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Exploring the Black Country on my bike (and drinking with the locals)

GeoWizard Aug 24, 2026 12:31
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**definitely use the subtitles in the video - there are some strong accents!** Members, ow am ya? This week I decided to do what I did when I was 11 and jump on my bike and explore. The idea was simple. Head west towards the Black Country where I aimed to meet the famously broad and incredibly witty locals and sample their local beer and food. Standing between me and the heart of the black country though were a string of "rough" estates, each one more notorious than the last. I was warned about going to these places as a kid, so it was time to see what all the fuss was about. To be honest this turned out to be quite a chilled video and slightly differently to what I'd planned. The housing estates were fairly quiet on this sunny Monday morning, but it was in the pubs and cafe's that the video came into it's own! See if you can pick out the following local words, unique to the area: ay - ain't am - are day - didn't doe - don't woe - won't wore - wasn't car/core - can't Let me know your thoughts in the comments everyone. Who had the strongest accent?
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