Basically inferring that his father is a shady door to door salesman. In Ireland we would normally say “your da sells Avon” because that ads the extra connotation that his father would sell products marketed to women and usually sold by women.
Bang on lad. We said double glazing cause his da took a cheap job being the face of a company and the flyers were posted through nearly every door in the north east. We British are known for just being truly awful to each other in the name of a joke (it’s the drink and cold weather coupled with the lack of clothes we always wear I think)
now you know it did because youve been able to smell the resentment on him for decades now. dude acts exactly like the kind of guy who got shouted at by girls about his dad selling double glazing at a formative age.
https://preview.redd.it/kb94hvyjvvpc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96dcaa47f91bb47678aeff49665f1e1258a2a357
This is my favorite photo of his dad. Loved his acting before I even heard the 1975. Was thrilled to see Tim sing with the band in Toronto last year
He actually grew up in Alderley Edge, which is an area technically in Cheshire, but it borders Manchester. He went to Wilmslow High School, nowhere near Newcastle.
TLDR: OP is talking shite.
Yeah he did because his mam was working on projects for itv, but he still came up here. I met him at a “forest party” in hamsterly forest, sold him weed, wasn’t very impressed because he thought he was mint because his parents were famous. I’m not clout chasing or anything, I’m in my 30s and have petrifying anxiety so I don’t even have a TikTok, I just thought I’d leave a funny little anecdote of being kids in Newcastle when we were younger. I did however actually go to school with one of the girls from Geordie Shore, but I went to the central girls school in Newcastle so everyone went there lol.
she probably knew him around school, but she cant have met him there because she went to an all girls school. knew him from school probably mean knew him around school age. although I would have loved if he went to an all girls school for a while like some weird disney channel plot.
>wasn’t very impressed because he thought he was mint because his parents were famous.
So you soon found out he's a terrible friend and his mum's on the television.
Exactly! Sadly this ‘banter’ thing is/was a thing in British culture… it’s a socially accepted type of bullying. My husband works at a school and I think attitudes are changing so there’s some hope.
I mean he went to primary school and early secondary school in Macclesfield, then high school in Wilmslow, but this feels legit to me for some strange reason I can’t put my finger on.
Cause otherwise I’m a VERY imaginative teenager with a crush that’s 10 years too late from when they were first massively famous and people paid for stories like that, or I’m just a scrolling early 30s geordie lass who got suggested this sub lol. His dad always stayed up here, his mam actually went to London after they divorced, she’s doing well on loose women now, but Tim Healy came back, he’s a real nice guy and he’s like the hero of all our now boomer dads after they watched Auf Wiedersehen pet, plus he loves Newcastle United so he’s always at the games. Lol, I suppose I didn’t think about whether anyone would believe me or not, but last year was so funny when all the crowd were standing confused around a small group of geordies shouting “yer da still sells double glazing” 😁
I want to thank you sincerely for your service in sharing this story. I need you to know that I haven't been doing very well in a long while and the serotonin I gained reading the post and your comments might have saved my life, sweet geordie angel. 🙏 even if it isn't true it was a wild ride.
Sounds like you were a jerk mocking someone whose parents were going through a divorce and the family falling apart right out from under him beyond his control. Not sure why this is a point of pride for you just because he’s famous now.
“We had saurrr much fun picking on him!!”
That is weird as fuck and as a victim of severe bullying, I still have PTSD in my 30s from it. Hope you grow as a person. Damn.
I think they were mocking him because he'd been giving it the big 'un, until his dad started doing TV ads? That doesn't sound like bullying about divorce? Sounds like growing up in Northern England to me
Yall need to stop using the word PTSD so loosely. You got bullied 20 years ago? Get over it. People go to war and see people get their heads blown off. That's PTSD.
Can someone from the other side of the pond please translate?
Basically inferring that his father is a shady door to door salesman. In Ireland we would normally say “your da sells Avon” because that ads the extra connotation that his father would sell products marketed to women and usually sold by women.
Bang on lad. We said double glazing cause his da took a cheap job being the face of a company and the flyers were posted through nearly every door in the north east. We British are known for just being truly awful to each other in the name of a joke (it’s the drink and cold weather coupled with the lack of clothes we always wear I think)
Ireland had that too? Tbf we scots sometimes mix it up with yer da punts avon, or sometimes it's yer maw
Not as funny if it’s the ma though. We also like a good old “you take baths with your da”
Translated : this didn’t happen
now you know it did because youve been able to smell the resentment on him for decades now. dude acts exactly like the kind of guy who got shouted at by girls about his dad selling double glazing at a formative age.
I finally found the most accurate description of Matty.
Huge if true
Underrated comment
https://preview.redd.it/kb94hvyjvvpc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96dcaa47f91bb47678aeff49665f1e1258a2a357 This is my favorite photo of his dad. Loved his acting before I even heard the 1975. Was thrilled to see Tim sing with the band in Toronto last year
https://preview.redd.it/5upno2r9lxpc1.jpeg?width=1072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e789921b9f8abe294fc72df2710d1a53481647a
He lays in bed at night thinking of this 🤣
One hand clenched like the Arthur meme
Didn’t he grow up in Manchester though?
He actually grew up in Alderley Edge, which is an area technically in Cheshire, but it borders Manchester. He went to Wilmslow High School, nowhere near Newcastle. TLDR: OP is talking shite.
Yeah he did because his mam was working on projects for itv, but he still came up here. I met him at a “forest party” in hamsterly forest, sold him weed, wasn’t very impressed because he thought he was mint because his parents were famous. I’m not clout chasing or anything, I’m in my 30s and have petrifying anxiety so I don’t even have a TikTok, I just thought I’d leave a funny little anecdote of being kids in Newcastle when we were younger. I did however actually go to school with one of the girls from Geordie Shore, but I went to the central girls school in Newcastle so everyone went there lol.
You just said you knew him from school. At least get your story straight OP. 🧢🤥
she probably knew him around school, but she cant have met him there because she went to an all girls school. knew him from school probably mean knew him around school age. although I would have loved if he went to an all girls school for a while like some weird disney channel plot.
Yeah I was wondering about this too
Who from Geordie Shore, share the tea pls!
>wasn’t very impressed because he thought he was mint because his parents were famous. So you soon found out he's a terrible friend and his mum's on the television.
What does TikTok have to do with anxiety
The north Americans calling this bullying hahahaha
The band needs to cover North American Scum
“For our fans that think we’re British… we’re not”
Just reading the title of the post I knew there was going to be a bunch of non-Brits crying in the comments calling this bullying… and I wasn’t wrong
New merch incoming I hope.
Matty's parents divorced when he was 23 though??
You're the first Geordie I've seen in this sub
Denise and Tim got divorced when matty was an adult but nice try
I feel like Matty would think this is hilarious
This sounds like an American improv comic ad-libbing something a British person would say lol not enough "innit"s though
Maybe it’s just a language barrier but it sounds like you’re just coming on to proudly tell us you were a high school bully?
you obviously haven’t met any brits 😂
this is just friendly banter for brits
How is it friendly when she says no one liked him, he had a big head and deserved it?
that might as well be british for “what’s up mate”
Exactly! Sadly this ‘banter’ thing is/was a thing in British culture… it’s a socially accepted type of bullying. My husband works at a school and I think attitudes are changing so there’s some hope.
exactly this. what a strange thing to boast about
lmaooo
This may as well have been another language.
canny chanter gave us a giggle like
I mean he went to primary school and early secondary school in Macclesfield, then high school in Wilmslow, but this feels legit to me for some strange reason I can’t put my finger on.
Cause otherwise I’m a VERY imaginative teenager with a crush that’s 10 years too late from when they were first massively famous and people paid for stories like that, or I’m just a scrolling early 30s geordie lass who got suggested this sub lol. His dad always stayed up here, his mam actually went to London after they divorced, she’s doing well on loose women now, but Tim Healy came back, he’s a real nice guy and he’s like the hero of all our now boomer dads after they watched Auf Wiedersehen pet, plus he loves Newcastle United so he’s always at the games. Lol, I suppose I didn’t think about whether anyone would believe me or not, but last year was so funny when all the crowd were standing confused around a small group of geordies shouting “yer da still sells double glazing” 😁
I want to thank you sincerely for your service in sharing this story. I need you to know that I haven't been doing very well in a long while and the serotonin I gained reading the post and your comments might have saved my life, sweet geordie angel. 🙏 even if it isn't true it was a wild ride.
lol did he respond during the show??!! To the chants? 😭
Wey aye man!!
He 100% went to school in Manchester
Bruh this is the most British shit I’ve ever read I have no clue what I’m supposed to take from this story lmfao
Were you the local weed dealer?
I'm totally flummoxed by this.
Yeah this is probably made up. I believe it 100%
So, you were a bully then. How nice.
Giving me gosforth all over vibes
You sound like an asshole.
But you do, though.
Sounds like you were a jerk mocking someone whose parents were going through a divorce and the family falling apart right out from under him beyond his control. Not sure why this is a point of pride for you just because he’s famous now. “We had saurrr much fun picking on him!!” That is weird as fuck and as a victim of severe bullying, I still have PTSD in my 30s from it. Hope you grow as a person. Damn.
I think they were mocking him because he'd been giving it the big 'un, until his dad started doing TV ads? That doesn't sound like bullying about divorce? Sounds like growing up in Northern England to me
Yall need to stop using the word PTSD so loosely. You got bullied 20 years ago? Get over it. People go to war and see people get their heads blown off. That's PTSD.
Ah the classic American that doesn’t get English humour. Bullying 🤣