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You know you’re in the north when
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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 *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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You don't understand the farmers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Its the point where the electricity and running water stop |
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When people are still walking around in t-shirt's. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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How north is north?
I like going south  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In the north we are still unsure what an umbrella does. |
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When ever the Turkey's vote for Christmas. |
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"When ever the Turkey's vote for Christmas."
even* |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No one wears a coat on a night out |
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"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
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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
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"No one wears a coat on a night out "
What’s a coat? |
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"When you can no longer drink more than even the most petite woman "
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When as a kid you were going on your holidays and you could see Blackpool Tower |
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Gravy and chips becomes acceptable  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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
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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
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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When you can smell cow poo rather than human poo. |
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"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
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We have chufty badges.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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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When you can't buy jellied eels |
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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
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The clubs serve shots of gravy with Yorkshire tea chaser |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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
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Someone greets you with ‘Ey up duck’
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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
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"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
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The women are alot more giving?? |
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Feels a lot colder to us southern softies |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"When you can no longer drink more than even the most petite woman "
Hahaha nice 1.. very true |
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"Someone greets you with ‘Ey up duck’
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That’s the Midlands, not the North. |
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When Bellaseas sidles up to you and says eyoop |
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There's more swinging clubs per head of population  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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People smile and wave instead of pretending you’re invisible lol |
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"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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Everyone asks about coming down south on holiday... |
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You go into a chippy and t-cakes are on the menu or sausages change their shape |
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It's when people become more friendly and less up themselves |
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"People smile and wave instead of pretending you’re invisible lol"
Self-congratulatory myth . |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
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"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
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They're still soft southerners anywhere in England! |
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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
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It’s colder lol |
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"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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"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
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My concept of northern border starts around Birmingham 
Is this incorrect notion? |
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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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"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
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"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
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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
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"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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"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
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"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
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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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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"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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"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
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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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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Chippies offer gravy +chips, or mushy peass +chips |
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No one wears a big coat. And gravy is acceptable with almost everything |
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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
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I've decided not to contribute because nothing I could say doesn't end up with E kicking my already bruised shins.
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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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"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
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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
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"Someone greets you with ‘Ey up duck’
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Isn’t duck more Nottingham? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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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
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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
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"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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When random strangers speak to you and people are more friendly |
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"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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"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
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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
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"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
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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
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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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"Folk are friendly"
We are very friendly down south! X |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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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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over a year ago
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"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?
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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
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Where people really do have whippets and ferrets |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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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
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Which county do you live in?
Surrey.
Which county do you live in.
Surrey
Which f'in county do you f'in live in.
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Doesn't happen up norf. |
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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago
Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria |
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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
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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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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..!?) |
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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
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When roundabouts are called islands and the chips are orange |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"When you can buy a house for a sensible amount of money."
That's true |
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"You see the angel of the north "
nah thats south of the Tyne. hence its down south |
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"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
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I get called love by everyone I come across |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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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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People call you a Southern fairy
LvM |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I get called love by everyone I come across"
Yesssssss! |
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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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When the sign says welcome to Scotland x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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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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Wot about us in the middle x lol |
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"Wot about us in the middle x lol"
The middle doesn't count x |
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We're the best in the Midlands x lol |
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"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
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"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
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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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over a year ago
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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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over a year ago
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"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
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People acknowledge and speak to one another |
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over a year ago
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People nod and give that strange "alrite" tight lip smile |
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"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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"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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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
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"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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When you walk into a pub and have a choice of real ales/bitters instead of 14 lagers. |
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"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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“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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No toffs at the bar topping up their beer with lemonade |
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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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over a year ago
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They don't serve Saveloy in the chippy. |
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"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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"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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"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 *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
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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
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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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"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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over a year ago
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"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)
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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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
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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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over a year ago
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"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
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All the cockerneys are hanging around Old Trafford supporting ‘their’ team  |
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"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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