The North / South Divide

PrinceOfLeigh · Apr 10, 2006

As some of you may have noticed from the odd interchange between myself and Rambuchan, there is, in England, something of a North / South divide.

Not only are Northerners and Southerners loathe to admit that they are part of the same country, but there are also demographic differences in House Prices, Crime Rates, Average Salaries, amount of alcohol which can be consumed before being completely comatose, ect.

It has caused me to wonder if there are similiar differences in other countries and, if there is, is it always a North / South divide or is it one of East v West?

Hitro · Apr 10, 2006

We have sort of a North vs. South divide, specfically about the Bavarians, and historically that is the case as well as the South tended to be more Catholic while the North was more Prostestant (both not entirely so, though).

Since the mid-20th century there's an East/West divide for obvious reasons.

Rambuchan · Apr 10, 2006

I was going to make a thread on this subject a few minutes ago but I realised: a) I'm in too flippant a mode today b) I would have made it UK specific, which would have been boring and exclusionary and c) That you're a northern bastad who'd never have got it anyway.

PrinceOfLeigh · Apr 10, 2006

Rambuchan said:
I was going to make a thread on this subject a few minutes ago but I realised: a) I'm in too flippant a mode today b) I would have made it UK specific, which would have been boring and exclusionary and c) That you're a northern bastad who'd never have got it anyway.

Reported. For failing to keep his Southern insecurities to himself.

BCLG100 · Apr 10, 2006

As a southerner living up north, gotta say i like the north better! the people i find are just friendlier and ok the weathers crap everything else makes up for that

punkbass2000 · Apr 10, 2006

In Canada, there are four general areas which people seem to identify with. AFAICT, Ontarians consider themselves "Canadians", Manitobans, Saskatchewanites, Albertans and British Colombians consider themselves "Westerners", Quebecers consider themselves "Quebecois" (at least, if they're Francophone), and New Foundlanders, Prince Edward Islandites, Nova Scotians and New Brunswickers consider themselves "Maritimers". Again, this is very general. And I don't know anyone from the Territories.

Evil Tyrant · Apr 10, 2006

I'm from America, and everyone probably already knows about our north / south divide. I didn't know there was one in England though.

Tank_Guy#3 · Apr 10, 2006

Evil Tyrant said:
I'm from America, and everyone probably already knows about our north / south divide. I didn't know there was one in England though.

America is more of a north/south/east/west/midwest/mountain/northeast/southwest/southeast/northwest/island/continental......

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EolTheDarkElf · Apr 10, 2006

I can't think of such a definitive divide in Poland. There are regional communities with very distinct culture, dialect and some specific stereotypes (for example the "highlands people" or the people from Silesia region) but they are more like isles of given folklore.

Maybe there is some sort of economic divide between the east and the west. But even if, then it's not so well defined, it doesn't run through the middle and it doesn't really run exactly in one direction

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bhsup · Apr 10, 2006

This certainly makes that "northern monkeys, southern fairies" line in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels more clear now!

EDIT: I may have that reversed. It might have been "northern fairies, southern monkeys".

BCLG100 · Apr 10, 2006

its meant to be northern monkey, southern fairie

nonconformist · Apr 10, 2006

BCLG100 said:
its meant to be northern monkey, southern fairie

But it is quite obviously the opposite.
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Rambuchan · Apr 10, 2006

PrinceOfLeigh said:
Reported. For failing to keep his Southern insecurities to himself.

And to think it's the southerners who get accused of being 'pooftas'. :rolleyes:

Are you still maintaining that the north created / drove / maintained the British empire btw? *snigger snigger*

Che Guava · Apr 10, 2006

punkbass2000 said:
In Canada, there are four general areas which people seem to identify with. AFAICT, Ontarians consider themselves "Canadians", Manitobans, Saskatchewanites, Albertans and British Colombians consider themselves "Westerners", Quebecers consider themselves "Quebecois" (at least, if they're Francophone), and New Foundlanders, Prince Edward Islandites, Nova Scotians and New Brunswickers consider themselves "Maritimers". Again, this is very general. And I don't know anyone from the Territories.

Even within those groups, there are lots of regional differences. People in BC tend to loathe getting grouped with the prairies, there's a significant divide between northern and southern ontario, the province of quebec sometimes has an uneasy relationship with ethnically-diverse montreal, and nearly 50% of Newfoundlanders don't think that joining confederacy was a good idea....

PrinceOfLeigh · Apr 10, 2006

Rambuchan said:
Are you still maintaining that the north created / drove / maintained the British empire btw? *snigger snigger*

Of course. What was the Empire built on if not coal and cotton? Why do you think we are all taking time out on't dole now? The North has retired. It's the South's turn to do the work.

Rambuchan said:
And to think it's the southerners who get accused of being 'pooftas'.

Oh and you need to ammend 'bastad' you illiterate southern poofter

(We use poofter because it sounds harder than poofta)

Rambuchan · Apr 10, 2006

PrinceOfLeigh said:
What was the Empire built on if not coal and cotton?

How about ships and slaves?

Out of Portsmouth and Plymouth in the beginning.

And bastad is spelled phonetically for obvious reasons.

PrinceOfLeigh · Apr 10, 2006

Rambuchan said:
How about ships and slaves?

That invalidates my argument so it obviously doesn't count. *Mumbles something about definition...*

Rambuchan said:
Out of Portsmouth and Plymouth in the beginning.

Told you before, these places are too close to France for me to care what they do. As is anything below, and including, Birmingham.

Xenocrates · Apr 10, 2006

Coal and Cotton my ass it was the manufacturing industry of the MIDLANDS that made it all happen. You Northern and Southern pooftas.

Yum al jus' big baby's.

PrinceOfLeigh · Apr 10, 2006

Xenocrates said:
Coal and Cotton my ass it was the manufacturing industry of the MIDLANDS that made it all happen. You Northern and Southern pooftas.

The only good thing about the Midlands is that it doesn't take long to get out of there.

punkbass2000 · Apr 10, 2006

Che Guava said:
Even within those groups, there are lots of regional differences.

Quite true.

nearly 50% of Newfoundlanders don't think that joining confederacy was a good idea....

In my experience, anyway, the people I've known (who are my age) think of themselves as "Maritimers", and report that their grandparents are staunchly against being part of Canada and consider themselves "Newfoundlanders".

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