Now, imagine this. You come out of the Hancock Museum and being new to Newcastle, ask an elderly gentleman for directions to the Theatre Royal, and helpfully he says:
"Yees gan doon to the big roon-aboot tow'rds the heaymarket steayshun. Waalk stryaight doon alang northumberland stryeat and turn reet when yees sees the go'l-smiths. Gan tow'rds the monooment then to'rn left. Waalk doon that road and yees shud find the plyace with nae bover. Yees winnet miss it man!"
Geordie is also a term used to describe the dialect that is spoken in Newcastle. It's more of a language really. But divvent wo'ry yersel lyke (you don't have to worry) because you should be able to understand what is being said most of the time. English is the working language, albeit spoken with an accent; a pleasant twang where words are joined with a hint of melody. However, to experience the culture of Newcastle, you should listen in on conversations between Geordies and so as not to misread good intentions, to understand their greetings. A common one is
"Ye a'reet?" which means "Are you okay?"
The best known Geordie word is "Howay", which means "Come on". Another common expression is "Whey yer bugger man!". Nope, you don't have to stand with your back against the wall. It is just an exclaimation of wonder, an expression of amazement.
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/Ncl/ncllang.htm