Rabs Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 LOL.. what a weird experience... I have just moved home as some of you know... I basically live on the borders of Essex and London but where I was and was brought up was Essex, where I have moved I am now officially in east London. So I went to use a local cash machine today and wasn't expecting to be offered a choice of languages (sorry for the dodgy phone cam pics :)) So I choose Cockney just for the laugh and indeed every option has a cockney rhyming slang lol :) Fast Sausage and Mash (cash) lol.. you got me on this one :) Has anyone else seen that?.. Do Southern American cash machines talk in a local accent? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Love it! Being a Londoner myself, I am noticing it getting used less and less, more so outside of London, and almost never in Stoke where I am based now. I confuse the hell out of people when I speak one iota of it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Love it! Being a Londoner myself, I am noticing it getting used less and less, more so outside of London, and almost never in Stoke where I am based now. I confuse the hell out of people when I speak one iota of it :D Haha yeah I hardly hear it at all any more.. Even when im in like the Hackney/Bow type area you rarely hear it... I sometimes come out with a saying or two but its not often.. Its weird actually I was thinking about it the other day.. Its a unique type of slang.. Most slang words shorten the language, the cockneys have done the opposite and made it almost song like lol... My parents also both grew up in the East End (Bethnal Green) and if anything I was always taught to speak and pronounce words properly (well anything is better than a heavy Essex accent lol ;)).. I tend to move between East London, Essex and just a general London accent myself it kind of depends whos company im in :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I like the humor but really? Cockney rhyming slang isn't a language and no cockney would ever find they couldn't understand a normal cash machine. Surely this is for tourists? Interestingly the origins of Cockney rhyming slang are in crime. The criminals used to use it when discussing their "jobs" in pubs etc. I wonder how much cockney rhyming slang is in use unwittingly... Here are some words that come from Cockney rhymes... Raspberry (as in blowing a raspberry) Berk Rosey (as in tea) Aris (as in up yur aris) Barnet (as in hair) Brass tacks (as in, "let's get down to brass tacks") Cobbler's (as in "couldn't give a....") Half inch (as to steel something) Bristol's (as in, pair of) Bread (as in money) Porky (as in lying) Scarper It can be surprising how much is in common usage and how few people realise the meaning... Ever called anyone a Berk? Better check that one out, much ruder than you'd think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 A Berkshire Hunt isn't a nice thing to call someone that's for sure, unless of course they really are one, but that's still not very nice :P I use it all the time (rhyming slang) knowing its origin and whatnot, because I was brought up with it in every day use. My wife is a Stokie and comes out with what is known as 'The Potters' language and it's even harder to decipher than the rhyming slang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 A Berkshire Hunt isn't a nice thing to call someone that's for sure, unless of course they really are one, but that's still not very nice :P I use it all the time (rhyming slang) knowing its origin and whatnot, because I was brought up with it in every day use. My wife is a Stokie and comes out with what is known as 'The Potters' language and it's even harder to decipher than the rhyming slang. Interesting... Have you heard of Aussie rhyming slang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Interesting... Have you heard of Aussie rhyming slang? I have a few Aussie friends and family out there (Melbourne) so yeah :) Not overly familiar with it, but know a few bits of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Interesting... Have you heard of Aussie rhyming slang? Well as you said it did start with criminals :P :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 I like the humor but really? Cockney rhyming slang isn't a language and no cockney would ever find they couldn't understand a normal cash machine. Surely this is for tourists? Yeah I just think its someones idea of a joke.. Its certainly no tourist area around here :) It did make me laugh though so I guess it worked ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 That's funny as heck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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