I moved from Malaysia to Yorkshire and discovered a Northern friendliness I never expectedThis is somewhere we belong - and we've got to love the language, pronunciations and polite greetingsView 2 Images Peace Gardens in Sheffield city centre (Image: Huddersfield Examiner)When I first moved to Sheffield from Malaysia many years ago, I thought the biggest adjustment would be the weather. Only later did I realise that in the North, “tea” often means the evening meal. These tiny interactions sound trivial, but when you’ve moved countries, they matter more than you realise. You walk through areas where you hear Urdu, Polish, Arabic, Yorkshire dialect, all within the same street. ‌The funniest part is that my daughter, who is now 14 and has spent half her life in Sheffield, sounds more Yorkshire than I do.

Source: Daily Mirror February 22, 2026 14:36 UTC