Do you consider yourself a (InsertCompassDirectionerHere) of your Country?

[Borachio]

"Which European country should you live in" test:

http://sreda.org/igra/?lang=en

My result was... Bulgaria (1st attempt) and Denmark (2nd attempt).

Sweden. That's very strange!

"In which World War 2 army you should have fought?" test:

http://quizfarm.com/quizzes/new/Puukkoo/in-which-world-war-2-army-you-should-have-fought/

France, Free French and the Resistance 69%
Poland 69%
British and the Commonwealth 63%
Italy 50%
United States 50%
Finland 44%
Germany 38%
Soviet Union 25%
Japan 13%

That quiz is truly weird!

 

[classical_hero]

I use "running shoes" since I do mostly running. As it turns out, the map is mostly blue for that answer.

Sneakers are different from running shoes, tennis shoes, basketball shoes and the like.

 

[Quackers]

A north-south divide is quite common in the UK. Take Wales, in the north it is mainly rural. More people speak Welsh and there is a greater sense of Welsh identity. Whilst in the South where the major cities of Swansea and Cardiff are located there is more association with the English.

In Scotland you have the lowland/highland split, which is effectively urban vs heavily rural. Of course they helpfully imported a lovely bit of protestant vesus catholic hate too.

In England we have a north/south split based on economic prosperity. Although the boundaries are unclear; i've seen some maps where the border is at an angle and people living in the "south" are actually further north than those in the "north". I think the major difference is London. Take that out of the equation and the difference narrows considerably. Of course the South West is ignored in this debate. It is a very rural and poor area. The north/split disparity may be better termed a south-east or london/north difference.

 

[Cutlass]

I'm a yankee.

 

[classical_hero]

I don't particularly consider myself an Eastern Australian, and I've never heard anyone describe themselves that way. We don't tend to think in those terms, because it doesn't really occur to us that people might live anywhere else in the country.

Hence my reply.

 

[Borachio]

In England we have a north/south split based on economic prosperity. Although the boundaries are unclear; i've seen some maps where the border is at an angle and people living in the "south" are actually further north than those in the "north". I think the major difference is London. Take that out of the equation and the difference narrows considerably. Of course the South West is ignored in this debate. It is a very rural and poor area. The north/split disparity may be better termed a south-east or london/north difference.

The line runs, or is sometimes said to, from the Severn to the Wash.

And no one talks about Cornwall. It just takes too long to get there. And Prince Charles owns all of it. In fact, rumour has it, that Cornwall is just one big Prince Charles biscuit factory.

 

[Antilogic]

I'm a yankee.

A proud yanquí?

The line runs, or is sometimes said to, from the Severn to the Wash.

And no one talks about Cornwall. It just takes too long to get there. And Prince Charles owns all of it. In fact, rumour has it, that Cornwall is just one big Prince Charles biscuit factory.

Really? The UK is pretty small, I can't imagine it taking too long to get anywhere unless you are walking it.

 

[sophie]

Oh look that nyt survey is making the rounds again.

I still maintain that it's not very good or effective as far as linguistic surveys go.

 

[Borachio]

Really? The UK is pretty small, I can't imagine it taking too long to get anywhere unless you are walking it.

These things are relative. And you have to do a cost-benefit analysis. If it takes all day to get to Cornwall, is it worth it? Especially considering it will take you another whole day to get back again.

 

[dutchfire]

I'm definitely southern.

I also didn't know what a bijbeltegel was.

 

[duckstab]

Despite the fact that I have lived in or near Austin the majority of my life, I definitely still consider myself a transplanted northerner from New Jersey. If anyone called me a "damn Yankee" I'd take it as a compliment.

 

[Silurian]

These things are relative. And you have to do a cost-benefit analysis. If it takes all day to get to Cornwall, is it worth it? Especially considering it will take you another whole day to get back again.

When I was working in Manchester a few years ago they called me a southern.
I said I was from the south west and asked why they lived so close to London.

 

[Borachio]

Makes sense to me.

 

[Antilogic]

These things are relative. And you have to do a cost-benefit analysis. If it takes all day to get to Cornwall, is it worth it? Especially considering it will take you another whole day to get back again.

True, if there's much more to do in your area than in Cornwall than I see why you wouldn't go over there.

How long does it take via your preferred transportation? Or, what's the length of time spent on the road for it to be considered an all-day trip in the UK?

Despite the fact that I have lived in or near Austin the majority of my life, I definitely still consider myself a transplanted northerner from New Jersey. If anyone called me a "damn Yankee" I'd take it as a compliment.

I know that feeling.

 

[Silurian]

True, if there's much more to do in your area than in Cornwall than I see why you wouldn't go over there.

How long does it take via your preferred transportation? Or, what's the length of time spent on the road for it to be considered an all-day trip in the UK?

The fast train take just over five hours to Penzance in western Cornwall from London.

To Torquay in south Devon where I live the fast train takes just under three hours from London.

 

[Cutlass]

A proud yanquí?

It's better in some ways than other parts of the country.

 

[W|M]

Brazil is officially divided in 5 regions, which have some distinct cultural and economic traits. They are the North, Northeast, Midwest, Southeast and South. I'm from the Southeast, the most populous and industrialized of all regions (though the South is generally nicer).

More generally speaking, the country could be divided in just two regions: a developed Center-South and a poor North. In fact people from the Northeastern region (the poorest) call all the people from the South and Southeast "southerneres", and refer to those regions (in particular São Paulo, which is actually on the Southeast) as the "Wonder South", because it's so rich and prosperous when compared to their miserable home states.

To expand on this, there used to be a huge amount of immigration from the Northeast to the Southeastern cities like Rio, but now there is much less immigration than there used to be. Most of the people who live in favelas today are descended from poor Northeasterners - Many of whom were subsistence farmers - who went to major cities looking for jobs.

I was born and currently live in the South-East, although I have a lot of extended family in the South. Within the UK, I lived on the border between Essex and London, so I'm a clear Southerner there.

Here's my US dialect map:

Spoiler :

 

[Smellincoffee]

I am very definitely from The South.

 

[Traitorfish]

Northerner when I'm wearing my English hat, Westerner when I'm wearing my Scottish hat.

Oddly, Scots do not regard themselves as "Northerners" within the United Kingdom, depsite this being geographically accurate. Best guess is that it relates to the historical use of "North Briton" as a pejorative term for Anglophiles.

In Scotland you have the lowland/highland split, which is effectively urban vs heavily rural.

Eh, not really. It's more an historical divide, between Gaels and Anglo-Britons, which doesn't really exist today. Culture and economy matter more today, so the Highlands & Isles are really just one region among many.

 

[strijder20]

I'm sorry. I'm feeling really dumb right now.

Had i been able to make like three of my brain cells cooperate i would have understood why it would be possible that you are not familiar with bijbeltegels.

No problem, I've seen them before though.

Sweden. That's very strange!

I got Sweden too.

France, Free French and the Resistance 69%
Poland 69%
British and the Commonwealth 63%
Italy 50%
United States 50%
Finland 44%
Germany 38%
Soviet Union 25%
Japan 13%

That quiz is truly weird!

Yes, its a bit odd.

Spoiler :

You Scored as Finland
Your army is the army of Finland. You prefer to win your enemy by your wit rather than superior weapons. Enemy will have a hard time against your small but effective force.


Finland
75%
United States
69%
British and the Commonwealth
63%
Germany
50%
France, Free French and the Resistance
50%
Italy
44%
Soviet Union
38%
Poland
31%
Japan
31%