Just got me thinking a bit that’s all-do you feel a strong North/South divide still exists? What are your opinions? Does the subject actually stir you or couldn't you give a rats ass?!?
TBH-I don't care for either of the 2 in the vid-Prescott is a fat, opinionated, croquet playing tw@t and Brian Sewell has such a over inflated sense of self importance it begs belief...
Just wondered what experiences people had had over the years be you from North of Watford gap or below
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:48 pm
by warby221
Timbo wrote:Definitely
(i should add, i am from down south originally but feel my home is up here).
And he’s me thinking you was only here on missionary work tim
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:34 pm
by Beamish
Yes definately a divide, due to my job I have lived in Aylesbury, Marlborough, Cardiff, Swindon, Lincoln, Sleaford and Stamford but am actually from Leeds (Otley). I have also worked all over England Scotland and Wales. I believe that if you happen to have strong accent you are disadvantaged from the start. People prejudge you and the media have a massive input as to whether you are in vogue or not (depending on the lastest celebs). House values/wages and standard of schools can all be affected. Me personally couldnt give a rats ass
If I can get a nice house on the edge of some good biking roads and no stinking traffic I am happy.
Cornwall, Cotswolds, Yorkshire Dales/Moors are some of my favorites. Scotland/Wales are beautiful but some areas are anti English in a big way (fair one we are tw*ts after all)
The Smoke can stay exactly where it is.........overated...totally.
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:02 pm
by Jazzscot
Us scots get everywhere!!!!!!
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:37 pm
by bikerpiker
Beamish wrote:
Scotland/Wales are beautiful but some areas are anti English in a big way (fair one we are tw*ts after all)
Do you feel that way Jim,......or anyone else for that matter?
Just wondering ,cos theres quite a few English folks in the village here ,and a few in my work ,but some places,like the Isle of Arran are full of English people .
Mind you ...we've all heard the stories of Londoners etc ,sellin their 2 bedroom semis,and comin up here and buyin a castle for the same money ,lol
What annoys me, is my family decide to holiday(and spend our hard earned)in England ,....and twice this has happened, you go to pay with a Scottish £20 note or whatever,they look at it as if it's from fookn Uzbekistan or somewhere ,ffs were just up the road Once in a large supermarket in Bicester,where the teller actually tannoyed for a supervisor,and were standin in the queue feelin like criminals and another time when in Cornwall ,....there ya go ,named and shamed
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:08 pm
by Jazzscot
Nice one Timbo, Im going for a run over the border soon to buy something.
Not my opinion but I found this on you tube recently, I do admit it made me smile though.
Have a look at the news one too.
Jazz
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:42 pm
by Beamish
bikerpiker wrote:
Beamish wrote:
Scotland/Wales are beautiful but some areas are anti English in a big way (fair one we are tw*ts after all)
Do you feel that way Jim,......or anyone else for that matter?
Yep......I have great friends (Scottish) who used to argue that it wasnt like that until we started going up on a regular basis for 4 week trips (Dundee, Inverness, Elgin, mainly). Guaranteed the English contingent would get grief at some point. Best of all it was my Scottish mates who used to and kick off at the trouble makers They felt embarrassed I think . The forces are full of Jocks, Micks, Taffs and all variants of English scum.. even Geordies I take each person for what they are, if they are twats they are twats regardless of birth place
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:24 am
by Jbrebel
Beamish wrote:I take each person for what they are, if they are twats they are twats regardless of birth place
Think you've hit the nail on the head Jim
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:26 am
by bikerpiker
Jbrebel wrote:
Beamish wrote:I take each person for what they are, if they are twats they are twats regardless of birth place
Think you've hit the nail on the head Jim
I totally agree ,as i'm sure most folk would
Re: North/South devide.
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:30 am
by Beamish
bikerpiker wrote:
Jbrebel wrote:
Beamish wrote:I take each person for what they are, if they are twats they are twats regardless of birth place
and another time when in Cornwall ,....there ya go ,named and shamed 
. The forces are full of Jocks, Micks, Taffs and all variants of English scum.. even Geordies 