The Great North/South Divide

[China Doll]

Hi All,

Do you think there are differences between the North and South then? If you do think there are differences, what do you like about those differences? Does anyone take the stereotypes that we give each other seriously? Do you think it's all just a bit of joke that we poke fun at each other or do you think there's a serious element to it all?

(And if anyone can tell me what a stuttie (sp?!) is I'd really appreciate it!)

Cheers
China

[China Doll]

It's dinner actually. Not tea.

Right... some issues...

I'm born and brought up in London. I'm also half cornish.

So effectively what you've just told me is that I have

a) No manners
b) An odd sense of humour
c) An odd sense of humour which is sometimes just strange.

Bloody Northern Monkeys!!!
















;0)

[4GS]

Great Britain? fantastic place to live, I've lived all over the place, north + south, without a doubt I'd move to Wiltshire at the drop of a hat due to being posted to Warminster for 2 years, but that was because I loved the scenery there.
I've found friendliness and grumpyness (SP)? in people from all over the UK,
stottie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stottie_cake

[China Doll]

More issues...

A) A square sausage?! Are you 'aving a bubble?!

B) Pea wet and Fish Scrappings sounds like the cats dinner!

[4GS]

Don't knock the flat sausage till you've tried it CD

[China Doll]

http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/slang/alt ernatives/370

Ahem... Zak,

Now then,

'Appen I don't know what bubble means. Where I'm from it means having a laugh but apparently it means geek.

I'm feeling quite paggered now so I'll be off home for some scran soon.

There'd better be good behaviour on this here thread, scarborough warnings the lot of you. Do you see'

How'd I do? Do I pass? Did I sound northern?

(On a more serious note... that took me bl00dy ages!)

[Gromit]

Wassock!

(Only joking, - runs away and hides)

[China Doll]

Either you just called me an idiot or a sh1t ya cheeky sod! (And yes, I did have to look it up, hence the two definitaions).

Utter toe-rag!!

[cruella]

WE have the great North/South divide in our home.
I am Scottish, my Husband from Yorkshire with a bit of Newcastle thrown in. We manage with sign language.lol

[China Doll]

LOL! You want to borrow Boo's Translator!!

Now do you know what he ^^^ just called me?!

[Gromit]

2. wassock
Lancashire dialect word, only ever used light-heartedly as a very mild insult

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term =wassock

(Glad my running away and hiding wasn't in vain)

[China Doll]

Numpty.

[Qmark78]

Im a Scot with an English Mrs Shes from Hampshire im from the central belt in Scotland

Hampshire and southern England is very pretty with the nicest summer weather lovely ye olde towns etc etc

Scotland is breathtaking if you go to the right areas The Central belt can be a bit grim but the highlands and borders are spectacular

As for southern english and northern english people..well i find southeners far more friendly northeners have a very cocksure way about them as if they can say what they like just comes across as arrogant

[China Doll]

Really Q? It's usually stereotyped to be the other way round with us southerners coming across as a bit colder in manners than our northern counterparts.

Nice to hear it ain't always so! :0)

[B00]

smacks Qmark

Shrrup, tha' knows nowt!

;-)

[China Doll]

Did you like my attempt at Northern Boobies?

[beryllium]

Just gotta add.... I have worked with the most fantastic Scottish gay men lol
and also much needed for translation when I was reading Trainspotting lol..... (didn't have to be gay btw for the translating help ;)

[B00]

Aye not too shabby for a southern jessy CD


runs>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[mightyWBA]

I live in the middle.
:-(

What about us?
Confused , West Bromwich.

[China Doll]

To me you count as northern. You're past the Watford Gap!

Although my housemate says manchester is down south as far as she's concerned.

I get very confused!