Norwich, A Fine City (Norwich in General)

Member Name: bessieboo

Product:	Norwich in General
Date:	19/10/08 (122 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: The accent

Disadvantages: Anglia Square

Ok, so as a proper Norfolk girl I'm SLIGHTLY biased here- but I genuinely believe that Naaaridge is an amazing city.

I'm away from home living in Staffordshire for uni, and as much as I love it here, the main thing I miss is the accent! "Alright duck/ chuck/ shoog" (as in sugar) is a lovely greeting, but just doesn't compare with the Norfolk "Alroight moi daaaahlin?/ moi woman".

Also, nobody knows what a bishybarnaby is, something which disturbed me greatly as I naturally assumed it was just standard English for ladybird! When I'm on the train home between Nottingham and Norwich, I never feel happier than when a load of proper old Norfolk boys get on somewhere around Ely and start talking loudly nearby!

Secondly, it can be a bit chavvy. But so what? Chavs in Norfolk are nowhere near as scary as in some places. Even gangs like the last man standing and above the law are regarded as slightly threatening, but mostly with amusement.

Our football supporters are another plus point. I had no idea until I had the misfortune of sitting near some Stockport fans on a train how amazing ours our. First of all, they're loyal. They have to be. Yes, other teams may win a lot, and have the money to buy the best players. But by doing this, they're also buying supporters. Norwich supporters aren't glory hunters, they're just there supporting the team they supported when they were 5 years old and went to matches with their dads. And they don't generally get angry and stab people, which is always a bonus.

Also, mustard. And Bernard Matthews, although we no longer speak of him. The Puppet Man. The Castle. The Evening News. Delia Smith. Stacia Briggs. That guy off Anglia News who I see around a lot. Horatio Nelson, who went to my sixth form college (although we weren't in the same year... clearly). The emo's who sit on the haymarket. The impossible road to cross outside the trainstation and the dungeons and battlements tour that scared me when I was 7. So many things to love.

It's probably true when my grandparents tell me there's nothing in Norfolk for young people. But for me there'll always be a sense of really loving the place I grew up in.

So yeah, I'm biased. But Norwich: A roight foine city, hent et?

Summary: I love it :)