r/NUFC • u/Hot-Loquat9678 • 2d ago
Question from the US
I’m from the states (apologies) and have been a NUFC supporter for around 10 years, since the time I started watching football. I’ve never been to the UK, but want to badly! What’s Newcastle like as a city?
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u/sheba_lasvegas 2d ago
Another American here. I am a champion of the UK northeast. Spent a few summers there as a student years back. It’s kind of like Pittsburgh, but in a good way. Geordies are great people. Nightlife is great. It’s definitely worth a visit.
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u/Hot-Loquat9678 2d ago
Incredible thanks! I currently live near Pittsburgh as a grad student, and love it. So if the comparison is apt, I’ll definitely have to plan a visit.
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u/sheba_lasvegas 2d ago
They both have great architecture, beautiful bridges, mining / industrial history, so it’s the closest city I could liken it to, haha!
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u/WeddingWhole4771 1d ago
It's got the river, bridges and hills covered. Much more walkable downtown (not that Pitt is bad). Lots of beautiful architechture. Taking the metro to the tynemouth is a nice area too. Hadrin's wall starts in the area, so it's also got history there. A small roman temple is right in the middle of a neighborhood. Clubs and museums.
I've been to both a few time, love it.
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u/Nathan_1984 stupid sexy schar 2d ago
It surely is better than Pittsburgh. Im an American Newcastle fan, who is also a Bengals fan so... obligatory fuck the steelers, respectfully 🙂
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u/WeddingWhole4771 1d ago
Pittsburgh's actually a decent town. Cinci always feels more suburban to me, but I've spent a lot less time there. Lot's happening in Cinci and one of my boys is looking at a job there, but I'd still take Pittsburgh over it for the downtown.
I'd still say Newcastle is it's own thing.
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u/imonlyherewhenimhigh 12h ago
As a Newcastle fan born and raised in Pittsburgh, it sounds like I picked the right team to follow at random a few years ago 😂
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u/Newcastle___FC 2d ago
Oi....it's like Pittsburgh lads! Not like WE ARE OLDER THAT.... Yanks man.
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u/Hot-Loquat9678 2d ago
Yes, you're older. But how else is someone from the states who has been to Newcastle supposed to describe it to someone else from the states who has never been to Newcastle? Thank you, though! You make a good point.
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u/MagpieRanger2 2d ago
Comparing UK cities to US cities never really works. I’m a Brit and I would have also tried to make a comparison but our cities are kinda too different. Formally industrial with lots of bridges is a decent logic tho
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u/Dry_Entertainer9901 2d ago
It's a dynamic city full of friendly folk who appreciate hard work and commitment on their team, who enjoy a good night out, are surrounded by some of the best outdoor opportunities in the land, like a pint or three of the Dog and worship at a cathedral on the hill in the Toon Center at least one day of the week.
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u/WeddingWhole4771 1d ago
You basically described Pittsburgh :D Go watch a Steelers game sometime. Won't be any singing, but lots of cheering and the fans are crazy about their sport. I worked with a guy who got so worked up talking about the game on a Monday he looked ready to go fight the players.
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u/MagpieRanger2 1d ago
FYI no one calls it the dog or the toon Center and definitely not the cathedral on the hill. And definitely not all in one sentence that’s crazy.
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u/Dry_Entertainer9901 1d ago
I guess I got a little carried away with my enthusiasm there.
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u/MagpieRanger2 1d ago
All good but you sound like ted lasso and id struggle to take you seriously 🤣
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u/Dry_Entertainer9901 1d ago
Point taken. I shall now retreat to my corner and sulk with only my coffee to comfort me against the slings and arrows of outrageuos fortune.
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u/Fuckyourday Joelinton 2d ago
Beautiful city, and Geordie hospitality is real. The nicest people I met during our 2-week trip in the UK. It's also a party city, I didn't partake while visiting but could see why Geordie Shore is a thing lol.
Fly into London, take the train 3 hours up to Newcastle and enjoy the scenery of the lovely English countryside along the way while you sip a cup of tea. Definitely tour the castle the city is named after while you are there.
My only regret is I wish I spent more time in Newcastle and less time in London and Edinburgh.
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u/I_like_leeks 2d ago
No need for apologies, we know you aren't all to blame for The Orange One. Newcastle is a wonderful, welcoming city with beautiful architecture and a long and interesting history. It's relatively small by American standards I would imagine, at least the city centre is. Obviously St James' is iconic, but there are many other fascinating things to explore. Also lovely places in easy striking distance if you exhaust the toon itself (e.g. Durham, the Angel, the coast, Hadrian's Wall and Northumberland). We'd be glad to have you and might even buy you a Greggs Steak Bake.
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u/Wanita_1972 12h ago
Second this, particularly the one about the Pumpkin Sh*tler. Us geordies will happily bring any likeminded folk into our fold 🖤🤍💙🖤🤍💙
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u/Newcastle___FC 2d ago
Awesome. Be a bit of a culture shock. Have to get use to the way we speak. You have the accent not us. Good food good pubs. Good banter, don't talk Trump if so he's a cunt.
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u/Newcastle___FC 2d ago
Right? Cuz the Americans understand everything we say.... They have subtitles for Scottish accents. What the f*** you on about. Ever use the word banter in front of them? Nar....u melt
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u/Newcastle___FC 2d ago
You a yank?
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u/Newcastle___FC 2d ago
End of the day twat your own experience are your own... He will get a culture shock and trying to say Newcastle downs t have its own culture because it's a "white culture" is fucking insanely arrogant.
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u/Hot-Loquat9678 2d ago
I'm from rural Idaho originally, and have only gotten classist bullshit from every person I've met from CT. So, respectfully, if the fella says it'll be a culture shock, I'll trust his word.
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u/scare_crowe94 Newcastle brown ale 2d ago
Here’s an answer since others seem to be arguing over semantics.
The drinking culture is different, completely normal to have a few pints on a week day and not seen as having a problem, it’s normal.
People will say hello, talk to you when they know you’re from the US etc and you’ll leave with a lot of recommendations of places (mostly pubs) to visit. I guess the hospitality is similar to rural America.
The police are different, governed not by a presumed authority but a more mutual playing field. Obviously there are exceptions.
You’ve got public transport, taxis everywhere.
It’s old, some pubs date back to the 1500s and are rammed playing dance music on a Saturday night.
You’ve got brilliant Indian food (a branch of history well worth researching).
A lot of history, and a lot of tragedy that has scarred the area across certain decades.
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u/Newcastle___FC 2d ago
New england towns predominantly settled by people from the south of England, not the North so yes it is..
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u/bobby-analog keegan but old now 2d ago
an american here, too
only made the pilgrimage once (back in the late 90s) but love the city and the people. top class
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u/Smiley_Sid North Shields (the best one) 2d ago
head over to the Newcastle upon Tyne subreddit, it’s mostly people recommending The Black Garter to any visitor to the area for any reason.
Fancy meal, The Black Garter.
Stolen goods, The Black Garter.
First date, The Black Garter.
Punch to the head, The Black Garter.
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u/Mind1827 2d ago
Went with my wife on our honeymoon, lol. Did Scotland to North England to Ireland. We had a great time, the match was awesome. I knew someone from Twitter for years who is a season ticket holder, met up with her and went to the Strawberry before the match, was great. Honestly, good food spots too! I lived in the southern UK for about 9 months though years ago, but zero culture shock at all, lol.
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u/ThrowawayBcScaredlol 1d ago
American Toon fan here. It’s great. The people are unbelievably friendly and are super hospitable. I think having only one team in the city really makes for a great environment, everyone is everyone’s friend.
Accent can be tricky, (dialect too!), but it’s a great city with great people.
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u/Even_Weakness3572 2d ago
I too am a fan in the States. I'm going to Paris in a week to watch the NFL and routed through London to catch the Palace match, but it got moved by a day. I was able to reroute but now I'm stuck with tickets that I have no idea how to sell. It would've been my first PL match and I'm bummed.
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u/Temporary_Tie_1079 2d ago
Dont forget to pre-book a tour of the stadium, im from the the midlands and the northern hospitality in the best! You could fly to Edinburgh or London, whichever is easiest for you! And train / taxi to Newcastle! If you do have a car, you can visit some other places, Yorkshire is beautiful, beautiful country pubs and walks or head up to Edinburgh for another city! Enjoy 😉
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u/Powerful_Business_93 2d ago edited 2d ago
I am in the same boat - Aussie lady living in Australia and a NUFC fan .... I want to get to Newcastle so bad, I feel like my social feed is covered in more Newcastle stuff than Australia haha The geordie accent is soooo nice and the landscape (bridges / old buildings ) way of life is stunning
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u/slowrevolutionary 1d ago
I tell Americans that it's a little like Pittsburgh, maybe buffalo (though much older of course), in that it's a post-industrial city, once run down but now a great city to visit and live in.
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u/kharedryl Miguel Almiron 2d ago
My wife and I went in 2014. Newcastle and the surrounding areas are amazing. Spent a night in Lindisfarne, a couple different spots along Hadrian's Wall, and a few nights in Newcastle. You could easily spend two or three weeks there and not see everything. We were there at the end of September (during the Scottish independence referendum, which was fascinating), and the weather was great, if a touch chilly. The people are lovely, the pubs are great, there's so much history, art, and architecture. There's just so much there.