What qualifies an outsider to be a Sheffielder

[Jonny5 10]

Sheffield considers itself to be the largest village in the country so I'm told.

It has all the faults of the village - nosy (in the guise of friendliness), envious, suspicious of anyone who tries to get on and consistently moans about how others seem to do better in life.

 

As to the village's idiots - that's another story.

That's all the result of 30 years living in a Socialist Republic. You should feel right at home.

[treeko1 10]

I knew it wouldn't take longer but post 2!! I have been told this so many times in my 44[yes 44) years in Sheffield I have stopped asking.it doesn't help that I'm actually a Lancastrian to boot by birth I suppose.

[Rebecca24 10]

Why would anyone not from Sheffield want to be called a Sheffielder ?? I for one certainly don't want to be known as that ! I like Sheffield, but I'm a Londoner and wouldn't want to be anything else .

[treeko1 10]

It's different if you came here as a child you don't necessarily feel the roots of your birthplace in the same way.

[melthebell 865]

How about injecting hendos instead of smack?

i was thinking a love of hendies

[phantom309 10]

I emigrated here in 1947 and we had no roots here as it was sort in between where my parents came from as mum was from Cambridgeshire and dad was from Scotland but I seem settled here now as I married a true Sheffield lass in 66 and we still speak and laugh together so everything seems fine here to me.

[Squiggs 11]

If you grew up (as opposed to birth) then I suppose identifying as a Sheffielder would be fair enough.

 

I don't identify as a Sheffielder, didn't move here until 19 but have now lived more than half my life here. I love Sheffield but I am not a Sheffielder.

 

I am still born and bred Hull. Which is great because I love my pattie butty with american chip spice (which is nowt to do with america and everything to do with a Hull burger bar with a pink car on the rooftop and a legend called John Science) AND a good splash of Hendos. Can't get more multicultural fusion food than that!

 

(The pattie is as ubiquitous and proudly regarded in Hull as the fishcake is in Sheffield) - Could I be at least an honorary Sheffielder since even though I don't eat fish and am not from Sheffield I still understand what a fishcake should be?

[The Joker 10]

Could I be at least an honorary Sheffielder . . .

 

Not until you've donated blood at the Cathedral Court donation centre (if you can get an appointment this year, that is).

[rob5302 10]

putting up with 3rd rate football teams Liverpool is smaller than Sheffield but they would not put up with teams as pathetic as Wednesday and United

[d71146 10]

To be able to whinge and moan about buses and bus drivers every day.

[Vegas1 10]

To take any criticism of Hendersons Relish, or the suggestion it is just Worcestershire Sauce, as a personal insult akin to double murder.

[Flanker7 20]

I've been here since 1978 and I'm proud to say I come from Sheffield although that is short of the full monty of 'Sheffielder'. I'm getting there.

 

One thing I would never do is express an allegiance for 'The Blades' or 'The Owls' (alphabetical order) - more than my life's worth.