Much to the surprise of non-British natives, not everybody in the United Kingdom speaks like the endlessly portrayed posh-gentleman archetype from the news and media. With a dizzying quantity of regional dialects packed tightly into the United Kingdom, a thirty-minute drive will often suffice in hearing subtle differences in the local dialect.
The ‘posh’ London dialect is a mere three hour drive from Yorkshire, but the two accents could not be any further apart. Incidentally, Yorkshire is where Kay’s Cooking resides.
Endeared for her eclectic cooking tutorials, Kay’s Cooking is cooking up something fierce on social media. Her YouTube currently stands at a resounding 289,000 subscribers, with her TikTok posts often numbering into the tens of thousands of views. Despite cooking being the main draw of the show, many are left intrigued at her accent. For those living outside of the UK it may be one of only few times they’ve heard the unique accent.
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Where is Kays Cooking from & What is Kay’s Cooking accent?
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Kay’s Cooking resides in South Yorkshire, England. Located in the North of the country, the local accent of South Yorkshire is often described as friendly and accommodating.
There’s many interesting quirks of the dialect in Yorkshire. On many occasions you may be left scratching your head from omissions of syllables and insertions of new phrases. For example, a novel way of saying “it’ll be alright” when responding to a perceived problem is simply: ‘be reyt’.
Due to the general lack of Yorkshire dialect representation in global media, the accent turns heads and causes general intrigue when heard.
Fans are so keen to identify where she resides that many have even discovered her walking on Google Maps. Whilst hilarious, it does seem to meander ever so slightly into stalker territory. I’d advise people not to get this fanatical!
For general privacy respect, we won’t disclose specifically where she lives other than the county where she resides. South Yorkshire has a population of approximately 1,300,000 people.
South Yorkshire YouTube personalities
The regional dialect of South Yorkshire has been dwindling over the generations, with youth today possessing a much distilled version of the dialect from yesteryear. Consequently, it’s typically older people that tend to use the more ‘authentic’ Yorkshire dialect.
YouTuber ”Rate My Takeaway‘ was also born in South Yorkshire. Funnily enough, host Danny Malin’s niche also revolves around food. However, Danny samples restaurants and takeaways across the country as a light-hearted review show.
Clearly evidenced by the endearment of South Yorkshire YouTubers, there appears to be a soft-spot for the unique but friendly facing accent. Perhaps we will see a renaissance of the under portrayed accent in the future. Food is a popular niche for the area, so keep an eye out for new South Yorkshire Foodies on the scene!
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