Fox92 Posted 12 January 2017 Posted 12 January 2017 I was born/raised/live on the edge of Sheffield, have a Sheffield postcode too, so I consider myself Northern and bloody proud of it. Give me the gravy!
bovril Posted 12 January 2017 Posted 12 January 2017 A questionnaire would be better: a) do you like a creamy head on your beer? b) are you an insufferable twat? c) do you blame 'Tories' for all your failings in life? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions you're probably a northerner.
Stadt Posted 12 January 2017 Posted 12 January 2017 19 minutes ago, bovril said: A questionnaire would be better: a) do you like a creamy head on your beer? b) are you an insufferable twat? c) do you blame 'Tories' for all your failings in life? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions you're probably a northerner. I think basically everyone, north or south, is an insufferable twat.
Leicesterpool Posted 12 January 2017 Posted 12 January 2017 Midlander I'm not northerner or a southerner!
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 12 January 2017 Posted 12 January 2017 It's an interesting debate this one. The way I see it, from my point of view, Leicester is right in the middle of the country as we know, so for us in general I think dialect varies a lot between southern & northern, we're not really one or the other. I like to think I'm more southern than northern to be honest. The midlands is what it is.
Nick Posted 12 January 2017 Posted 12 January 2017 13 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said: Midlander I'm not northerner or a southerner! Pretty much this. Though the 'North South Divide' I always thought was where you stopped getting curry sauce in chip shops - usually just south of Bedford. I've lived all over the UK and I think we are pretty much in a bastardised limbo between the two genres in Leicestershire and parts of Northamptonshire!
Webbo Posted 12 January 2017 Posted 12 January 2017 I thought the north started at the Trent? I'm midlands anyway.
Spudulike Posted 12 January 2017 Posted 12 January 2017 I live in the south but I don't say that I'm from the Midlands, oh no, not me, I'm not a Brummie. I say that I'm from the East Midlands and if that provokes interest then I'll proudly announce that I'm from Leicester. And I am proud. This is worth a listen... From the Midlands
Rob1742 Posted 13 January 2017 Posted 13 January 2017 In the middle, but one thing I will say, I find people in the North much friendlier than those in the South. Always have done. Really think there are regional differences in how people behave and interact. Spending more time in the North East and the people do appear nicer. Yet when you travel south, just don't get that comfortable feeling, particularly Essex, London way. I am sure there is something in this, and I do recall in my younger days being given the London patch to work in to test me, as that was the most cut throat. And it certainly was. So I am a midlander, but feel more comfortable with those in the north.
boots60 Posted 13 January 2017 Posted 13 January 2017 23 hours ago, davieG said: Where does the north begin? It's a conversation most of us have probably had at one time and the answer often varies. Many southerners would probably argue that anywhere above the Watford Gap is classed as 'the north'. Others have vaguely said that Nottingham is on the border of the north-south divide. But now, thanks to the University of Sheffield, a detailed map – which you can view below - has been drawn which finally tries to answer where the fictional border is. The map splits Leicestershire in two, with Market Harborough, the city, Melton, Rutland and Charnwood all deemed as being in the south. However, Loughborough and Bosworth are over the border and both – apparently – are classed as the north. The line across the UK map lies above Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. Interestingly, though, it runs below Worcestershire, Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes and Great Grimsby. Danny Dorling, former professor of Geography at the university, wrote: "The closer you look at it the more detail you see. "It weaves between fields and houses. "That such an exact line can be drawn is, of course, a fiction but it is also fair to say that moving from North to South is not that gradual an experience." The diagonal line shown above is a terrible example of north v south. The horse racing authorities define all of the racing tracks as north or south. A straight line is drawn across England & Wales from Great Yarmouth to Aberystwyth which is a far more accurate estimation. That makes us North, just.
AndWhat? Posted 13 January 2017 Posted 13 January 2017 I feel Southern. But that's probably cause I live in the North now.
spacemunky Posted 13 January 2017 Posted 13 January 2017 21 hours ago, Jattdogg said: Canada=northern I didn't realize you lived up north. Well, you're north of me lol. If you live in Canada and you're not Inuit, you're a southerner
Jattdogg Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 2 hours ago, spacemunky said: I didn't realize you lived up north. Well, you're north of me lol. If you live in Canada and you're not Inuit, you're a southerner North America
spacemunky Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 15 minutes ago, Jattdogg said: North America Yeah, I guess we aren't called The Great White North for nothing
Jattdogg Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 14 minutes ago, spacemunky said: Yeah, I guess we aren't called The Great White North for nothing No doot aboot it
limeydale Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 Couple o' hosers eh? How do you survive living in an igloo all year?
Jattdogg Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 1 minute ago, limeydale said: Couple o' hosers eh? How do you survive living in an igloo all year? With a tuque, canada goose jacket, deerkin boots and shagging American women
limeydale Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 2 minutes ago, Jattdogg said: With a tuque, canada goose jacket, deerkin boots and shagging American women Iol, I prefer Canadian women myself, I think they're far prettier.
Jattdogg Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 2 minutes ago, limeydale said: Iol, I prefer Canadian women myself, I think they're far prettier. It all feels the same at the end of the day hijacked this thread. Sowwie!
MPH Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 Why only two options? Why not one for neither or for 'midlander'?
Jattdogg Posted 14 January 2017 Posted 14 January 2017 10 hours ago, MPH said: Why only two options? Why not one for neither or for 'midlander'? What about a nor'easter and nor'wester . I think two categories for any country is tough. Im guessing the true geordie would say he is not like a sunderland coont even if they are both inbred.
theessexfox Posted 15 January 2017 Posted 15 January 2017 If you say 'bath' without an 'r' in the middle, you're a northerner.
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