The lost penny (Yorkshire man in desperate search of Scarborough beach)

One of the most common stereotypes of a Yorkshire person is being tight with money, there is a British saying that "A Yorkshireman is a Scotsman with all the generosity squeezed out of him", which references how Scots are also stereotyped as being tight but not as tight as Yorkshire people; this stereotype can also be seen in the following Yorkshireman's Motto:


Yorkshire Motto:

Ear all, see all, say nowt;

Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt;

And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt;

Do it fer thissen.

Translation:

'Hear all, see all, say nothing;

Eat all, drink all, pay nothing;

And if ever you do anything for nothing;

Do it for yourself.

Please note that the the above reputation is not in anyway deserved!