Londoners have been mocking northern comedian Rosie Jones after a tweet saying we panic when someone says “see you later”. Rosie, who has appeared in Casualty and panel shows such as Would I Lie to You? and The Last Leg, has received hundreds of replies from Twitter users both agreeing with and joking back at her.
On March 14, the renowned comedian tweeted: “The genuine horror of a Londoner when I, a Yorkshire lass, use the colloquial term for goodbye up north: ‘see you later’. You can see them thinking, ‘have we planned to meet later, or is she going to show up randomly at my house in the middle of the night?'”
Many other northerners have responded to Rosie with other things they believe Londoners find strange, writing that “apparently smiling at people as you pass is weird down there”. However, it has caused quite the debate between users as they defend the city and disagree: “Such a weird myth that London is 9 million people all angrily ignoring each other.”
The comedian’s simple tweet is quickly going viral, as people begin to share it with their own opinions and responses, with many hilarious replies such as: “This has the same energy as Alexandra Burke claiming to have invented the saying ‘elephant in the room’ “
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Some branded Rosie’s tweet as “utter nonsense” and wrote: “Not only is this completely wrong (‘see you later’ was the most common form of bye when I was growing up in Camden), but this whole ‘Londoners are unfriendly’ schtick is so boring on so many levels.”
Many took to spinning their own jokes to show how ridiculous they found Rosie’s tweet, writing: “Once time when I said “see you later” to a Londonder he spat his jelled eels right out, barked “speak English you faacking peasant” and proceeded to give me Chelsea a smile, so I understand where this is coming from.”
One user joked: “The genuine horror of a Londoner when I, a Cheshire lad, use the term ‘hello’. You can see them thinking, ‘what bizarre foreign word is this? In our language it’s ‘gorblimey guv’nor, ain ‘t ‘arf a peasouper, luvvaduck'”
Others joked: “The genuine horror of a Londoner when I, a northern bloke, sing the entire lyrics from the song ‘See You Later, Alligator’ when I get off the tube. You can see them thinking ‘where’s the facking ‘idden camra ?'”
Several users replied to Rosie’s tweet and quote tweeted simply asking: “Why are you lying?”
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31-year-old Rosie highly-praised comedian who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival several times and has also featured as a supporting act for Nish Kumar. Having ataxic cerebral palsy, the majority of Rosie’s routines focus on disability and sexuality, in a dark comedy style.
Some northerners have spoken up in their defense saying it’s “so true”. However, many Londoners and southerners alike have told her that “people say this all over the UK Rosie”.
One user tried to clear up the debate by writing: “I think the confusion around this tweet is because it’s just badly explained, Londoners obviously say “see you later” to people they know but it would be weird to say it to complete strangers you ‘re unlikely to ever see again.”
But one said: “Northerners must be stopped before they claim every word in the English language as a quaint regional expression that we would never understand.”
Would you find it weird if someone said ‘see you later’ instead of ‘goodbye’?
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