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By *yron69 OP   Man
over a year ago

Fareham

At which point do you feel you’ve left civilisation and passed into the gritty north of England?

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By *rivervaderMan
over a year ago

bolton

Folk are friendly

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By *oonshadowWoman
over a year ago

COVENTRY

The food menu gets strange

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By *yron69 OP   Man
over a year ago

Fareham


"Folk are friendly"

Does it say above motorway ‘caution friendly people ahead?’

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

The compass points south.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You don't understand the farmers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its the point where the electricity and running water stop

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By *urvelover39Man
over a year ago

Somewhere

When people are still walking around in t-shirt's.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How north is north?

I like going south

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the north we are still unsure what an umbrella does.

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

When ever the Turkey's vote for Christmas.

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry


"When ever the Turkey's vote for Christmas."

even*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No one wears a coat on a night out

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By *amantha TSWoman
over a year ago

Swindon

It gets grim

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"In the north we are still unsure what an umbrella does. "

Blows inside out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you can no longer drink more than even the most petite woman

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No one wears a coat on a night out "

What’s a coat?

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By *urvelover39Man
over a year ago

Somewhere


"When you can no longer drink more than even the most petite woman "

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By *usman 199Man
over a year ago

Stockport

When as a kid you were going on your holidays and you could see Blackpool Tower

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By *heGateKeeperMan
over a year ago

Stratford

Gravy and chips becomes acceptable

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No one wears a coat on a night out

What’s a coat?"

Its what rhe softies wear dahn sarf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you experience all 4 seasons in a day! (more like in an hour)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When as a kid you were going on your holidays and you could see Blackpool Tower "

Whoever spots it first gets a pound

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By *ollycouple71Couple
over a year ago

manchester


"Gravy and chips becomes acceptable "
can't beat chips and gravy or curry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you can smell cow poo rather than human poo.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"Folk are friendly"

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have chufty badges.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No one wears a coat on a night out

What’s a coat?

Its what rhe softies wear dahn sarf "

Never heard of one. I assumed it was like jellied eel or something

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By *urvelover39Man
over a year ago

Somewhere

When you can't buy jellied eels

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

You know you're in the north when visiting southerners are gobsmacked that we have the same amenities as they have in the south and don't actually live in mud huts with no electricity or water....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The clubs serve shots of gravy with Yorkshire tea chaser

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth "

I have a relative who moved to Newcastle from Edinburgh and one of her first observations was the difference in how helpful and friendly people are.

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By *axtenMan
over a year ago

Darlington


"When ever the Turkey's vote for Christmas."

..and the slugs vote for salt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Someone greets you with ‘Ey up duck’

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

You’ve had to go through a wardrobe to get there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Its the point where the electricity and running water stop "

I think you'll find alot of the water travels from the North Well the fresh kind.. its a known fact Londoners drink the same what multiple times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The women are alot more giving??

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By *ap d agde coupleCouple
over a year ago

Broadstairs

Feels a lot colder to us southern softies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you can no longer drink more than even the most petite woman "

Hahaha nice 1.. very true

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By *iscreetfuncpl12Couple
over a year ago

Somerset


"Someone greets you with ‘Ey up duck’

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That’s the Midlands, not the North.

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

When Bellaseas sidles up to you and says eyoop

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

There's more swinging clubs per head of population

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People smile and wave instead of pretending you’re invisible lol

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By *erfectman122Man
over a year ago

from somewhere nice

Everything is dirt cheap

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

Its freezing

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth

I have a relative who moved to Newcastle from Edinburgh and one of her first observations was the difference in how helpful and friendly people are."

That’s different: anywhere is friendlier than Edinburgh.

Also , the further south you go, the friendlier people are, so Edinburgh to Newcastle would be an improvement . Peak friendliness is south coast ... Kent, Brighton, Bournemouth, Cornwall etc

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Everyone asks about coming down south on holiday...

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By *oonshadowWoman
over a year ago

COVENTRY

You go into a chippy and t-cakes are on the menu or sausages change their shape

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By *jorkishMan
over a year ago

Seaforth

It's when people become more friendly and less up themselves

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"People smile and wave instead of pretending you’re invisible lol"

Self-congratulatory myth .

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"It's when people become more friendly and less up themselves "

, is that a friendly thing to say

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth "

It’s not , I scientifically tested it running in parks in London, less runners gave me a high five, an hello , even a smile or a nod than up here , people in London are definitely more self obsessed and less interested in taking to strangers. Same on a bus or train

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They're still soft southerners anywhere in England!

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

When people start boasting about being friendly.

Best to agree with them, as they can get quite aggressive about this ... ironically.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It’s colder lol

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"It's when people become more friendly and less up themselves

, is that a friendly thing to say "

Careful. If you don’t agree with them that they are really friendly, they can get quite aggressive.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth

It’s not , I scientifically tested it running in parks in London, less runners gave me a high five, an hello , even a smile or a nod than up here , people in London are definitely more self obsessed and less interested in taking to strangers. Same on a bus or train "

“Scientifically”! ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

If you go to Cornwall, locals will tell you how much they love Cornwall.

If you go to Yorkshire they will tell you how much better it is than London.

See the difference?

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion? "

Watford

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

Watford "

!!!!! pretty much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This should help understand the proper north

https://images.app.goo.gl/u9vpsdVmAXQgkimf8

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth

It’s not , I scientifically tested it running in parks in London, less runners gave me a high five, an hello , even a smile or a nod than up here , people in London are definitely more self obsessed and less interested in taking to strangers. Same on a bus or train "

Have you ever tried to ask for directions in London

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By *uitednbooted2Man
over a year ago

Berkshire


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth "

I lived the first 30 years of my life in Newcastle then the second part of my life just down the road from you. There is not a part of the U.K. I haven’t visited. It’s not a myth. Walking my dog each day if I said good morning as I passed someone up north they would always respond. Down here 80% just blank you . I have very good friends here btw so I am talking in general terms

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

Watford

!!!!! pretty much "

The south for me starts as soon as I get the other side of the Tyne Bridge

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

When the air smells like Hovis and black pudding.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The clubs serve shots of gravy with Yorkshire tea chaser"

Vommmmm

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth

I lived the first 30 years of my life in Newcastle then the second part of my life just down the road from you. There is not a part of the U.K. I haven’t visited. It’s not a myth. Walking my dog each day if I said good morning as I passed someone up north they would always respond. Down here 80% just blank you . I have very good friends here btw so I am talking in general terms "

A man smiled at me this morning and I smiled back.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

You get proper cod and chips.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

Watford

!!!!! pretty much

The south for me starts as soon as I get the other side of the Tyne Bridge "

love the different perceptions of what’s north or south

Id like to claim the Cotswolds as south (they are probably more north compared to Watford )

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth

It’s not , I scientifically tested it running in parks in London, less runners gave me a high five, an hello , even a smile or a nod than up here , people in London are definitely more self obsessed and less interested in taking to strangers. Same on a bus or train

Have you ever tried to ask for directions in London "

Yes. I lived there for many years.

Biggest problem was people not knowing rather than not being friendly or wanting to help.

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By *unandfrolics25Couple
over a year ago

Inverness


"Its the point where the electricity and running water stop "
Abd civilisation starts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you go north of the M4

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

The atmosphere is unreal the need to pinch oneself in case of dreaming stats speak for themselves

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth

I lived the first 30 years of my life in Newcastle then the second part of my life just down the road from you. There is not a part of the U.K. I haven’t visited. It’s not a myth. Walking my dog each day if I said good morning as I passed someone up north they would always respond. Down here 80% just blank you . I have very good friends here btw so I am talking in general terms "

I can only comment on personal experience, and that is that people are friendly wherever I have gone / visit / lived.

In large cities, when people are out and about their tend to interact with a lower percentage of people because there are so many more people. If you walked down Oxford street saying hello to everyone you walked past, that would the thousands of people so it doesn’t happen. But that doesn’t mean that people are unfriendly. After all, most people in London aren’t londoners, they are people who had moved to London from elsewhere in the uk or elsewhere in the world. Was I less friendly when I lived in London? Of course not, I as the same person.

And now that I live in a small town again, most people I encounter on a daily basis smile and say hi.

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

It's always cold and wet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chippies offer gravy +chips, or mushy peass +chips

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By *toC Thats MeWoman
over a year ago

Sheffield

No one wears a big coat. And gravy is acceptable with almost everything

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By *urplechesterCouple
over a year ago

chester

When you stop someone for directions and before you know it, they’ve given you a guided tour and taken you on a pub crawl Miss pc

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By *lectrumMan
over a year ago

south shields

You see the angel of the north

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By *antbigCouple
over a year ago

north west

when people start to smile at you and every one is kind and polite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've decided not to contribute because nothing I could say doesn't end up with E kicking my already bruised shins.

G

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By *ackdaw52Man
over a year ago

Chesterfield

When government spending suddenly ceases.

The most northern things I've seen in my town were a horse and cart parked outside a working mens club, and when half the people are missing from work because it's racing pigeon season!

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Finedon ,


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion? "

Afraid so, Northern Border starts at Watford

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When there is no more unsociable people and there's a friendly welcome

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Someone greets you with ‘Ey up duck’

E"

Isn’t duck more Nottingham?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A tell thi what, thas some cheeky bloody wazzacks on ‘ere

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Another - when you have to drive or walk miles for anything.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Another - when you have to drive or walk miles for anything. "

It’s the north not the outback!

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By *rivateparts!Man
over a year ago

Walking down the only road I've ever known!


"When there is no more unsociable people and there's a friendly welcome "

This ^^^

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By *tephenBunChowMan
over a year ago

Haywards heath/Waterlooville

When random strangers speak to you and people are more friendly

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"When government spending suddenly ceases.

The most northern things I've seen in my town were a horse and cart parked outside a working mens club, and when half the people are missing from work because it's racing pigeon season!"

That's quite common in rural Sussex

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By *affquestCouple
over a year ago

Rotherham

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By *affquestCouple
over a year ago

Rotherham


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth

It’s not , I scientifically tested it running in parks in London, less runners gave me a high five, an hello , even a smile or a nod than up here , people in London are definitely more self obsessed and less interested in taking to strangers. Same on a bus or train

Have you ever tried to ask for directions in London

Yes. I lived there for many years.

Biggest problem was people not knowing rather than not being friendly or wanting to help. "

I was in London recently and lots of people spoke to me.

They were all Northerners though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People are throwing petrol bombs, blocking roads, being kicked out of houses by the army......oh wait wrong north

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No one wears a coat on a night out "

Haha this they call people nesh here that do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The M6 goes quiet

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

Watford

!!!!! pretty much

The south for me starts as soon as I get the other side of the Tyne Bridge

love the different perceptions of what’s north or south

Id like to claim the Cotswolds as south (they are probably more north compared to Watford )"

Ok, the north starts around Sheffield. Anything between Stevenage and below Sheffield is in the Midlands.

London is NOT in the south. We are in the centre beause the whole world revolves around us.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When we have tea at 5 oclock instead of 7 and say tea not lunch.Beer with a top not flat like they have it int south.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford


"Folk are friendly"

We are very friendly down south! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You're surrounded by all the best people.

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Chips 'n' gravy?

Mushy peas & mint sauce?

Everyone smiles & is friendly?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Folk are friendly

But of a myth, that.

In my experience, people are friendly wherever I’ve gone, but in a lot of countries, capital envy leads people in other parts of the country to see themselves as the only friendly people in the world, and bang on a lot it endlessly.

In Ireland, where I am from, the epicentre of this behaviour is cork, where people will line up to tell you how shite Dublin is, and how friendly everyone in cork is, despite having spawned people like Roy Keane.

In New Zealand, south islanders think they are the best and that the north island is shite. And on the north island they think they are great friendly people but Aucklanders are shite.

And in England, Yorkshire is the epicentre, endless boasting about how friendly they are, slapping themselves on the back.

Then you get a place like Cornwall, where the locals know they are in God’s country but are comfortable in their own skin and don’t see the need to boast about their own friendliness.

Total myth "

It's just a fun thread Jimmy...only Google has been friendly here?

Lol

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By *G999Man
over a year ago

Bath & Surrounding

2 degrees is still considered "skirt and heels" weather.

When there's more ale that lager options at the bar, and where asking for a half of anything is likely to get thrown out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Where people really do have whippets and ferrets

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/appeal-launched-after-ferret-found-loose-castleford-tigers-stadium-814863%3famp

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria


"Someone greets you with ‘Ey up duck’

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Isn’t duck more Nottingham? "

Stoke is Ey up Duck

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

It’s given me a giggle this post, some very true comments

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’


"Where people really do have whippets and ferrets"

You forgot pidgeons...?

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’


"Someone greets you with ‘Ey up duck’

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Isn’t duck more Nottingham?

Stoke is Ey up Duck"

We say Ay-up me Duck here.It can be in Derby too depending where you are border wise....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Which county do you live in?

Surrey.

Which county do you live in.

Surrey

Which f'in county do you f'in live in.

.

Doesn't happen up norf.

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

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By *arneygumbleMan
over a year ago

Catcliffe

People speak back to you and don't brush you off with a distasteful look when you say Hi...I use to love the underground in London and peoples faces when I use to try and interactive with them. It's as like I was some type of Northerner....

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

When it's very difficult to book a room for a hotel as it's jam packed with party goers for hen stag and a dirty weekenders

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everything comes with gravy, people are friendly

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By *xhib12Man
over a year ago

Blyth

When you can buy a house for a sensible amount of money.

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By *ilverjagMan
over a year ago

swansea

I always know when I'm back home as the thought goes through my mind that if I was a brass monkey, I'd be looking for a welder.

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bracknell (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

When I have to wear a zillion layers and everyone else is in just a muscle vest t-shirt or lingerie

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By *amelhunterMan
over a year ago

newcastle


"

The south for me starts as soon as I get the other side of the Tyne Bridge "
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this, 100% correct

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When roundabouts are called islands and the chips are orange

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you can buy a house for a sensible amount of money."

That's true

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By *amelhunterMan
over a year ago

newcastle


"You see the angel of the north "

nah thats south of the Tyne. hence its down south

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By *amelhunterMan
over a year ago

newcastle


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

Afraid so, Northern Border starts at Watford"

wrong, the River Tyne is the true north south border

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I get called love by everyone I come across

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When the motorway signs stop pointing to The North.

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough/ Kettering

When you walk in a pub and within 15 minutes you've made 15 new friends

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

People call you a Southern fairy

LvM

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I get called love by everyone I come across"

Yesssssss!

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Only place you can get a proper chip t-cake or chip bap

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

Completely random fact..... almost everything that people are saying about the north is also entirely accurate about the South West....

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

When the sign says welcome to Scotland x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When t’internet cuts...

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

When the locals keep hi-fiving you in the park and you just want to eat your bloody cheese sandwiches.

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By *arker secrets 321Man
over a year ago

West Bromwich

Wot about us in the middle x lol

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds


"Wot about us in the middle x lol"

The middle doesn't count x

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By *arker secrets 321Man
over a year ago

West Bromwich

We're the best in the Midlands x lol

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds


"We're the best in the Midlands x lol "

At what?? x

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

We are! I agree.

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

When their is so many people whom speak with different accents from others parts of the UK you know that you are in the north

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria


"Wot about us in the middle x lol"

Everyone’s just passing through so no idea ....only teasing

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’


"We're the best in the Midlands x lol

At what?? x"

Exporting lace all over the world.

Nottingham Forest/Brian Clough.

Robin Hood.

Wollaton Hall - Batman - Dark Night.

Notts County - oldest football club in the country...

1st VCR invented in Nottingham.

HP sauce.

Ibuprofen.

Boots.

D H Lawrence.

Raleigh.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - It was a University of Nottingham professor who revolutionised medicine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When people invite you back to theirs for dinner after only knowing you for 10 minutes.

"You hungry? Why don't you come round for dinner, there's plenty!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you're not afraid to ask someone if they've got spare change for the parking

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By *aulj69Man
over a year ago

dunstable

When you feel safe to walk the streets without being accosted for a pound or followed down a dark alley by a gang of hoodies. X

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion? "

It’s much lower, Milton Keynes is the border between the two countries of London and Up North.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Wot about us in the middle x lol"

The middle is the north

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People acknowledge and speak to one another

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Gravy and chips becomes acceptable can't beat chips and gravy or curry "

I totally agree.... Chips n gravy in a tray

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People nod and give that strange "alrite" tight lip smile

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By *heGateKeeperMan
over a year ago

Stratford


"Gravy and chips becomes acceptable can't beat chips and gravy or curry

I totally agree.... Chips n gravy in a tray "

Ffs I’ve just eaten

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By *orkshireDrifterMan
over a year ago

Nafferton, nr Driffield.


"Folk are friendly

Does it say above motorway ‘caution friendly people ahead?’"

There used to be a sign at the start of the A1 saying: 'Hatfield and the North's, on the basis of which I always assumed that anywhere North of Hatfield was t'north.....

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By *aked2sumCouple
over a year ago

Coast

You see a guy walking his whippets wearing flat cap and eating a meat pie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

It’s much lower, Milton Keynes is the border between the two countries of London and Up North. "

You can keep Milton Keynes what a shit hole

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

The air is clearer and you can go for a walk in the woods and not see tons of people.

More importantly you when get decent, proper sized portions of fish and chips for under a tenner.

(I'm talking proper North though here peoole.. North of the river Tyne)

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

When you walk into a pub and have a choice of real ales/bitters instead of 14 lagers.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"The air is clearer and you can go for a walk in the woods and not see tons of people.

More importantly you when get decent, proper sized portions of fish and chips for under a tenner.

(I'm talking proper North though here peoole.. North of the river Tyne)

"

“You can go for a walk in the woods and see tons of people”? There’s a few woodlands like that around here too ...

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By *erry bull1Man
over a year ago

doncaster

No toffs at the bar topping up their beer with lemonade

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

I was in the town earlier this afternoon and a gentleman stopped me and asked me for directions.

Having been informed by this thread, I explained to how they he needed to find a northerner to give him directions as they are the only people who are friendly and helpful. I then told him to go fuck himself. He understood.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They don't serve Saveloy in the chippy.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"No toffs at the bar topping up their beer with lemonade "

Toffs drink tops / shandies do they?

And there’s no toffs in the north?

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

It’s much lower, Milton Keynes is the border between the two countries of London and Up North.

You can keep Milton Keynes what a shit hole "

Can we throw in slough too?

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

Kent

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By *iscreetfuncpl12Couple
over a year ago

Somerset


"When you walk into a pub and have a choice of real ales/bitters instead of 14 lagers. "

It’s 14 craft IPAs in these parts and I am a bitter man!

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By *omer47Man
over a year ago

leigh

When you pass Watford gap

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

It’s much lower, Milton Keynes is the border between the two countries of London and Up North.

You can keep Milton Keynes what a shit hole

Can we throw in slough too? "

I’ll swap Slough for Bulwell (it’s pronounced Bull Hell)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You get in a taxi and ask him is he’s been busy, and what time he’s on till

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By *omer47Man
over a year ago

leigh

Yes exactly. I've asked for savaloys up in leigh, (wigan),and they don't even know what it is.....and they say southerners are stupid.....jokers lol

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames


"My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham

Is this incorrect notion?

It’s much lower, Milton Keynes is the border between the two countries of London and Up North.

You can keep Milton Keynes what a shit hole

Can we throw in slough too?

I’ll swap Slough for Bulwell (it’s pronounced Bull Hell) "

Why not. But you have to take Ricky gervais too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You get in a taxi and ask him is he’s been busy, and what time he’s on till "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yes exactly. I've asked for savaloys up in leigh, (wigan),and they don't even know what it is.....and they say southerners are stupid.....jokers lol "

You can't get a "babies head" in the south.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"When you walk into a pub and have a choice of real ales/bitters instead of 14 lagers.

It’s 14 craft IPAs in these parts and I am a bitter man!"

Little okd ladies in the north were drinking pale ale way before it was trendy

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By *ollycouple71Couple
over a year ago

manchester


"You get in a taxi and ask him is he’s been busy, and what time he’s on till

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You get in a taxi and ask him is he’s been busy, and what time he’s on till "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you need to order something moist whith your chippy chips, and a bun to mop everything up at the end.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They don't serve Saveloy in the chippy. "

They do but it’s called a sausage, who the feck calls it a saveloy?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All the cockerneys are hanging around Old Trafford supporting ‘their’ team

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By *ust PeachyWoman
over a year ago

Prestonish


"The food menu gets strange"

By strange - I assume you mean affordable?

You can tell you’re in the north because you don’t have to pay more for a single glass of wine than you do for a decent bottle of wine in a supermarket. You can tell you’re in the north when an ‘average’ person doesn’t have to pay more than half their monthly income on rent.

That’s why (in my opinion) northerners tend to be fairly happy, unstressed and friendly (I’m well aware there are exceptions) - it’s because we don’t need to earn a massive salary or work 12+ hours a day to have a reasonable standard of living.

There’s no way the ‘London weighting’, for instance, in any way compensates for the enormous difference in rent/house prices between London and the North.

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