The Chief

me too - my GF lives in bladdy Brighton.

We have language barriers for sure. The other week we were talking about the world cup and how i had picked Poland in a sweepstake at work. so i said well thats my team f***ed or fooked as they say oop North - she said 'foot' 'fooked' i said 'yeah, fooked' she said 'what are you on about?' i said 'well you know what i mean fooked as in they've no chance'

She replied 'oh i get it you mean they're facked!'

I nearly fell off the chair!!!!

Spoon

Whichever you prefer to work in, North or South, it needs to capped off by retiring or having your base in a leafy area of the middle bit, like so many do.

RMA26

LMFAO!

Does she have any single mates

The Chief

Loads mate

Gav

MANCHESTER LA LA LA MANCHESTER LA LA LA the greatest city in the world and the best people. I live 15 minutes from the city centre and 5 minutes from the glorious hills of Derbyshire. Wouldnt change it for anything

Get in the MANKS

JohnS

iTrader: (1)

I live in the NE of Scotland

Advantages:
Clean air, not nearly so much smog or pollution
Nice tap water (cold as well!)
Reasonable house prices (you get a lot more for your money - www.aspc.co.uk)
Minutes from superb countryside, scenery, walks and great driving roads.
Much friendlier people (we got to pubs with neighbours etc on a regular basis)
Much short commuting times (I'd guess the average is about 15 - 25 minutes)
Fresh fish!
Minutes from the beach/coastline (water is a bit cold for swimming though)
Quality of life (OK wages not so high, but overall cost of living is much lower, so money goes further, and you have more left over to do nice things with).
Doesn't take hours to get anywhere.
No smoking in pubs or public places!
Less aggressive drivers (in general)
No London congestion charges
Less people (means nothing ever gets really overcrowded/busy), less queuing for anything on a regular basis.

Disadvantages:
Weather isn't so nice, especially in winter though we don't get the unbearably hot days like the SE has had recently.
You can't drive over to France etc for the weekend via Dover
Less choice of direct holiday/flight destinations, unless you are prepared to drive two hours to Edinburgh/Glasgow first (this is still quicker though than some drives to LHR and to find parking etc!)

I've lived in various places around the country, including 3 years in the SE. I hd a great time in the SE, but the commuting, hours to get anywhere/do anything and cost of housing eventually wore us down. Having lived in other places around the UK, we new there was a better quality of life to be had, so went for it! Not looked back since, and have been here for 14 years now.

John

The Chief

Please dont say Stockport 'cos thats nothing be proud about ha ha
lived there most of my life

RMA26

Gav

I live in Marple mate

Must say every person i've spoke to has loved Manchester, if only the women had a Geordie accent

OllyK

I wouldn't say it was the best time of my life.

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

Sssh, don't tell everyone how good it is or they'll all want to move there and we want more room/better choice for us when we eventually relocate to Moray And shouldn't the bit about France be in 'advantages'?

Neutral Cruiser

South is best as the people up north are a bit common. We have better weather down here. Only draw back is the house-prices are rediculous here.

RMA26

You get common people wherever you are in the UK, not specifically 'up north'

hectic

you mean they are not as **** as some southerners

Rabid

You mean you think a person's place of birth is 'where they are from'?

How about the case of a forces child born in Germany, brought up in the North of England for 5 years and then schooled in Cyprus. Following that they lived in London, worked in Aberdeen and spent University years in Boston. They now live in Thailand.

Not me BTW but the limited definitions some people seem to have reflect their own staid lives rather than any concrete reality.

OllyK

One word...Cockneys

OllyK

In that case they are "from" Germany, but they may not necessarily be German.

RMA26

North = Cheap beer! for all us pissheads!

JohnS

iTrader: (1)

Not if you are partial to buying good wine direct from the vinyards

Midgies during July& August are also a disadvantage!

Other advantages:
During summer, the days are much longer - never really gets that dark. You can outside in "daylight" until after 11pm at the moment for example.

On the downside, it's darker during the winter months when you aren't out so much either.

Brendan Hughes

I certainly wouldn't describe anyone like that as from Germany, and I don't think they would either. Have a number of friends with very international backgrounds, and "where are you from" is never an easy question for them to answer. I think most use their passport as a definition - whether or not it's accurate.

Rabid

That's exactly what I meant, your very narrow definition of 'where someone is from' isn't one I agree with.
It's completely nonsensical for a start, if the question was 'where are you born' I think you'd have a point. Interesting one for you then, in the case of a forces child born on a British army base in Germany (ie British sovereign territory) where are they 'from', using your definition?

Things aren't always as cut and dried as you make out, not everyone is born, lives and dies in the same place. I couldn't think of anything worse personally, even if I'd been born in 'paradise'.

watto52

yes i agree, people up here are a bit more, lets say, relaxed. I moved up here from notts and its not as hectic as the city life. I dont think id ever move back.

RMA26

Dont mind the odd occasional visit down south to see my mates who now live down there, but personally - I prefer it up here, lakes less than an hour away, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle only an hours drive........

Cheaper Living, just as good on the job front

OK, so the weather is **** (most of the time) & salary's are often lower, but the good aspects out weigh the bad IMHO

RMA26

PS - Bet commuting is a real b@stard!?

The Chief

Going to see her or her seeing me is terrible - she hates driving so its a plane job from Gatwick.

I've tried loads of ways Plane, car, Train - none seem particular cheap or quick.

i.e. plane - have to drive to the airport and park up wait and hour and 30 minutes before take off 45 minutes flight time then 30 minutes from Gatwick. almost as quick by car (i've done it in 3.5 hours) train cheapest and quick to Euston but then p***ing about getting teh tube to Victoria and a train to Brighton.

Pain in the a**e mate for sure

GC8

The crap spoputed about the South here beggars belief. Do people realy believe the ****e that theyre posting?

RMA26

Had something similar a few years back when I was with this lass from Colchester, every other week, train, then another train, then another train etc.

Big pain in the ****! Don’t know many southern birds round my way, well one or two and they are not my type……….

Thinking of having a week in either Brighton, Bournemouth or London in a few weeks, sample the local(S) sights

The Chief

There are some very fit women in Brighton - just be careful where you go boozing - Brighton has its own ***-ville like Manchester

Diablo

Agreed

Scotland is ****e, keep away