Ive always found my city to be different from the rest of England and have heard a few say its a state in itself, different from the rest of the UK. Watching Cracker last night someone said they are not American they are a New Yorker, I said to my dad thats what they say about Liverpool, different from the UK and he didnt have a clue what I was on about!!!!
Its hard not to find someone with an Irish name and heritage here. Whats is your opinion, being a non-scouser, is it just the same or are we a little different from everyone else?
Also I have found that not many scousers ever supoort England too, maybe for the same reason?
2006-10-02 08:45:50 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Liverpool
got a lot of friends from Liverpool, don't think you are different from me apart from being on the wrong side of the pennines 'lol'
i don't support England at football rubbish no pride they are just there for the glory even though they can not win tv coverage,
nothing wrong with being proud of who you are & where you are
2006-10-02 08:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by quasar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its true that Liverpool is heavily influenced by Ireland, and many people in that area have Irish blood to some extent. But its as English as the rest if you ask me. That's the thing about England every area is different and has different traditions, cultures, accents etc. But you can't say that one area is more English than another, its just untrue.
What you were saying about American/New Yorker though is different. You could say that about Liverpool I suppose but its believed that people from London are a completely separate group to your average English person. (from my experience) Why is being from Liverpool any different than being from Manchester or Portsmouth for example?
2006-10-02 09:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by As You Like It 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not from Liverpool, but I live not far away from it. It's a great place, full of character. Shame that so many tourists gravitate towards London, which is a hovel in my opinion. They should see where the scousers live, it's a real law unto itself.
It does annoy me that Liverpool is stereotyped in the way it is. The people you meet there are cooler than cool, and it's the only city I know where you can walk around at night and still feel fairly safe. Great place, I love it.
2006-10-02 09:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by FrozenCamel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being from the States, (live in Vegas), I believe Americans will always associate Liverpool with the Beatles. They put the city on the map, and most people see Liverpool as English.
2006-10-04 07:27:07 · answer #4 · answered by ANTHONY M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I moved into Liverpool 9 years ago and it is a world apart from anywhere else I have ever lived. The people are completely unique and the city has always felt like home.
2006-10-02 09:03:38 · answer #5 · answered by ~Cat~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im from liverpool, i just think it doesnt matter where you are born as long as you treat every person with the same respect you wish to be treated with.
Being born in one area of the planet is purley a geography factor and not a biological one - we are all human. Liverpool has an amazing buzz and great people come from there.
2006-10-05 15:06:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liverpool is a seperate enclave full of shellsuits and hubcaps and men with perms and people with God-awful accents who speak a wierd language unrelated to any other... The sooner we in the rest of England put a fence around it to keep the Scousers in the better. We cannot let them infect the rest of us.
2006-10-06 07:40:50 · answer #7 · answered by absolutely_fabulous_78 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sorry I am answering your question even though you asked scousers not to. Yes I see Liverpool as seperate from the rest of the country and I feel little or no allegiance to the rest of Britain, I am however, fiercely loyal to my city.
2006-10-04 01:21:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I heard Chris Moyles saying that people from Leeds (where he is from) are known as thieves this morning on the radio. I never knew that about Leeds so it goes to show all cities are different in there own way yet the same things happen in them, it depends on you're own perceptions of where you live and what you hear about other cities I guess.
2006-10-03 03:40:38 · answer #9 · answered by Lilac Lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Erm...Liverpool seems similar to Manchester if you ask me! And we're no different from anyone! Plenty of Irish here too, you know...
And it's true that New York is totally different from the rest of the US. It's blatantly obvious if you've been there!
2006-10-02 08:49:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋