one of the harbour staff at Seaham - whjich had a colliary where the the seams went seven miles out under the sea - brilliant accent
That “All right” greeting is typical Cornish too.
Catch myself still doing it even though I’ve been in Ireland for 8 years.
Bit of a habit.
When you get round to Cumbria call into Whitehaven. Visit the ex-miners of the Wellington colliery. Exactly the same story. They’ll tell you how it used to be the most efficient bituminous mine in Europe. Yet as the last shift came to the surface a stream of cement mixers lined up to fill the main shaft. So wretchedly sad, no matter which way you want to point a finger…