Brighton Born

[Cat Fish]

Its starting to get depressing the amount of people who express patronising surprise when I say I was born in Brighton (as were the pervious 7 or so generations on my Dads side). Does anyone else get this? Hopefully there are still a high number of Brighton Borns still able to live here!

 

[narly101]

I get the same thing. I live and work in London, but I always get annoying surprise when I tell people I was born in Brighton/Shoreham (Southlands Hospital). And the amount of people who assume I live in Brighton, just because I support the club.....gets ****ing irritating when I have to repeat myself.

 

[Foolg]

Never had patronising replies.

However, whenever somebody asks me where i'm from at Uni, the standard response is "Lucky you, I love Brighton". Either way, I was born in Brighton and plan to carry on living here for the considerable future.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Never had patronising replies.

However, whenever somebody asks me where i'm from at Uni, the standard response is "Lucky you, I love Brighton". Either way, I was born in Brighton and plan to carry on living here for the considerable future.

Pretty much, this.

 

[TheFatBallBoy]

Cant see how you can be proper albion if you are born outside brighton tbh.

 

[Foolg]

Cant see how you can be proper albion if you are born outside brighton tbh.

My old man was born in Guildford.

He had never been to a game, was a 'Spurs fan' but had been to 1 or 2 games max. He moved to Brighton after Uni, and when I was 5 or 6 and first went (on tickets we won in a raffle) it was also his first Brighton game. It was the first season at Withdean. Kept on going every so often, and ended up both having a season ticket for the last 7 years at Withdean, and probably did 10-15 away games a year the last few of those.

He admits he'd never have got into the Albion if it wasn't for me pushing him to go to the football. In fact, still jokes how much money he's spent on the club. But I'd say he's about as 'proper Albion' as you quote as one could find.

 

[dougdeep]

as were the pervious 7 or so generations

Is that a Freudian?

 

[Arkwright]

Cant see how you can be proper albion if you are born outside brighton tbh.

Oh no, I was born outside the county and went to my first Albion game at White Hart Lane in 1977 and probably nearly a thousand games later at over eighty away grounds I now find out that I'm not a proper Albion fan.

Wish someone could have told me that in 1977 and I could have supported my local team Crystal Palace.

Next season I'll bring my passport to home games as an outsider.

 

[Cat Fish]

Oh no, I was born outside the county and went to my first Albion game at White Hart Lane in 1977 and probably nearly a thousand games later at over eighty away grounds I now find out that I'm not a proper Albion fan.

Wish someone could have told me that in 1977 and I could have supported my local team Crystal Palace.

Next season I'll bring my passport to home games as an outsider.

Silly to suggest you are not - original post is less to do with football and more to do with the high numbers of non Brightonians currently living here.

 

[Acker79]

Most people seem surprised I wasn't born in brighton

 

[MattBackHome]

I predict that this thread will descend into a binfest about people who say The LaInes wrong.

 

[skipper734]

Brighton Boy, and still proud to be despite............... The Universities. We were here when the Laines were fields and the Lanes were a housing estate.

 

[brightonbaz]

Sussex by birth, Brighton by the grace of God

 

[tinycowboy]

I've never had a bad reaction from people when I tell them I was born in Brighton, and I've always been pleased to be able to say it. I guess it depends on who you're talking to and whether they are sane and love the place or insane and make cheap jibes.

 

[geniarse]

Cant see how you can be proper albion if you are born outside brighton tbh.

Cock.

 

[Munkfish]

Born in Brighton, Grew up in Hove, I often find people are usually suprised on a night out and are usually pretty nice about the town and how they would love to live here. doesnt bother me, OP seems like he has a chip on his shoulder.

 

[Cat Fish]

Born in Brighton, Grew up in Hove, I often find people are usually suprised on a night out and are usually pretty nice about the town and how they would love to live here. doesnt bother me, OP seems like he has a chip on his shoulder.

Comments arent generally from visitors but residents. Usually Londoners who now live here.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Over the years I have had a few residents say they have not met anyone born in Brighton before. Personally I think it's pretty irrelevant where I was born.

 

[SwedishSonna]

Never had any sort of reaction when I've told people I was born in Brighton... even with having lived up north for 7 years now.

However, 'wor lass' was born in a former work house. So she gets a bit of jip from me for that.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Never had any sort of reaction when I've told people I was born in Brighton... even with having lived up north for 7 years now.

However, 'wor lass' was born in a former work house. So she gets a bit of jip from me for that.

Brighton General was a former work house.