Why do people from Barnsley call Sheffield people 'De Dars'?

[rooroo211 10]

Why do people from Barnsley call Sheffield people 'De Dars'?

[Michael_W 11]

Cos we say thee and tha and it sounds like dee and dar !

Eg:

What's up we thee and what's tha just said ?

[The Watcher 10]

Cos they are not only retarded but jelous tool.

[Minesadouble 10]

I always say the Barnsley dialect is ....Haaaa Moooooch !!!

 

There, have one back old fruits !

[dumplindeb 10]

wot tha on wi de dar chuff

[SYorksDeano 10]

Because its the only work that is not used to describe Barnsley people

[bellis 10]

they practise the old chinese martial arts in barnsley they call it shintin

[MR BENN 10]

Why do people from Barnsley call Sheffield people 'De Dars'?

 

the same reason we call them dingles:D

[SYorksDeano 10]

the same reason we call them dingles:D

 

Is that all you call them "Dingles"???? You should hear what I call them

 

 

But its a family forum

[MR BENN 10]

Is that all you call them "Dingles"???? You should hear what I call them

 

 

But its a family forum

 

i cant post the other names as it would earn me a forum holiday:D

[TYPS 10]

As Michael W said it's because they think thee and thar sound like dee and darr.

 

I thought us Sheffelders refer to people from Barnsley Boyits and coyts, because when they say boots and coats it sounds like boy'its and coy'its?

[the snowman 10]

My o/h worked in Barnsley and coming over here from Malaysia she loves learing the local dilect, both yorkshire and Barsnly.

 

Tin tin tin = It isn't in the tin. I didn't get it at first but think about it and you work it out.