What makes you proud of where you come from ?
14-05-2006, 08:33 PM
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What makes you proud of where you come from ?
Strange question I know but what makes you think " I might take the piss at times but I would miss this ..." about where you are from ?
A bit of a weird question but at the minute when the weather is good and I'm driving to work over the Tyne bridge and I look down the Tyne I think "I'd miss this place" and "I'm proud to be a Geordie (for some strange reason)"
For me it's seeing the Tyne bridge and things like this .....
Everytime I walk upto that place I get goosebumps and think I'm glad I'm a Geordie !!
Howay what's your thing ?
A bit of a weird question but at the minute when the weather is good and I'm driving to work over the Tyne bridge and I look down the Tyne I think "I'd miss this place" and "I'm proud to be a Geordie (for some strange reason)"
For me it's seeing the Tyne bridge and things like this .....
Everytime I walk upto that place I get goosebumps and think I'm glad I'm a Geordie !!
Howay what's your thing ?
14-05-2006, 08:45 PM
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I live in the Lake District and am 10 mins away from Lake Windermere and then north of that all the countless other lakes, tarns, mountains with snow on (even in summer) ! and the breath taking scenery. I see it every day and take it for granted. It's only when i go away and come back i realise what a truly gorgeous place it is.
Then 10 minutes later, take it for granted again
Then 10 minutes later, take it for granted again
14-05-2006, 08:53 PM
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Absolutely nothing. I live in a shit part of the world, and am not proud or patriotic to it at all.
The ONLY thing I can think of that I would miss if I didn't live here is : at least it's not a city centre. I'd hate to live in a densly populated shit hole area - at least I have tree's and shit here
But then, if I have my way, I'm moving out to the country, away from all the shit and city life, to more remote and peacefull surroundings
The ONLY thing I can think of that I would miss if I didn't live here is : at least it's not a city centre. I'd hate to live in a densly populated shit hole area - at least I have tree's and shit here
But then, if I have my way, I'm moving out to the country, away from all the shit and city life, to more remote and peacefull surroundings
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Re: What makes you proud of where you come from ?
Originally Posted by chewy
Strange question I know but what makes you think " I might take the piss at times but I would miss this ..." about where you are from ?
A bit of a weird question but at the minute when the weather is good and I'm driving to work over the Tyne bridge and I look down the Tyne I think "I'd miss this place" and "I'm proud to be a Geordie (for some strange reason)"
For me it's seeing the Tyne bridge and things like this .....
Everytime I walk upto that place I get goosebumps and think I'm glad I'm a Geordie !!
Howay what's your thing ?
A bit of a weird question but at the minute when the weather is good and I'm driving to work over the Tyne bridge and I look down the Tyne I think "I'd miss this place" and "I'm proud to be a Geordie (for some strange reason)"
For me it's seeing the Tyne bridge and things like this .....
Everytime I walk upto that place I get goosebumps and think I'm glad I'm a Geordie !!
Howay what's your thing ?
I miss Newcastle
Happy and settled in Surrey now
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I live in rotherham, Home of the chuckle brothers, Peter elliot the runner, Jonny Quango (my mates dad), Paul shane and william hauge. Dont know if I should be proud or not though
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I love it where i am. You have Cardiff just down the road, with the best stadium in the country, loads of development going on there and great atmosphere. And then in the other direction you not fare from some of the best roads and scenery in the country
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[quote="Rhys"]I love it where i am. You have Cardiff just down the road, with the best stadium in the country, loads of development going on there and great atmosphere. And then in the other direction you not fare from some of the best roads and scenery in the country [/quote
we both posted the same the same time mate which must doubly confirm how great our capital city is mate !
i'm proud to be welsh !!!!!!!
[/quotewe both posted the same the same time mate which must doubly confirm how great our capital city is mate !
i'm proud to be welsh !!!!!!!
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Sounds sad, but I'm proud to come from Middlesbrough.
I'm an Engineer, and this place has a really strong engineering heritage
I's a shithole for sure, but it's my shithole
Neil.
I'm an Engineer, and this place has a really strong engineering heritage
I's a shithole for sure, but it's my shithole
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im proud of the fact that i can lie about where i come from! lol nah im joking, i like the fact that in bolton weve got the reebok stadium and some pretty funny comedians!
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Beeing a true petrol head I think the thing i'd miss most if I went away would be some great twisty roads we have in the Lisbon suburbs.
Come to think of it that's exactly it, because I worked as an international truck driver all over europe for two years and apart from my loving family that was what I truly missed: Me, my car and a wonderful empty road...
Come to think of it that's exactly it, because I worked as an international truck driver all over europe for two years and apart from my loving family that was what I truly missed: Me, my car and a wonderful empty road...
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Re: What makes you proud of where you come from ?
Originally Posted by Cossie Helen
I miss Newcastle
Happy and settled in Surrey now
You have the great advantage of when you come back up here driving over the tyne bridge and thinking "I'm home" or is that just me when ever I go down South.
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Originally Posted by Avinitlarge
I live in rotherham, Home of the chuckle brothers, Peter elliot the runner, Jonny Quango (my mates dad), Paul shane and william hauge. Dont know if I should be proud or not though
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Well i'm from Barnsley and i think it's ace lol...top class footy team , home of Geoffrey Boycott, Darren Gough (dance champion lol), Michael Parkinson, Dicky Bird, Brian Glover ...oh the lists endless lol, nice country side too, and in 2050 you will all be relying on Barnsley for your coal again...
, home of Geoffrey Boycott, Darren Gough (dance champion lol), Michael Parkinson, Dicky Bird, Brian Glover ...oh the lists endless lol, nice country side too, and in 2050 you will all be relying on Barnsley for your coal again...
15-05-2006, 01:45 AM
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im from the north east, and theres any number of reasons why im proud, i wouldnt want to be anywhere else in the world, proud to be english too, if you looks at other countrys and what goes on in them, you realise thats englands a good place to be.
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Re: What makes you proud of where you come from ?
Originally Posted by chewy
Originally Posted by Cossie Helen
I miss Newcastle
Happy and settled in Surrey now
You have the great advantage of when you come back up here driving over the tyne bridge and thinking "I'm home" or is that just me when ever I go down South.
I love coming home and seeing all my mates, and to drive about Newcastle, I take Dave round all my fav places in North East LOL
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Originally Posted by diesel2000
Well, im from Sunderland and after the season we have had the only thing I like about the place is the A19 out of here!
Thats only thing i have always liked about Sunderland
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Re: What makes you proud of where you come from ?
Originally Posted by chewy
What makes you proud of where you come from ??
This does.... big up the teenage mum Gravesend massive !
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Re: What makes you proud of where you come from ?
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Originally Posted by chewy
What makes you proud of where you come from ??
This does.... big up the teenage mum Gravesend massive !
I'm sure you've made a healthy contribution to the cause
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Originally Posted by dry
I live in the Lake District and am 10 mins away from Lake Windermere and then north of that all the countless other lakes, tarns, mountains with snow on (even in summer) ! and the breath taking scenery. I see it every day and take it for granted. It's only when i go away and come back i realise what a truly gorgeous place it is.
Then 10 minutes later, take it for granted again
Then 10 minutes later, take it for granted again
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Re: What makes you proud of where you come from ?
Originally Posted by chewy
Strange question I know but what makes you think " I might take the piss at times but I would miss this ..." about where you are from ?
A bit of a weird question but at the minute when the weather is good and I'm driving to work over the Tyne bridge and I look down the Tyne I think "I'd miss this place" and "I'm proud to be a Geordie (for some strange reason)"
For me it's seeing the Tyne bridge and things like this .....
Everytime I walk upto that place I get goosebumps and think I'm glad I'm a Geordie !!
Howay what's your thing ?
A bit of a weird question but at the minute when the weather is good and I'm driving to work over the Tyne bridge and I look down the Tyne I think "I'd miss this place" and "I'm proud to be a Geordie (for some strange reason)"
For me it's seeing the Tyne bridge and things like this .....
Everytime I walk upto that place I get goosebumps and think I'm glad I'm a Geordie !!
Howay what's your thing ?
(i can almost c my astra next to the van at bottom left corner, i was there then, not at match like, shopping!
every1 was taking that pic on their phone!)
