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Geordies' fury over advert which brands them too poor to go on skiing holidays

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According to the number of Snowheads in the North East I am afraid the Geordies have a job to defend this one.
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Hmmmm... Miriam Stoppard and Anne Reid are The Daily Mail's star Geordie witnesses? That's not really helping our cause is it? Laughing
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
I think as complaint to the ASA should be made. There are rather a lot of us on here who could do so, although several are now ex-pats and live in the South.
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We're far to savvy to use the tour operators anyway. We know how to get better value for money.
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Laughing I think that's hilarious. I'd have thought it was equally funny had it been directed at anyone, even us Jocks.


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The company doesnt even fly from Newcastle................maybe that would be a good starting point.
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I think the appropriate Geordie reaction to the marketing manager of Directski would be along the lines of "Hadaway an' shite" Toofy Grin
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If Geordies start going skiing, I'm hanging my boots up.
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Some of the comments are great Laughing

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I and my family go skiing twice a year, have done all my life, and not once have I met a Geordie on the slopes. I ski in Switzerland and Austria, occasionally France, and twice in the US. Not once in all the 50 years that I've been skiing have I met a Geordie, and dare I say it, I've not met man northerners at all. I've never bumped into a Mancunian or Liverpudlian, for example. All my fellow skiers seem to come from the south of England. I don't know if that's coincidence, but it's something we skiers have noticed over the years.

Maybe this will prompt more northerners to sample skiing. It's one of the world's best sports. Skiing through beautiful scenery down a mountain with all that powdery snow and sunshine, it's truly magical. Admittedly, it can cost and arm and leg, just a small hot toddy can cost £10 in certain bars, but it is worth the experience.
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I might live in Newcastle but technically I am not a geordie, even though I have been here for 16 years but of course was brought up on the other side of the Tyne. So my trips to the snow do not count then.

The Easyjet flight from NCL to GVA must be full of people from Yorkshire, Scotland Cumbria etc
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cathy wrote:
Some of the comments are great Laughing

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I ski in Switzerland and Austria... and twice in the US.


Obviously not someone on here then.
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cathy wrote:
Some of the comments are great Laughing

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I and my family go skiing twice a year, have done all my life, and not once have I met a Geordie on the slopes. I ski in Switzerland and Austria, occasionally France, and twice in the US. Not once in all the 50 years that I've been skiing have I met a Geordie, and dare I say it, I've not met man northerners at all. I've never bumped into a Mancunian or Liverpudlian, for example. All my fellow skiers seem to come from the south of England. I don't know if that's coincidence, but it's something we skiers have noticed over the years.

Maybe this will prompt more northerners to sample skiing. It's one of the world's best sports. Skiing through beautiful scenery down a mountain with all that powdery snow and sunshine, it's truly magical. Admittedly, it can cost and arm and leg, just a small hot toddy can cost £10 in certain bars, but it is worth the experience.


images of a fartbag wearer spring to mind Laughing
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
I think it's hilarious. And thinking abooot it, I don't think I've come across a Geordie on the slopes either. Very Happy
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martinm, then ya hiven't looked very hard bonny lad.
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Why - what do they wear - shell suits ? Cool
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Weird choice for a Dublin company - most Dubliners wouldn't have a clue where a Geordie came from Laughing Now if they were to write Limerick then that would be more appropriate Toofy Grin
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
i think directski's marketing director has just had the sack..... also...the daily mail...really =/
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bug Me .. another marketeer who knows his customers ... NOT. Geordies and their close ( in proximity) cousins is all I ever seem to meet on the slopes. I was looking for a way of getting them into something different like soccer .... mmmhh... no, that's been tried. Failed. Twisted Evil
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Agenterre, you bad man Toofy Grin .
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Many years ago I had Geordies stay in a chalet I was running. It wasn't a pleasant experience for anyone. At least they weren't Maccas... Wink

More recently the Chairman of Wolves stayed at our seriously expensive apartment for two weeks. Nice guy but I needed a translator.
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martinm wrote:
I think it's hilarious. And thinking abooot it, I don't think I've come across a Geordie on the slopes either. Very Happy

You've obviously not been to Bulgaria Very Happy
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You can always tell a Geordie in a ski resort

Laughing Laughing
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parlor wrote:
More recently the Chairman of Wolves stayed at our seriously expensive apartment for two weeks. Nice guy but I needed a translator.


What accent did he have? The Wolves chairman is a born and bred scouser!
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Wags, maybe that's the point... Toofy Grin
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I like the advert. It feeds on the natural arrogance of snowsport enthusiasts as they sit on the tube going to their jobs working in PR or Marketing, while Geordies don't get to see adverts on their way to work down a mine or something because there's so much smog in the air they can't see billboards, and even if they could see it they can't read anyhow.

The only reason people are getting offended is because they were born in Newcastle, but then escaped and were taught to read by civilised society. The Daily Fail has managed to print a pack of lies again - they have had the posters up in Newcastle, but nobody has been able to work out what the man with the dog means.

Fundamentally we also need to accept that there's no point in people from up north going on skiing holidays. It snows 8 months of the year there anyhow, and it's plenty hilly enough. We only go to France for skiing because we couldn't face driving any further up the motorway than Birmingham.
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You know it makes sense.
Just wait till they find out that Anthony Collins is Irish! That will Reallly annoy them Twisted Evil
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O fcourse Geordies ski. We like to go somewhere warm for the winter.
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Monium wrote:
I like the advert. It feeds on the natural arrogance of snowsport enthusiasts as they sit on the tube going to their jobs working in PR or Marketing, while Geordies don't get to see adverts on their way to work down a mine or something because there's so much smog in the air they can't see billboards, and even if they could see it they can't read anyhow.

The only reason people are getting offended is because they were born in Newcastle, but then escaped and were taught to read by civilised society. The Daily Fail has managed to print a pack of lies again - they have had the posters up in Newcastle, but nobody has been able to work out what the man with the dog means.

Fundamentally we also need to accept that there's no point in people from up north going on skiing holidays. It snows 8 months of the year there anyhow, and it's plenty hilly enough. We only go to France for skiing because we couldn't face driving any further up the motorway than Birmingham.


That said I understand the French better than the brummies, and really do not have a clue what the proper northerners are on about.
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As mentioned elsewhere, the illustrious chairman of NUFC recently acquired Nevica to kit us all out in so now you lot will all be able to spot us as we fly past you.... wherever you may ski....
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I was in London this weekend and caught a glimpse of that advert when I was leaving the tube.

Shocked

If a geordie can't afford to go skiing what hope does a smoggie have? Laughing
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martinm wrote:
Why - what do they wear - shell suits ? Cool


I think you'll find scousers wear shell suits; Geordie's would likely be topless or wearing mini-skirts...

If I was going to be inflamatory, I would ask our little Irish friend if he's in a position to make comments like that in a country when they still burn peat to keep warm... Laughing
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although several are now ex-pats and live in the South.

.....er like Gateshead - or even Durham??Toofy Grin
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Fattes13 wrote:
Just wait till they find out that Anthony Collins is Irish! That will Reallly annoy them Twisted Evil


I wonder how long it will take us to work that out rolling eyes
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This thread is nearly as bad as the ASDA cheese thread ...........................
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And Birtley, and Chester-le-Street.
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This thread is nearly as bad as the ASDA cheese thread ...........................


ASDA cheese bread ? Puzzled
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Neal Collins wrote:
We are an Irish company – and Ireland isn't in a strong position financially.


Sure gives you confidence to book with them! If only everyone had a marketing manager as good as this!
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