23 phrases that only someone from Bristol would understand. “Alright me luvver?/Alright me babber?”: “How are you?” “Bemmie”: “Bedminster” “Daps”: “Plimsolls” “I’m going to Asdol’s to get some Lamberts”: “I’m going to Asda to get some cigarettes” “Is this snow going to pitch?” “Is this snow going to settle?” “Cheers, Drive”: “Thanks, for the lift (bus driver)” “I've scraged my knee and it hurts!“ I’ve scratched my knee and it hurts” “Gert lush” “Rather nice” “Where you going to?” “Where are you going? “I'm gunna to see ar mua”: I am going to see our mother “I bis going up the caulenstonall”: I am going to Colston Hall “I'd be aff up the incline by now”: “I am frustrated that you don’t understand what I am saying” “I can’t understand a word yum saying ow bis”: “I cant understand what you are saying” “A great ideal”: “A great idea” “Job’s a good ‘un”: “Good job please log in to view this image ” “Where’s attoo”: “Where’s that?” “That’s proper”: “That’s good” “Luvs, it I dooze”: “I love it” “Mind”: Added on to end of sentences – e.g. “don’t do that, mind” “Where’s ee to?”: “Where is he?” “That’s a big slider!!”: "That's a big slide" “Wurz zat to?”: “Where is that? please log in to view this image The rest of Britain knows them as plimsolls, but we really know they are called daps http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/23-phrases-Bristol-understand/story-26058369-detail/story.html
I'm sorry but I've never met a single Bristolian person who says Asda as Asdol. The rest of it is spot on though.
