Now then is tha lahykin again us by t'way we speak? Ah'll tell thee this, in-t' other countries of't Europe, Yorkshire accent'd be classed as language on it'sehn.
And actually, there's some truth in that crazy statement. There isn't that much difference between Spanish and Catalan, and it's only perhaps a matter of time until "Scots" is recognised as a language in itself.
Anyone ever noticed how some lyrics in Arctic Monkeys songs just for one example contain Yorkshire dialect which isn't used outside the west riding. Wondered if this has ever confused anyone abroad trying to listen to the actual lyrics