Austrian doctors confused by patients from Yorkshire!

[T_i_B]

Being from Sheffield myself, I find this quite funny!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/3724110.stm

A group of foreign doctors left baffled by South Yorkshire slang are being taught the local dialect so they know when their patients feel "champion".
The seven Austrians are fluent English speakers but were left confused by patients feeling "jiggered" or "manky".

But now doctor-patient relations in Barnsley and Doncaster have improved after the local NHS trust compiled a special Yorkshire language guide.

Ian Carpenter, of Doncaster West Primary Care Trust, said: "Their English is very good, but obviously it's academic English. There's a lot of colloquialisms used locally, and this just gives them a bit of a flavour to help them integrate into the area."

[BiggJawn]

1. And this is unsual HOW?

Austrian doctors have trouble understanding the Yorkies?

Doesn't EVERYONE in England outside of Yorkshire have trouble with the dialect?
:-)

[T_i_B]

4. Well you lot seem to understand me

And I'm a Yorkshireman! Anyway, I think it's time to sing the Yorkshire national anthem

http://www.ilkley.org/iguide/baht.htm

Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee,
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee?
Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee?
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!

Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane
Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

Tha's bahn t'catch thi deeath o'cowd
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Tha's bahn t'catch thi deeath o'cowd
Tha's bahn t'catch thi deeath o'cowd
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

Then we shall ha' to bury thee
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at vThen we shall ha' to bury thee
Then we shall ha' to bury thee
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

[Skittles]

5. ooh I love Yorkshire

beautiful countryside. They treated me like an American until I told them my grandfather was at Dunkirk, then they said that was good enough to call me a Brit! :D

[NamVetsWeeLass]

6. and I thought I needed subtitles to understand someone speaking

with a Scots Brougue.

[Bridget Burke]

2. I prescribe a course of "All Creatures Great & Small"

The British series based on the book, that is. With subtitles.

[miss_kitty]

3. ha! there was a show called 'the story of English'

and they subtitled the Yorkshire dialect part...thank god, i might add-or i'dve never understood them now, would I.