecessarily lengthy and problematic detour to get from A to B, or maybe you've been trying to get through to customer services and you've spend ages being passed from pillar to post, you might say "Ar bin all round the Wrekin".
And finally... my favourite Black Country joke! Two cats met in an alley in Cradley. One says to the other "ow meow".
Stealing the joke!
That was hilarious!. My stomach is killing me but it was totally worth it. Another great job ladies. Have an amazing anniversary! x
Our faces hurt after filming this! 😂
That made me so nostalgic! I had friends from the Black Country - sadly no longer with us - who spoke exactly like this. We got so accustomed to it we never gave it another thought, but anyone new to our group used to ask all the time, "What did he/she just say?" I thoroughly enjoyed this video. You two are superb!
Happy Bastille Day. Happy Anniversary. Happy Black Country Day. 3 cakes ladies- one for each celebration. Enjoy your holidays.
Ma Pardoe's and Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory (both mentioned in the video) are famous pubs in the area.
Morning Ladies, you had me in stitches today. You did really well with the translations, I'm from Wolverhampton born & bred and I struggled. A visit to The Black Country Museum is a must when your here.
Congratulations on your Anniversary.
that old blokes shirt, BATMON hahahaha
I am from the heart of the Black Country and now live in Joliet, IL (I said hello to you at the beginning of one of your late night live streams once. Not sure if you remember that?). When I moved, it was quite an adjustment, understanding and being understood. And I was never really all that Black Country. My brother-in-law had the thickest dialect and when he visited he had a heck of a time communicating. One person though that he was speaking French!
Thats so funny.
I worked with a guy who was once a much travelled merchant seaman.
He told me his crew, apart from the catering crew who were asian,were from all parts of the UK.
They docked in Mobile, Alabama I think it was and they looked for the nearest boozer.
When they sat there telling tales, as brits do, they became aware that everybody was listening in transfixed.
My friend, a South Walian, who had an accent they could understand, told me they couldn't work out where these people came from, and wanted to know how these people communicated with each other.😂
Best wishes from blighty.👍
Great video reaction! Half of my family is from the Black Country and hearing the accent brings back happy childhood memories of visiting relatives there. Definitely my favourite dialect. Lovely people in that region too. Happy Anniversary!
Thanks so much! ❤️
This video has made me so happy as im from the Black Country,and its Black Country day (14th July).😊
hey ladies luv the video and blondie my all time fav group😍
I am a Black Country girl, born and bred. Not a Brummie as a lot of people confuse us. We have our own distinctive dialects even with the local Black Country area. We have great fun confusing everyone with our luscious lingo! I really enjoyed your reactions ladies. Happy Anniversary.
Exactly bay a brummie
Its nice to see the area i was born in get some love.
One thing about the dialect is that has a lot of old english words and prunciations still in the dialect. Ham instead of home Hoss instead of horse, bin instead of been.
Its really interesting.
I'm crying laughing, and I'm going to adopt Warra Cowin Rigmarole cos that is epic! From the South East 😂
I recently lived in the West Midlands for 7 years, having moved up from the South West. There were people I just couldn’t talk to, because I just didn’t understand what they were saying.
On one date I had, although the lady was most attractive, it was a very difficult farce.
It is known that within a very close radius of Walsall there are 9 local dialects. Add to that the Asian and Caribbean tweaks and it can make communication very one sided.
It was a difficult time for me, but there were a load of lovely people.
I grew up in Sparkbrook till the age of 8 then moved to Redditch. My paternal grandfather came from the north side of Birmingham, Ward End, and his accent was closer to Yam Yam than my other grandfather from Small Heath. Redditch was different again.
Warra cowon rigmarole 😂
OMG, the guy in the yellow shirt. I couldn't stop laughing 😂
BATMON is a legend!!!!!! 🤣🤣
What a fantastic, funny, memorable reaction for your Anniversary! ..buuuhh.. 🤣 ..Happy Daze, Girls! ❤❤😃
Thank you!! 😁
Happy backcountry day from Coseley babs😂 Nan's from Dudley half the time I'm not sure what she is says to me.Love that you are both interested in learning more about all the various accents.
I love this video. I'm black country born and bred. Happy black country day! You guys need to totally explore the black country our dialect is the oldest form of English known to man!
As someone who has lived my whole life (41yo) around 15 miles from the Black country but has travelled all over the world I can honestly say people from the black country are one of if not the nicest group of people I have ever interacted with.
Happy Anniversary to you both, I’m from the Black Country and I found this hilarious
Am a yamyam too
Great fun watching this! I'm from the South East of England, and I struggled with a few of these. I love the various Midlands accents anyway. How great is it that you can drive to the next county in England and pick up slight differences. We have one of those phrases in common, "It's a bit black over Will's mothers" is used here in Kent (by older people) to indicate impending rain. Your reaction to some of these was priceless! 👍
I’m 50% Black Country 50% Brummie … I can spake both languages …
Multilingual ay ya.
@@richardmarshall7256i can't believe YT actually offers a translation of your comment (it changes "ay" to "is"..... Close enough)
They are the same language, English! You mean you speak both dialects.
@@shithappens1975 No, they are different, its so hard to explain, where does one language start and end.. we have broad dialects that are so different.
@@Greenwood4727 they are different dialects of the English language, all words in both dialects are based in English and in England, they are the English language my friend.
Sorry I couldn't watch this live. I know almost all of these - "It's a bit black over Bill's mother's" is common in our family to this very day - literally. And an "apeth" is a "halfpenny-worth" - i.e. not all there. And the Wrekin is a hill, which is connected to the previous weather subject: "if you can see the Wrekin, it's going to rain, and if you can't see it, it is already raining".
I will now tell my own Black Country accent story. I was born in Wolverhampton but lived in Solihull till I was 8 - so while I had an accent it wasn't spectacularly strong [if you know, you know].
At the end of my 1st year at Cambridge, I had to go out to find lodgings for my 2nd year. I knocked on this one door and the landlady answered.
I said "Good morning. I am a student looking for digs for next year. Do you have a vacancy, please?"
Her reply?
" You're from the Black Country, aren't you. No, I havent."........
I too am a Wolves supporter, like your elucidating friend.
Thanks ladies, hilarious video ! I love the Black country accent, I'm from Wiltshire and our accent has nearly disappeared completely, i wish we could hold on to all our local accents, it's nice to know where you are just by listening to the locals. My favourite UA-cam channel ❤️
Dudley is only a short distance from Birmingham, but there is a difference in the accents.
❤🤍🖤 Happy Black Country day. I'm a Black Country wench born and bred but now live in Australia. This looks interesting.
Love the Black Country flag, I'm from Wolverhampton and spent 10 years teaching Sydneysiders to spake proppa loike wot ar do
Im from the backcountry and this was so funny to watch
This was hilarious, well done ladies. I grew up in the black country, parents kept a pub, my late husband was a real Black Country Mon, had to translate for him to other people in other parts of the country. Have lived in Telford, Shropshire for many years, the Wrekin is a hill in Shropshire, All around the Wrekin is a well known saying in the Midlands area. Hope you get to visit round here when you are in UK.😂
See being an Albrighton lad just down the road I used to always get my grandparents telling me that when I was late, which was pretty often. " where you been, tut wrekin and back"
I live in Cheshire where still find some older guys use the word Mon I didn't realise was also used in Black Country as thought was just old Cheshire though no lot people from old Shropshire & Cheshire moved to Midlands for work in factories in 1800s
One day I am going to reclaim another hill in Shropshire & village of my family name 😅
I lived in gornal and went to school there for 3 years and its different i must say
Happy Anniversary! The saying "it's black over Bill's mothers" occurs all over England, because it was a catch phrase of a music hall performer who went all round the country
The 'Bill' being referred to is William Shakespeare, if you stand in the Birmingham Bullring next to the medieval St Martins church you look down the Stratford Road where Mary Arden's house 'Bill's mother' lived you can see the weather front moving in from that direction.
Om from the Black Country (Wolverhampton). It's nice ta hear sum proppa tongue. Yam dooin a great job and Om gunna subscribe te-ya channul. Up the Wolves.
I used to work in the Black Country, and after a while I could understand (almost) everything I heard. They're lovely people, even if a few of them are a bit yampy.
Ar. Yampy is as yampy duz.
I live near the Wrekin, it is real.. never been up it…. 😂
You could never offend us .. we think its a compliment if you laugh at us😂
unless it is by a Brummie ;)
@@garywoolton1875Brummies can sod off if they’re gonna say owt. Have you heard ‘em? 😂
@@heatherdyson6815 worked and lived amongst them for about 5 years 🤣
Congratulations both of you and may you be together for many years to come.
Happy Anniversary beautiful people had a good laugh with this one ❤
My cousin has one of the broadest Black Country accents i have ever heard. And I'm from Cornwall with a very broad Cornish accent. When we meet,we spend a lot of time working out what each other said.
Reminds me of when I went to uni (I'm from the Black Country. My accent isn't particularly broad, but the way I pronounce certain words would tell you I was from there) and had flatmates from various parts of the country (including a girl from Stoke whose accent was much broader than mine) - the guy from Cornwall could understand me just fine, but for the first few days he couldn't understand one of our fellow flatmates who was from Birmingham so I ended up having to translate for him.
Shame they all turned out to be such glass bowls, but I did feel a sense of pride at not being the most unintelligible person in the room for once
This is my favourite reaction video!!!!! Can’t stop laughing, watching from the Warwickshire!!!!
That has got to be one of the funniest Videos I’ve watched from your Channel although I am biased as I am in Birmingham so only a few miles down the road from The Black Country, Respect to you both as you managed to get a fair few, A couple of the words stumped me to be honest, Loved your reactions and especially just after: 19:52, The Lady said Quarry Bank which is an area of The Black Country by the way, Love and Best Wishes, Anthony, Birmingham, UK! 🙂😂❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸
Hay up our kid, congratulations. I'm a yamyam, (black country), my husband is a Brummie. Love you two XXX
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👍The Black Country Accent/Dialect is easy to understand 😊
Glad you finally got around to this. Many of the relatives are black country, my mum, was born in Crawley heath , and her mum and dad Dudley.
I think tha means Cradley Heath!
My favourite Midlands phrase is probably “It ay gunna get the babby weshed”. Literally, “It isn’t going to get the baby washed.” It’s a way to end a conversation if you’ve been sitting about chatting but there’s things you should all be getting on with. Happy Anniversary! This video was a pleasant surprise for a Black Country yamyam! ❤
I live just 3 miles south west of Birmingham City centre, where we speak with a reasonably understandable accent(known as Brummie). But only 3 miles west of here is the start of the Black Country where the accent(colloquially known as YamYam) starts. Even though I've spent my entire life dealing with people from the Black Country on a daily basis, I even worked & socialised in Black Country for a number of years, I still sometimes have problems fully understanding what they're saying, it's worse when speaking to the older generation especially if they've had a few beers &/or speaking quickly. As such it's no surprise anyone has problems understanding.
I was born in the Black Country and lived there for a small part of my childhood but once we left I sadly forgot all about it and lost all accent that I had. However my dad moved back to Dudley at a time and just being back there whenever I’d visit all the nostalgia would come rushing back 🥹🥹
Happy Anniversary Natasha and Debbie, Hope you are having a great day x
Black Country mon 'ere! Just want to say my Dad's been enjoying your guy's stuff for a while now, so he was pretty chuffed seeing you decide to do the Black Country of all places 😄
If you want to check out some Black Country talent in your own time, you should look for either Frank Skinner, or Sir Lenny Henry, who played the Chief of the Half-Foots in the Rings of Power.
Couple of fun facts, Mordor was inspired by the Black Country, even in the day the sky would be black from all the metalwork factories pumping out so much smoke, yet the nights would be red from all the forges burning, which gives to our motto; Black by Day, Red by Night. Also, we produced the chains and anchor for the Titanic, which is the only thing still doing it's job to this day xD
its Ange
Hilariously funny ladies well done n Happy Anniversary
I'm a Black Country mon living in Edinburgh, been a massive fan of your videos and this fills me of joy!
That was fun , we were sat on the sofa guessing along with you … we did know some but a couple we got wrong like taking the dog for a walk ?. I missed the premier so want to wish you both a happy Anniversary, enjoy your time away 💖💝
Taking the dog for a walk up the cut...the wammal n canal
Hi Ladies…first time commenting..Because…years ago used to live in the area…as a Non Black Country native!!…No idea about the area , people , dialect or humour…until went to a local ‘Launderette’ with some washing to do….AND couldn’t understand a word of what was being said by the women in there…but of a culture shock 😱!!!…. Went back home, almost ‘speechless’ as recounted the experience, and wondered how I would be able to understand or communicate while living there 😳🥹…But I came to admire, love and appreciate the people of the Black Country, particularly their warmth and wonderful humour and dialect…I call it ‘unconscious natural humour’, which is unique…and I simply love to this day!!…Their ‘Famous’ Comedians like Dolly Allen and Tommy Munden had regular Comedy Nights at various Pubs around the area… and they were hilarious… to the point of crying ‘with laughter’ 🤣😂…Have read many books by Black Country folk and about its history…Fascinating…including a Black Country version of parts of the Bible…as they would have spoken it…Brilliant and funny too…treasure that one…and others!!. Worked in the Community there for years and got to know about the very different areas within the Black Country…which were VERY distinct…Like Tipton where they used to keep horses in the gardens of their house, in some cases!!!..(true)…and Halesowen, where their accent was lovely and rather like a strange kind of sing song sound…A very famous Pub…called Ma Pardoes…with its own brewery at the back….and The Crooked House…which was Just That!!… and made you dizzy before you came out!!.. because of the crazy tilt of the building, due to coal mining subsidence..over time…A very Rich and wonderful place altogether….And Yes I’ve been to the Black Country Museum…from when it was first open…now much larger…and well worth a visit….with a ‘translator, if possible!!!…Sue (Uk).. honorary ‘Wench’ frum Odebrie…(that is Oldbury, by the way)….😀👍
It ay are black ova bills muvas....😅 This means its going to rain soon. Bill refers to William Shakespeare. His mother apparently lived in the Malvern Hills (how true this is im not sure) which you can see off in the distance in some Black Country towns. If the sky was black or dark in that direction you would say that it was going to rain. Its a bit dark over the place where William Shakespeare's mother lives.....😂😂😂
Wow I did not know that it had a Shakespeare connotation. Thanks good info!
@@YellowfingersUk67it's logical as most rain comes from the west and south west.
I'm from Wolverhampton and recently I've developed a really strong accent. My parents hate it lmao
I love the black country accent because it is in the middle of the country the language hasn't been changed by outside influences and it is closest to the language Shakespeare would have used.
Love it! When you visit the UK, please come to the black country😊 the fountain inn at Tipton , its where the Tipton Slasher William Perry trained, is a must! its Bostin proper black country 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇲 Happy Anniversary to you both 🎉🎊🎊🎉
I have watched this twice it’s so bloody funny.😅😊😮😢❤😂
So happy you enjoyed it!!
Neehh! That guy was hysterical. The longer you listen to it the easier it gets.
Happy anniversary. Time travel is a timey wimy thing.
I’m 100% Black Country. My father did father of the bride speech in pure Black Country dialect and every guest had a translation at their table place settings. 😂
I wish I was there 😂😂😂 that would of been fun to do 😅
Yo mean ya fatha? 😂
So much lough, so much learning. Love it, love it. See you Sunday mujeres hermosas. Happy Aniversary and wish you for 50 more to come. Big hug and congratulations from Girona Spain.
In Dudley in the black country there's a Castle that dates back to 1070 on a hill that has a zoo surrounding it, it had a talking crow, I don't know if he speaks black country though.
🤔 That would be interesting! Thanks blackcountrybloke.
Happy anniversary - and many, many more blissful years! You might find it fun to check out the Auf Wiedesehen Pet series, where there are a number of accents portrayed, including Barry, played by Timothy Spall, speaking in a Wolverhampton accent, and then Geordies, a scouser, a Bristol accent, and a cockney. The last series was set in the Arizona desert.
Firstly Happy Anniversary you two. You made me laugh so much, I actually though your drink was going to spray the screen. It was not a wind up, they do talk like that, my nephew's wife is from the black country. You should hear them tell a joke, you are laughing before they get to the punch line. My Mum's friend once cracked me up, she said "Oive got a belly loik a poisoned pip". meaning she was bloated. They are warm, hospitable people, but you will not understand them as they speak very quickly.
Grew up in black country, moved abroad 40 years ago. Have some wonderfull happy memories of places and people.
A sugestion for your planned visit to UK would be the Black Country living museum, in Dudley, West Midlands.
😂 Great video as always guys. They are funny people in the Black Country that is for sure but in a good way..i should know as i live about 30 or 40 mins away not far from Stafford in Staffordshire so. i probably got about 10 to 15% of the sayings. Take cares guys ❤from 🇬🇧
The Wrekin is just past Telford and close by Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire.
When we used to tell a long story my mum used to say we were going around the Wrekin. 😊
When my dad's cousin started work at 16, he got a job in a factory in the black country. He was a born and bred Brummie. He couldn't understand what they were saying even though he only lived twenty miles away.
I'm from Worcester and had many happy trips to the Black Country museum as a child. I would highly recommend it. Happy anniversary x
Thanks Caroline. ♥️
I've seen it said that our Black Country/Midland dialects are very close to the Appalachian one and that both are probably pretty close to Shakespearian English.
The Mad O'Rourke's pub they were talking about with the pie was owned by my Aunt's friend Colm. My brother used to work with him building the other pubs he started too. Spoken to him a few times but I don't know him well. Odd seeing him mentioned in videos.
Great video ladies, i laughted all the way through. The Wrekin is a hill between the black country and shropshire where i live, we all use the term going round the Wrekin, mainly to describe someone who talks a lot to say not very much 😊
... they never get to the point? The top of the, Wrekin.
Tthe Wrekin is a big hill in Shropshire, just west of the Black Country, but visible from miles around. Going all around there means taking longer than you needed to. "I asked her to explain and she went all around the Wrekin with some codswallop." "I went all around the Wrekin trying to make it work, then I found it wasn't plugged in.". It's used in Cheshire and Shropshire, too.
Well I did terrible at guessing these 😅
Good work to you both for the ones you got correct 👏 BATMON!!!!
Loved Batmon!!!
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Boooo! LOL
OOOOOH Debbie he he, Happy Anniversary Guy's enjoy your break, ATB Wayne UK.................
Happy 11th Anniversary guys and hope you are enjoying your holiday oops sorry vacation.
Thanks so much!
Just finished a night shift, cuppa & wind down watching you guys & every time you giggle at that noise I was crying with laughter.... Ladies have a lovely anniversary holiday... Sending love 😊😊
This is just beautiful. ❤
Any video on UA-cam or anywhere else talking about the variety of accents and regional dialects in the UK (and there are many) should BY LAW link to this.😂
That guy in the "Batmon" shirt deserves his own series. Doesn't need to be about anything much; just film him going about his life. Or take him on tour to [somewhere] and get him to talk about it. That's the entire premise. Surefire hit. Contact my agent for filming rights.
Thank you for this upload, ladies.
And congrats. You have enriched the lives of many of us; I hope you continue to enrich your own too.
That was a very nice comment and I promise you, made us smile lots! Thank you ♥️♥️
you two are so brilliant together and you react to so many different things than alot of youtubers react to which is brilliant, oh and i was born and lived my early years in the north east then moved to the black country for the rest of my formative years, constantly visiting the north east to see family so imagine my mix of dialect
We say ‘oss’ for horse in parts of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. And we say it’s black over Bill’s mum’s too (definitely a wider Midlands thing overall). It means there are big, dark rain clouds on the horizon and they’re probably heading this way
You should check out Newark slang 😂 (Dog is a juckler)
May day last year I as in Padstow in Cornwall for the Obby 'Oss festival. They have the Old Oss and the Blue Oss. The barmaid in the pub I was staying in called me "My Lovey" such a friendly part of the world! So Oss is used further than the midlands!
@@nigelbundy4008 I meant the Black Over Bill’s Mum’s is a Midlands thing, only said that in the follow on sentence not about both 😊
Love the video. Happy Anniversary & Happy Black Country Day. I'm from the Black Country and my ex wife was from North Carolina. She lived here a while and said same as you, sounded like Appalachian dialect. I think a lot of those phrases, you only hear used now by the older generation, so if you ever do come and visit, make sure you visit the Black Country Museum in Dudley which is a step back in time of our area. Take care x
How am ya me babbies and ta very much from a proud Black Country Wench Happy Black Country Day av a gud un xxxx
Don't know weather to laugh or cry I read that like it's normal everyday hahaha x I'm west midlands love the black country we do
I haven't been able to watch for a few months because I was so busy. I'm laughing with you here and I realise how much I missed you