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Originally Posted by Macca

It's weird how we are not adapted to this planet. Cold kills us, heat kills us, too much exposure to the sun kills us and loads of us are allergic to the plant and animal life. Makes you think.

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the city styled life did that i think.

What's a "woollyback"? Sounds like a great insult, and just rolls off the tongue

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

What's a "woollyback"? Sounds like a great insult, and just rolls off the tongue

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It's what people from Liverpool call people from the rest of Lancashire (except for Manchester, they're Mancs).

At school they would bus them in on the 'woolly express' from places like Great Sankey (as weird as it sounds) and Skem. Obviously their accent was very different, so they stood out a bit.

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

What's a "woollyback"? Sounds like a great insult, and just rolls off the tongue

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You're from Chorley, and therefore a woollyback.
The back bit has to sound like you're clearing your throat of phlegm :eyebrows:

This is true.

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Originally Posted by Stratmangler

You're from Chorley, and therefore a woollyback.
The back bit has to sound like you're clearing your throat of phlegm :eyebrows:

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I don't mind that, I've been called a lot worse.

I think I'll build up a list of names for folk from other parts, but so far I've only got "pie eaters" and "monkey-hangers", oh and "soap-dodgers" as soon as someone tells me whether this is Glasgow or Edinburgh.

I don't know how old the term is but I'd guess it goes back to the middle-ages when Lancashire was full of sheep farms. Liverpool was all about ships and docks so a fairly marked difference from the territory immediately around it. And there is no Liverpool word for anyone beyond Lancashire. Which implies that it must at least pre-date the railways.

The term is a lot more recent https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woolly_back

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Originally Posted by Marco

Hi Steve,

I completely agree about soulless town centres and independent shops. Chester is definitely a disappointment, in that respect, as it's too touristy, and so full of too many 'chain retailers'.

There are some notable exceptions, and as you mention Christmas shopping, there's a lovely little gift shop in Chester we go to called Liberty Bell, see here: http://www.liberty-bell.co.uk/

It's great for finding unusual little gift items, especially bespoke Christmas decorations and candles :)

Next time try Shrewsbury, if you like individual shops - it's far better than Chester.

Marco.

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Never been to Shrewsbury, but we'll give it a go for next Christmas shopping trip - time for a change.

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Originally Posted by Stratmangler

The term is a lot more recent https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woolly_back

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That's my theory dead then, If the Liverpool Echo says so then that's it ;)

Interesting that they reckon it can also be used for the Welsh, never heard that.