A Macam is a person, male or female who was born and bred in Sunderland, a city on the North East coast of England. The most plausible explanation I have heard for the name is the subtle ( to the non Macam ) difference in local accents between Sunderland and their less famous Newcastle neighbours. i.e
Make sounds like cake.................... Newcastle
Take " "
Make sounds like back.................... Sunderland
Take " "
A sentence expressed phonetically in Sunderlandish.
Make them take them back...................... Macam Tackam back.
Three famous Macams:
James Bolam, Kate Adey, John Wayne. ( The hell he was! )
More interesting/amusing facts to follow.
Make sounds like cake.................... Newcastle
Take " "
Make sounds like back.................... Sunderland
Take " "
A sentence expressed phonetically in Sunderlandish.
Make them take them back...................... Macam Tackam back.
Three famous Macams:
James Bolam, Kate Adey, John Wayne. ( The hell he was! )
More interesting/amusing facts to follow.
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