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An Essex girl is involved in a car crash and is trapped and bleeding. The paramedics soon arrive on the scene.
Medic: "I'm a paramedic and I'm going to ask you some questions. OK?"
Girl: "OK"
Medic: "what's your name?"
Girl: "Sharon"
Medic: "OK Sharon, is this your car?"
Sharon: "yes"
Medic: "where are you bleeding from?"
Sharon: "Romford, mate."
(I was born in Essex so I think I'm allowed to tell these :p)
American here: when I read that in my own accent I didnβt get it, so I backed up and read the punchline in an English accent and I laughed. Funny how that works
What do Essex girls put behind their ears to attract boys?
Their feet.
(Substitute "Essex" for your least preferred nationality for maximum primary school clout)
Hell, that's going back a way. I don't think that I have heard one of those since the 90s. They really haven't aged well - not that they were exactly the height of PC humour back then.
What's the difference between a shopping trolley and an Essex girl?
A shopping trolley has a mind of its own.
they havenβt aged well
This sort of humor in general hasnβt aged well. I think this sort of thing is still funny when itβs a surprise, ie used sparingly.
One or two seems like the maximum. Otherwise you're getting into dirty old man territory.
There was an advert in Australia in the early 2000s with that joke too for a car insurance company.
So these are the equivalent of blonde jokes?
Are these basically like "dumb blonde" jokes in America?
I think so; except leaning more heavily on promiscuity?
Blonde jokes have that as well. Why did the Blonde wear a tight skirt? To keep her legs closed.
There used to be a UK clothes shop called C&A. The joke was -
Why did the Essex girl have C&A knickers?
So she could tell which way round to put them on
These seem just like misogynistic "women are dumb jokes"
They definitely are!
I had a thought about finding similarly themed jokes about men, but havenβt had any luck yet. Itβs true that a good number of blond jokes could be gender agnostic so long as they are just about intelligence.
Many probably are adaptations of old jokes. I've heard that one in a neutral version, in my native language, and now here. But yeah, not nice to target women.
Essex, where the girls have a higher sperm count than the boys.
Fatherβs Day in Essex, the most confusing time of year.
Just remembered -
Why was the Essex girl sitting on the park bench with her legs open?
To keep the flies off her ice cream
From the UK, actually born in Essex. Yes, 20-30 years ago people laughed at these, me included. These days you wouldn't tell them in public, if at all. Same as for 'Englishman, Irishman, Scotsman' jokes.
Anytime you're picking on someone for a characteristic that:
That's a bad look. These days if you tell a joke like this at work you're likely to get bad looks and your sudden employment will look bad.
This is probably true in your little social circle but crude jokes are still told most everywhere and they will by and large still get a good knee slap.
So, Sven & Ole jokes but with the English flavor of classism?
The only one that I remember is,
How can you tell when an Essex girl has had an orgasm?
She drops her packet of crisps.
Seems a bit rubbish now I've typed that out. π
Not from the UK - why is it Essex in particular?
It's tricky to define but it has to do with proximity to London (Capital city) and the developing existence of influencers or (it girls) as they were known, combined with poor education and you had a generation of glamorous idiots, that were identified as being from Essex early. Think early Kim Kardashian such as Jordan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Price
I would say Essex is stereotyped as being relatively affluent but lacking class, and is often a source of jokes.
I tried to find a succinct explanation but couldn't so if you want a long read
Essex is to the UK what New Jersey is to the US.
How many Essex girls does it take to screw in a light bulb? None, Essex girls screw in Capris.
Which goes to show how old these jokes are.
Why don't they ever do the Christmas nativity in Essex?
They can't find three wise men or a virgin.