THE FRIENDLIEST PEOPLE IN THE LAND!
~God’s Own County tops cordiality-claiming pops
ANEW survey has confirmed that residents of Yorkshire are twice as likely to tell you they are the friendliest people in the country than are people from anywhere else in the country.
An academic study found that almost 90% of conversations with someone from Yorkshire include a claim that people from Yorkshire are friendlier than anyone else. “I don’t think that anyone who has spoken with anyone from Yorkshire will be surprised by the results,” said Professor Honey-Boy Zimba, of Halifax Baths University, who conducted the survey.
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“A conversation can begin on almost any topic, for example the weather, the fundamental duality at the heart of man’s soul, or whether that dress was blue or gold, and within a few short minutes the claim that Yorkshire people are the friendliest in the country will be made,” said Zimba.
The news that the county had topped the list was welcomed by Yorkshire chef James Martin. “I always say that Yorkshire people are the friendliest people in the country. Having said that, we speak as we find and we don’t suffer fools gladly,” he told us from his home in Hampshire.
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In a separate survey, people from Yorkshire were found to be the 34th actual friendliest people in the country, just below scaffolders, doctors’ receptionists and people who work in amusement arcade change booths.