I was born in Sunderland and emigrated to Australia in 1972 so I just missed the Black Cats triumphal entry into he town after winning the FA Cup. Thank you so much for all the memories. A few things after changed of course, but Sunderland is essentially the town I grew up in. Win Beston
Interesting fact, in 1877 ex- President Ulysses S Grant laid the foundation stone to the building which was to become the Sunderland Museum. The stone can still be seen today on the right hand side of the entrance to the building.
"Mackems" was originally a proud boast in the days when Sunderland built more ships than anywhere else in the world and provided the Crews, Navigators and Engineers to man them. Hence "We make them and take them to sea" or, in the vernacular, "Mackem and Tackem".
"I support both teams" , "There is some rivalry there" , "Geordies are proud to be called Geordies, I don't think people from Sunderland are proud to be called Mackems - It's just rascist" Great video and much appreciated guided tour which made me homesick....but I dont think many folk share your thoughts re the football and being Mackems.
I can’t see how it’s a “racist” term seeing as Mackems and Geordie’s were pretty much the same race when the name came about. Just an attempt by Geordies to insult people from Sunderland. Not very successful is it. Haway the lads!
Your right about the awful mackem and tackem garbage they are insulting Sunderland people it was always meant as an insult but a lot of safc fans seem to have adopted it personally me and my family can’t stand it and Roker park had a crowd 75 118 and had crowds of in excess of 50 and 60 000 back in the day they started reducing it down the years It was about 42000 Olay the start of the 80s
Sunderland population has dropped 30k in last 10 year or so, the fans are still about they just live in other parts of the country, nothing keeping people in sunderland. I dont mi d being called mackem or wearsider or whatever as long as am not called a geordie which is horrible
@@psmith77271 everyone was classed as Geordies back in the day the fulwell end used to sing Geordies here Geordies there Geordies every fucking where all the time never heard it sing mackems here and there because it didn’t exist then that was my point they used to sing that womble song as well to the words remember your a Geordie
@@jimmystokoe6917 things change and now mackem does exsist and nothing geordie nowadays has anything to do with sunderland or wearside. Some people still say sunderland,shields gateshead etc is still in county durham and wont have them classed as anything else, even tho they obviously not now. Same thing
Because the way we pronounce the words make or take We can call them in newcastle Doon and oots Thats the way the pronounce words, same as scotland also
@@johnmurray5573 yes, our accent aint geordie, there a few similar words/pronounciations But overall you can easily tell the two accents apart, so we had to be known by something else rarther than geordie and mackem will do just fine
I was born in Sunderland and emigrated to Australia in 1972 so I just missed the Black Cats triumphal entry into he town after winning the FA Cup. Thank you so much for all the memories. A few things after changed of course, but Sunderland is essentially the town I grew up in. Win Beston
Centre of the world !!!!
Really enjoyed this 👏🏼👏🏼
Great video thanks, thats the best ive ever seen seaburn look ☀️
Thanks for the informed tour of sunderland, it was very helpful as am going there soon
My home city
Both Roker and Seaburn are Blue highest Quality.
The pier walk is under the walkway to the lighthouse.
My home town
Great video... Thank You 😊
Interesting fact, in 1877 ex- President Ulysses S Grant laid the foundation stone to the building which was to become the Sunderland Museum.
The stone can still be seen today on the right hand side of the entrance to the building.
Not as big as Eldon Square! That place is practically deserted and good as closed down. Was this just a comparison with Newcastle for the host.
"Mackems" was originally a proud boast in the days when Sunderland built more ships than anywhere else in the world and provided the Crews, Navigators and Engineers to man them.
Hence "We make them and take them to sea" or, in the vernacular, "Mackem and Tackem".
Built more ships than anywhere else in the world 😂😂😂
"I support both teams" , "There is some rivalry there" , "Geordies are proud to be called Geordies, I don't think people from Sunderland are proud to be called Mackems - It's just rascist"
Great video and much appreciated guided tour which made me homesick....but I dont think many folk share your thoughts re the football and being Mackems.
People frm.sunderland dont mind being called mackem or wearsider etc as long as they not called geordies
Geordie is the biggest insult ever
I can’t see how it’s a “racist” term seeing as Mackems and Geordie’s were pretty much the same race when the name came about.
Just an attempt by Geordies to insult people from Sunderland. Not very successful is it.
Haway the lads!
Im a mackem and proud of it
never heard anyone ever say I’m going to burn and ker
Your right about the awful mackem and tackem garbage they are insulting Sunderland people it was always meant as an insult but a lot of safc fans seem to have adopted it personally me and my family can’t stand it and Roker park had a crowd 75 118 and had crowds of in excess of 50 and 60 000 back in the day they started reducing it down the years It was about 42000 Olay the start of the 80s
Sunderland population has dropped 30k in last 10 year or so, the fans are still about they just live in other parts of the country, nothing keeping people in sunderland.
I dont mi d being called mackem or wearsider or whatever as long as am not called a geordie which is horrible
@@psmith77271 everyone was classed as Geordies back in the day the fulwell end used to sing Geordies here Geordies there Geordies every fucking where all the time never heard it sing mackems here and there because it didn’t exist then that was my point they used to sing that womble song as well to the words remember your a Geordie
@@jimmystokoe6917 things change and now mackem does exsist and nothing geordie nowadays has anything to do with sunderland or wearside.
Some people still say sunderland,shields gateshead etc is still in county durham and wont have them classed as anything else, even tho they obviously not now.
Same thing
@@psmith77271 south of the Tyne will always be Durham I still put Durham not tyne wear
@@psmith77271 lots of people. Support safc on both sides of the Tyne
Mackem is definitely a derogatory term created by Newcastle folk.
That's true of the origin. The origin of Geordie was derogatory originally too though. Doesn't stay so
Because the way we pronounce the words make or take
We can call them in newcastle
Doon and oots
Thats the way the pronounce words, same as scotland also
@@psmith77271 true, and in that sense it's not particularly derogatory, that is our accent after all
@@johnmurray5573 yes, our accent aint geordie, there a few similar words/pronounciations
But overall you can easily tell the two accents apart, so we had to be known by something else rarther than geordie and mackem will do just fine
Hasn’t been a derogatory term for decades. Even then it was only derogatory in the minds of the Geordie’s.