British Expats - Northerner or Southerner?

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- The Maple Leaf (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/)

- - Northerner or Southerner? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/northerner-southerner-700675/)

Novocastrian

Jan 14th 2011 1:57 pm

Re: Northerner or Southerner?

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Originally Posted by Alberta_Rose (Post 9102492)

Oh an eejit yes, and a terrible snob .... also an inveterate Male Chauvinist Pig ... I once gave him an MCP tie for Christmas .... he wore it with pride! :rofl:

But I love him to bits despite his faults! :wub:

Good for you. My Northern dad was much the same. RIP.

Oink	Jan 14th 2011 4:41 pm

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Originally Posted by lmartin999 (Post 9102410)

I was born in the north, miserable place, would never move back there. Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey or Kent for me!

Anarchy, chaos, no surrender, man. Rock on Tommy!

dboy	Jan 15th 2011 3:35 am

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Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 9102250)

The question wasn't "where were you living before you moved to Canada?" which is rather different to whether or not you consider yourself a northerner.

that's good point. I'm from the North West but moved here from Miami. Moved about the UK a fair bit as I was in the Navy: Torpoint, Cornwall, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Rosyth, Scotland.

edit: spent a lot of time around Lancaster. Morecambe and the Lakes as that is where my dad and his side of teh family are from...Lancaster is actually a nice little city.

dboy	Jan 15th 2011 3:37 am

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Originally Posted by geo4 (Post 9102407)

Dear Fledermaus,

I am very glad you agree with me that the North is very shit.

Best,
Me.

you know what, I'm from the norht and I'm not even offended by your comment.

dboy	Jan 15th 2011 3:41 am

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Originally Posted by lmartin999 (Post 9102410)

I was born in the north, miserable place, would never move back there. Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey or Kent for me!

I know what you mean....there are nice bits, but if I did go back, I think I would give the south a go.

ducktastic

Jan 15th 2011 6:06 am

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Originally Posted by dboy (Post 9103471)

that's good point. I'm from the North West but moved here from Miami. Moved about the UK a fair bit as I was in the Navy: Torpoint, Cornwall, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Rosyth, Scotland.

edit: spent a lot of time around Lancaster. Morecambe and the Lakes as that is where my dad and his side of teh family are from...Lancaster is actually a nice little city.

I lived in Plymouth for my teens and early adulthood...now that is a dump! I bet you were a regular down Union St on a Sat night if you were in the Navy!

dboy	Jan 16th 2011 4:05 am

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Originally Posted by ducktastic (Post 9103699)

I lived in Plymouth for my teens and early adulthood...now that is a dump! I bet you were a regular down Union St on a Sat night if you were in the Navy!

Oh yes, never seen so many pubs in one place in my life.

dboy	Jan 16th 2011 4:08 am

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In all fairness to the North of England. There are some beautiful areas. Derbyshire, the Lakes, Saddleworth, the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales.... with lots of quaint smaller market towns. There are also some nice smaller towns such as Lancaster, Chester or York for instance. I think what is dank that the major cities tend to be all similar with awful inner-city areas, largely made up of either terrace houses or crappy council estates.

jimmydean

Jan 16th 2011 4:22 am

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Originally Posted by dboy (Post 9103471)

Which side of the road were you on in Torpoint? Raleigh or Fisgard? Which year? I was on the Fisgard side 1978....:thumbup:

jimmydean

Jan 16th 2011 4:26 am

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Originally Posted by ducktastic (Post 9103699)

............ a regular down Union St on a Sat night if you were in the Navy!

I was there too.......but as I remember it was Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat nights..........god some of those bars were awful places ....wipe your feet on the way out sort of places.........:rofl:

dboy	Jan 16th 2011 11:50 am

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Originally Posted by jimmydean (Post 9105703)

Which side of the road were you on in Torpoint? Raleigh or Fisgard? Which year? I was on the Fisgard side 1978....:thumbup:

Raleigh in 1984 i was at HMS Nelson/ Vernon in Portsmouth and HMS Drake in Plymouth

ducktastic

Jan 16th 2011 11:52 am

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Originally Posted by jimmydean (Post 9105710)

oh yes, the Prince Regent comes to mind as a classic!

dboy	Jan 16th 2011 11:53 am

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Originally Posted by ducktastic (Post 9106739)

oh yes, the Prince Regent comes to mind as a classic!

I cant remember any names other than Boob Tube or something like that.

ducktastic

Jan 16th 2011 11:58 am

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Originally Posted by dboy (Post 9106742)

I cant remember any names other than Boob Tube or something like that.

Let me help you out:

Two Trees
Avis
Penny Bar
Malt House
Boobs Disco
The Conservatory
Jesters

Not that I had a misspent youth or anything!

Souvy

Jan 16th 2011 11:00 pm

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They don't come much more southern than me. Any further south and I'd have been born a mackerel.

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