Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire

Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire

Iâ€™m going to define the essence of this sprawling place as best I can. Iâ€™m going to start here, in this village, and radiate out like a ripple in a pond. I donâ€™t want to go to the obvious places, either; I want to be like a bus driver on my first morning on the job, getting gloriously lost, turning up where I shouldnâ€™t. Iâ€™m going to confirm or deny the clichÃ©s, holding them up to see where the light gets in. Yorkshire people are tight. Yorkshire people are arrogant. Yorkshire people eat a Yorkshire pudding before every meal. Yorkshire people solder a tâ€™ before every word they use...

If there were such a thing as a professional Yorkshireman, Ian McMillan would be it. Heâ€™s regularly consulted as a home-grown expert, and southerners comment archly on his â€˜fruity Yorkshire brogueâ€™. But he has been keeping a secret. His dad was from Lanarkshire, Scotland, making him, as he puts it, only â€˜half tykeâ€™. So Ian is worried; is he Yorkshire enough?
To try to understand what this means Ian embarks on a journey around the county, starting in the village has lived in his entire life. With contributions from the Cudworth Probus Club, a kazoo playing train guard, Mad Geoff the barber and four Saddleworth council workers looking for a mattress, Ian tries to discover what lies at the heart of Britainâ€™s most distinct county and its people, as well as finding out whether the Yorkshire Pudding is worthy of becoming a UNESCO Intangible Heritage Site, if Harrogate is really, really, in Yorkshire and, of course, who knocks up the knocker up?
Country USA
Brand Ebury Press
Manufacturer Ebury Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780091959968
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-07-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780091959968

Country	USA
Brand	Ebury Press
Manufacturer	Ebury Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780091959968
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-07-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780091959968