Regional Identity
People born in South Shields are considered to be Geordies, a term commonly associated with all residents of Tyneside.
A less commonly used colloquial term is Sandancer. It is presumed to originate from the town's beach and history with the Arabic peoples dating from a 19th Century music hall act of the same name.
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“I look for the new Teacher that shall follow so far those shining laws that he shall see them come full circle; shall see their rounding complete grace; shall see the world to be the mirror of the soul; shall see the identity of the law of gravitation with purity of the heart; and shall show that the Ought, that Duty, is one thing with Science, with Beauty, and with Joy.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)