Re: Not from the Midlands...
"Many years later, I still have trouble being as enthusiastic as others think I should be. My wife regularly grumpily says " 'It's alright' is exactly what I was aiming for", when she has produced something wonderful from the kitchen*..."
My wife was born in Hampshire but grew up in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. When I produce a culinary delight, I know I got it spot on when she says "s'alright".
(She hates cooking, I enjoy it. No sexism involved :-))