spikey Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 If we had a television or kids, I wouldn't need to enquire here, but as we have neither ... Both myself and the present Mrs Spikey find ourselves perplexed by the use of "Alright?" as a form of greeting, as in our postman invariably saying "Hiya. Alright?" when handing us a package.. Being a well-mannered sort of a chap, my automatic response is "Yes thank you. How are you?", but that seems not to be the correct response. What is one supposed to say? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 "Aye, I'm allreet my owd flower, how r thy gooin on ? -- seems to go down well in sunny Wigan !!!!! Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 "Aye, I'm allreet my owd flower, how r thy gooin on ? -- seems to go down well in sunny Wigan !!!!! Brit15 'Çà va' ? ' Sio mae- sut dych chi?'. 'How bist?' 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free At Last Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I'm gear, you ok? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted August 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2018 In West Cornwall the common greeting is Arit ar ee (Alright are you)? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Nope! Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittenDormer Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 In east London, the correct response is to sigh heavily. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Alright? Just repeating what they say back to them is the simplest way. Works everywhere. Although visiting the Midlands and people saying "Alright Duck?" takes a bit of getting used to. Jason 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2018 I think enquring after another’s health is a reasonable thing to do on meeting, but it is a trap with certain people who need little excuse to launch forth on a list of ailments. Getting away can take time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 "Aye, I'm allreet my owd flower, how r thy gooin on ? -- seems to go down well in sunny Wigan !!!!! Brit15 Hmmm. I once spent too many years in Sin Tellins working alongside Pie Eaters, and I seem to recall "Art reet?" was the common greeting. But maybe that was reserved for Woollybacks ... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) Although visiting the Midlands and people saying "Alright Duck?" takes a bit of getting used to. Jason "Duck" is more of a Stoke-on-Trent/Potteries area expression, not really the 'proper' Midlands. In the Black Country the response to "alright?" is just "Arr". Edit: I've never heard anyone in the Midlands use the term "Cup Cake", either - another myth promoted by lazy unimaginative TV writers, I think - who also wouldn't be able to tell the difference, or care that there is a difference, between the Black Country accent and the awful, dreary 'Brummie' accent. Edited August 18, 2018 by F-UnitMad 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) Hmmm. I once spent too many years in Sin Tellins You'll remember Pimmies pies (Pimbletts) Spikey. Best thing in St Helens, Steak pies with a touch of spice in the gravy - yummy (even to us Wiganers !!). Long gone but I believe the name has been resurrected. Never tried the new ones. Sorry to digress, but pies are important to us Wiganers !! As to Wollybacks, this is a scouse term to anyone from Lancashire outside Liverpool, i.e. St Heleners, Wiganers etc. Brit15 Edited August 18, 2018 by APOLLO 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 You'll remember Pimmies pies (Pimbletts) Spikey. Best thing in St Helens ... Indeed. Although there wasn't much competition for "best thing in St.Helens". I also remember the kids chanting "Pimblett's pies are full of flies" ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) The ‘deep Sussex’ version is ‘Ow j’ya sim then boy?’, to which the answer (ailments permitting) is ‘owright’. In the west of Ireland people say ‘are y’well?’, but the the delivery is very fast, making it apparent that it’s not a genuine question. The answer seems to be ‘fine’, the intonation being used to convey anything from deliriously happy to seriously p*ssed-off. Edited August 18, 2018 by Nearholmer 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Way back when, in the best Plymouth accent it was just, "Right then?" The response was usually the same! Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I always thought the appropriate response was "Nah, 'alf left" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 As to Woolybacks, this is a scouse term to anyone from Lancashire outside Liverpool, i.e. St Heleners, Wiganers etc. Brit15 Also applied to anyone from the Wirral, Wales etc...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 A former BR workmate of mine did not like the expression 'are you alright?'. If he was particularly annoyed he would reply 'why, are you a doctor?'. I like the response 'I'm alright, its the others!' The response by Titan, above, also works cheers 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 You'll remember Pimmies pies (Pimbletts) Spikey. Best thing in St Helens, Steak pies with a touch of spice in the gravy - yummy (even to us Wiganers !!). Long gone but I believe the name has been resurrected. Never tried the new ones. Sorry to digress, but pies are important to us Wiganers !! As to Wollybacks, this is a scouse term to anyone from Lancashire outside Liverpool, i.e. St Heleners, Wiganers etc. Brit15 Also applied to anyone from the Wirral, Wales etc...… I don't think anyone has called anyone a Woollyback since Ken Dodd was a young man. We have another name for them around here. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forest2807 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) "Duck" is more of a Stoke-on-Trent/Potteries area expression, not really the 'proper' Midlands. "Ey up Duck" is pure Nottingham/Derby/East Midlands. Edited August 18, 2018 by forest2807 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hujie Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Alright? Yeah, you? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 ...must resist...swimming pool...related poor taste quip...Gnnng. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I realise this is ultra-anal but the correct phrase is "all right", however I concede that arguing about such a thing is akin to two bald men fighting over a comb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew F Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 "Y'alright Love?" is an old working class greeting in Leeds; often between too men which seems strange to me living ten miles away in Wakey where we avoid any kind of pleasantries at all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted August 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2018 Ey-up, ow ist? Wey, nu but jus aboot middlin' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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