I have always admired this scouse map, partly for its simplicity and broad accuracy, but also because I live in the bit marked “sound” (Barry plans to move to “wools”).
Now we’ve a fine mapping heritage at Sotonians. At least of us have served Queen and country in the esteemed halls of Ordnance Survey.
We also do a fair trade in applying derogatory labels to things.
I’d quite like to do a Sotonians map of the local area.
Give us your derogatory local place names so that I can mark them up. Nothing racist please.
I’m submitting one I mentioned earlier on behalf of @unionhotel - Turd Bay for Weston Shore.
Acccording to the scouse map, Walton is ‘posh’? You could have fooled me!
Could we have a look at the map you want us to comment on? how far North, South, East and West are we going?
Depends on how good the suggestions are
Thornhill: Lonsdale Stabbery.
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Netley View Estate on the Waterside was always known as Cacker’s-Paradise when I was a nipper.
The South of Liverpool, a delight, a sheer delight.
It’s not Derby… TM @barry-sanchez
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If sir looks carefully, one will observe the borders, drawn in biro, which clearly mark Walton out as “sound”.
pap
3 April 2017 19:09
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The one in the opening post was just an example. We’re mapping Southampton and surrounds, innit?
Ah right, Yes, i see now. Even so, ‘sound’ is stretching it a bit!
pap
3 April 2017 20:14
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There, plazzy = plastic scousers, the people who live on the Wirral on the other side of the water.
I suppose our nearest Sotonian equivalent would be your Watersider.
And therein lies a problem everybody over the otherside of the water was a Townie and obviously a wrong un
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