How to Piss Off York, England
Are you heading to the North of England and want to enjoy York? Well the people are fantastic in York, but you should know a few things before you go so you do not annoy or upset the locals. Here are some cultural tips for visiting York, so you can have the best Yorkshire adventure ever.
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Dont worry about stereotyping a person from Yorkshire. We are very good at banter and not offended by jokes (most of us anyway). We often take the piss out of ourselves. Just expect us to return fire tenfold if you start a banter match. The biggest danger of stereotyping a person from Yorkshire is not offending us, it risking yourself being offended when we start taking the piss out of you in return.
Bang on
As a Lancastrian who commutes to Yorkshire, I concur.
As a Yorkshire woman , I wouldn't worry about any of these things if you visit our beautiful County . We are friendly and helpful even if you can't understand our accents
When my mates Californian girlfriend came over to visit. She struggled with our Yorkshire accents. She thought we were all talking in a different language, though she be half right some of our dialect words are old norse words.
Wolter you've broken the first rule! York isn't in England, it's in YORKSHIRE.
Also as an addition, I'm a York gal married to an American. The American Hershey's manufactured KitKat actually made me cry because it's sooooo bad in comparison to ours.
Q city says hello. Taking a Silversea cruise around entire British isles for 30th wedding anniversary.
I thought Yorkshire was a county in England.
@@Demetri450 a historical one, it's 4 different county's officially
Gods own County.
General rule for any busy town/city - do NOT use a car. Just walk. Stay in the city centre and walk, or use taxis if weather is horrible. Parking can be a pain and can ruin your experience of visiting. Speaking from experience.
I love the fact that so many places in the UK and continental Europe you can get by just fine without a car.
Nobody cares about the brand of tea. Just don't congregate in the narrower cobbled streets and block people from getting through. That is definitely irritating!
That said, Yorkshire Gold is the finest tea in the world
Or treat pubs if there a Disneyland attraction
4:55 I don’t know if it has the same meaning in North America, but chatting someone up in the UK means you’re flirting with them :)
No. I've heard the phrase in British books and British tv so knew that meant flirting, but I don't think most Americans would. It's just chatting or chatting with though. No "up", so maybe that's the difference.
@@annbsirius1703 Correct.
You can always tell a Yorkshireman, but you can’t tell him much.
There are two kinds of people in the world - Yorkshiremen, and all the rest.
I just met some folks from York in my Upstate NY town for the eclipse. Nice folks. I work in a greasy spoon, and they were very happy to get gravy for their fries/chips. They really liked our poutine too.
Always remember , if its not from Yorkshire its probably shite .
especially if its from lancashire
Not probably, it's definitely shite!
@@melissareohorn7436The only thing good from Lancashire is the eastbound M62!
@@michaeldoolan7595 and Wallace and Gromitt
Can confirm on the Yorkshire Tea front. My parents are from Sheffield and wherever they go on holiday, the first thing that gets packed into the suitcase before anything else is a stash of Yorkshire Tea teabags!
As a born and raised York man. I agree with this man and I think this man is now a Yorkshire man for spreading this Information
I'm from NY we are alot alike!
This is a great video ! People in Yorkshire are usually very friendly and happy to chat to tourists and find out where they are from 😊
We are definitely honest in Yorkshire! Glad to hear it’s your favourite place in England. Hope you go visit the Yorkshire Dales one day 😊
Eyup! You nailed it with this one! 😂grab me cap I’m off to walk t’whippet! 😂
Yorkshire people are not tight but they will be able to tell you where to get the cheapest beer in the City!
When we come back from holiday the conversation goes as follows. Ey Up! Good holiday mate? Aye, it was cracking. One eighty a pint on t'front. It wa a real do.
Looks beautiful, too. Cheers 🍻
The stingy thing and flatcap thing is fine. Yorkshire people pride themselves on it.
Yep, they can peel an orange in their pocket.
@@eleveneleven572
Copper wire was invented by two Yorkshire men fighting over a penny!
Got to say, watch all of your videos and these "do's & don'ts" of England and you are bob on 99% of the time. In fact all of them are great. Keep up the great output!
Not going to lie - my daughter was my Yorkshire to English translator. Fortunately it was only on two occasions where I completely misunderstood and she quickly whispered what they actually said so I could then quickly say, "oh, excuse me, I don't know what I was thinking, yes please (insert what they asked)." We absolutely loved York and can't wait to visit again.
I had to translate for my wife when we visited scotland.
@@kenbrown2808 Scotland is a completely different game, especially Glasgow.
All good points Mark. I'm from Liverpool but went to university in Sheffield and lived there for a while after leaving, so I recognise some of the characteristics from there. Regarding the "mean Yorkshireman" jokes, I find that they're best left for the locals to tell about themselves (and they do). In any case, I found the South Yorkshire people to be among the warmest and most open handed I've met. Regarding local rivalries, comedian Jason Manford did a good routine about the way that nests like a Russian doll. He's from Salford, so he and I would begin as "enemies" based on Liverpool-Manchester sibling rivalry, until we met someone from Leeds, in which case we'd join forces for the red rose county against his white rose. But then, if the three of us met a Londoner, we'd gang up on him as a southerner, and then again, if we were all on holiday in Europe, we'd be Englishmen arguing with the French or Spanish, but if we were further afield we might all be fellow Europeans, etc. etc. (Personally, my own prejudice would begin with blue versus red, but I did accompany an old school friend to watch his team beat Chelsea in a recent cup final on TV).
Loved this one. So many good memories from York. Both as a child and up to my thirties. Did both my Army basic training at Strensall Barracks near York later as a training NCO. The river floods so often many buildings especially in the older pubs you see sections of walls marked with a series of horizontal lines with a date listing when and how high the water level was from that flood. The rich history is still a point of pride for many. A major place of importance Romans, Normans, also one the main population centres for Viking settlement. Please consider a visit to Lincoln next time you are in this part of the UK a similar history and also has many quirks of interest. Being an even more important part of Roman Britain the oldest canal in the UK was dug by the Romans linking the river Trent at Torksey to the river Witham at Lincoln so a vessel could reach Lincoln from the Wash at Boston or via the Humber, Trent, Fossdyke Navigation. Lincoln Cathedral is also worth a visit try to find and photo the Lincoln Imp. A small stone carving in one of the pillars.
one of my grandmothers was from York, I enjoyed this video.
i start uni in york in september!!
My sister went to uni in York. It’s beautiful. Just be prepared for it to be more expensive than your average northern town.
Have you got a bike yet?
Bang on ❤
Yer stereotypes of people being cheap or stingy isn't a good anywhere. It normally because the area was extremely poor, and was a comment made the rich to put us down. Please don't use it.
Great video as always! 😁
Yorkshire Tea is like a punch in the face... but a good one.
I love the way Yorkshire people say "2" ❤
Home Counties accents from the BBC….but they occasionally employ professional Yorkshiremen like the presenter “Parkinson”.
I love Yorkshire. People are very friendly and fun. I also had no trouble understanding most of them
Hey Mark, cool video
Somehow I'm having a difficult time visualizing someone from York saying "Nah, Brah, I'm good." 😃
people shouldn't be offended by honesty, but honesty shouldn't be an excuse to be rude. and vice versa-
I plan to visit York when I go to England. This was very interesting
That's one of the places I hope to visit as well. For some reason I have a fascination with that city because Constantine became emperor there.
I love Yorkshire tea 🙂🙌🌷🪻🌷
You like Assam, Kenyan, and Chinese tea, packaged in a factory in Yorkshire.
Sounds like a lot of Sagittarians are living in York....honest and blunt
So I stayed with the host family of Dad was Scottish and the mom was Welsh in Yorkshire in a town called thirsk.❤
You should come over to Manchester Wolter!
Is that close to York?👀
@@WSFM sorta
There’s only one tea to drink & that’s Yorkshire Tea. Also, you forgot Betty’s tearooms, only in Yorkshire. But as proud Yorkshireman now living in Birmingham U.K. I think you’ve just got experience the whole of Yorkshire, Leeds, Harrogate, ilkley, Skipton, Helmsley in North Yorkshire & Knaresborough are worth visiting if you’re in York. There’s so much to see.
Could you show me the location of the Yorkshire tea plantations where it is grown, please?
@@MinesAGuinness Didn’t you know they’re all over the Yorkshire Dales? 😊
@@MinesAGuinness there in Bradford
Come on, don't offend me, Yorkshire tea is the one and only. Now I have to revisit York again, definitely my favourite place! Whilst I am a bloody foreigner, I am super proud living in Yorkshire.
I would imagine that they get annoyed by constant jokes calling them "Old York" compared to New York. That's probably the #1 thing that pisses them off.
One thing about York is that it is very safe. It is far safer than the inner city areas of Manchester and Birmingham I grew up in as a kid.
Yorkshire tea - that historic tradition since 1977! Or about 2004 outside Yorkshire.
My favourite British city.
For anyone who wants to become instant friends with someone from Yorkshire. Tell them how amazing Lancashire is. They love Lancashire.
chips and gravy is amazing
Wolter have you visited Lincolnshire?when i go down south they ask me what part of Yorkshire you from😊North lincs man😊
I love Yorkshire Tea and I live in Lancashire ❤
Ha! I'm a living stereotype - I'm from Yorkshire, watched this while drinking Yorkshire Tea. I own a flat cap and a whippet! We all have sticky out ears and slicked back hair up here as we're always saying "How much? Bloody 'ell!"
Offering Yorkshire tea isn't going to offend as much as giving Worcester sauce instead of Hendersons'! If you don't know what Hendersons' relish is, then you've missed out on a Yorkshire treat!
Did you know that the only good thing to come out of Yorkshire is the road to Lancashire? 😊
York was my me and my wife’s favorite place. We wondered why we bothered staying in London.
It is odd how Americans always call places like, as he does in the video, 'Yor-kengland'.
Not to be confused with York, Minnesota or York, Maine or York, Alabama or York, Virginia or New York, New York.
@@AFGuidesHD Is there a New York? Fascinating what one learns. Anyway, the point I was making was about the pronunciation, given the way I wrote it. Maybe that was not clear.
@@user-co8bm3vc1d Yeah obviously it wasn't clear. Cos I hear "York, England" like I suspect 99% of people do.
@@AFGuidesHD Try listening more. You might enjoy it.
@@AFGuidesHD it was clear bc of how it was written, if you didn't get it it's your problem
"York...is that in Lancashire "😂
Fighting talk to a Yorkie is that 😂
War of the roses x
Sadly for them, no. 😉 🌹🌹🌹
It wishes it was.
Enjoyable@@
York Native: the most annoying thing that Tourtists do is clog up The Shambles. Yeah it's cool but those who live there see it every day and just want to get where they're going.
the north is a world unto its self 🤗and the closer you get to the wall, the stranger it gets 😎don't get to close to it. there's been sightings of white walkers 😉
I love KitKat! ❤
I was born in the midlands but have lived in the south for 17 years, got family in Yorkshire and the people are genuinely very friendly up north, sometimes catches me off guard as a southerner as we tend to keep to ourselves and only speak to people we know on the street etc! But people in Yorkshire are quick to chat to anyone
Also, perhaps, asking how many Scotsmen they've shot with a crossbow. And saying something like "I love your accent. Awight guv'nor innit!"
I think the only thing that actually pisses us off is tourists blocking the footpaths (sidewalks). Totally appreciate you're enjoying the sights, but just be mindful of the locals trying to get around.
I always feel like I’m not fully getting York when I’ve been there. It’s nice, but I don’t think there’s a whole lot to do. I much prefer Leeds and going out from Leeds to places like Ilkley, Otley, Skipton, and further into the Dales.
I would say things pertaining to Lancashire (The Red Rose and neighbouring county) may rattle those in Yorkshire (The White Rose county) For example; Is that a Lancashire accent you have? I love Lancashire Tea and Lancashire cheese. While we weren't around for the War of The Roses many centuries ago, it hasn't quite been forgotten and the banter that still goes on. That being said as a Lancashire Lass I love Yorkshire. 😃
The Wars of the Roses had very little to do with county rivalry
@@pedanticradiator1491 Please explain as I like to learn new things.
@susanashcroft2674 the Wars were between 2 rival branches of the Plantagenet family fighting for the Crown of England - one branch had been Dukes of Lancaster the other Dukes of York. Both families had lands in many parts of England but the Lancaster estates were mostly in the north and the Yorks were based mainly in the Welsh borderlands. Many northerners were initially on the Lancaster side. This changed when the House of York and the Yorkshire and County Durham based Neville family intermarried several times. The 2 rival families chose different colour roses as their symbols though the term Wars of the Roses did not really exist until about 2 or 300 years after they had finished. The idea that it was a fight between the 2 counties is a myth although some battles did occur in Yorkshire and Richard III did have a lot of support there due to having lived at Middleham Castle when he was governor of the North of England during his brother's reign
@pedanticradiator1491 It has everything to do with the rivalry, it's the reason it exists.
@@nathanaelsadgrove the rivalry exists because people have bought into the myth that the so called Wars of the Roses were about the 2 counties
The most generous people in yorkshire..is a lancastrian😂
York....nice but expensive to stay & park..... it's a touristy city just like london & Edinburgh.....pricey.
Park & Ride are not expensive.
It's no way as expensive as London or Edinburgh though and being more compact, you are spoiled for pubs, first class restaurants and hotels which are all within walking distance of the historic attractions. Also, you're less than an hours drive from both the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Parks.
@@brythonicman3267 And so many more Vikings.
Accurate
I remember asking my dad about the north/south divide when i was a little girl 40 odd yrs ago and he said "down in the south, they're regarded as posh and intelligent and up north poor and stupid". So I asked, "what about us"? Because we lived in the midlands. He thought for a second, "We're just a bit thick". Still makes me chuckle to think of it. For folk that have no sense of humour he was joking...ish.😂
Btw "chat you up" in the UK means to hit on someone to get a date with them. It doesn't mean to start a conversation.
As a Lancastrian I can tell you that Yorkshire is the second best county in England.
As someone who lived in York for most of my life, calling York cheap is hilarious and is almost like calling London cheap
I'm a proper Mancunian - when I visited the USA, people asked if I was German! LOL
Yorkshire folk "what's yours is mine, and what's mine is me own" 🙂
How'bout making an attempt to compare York with New York )
Pretty much da same!!
The irony of them being "honest" (usually a code word for rude) and them being offended by stereotypes about them (which can sometimes have a lot of truth attached to them) is a bit funny. If you're going to dish it out, you're going to have to be able to take it lol.
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The comments in this section are hilarious. This is the reason I'm proud to be a Yorkshire lad.
Fish and Chips need to be drowned in Gravy. I say that most people from Yorkshire are honest about being a little bit tight or loving a bargin. Tetley tea is also from Yorkshire and I'd say it was more popular than Yorkshire tea in my experience. I've found that people round the world struggle to understand my Yorkshire accent, which is understandable, but don't just ignore me because you don't understand me. So many people have just walked away from me because they dont understand, like restaurant staff even.
Remind 'em that Richard III is buried in Leicester 😁
Answer: Remind the locals at every possible opportunity that Lancaster is better! 🌹🌹🌹
I didn’t know that Kit Kat bars were made in York, England.
Yes they aren't American or Japanese despite what many people believe
They were originally made by the company Rowntrees who were based in York. Rowntrees was purchased by Nestle in the last few years. Best wishes
Yorkshire!
Born and raised in York. York like many places in Yorkshire, the people are straight talkers. It's not meant to upset anyone.
As someone who’s from near York, most of these won’t “piss” off York.
York is in the Danelaw.
Love how Americans need how-to guides to not be arseholes when they travel
There's "nowt up wi asking how far York is from Manchester" no one will ever be offended at that!
...and anyway, the answer you'll get is "Not far enough"😂.
Did you try yorkshire puddings while you were there? I like the crispy puffy individual version.
Don't mention their penchant for sheep lovin' either!
I thought that was Aberdeen? 😃
Jeremy Clarkson and Kit Kat? Good Job York.
He's from Doncaster 🙂
@@martinjacksonmj Both in Yorkshire County.
@jumbowana it's just Yorkshire you don't need to add the word county
@@pedanticradiator1491 Yorkinshirehambourough
I'm in luck. I have no idea what the stereotypes of people from Yorkshire are.
Number 8 is probably the only one that will piss York folk off the most 😂
Too many Yorkshire folk mistake their rudeness for "honesty" and, as you can tell from these answers, have no sense of modesty or humility. There are plenty of lovely people and places in Yorkshire, but the insistence that it's something special ("God's own county"? Give me strength!) only comes from insular people who haven't travelled much
Actually I've travelled all over the world and believe me that there is nowhere on earth that compares to Yorkshire. Sounds like you're a very bitter individual who is jealous of our wonderful county and traditions.
Hmm, rude... Check! No sense of humility or modesty... Check! Thanks for proving my point.
@MrBingethink hold on flower, you're the one slating us Yorkshire folk. If you can't take it, then don't give it.
@@forsakingfear3652 I'm only slating those Yorkshire folk who are rude and self-deluded, so thanks for identifying as such. If you really believe Leeds or Sheffield are great world cities or that the Dales are a match, even for the Lakes or the Highlands, you're... I believe the word is "puddled."
@@MrBingethink jealousy gets you nowhere.
So you havent been to Oxford then?
What if you say I'm from New York....so this is Old York eh?
Fouuuughetabbboutit.....mate
Mention the words "Leeds United" and you'll either be the most hated or most loved person
Your is not much more than an hour's drive from Manchester, but between the two you pass through at least two other distinct accents and a very different history. There is probably as much difference in people in a 1 hour drive in the UK than in a 12 hour drive in the US.
York is like New York? Hey Im from York Fuuugheetabouit it....mate
I have British roots, but am American. If people beat around the bush, be evasive or lie, I get annoyed! Don't be cruel or hateful, but, to me, be honest.
Being blunt & outspokenis a stereotype too.
No, it isn't. You might not even be aware of just how 'blunt' (ie rude) many people are, because you have grown up surrounded by it and participating in it.
@@MinesAGuinnessWell I was brought up in Yorkshire but have lived over the other side of the Pennines for 30+ years. I have never noticed any difference in the bluntness of people from Yorkshire & Lancashire.
You can always tell a Yorkshireman...... you just can't tell them much.