I wasn’t thinking along the lines of smacking anyone. Just I wouldn’t have been punched if I was in Sunderland. That’s allI understand the sentiment, but the fact you wished you were in Sunderland just means you wish you were the one doing the smacking instead of being smacked.
People in Sunderland, especially young lads from council estates were very capable of otherising Geordies, they were seen as fair game when I was growing up, might as well of been from another planet, I remember some lad from Boldon drinking with us in the Boroughs saying wor instead of our mid sentence and everything just went quiet, he would have got lamped if he wasn't with one of the lads. I realise how ridiculous that sounds now, but when you're young and daft you don't know what you're doing half the time.
I do think it's all a bit different now mind.

I understand the rest. I get it. Nail on the head when you said young and daft, especially where there’s alcohol involved.
Then most grow out of it and see it differently as you get older
