>>But I will say it does seem to be something that often Yorkshire people boast of, whether true or not.
Most people can laugh at themselves. I like to say Yorkshire folk are similar to Scots, but with the generosity removed. I'll go a long way to save a fiver, but that doesn't stop me being generous to friends and those less fortunate.
My wife is known for being blunt and it isn't deliberate but perfectly natural. Not rude, but some people can take it that way. She also has a broader accent than I do and people put the two together and say she's a "proper Yorkshire lass". No doubt about that but she is a truly kind person.
Mostly it's just a way of speaking. I've noticed that Germans can come across that way when they speak English.
Yobs of course exist, are everywhere and of all ages. Some even have cut-glass accents.
I try, not always successfully, to follow the golden rule. The fact that people can leave school without even knowing what that is, I regard as a failure of the education system.
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