In order not to cause offence in any way I should like to begin this piece by pointing out that the opinions here in are not in any way my own but rather have been imparted to me by others.
These
people many and varied perceive certain regional stereotypes in the British
Isles.
For
example, Yorkshire is a county of whippet owners, Derbyshire the home of pigeon
fanciers while Lancashire have their dark satanic mills and East Anglian’s have
a penchant for marrying their cousins and the family trees don’t have many
branches.
Then
there are the Flat capped Brummies, the Welsh and their sheep, the Cornish with
other people’s sheep, Essex girls with white shoes, Geordies with no shoes and
Cumbrian's with six toes.
Scottish
people are widely regarded the world over for their meanness and Glaswegians
for the culinary delight known as “the deep-fried Mars bar”.
None
of these stereotypes are true and never have been true but still they persist
in the public consciousness.
Now
you can understand from this abridged list why people might take umbrage.
For
myself I am a Surrey man born and bred and I take exception to the popular myth
that almost everyone in Surrey is in fact a stockbroker and the few that are
not Pop stars, Actors, Super models or famous media figures.
The
workers required to perform the basic tasks such as hospital staff, dustmen,
sorry refuse disposal operatives; shop workers and local councilors are bussed
in daily from Hampshire and Berkshire while we Surreyites spend our days
sipping cocktails and eating smoked salmon sandwiches.
So,
if anyone has been offended by anything in this article I apologize
unreservedly unless of course you’re a local councilor.
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