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Pulaski Oct 23rd 2014 6:33 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11448163)
Near us, (Southwest) Cod was what you would get if you just wandered in and ordered "fish an chips", Haddock was what you got if you understood what good fish and chips were and asked for it. :)
Exactly this. :thumbsup:

I have never been into a fish shop in my ten+ years in Gloucester nor fifteen years in London and found haddock already cooked. I always ask for it, and am more than happy to wait, because further to Nutek's comment, the added benefit is that it is always freshly cooked. :)

Nutek Oct 23rd 2014 6:35 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11448172)
Exactly this. :thumbsup:

I have never been into a fish shop in my ten+ years in Gloucester nor fifteen years in London and found haddock already cooked. I always ask for it, and am more than happy to wait, because further to Nutek's comment, the added benefit is that it is always freshly cooked. :)
Yep!

sir_eccles Oct 23rd 2014 6:41 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11448165)
Which corner of the north would that be? Because in both my specific experience and general understanding is that Haddock is the "standard fish" in F'n'C in Yorkshire, and I'm from about as far south as it's possible to be while still being a northerner. :confused:
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Watford?

As an aside, I just wanted to say the word "savaloy".

Pulaski Oct 23rd 2014 6:48 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11448178)
Watford? .....
:p

That would be what Londoners, mistakenly, think. :rolleyes:

SultanOfSwing Oct 23rd 2014 6:56 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11448187)
:p

That would be what Londoners, mistakenly, think. :rolleyes:
Is it South Yorkshire? Since any farther south and you're in the Midlands?

Lion in Winter Oct 23rd 2014 6:58 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11448187)
:p

That would be what Londoners, mistakenly, think. :rolleyes:
As soon as you go under the sign that says "Hatfield and The North" you are in the north.

Nutek Oct 23rd 2014 7:05 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 11448204)
As soon as you go under the sign that says "Hatfield and The North" you are in the north.
Norf.

SultanOfSwing Oct 23rd 2014 7:09 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11448218)
Norf.
That's because 'the country for which god would claim for himself, if ever there were such a thing', isn't snappy enough to put on road signs.

Pulaski Oct 23rd 2014 7:15 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11448198)
Is it South Yorkshire? Since any farther south and you're in the Midlands?
Precisely! :) ..... I can tell you're not from London. :lol:
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 11448204)
As soon as you go under the sign that says "Hatfield and The North" you are in the north.
What happened to The Midlands? :confused:

Sally Redux Oct 23rd 2014 7:23 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11448178)
Watford?

As an aside, I just wanted to say the word "savaloy".
This is a common misconception.

The North starts at Watford Gap, in Northamptonshire.

rpjs Oct 23rd 2014 7:24 am
Re: Fish!
 
I'm from Surrey, so as far as we're concerned the North starts at the Thames.

SultanOfSwing Oct 23rd 2014 7:25 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 11448249)
This is a common misconception.

The North starts at Watford Gap, in Northamptonshire.
Wouldn't that mark the southern end of the Midlands, though?

Sally Redux Oct 23rd 2014 7:29 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11448256)
Wouldn't that mark the southern end of the Midlands, though?
It would, but makes more sense than 'north of Watford'.

SultanOfSwing Oct 23rd 2014 7:31 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 11448260)
It would, but makes more sense than 'north of Watford'.
Oh, yeah - well in that context 'North of the Watford Gap' does make sense.

Nutek Oct 23rd 2014 7:32 am
Re: Fish!
 
Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11448240)
What happened to The Midlands? :confused:
http://www.cherishedtelevision.co.uk...roads_sign.jpg


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