Is there a north south divide?

Question

I'm aware that there have been studies about health differences between the north/ south etc, but I'm talking about attitudes of northerners/ southerners to each other mostly. I have a friend from Warrington and she is quite antagonistic/ say it like I see it even if it will hurt someone, but if anyone says anything unkind or does anything that might be deemed as offensive to her she always thinks it is because she is northern and that southerners are prejudiced to the north ( I'm from High Wycombe), she complains about the food down here and that southerners have bad attitudes, but I don't see it myself. What has been your experience?

Answer 1

no its imagination

Answer 2

There definitely is a North South divide in England - the north was invaded by theVikings and called Danelaw, theSouth was held by the Anglo-Saxons but held out against the Vikings under King Alfred. The division was along a line joing therivers Tees and Exe. Old differences based on langauge and cultures. die hard even after 1000 years.
England isn't the only country with North/South divides, in Scotland there is the Protestant Lowland South and and the old Catholic Highland North. The HIghlanders would frequently raid the Lowland land much to their anger.
In Italy the South were old Greek settlements while the North were Celtic and Etruscan. The difference is so strong that one of the strongest political parties in the North the "Lega North" runs on an anti-South and anti-Rome agneda.
I also hear of similar North/South divides in Germany also Spain Barcelona and Basque territory wanting indpendance from the rest.vs the resy

Answer 3

I have been lucky enough to have travelled and lived in many parts of the UK and from my experience confirm there is a North South divide. There is also an East West divide, English welsh, Scottish English,welsh Irish, northeast north west, east London west London, north of the Thames south of the river etc etc etc. generally any argument where the individual cant put a reasoned case together to defend their position or make their point they clutch at the first stereotype they can.

Answer 4

Yes there is a divide.
Londoners seem to think this refers to the City as South, but where I live, Londoners are north!
The English seem to continue the north/south divide deliberately.
I've never experienced any rudeness from Northeners, in fact only courtesy. When with friends from the north, they regularly refer to southern beer as being weak - sepite facts which show that southern beer is in fact stronger, excepting special brews of course.
Prices in the north are generally lower than in the south but this is because that wages are generally lower in the North too.

Answer 5

definatley. I have worked in and around London and getting a job around there was easy because there was so many compannies recruiting but when i wanted to move back to manchester it was hard as there was not as many compannies.
The problems that cause the North South divide is goverment, they are encouraging the many compannies to come to the UK yet they want them in and around the South east, this is leading to ecconomic migration of people from other areas to fill these jobs which then leads to a housing shortage which means higher housing prices which means key workers who are not paid as much struggle to find work. If the goverment encouraged compannies out of london to other areas of the UK we would not have such a big divide.
The divide is not really a north south divide more a north / South East divide

Answer 6

Yes.

I will digress though, to say that London isn't the extent of the south (not to the asker but to those who referred to London AS the south).

As for the food, I would complain about the northern stuff. Have you ever tried mushy peas? Ugh! The north is generally more working class and less affluent and I think that at least gives some changes in character, the language and culture are just different, although not much. Although I wouldn't want to say any precise differences in character given my lack of knowledge on the subject, I do know that there are differences.

Answer 7

my sister moved to north yorkshire at least 20 or more years ago from london,for a very long time she used to get anonymous notes put through her door slagging her off and telling her to f*** off back home,
years later when my family all went to her wedding in yorkshire, we were greeted by the locals with, f*** off home you f***ing southern c**** and f***ing southerners, southern jessies,then when her husband took my husband out for a drink and introduced him to some off his friends they all ignored him as soon as they knew where he was from.
we do not treat them like this when they come to london to work and live so why do they do it to us.
so in answer to your question, yes there is a north south divide and it all comes from the north.

Answer 8

We each have a differing outlook between peoples, attitudes and life styles. We are often prejudiced by our own points of view, that their is a nth/sth divide. What you see is what you get.

Answer 9

There definitely is.
The further you get from London, the friendlier people become, in my experience
This is probably just because London is so big and people become scared, almost, to be friendly. My pal is from Leicester and she can't believe how friendly the Scots are. She's never experienced anything like it in her life

Answer 10

No idea. In Canada, it is East vs. West, and you can't be against the North because nothing is up there but Eskimoes, natural gas pipelines, a big hole in the ozone, polar bears and nuclear testing the U.S. claims it doesn't engage in.

Answer 11

I've been all over the UK - but London is one miserable, unfriendly city. I went with my eyes and heart open, and left dissillusioned. Yes, there does tend to be some cultural differences.