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sam83uk · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:10

im sure you're all aware that when the BBC (*cough* EBC) answers phone in calls from people from England they mention their town name they are from, and people from Scotland and Wales get the country mentioned.

Sonea Fifer · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:12

sam83uk said:
im sure you're all aware that when the BBC (*cough* EBC) answers phone in calls from people from England they mention their town name they are from, and people from Scotland and Wales get the country mentioned.

Well that simplifies things a bit for me - I'm from Scotland btw *waves*

lemonkettaz · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:15

Well... some southerners thought the north east was the north east of england...

or Newcastle is in scotland? No it isnt.

And yes there is more to the north than Manchester

Vonhelmet · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:39

And "the North" doesn't start at Watford.

whitecrook · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:48

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4556025.stm

Notice on the weather they give scotland literally about 5 seconds. God help you if you stay north of Glasgow either.

edit found an update of the newer version, but it still makes scotland to be half the size it is, due to vewing from 10,000ft above france...
http://www.idiottoys.com/2005/06/bbc-weather-map-now-scotland-friendly.html

Akira · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:52

Bloody provincials. Stop whinging or watch a scottish channel instead.

Messiah Khan · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:52

vonhelmet said:
And "the North" doesn't start at Watford.

The North begins at Scotch Corner. Anything below is midlands or southern!

Vonhelmet · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:59

messiah khan said:
The North begins at Scotch Corner. Anything below is midlands or southern!

I'd probably agree with that. It's absurd to say Manchester is in the North... it's halfway up the country!

ScarySquirrel · 26 Jul 2007 at 08:13

vonhelmet said:
I'd probably agree with that. It's absurd to say Manchester is in the North... it's halfway up the country!

Well it is closer to the border of Scotland than it is to the south coast, so surely it is in the north? I suppose it would be more sensilbe to say midlands but that would make it seem too close to home for my liking

(Chelsea fan)

Vonhelmet · 26 Jul 2007 at 08:42

ScarySquirrel said:
Well it is closer to the border of Scotland than it is to the south coast, so surely it is in the north? I suppose it would be more sensilbe to say midlands but that would make it seem too close to home for my liking (Chelsea fan)

Exactly. It's the Midlands.

Bakedgoods · 26 Jul 2007 at 09:01

I'm from the North!

...southern tarts

chimaera · 26 Jul 2007 at 09:42

vonhelmet said:
And "the North" doesn't start at Watford.

Lies and slander!

Everyone knows that the north starts at watford gap

Jono · 26 Jul 2007 at 10:41

chimaera said:
Lies and slander!

Everyone knows that the north starts at watford gap

Don't you have some jellied eels to eat?

UKTopGun · 26 Jul 2007 at 10:48

Bit like...

gjrc · 26 Jul 2007 at 10:52

who cares about scotland?

no one lives there, and if they do they want to leave....

233 · 26 Jul 2007 at 10:59

bloody southern fairies

"andy" · 26 Jul 2007 at 11:07

vonhelmet said:
I'd probably agree with that. It's absurd to say Manchester is in the North... it's halfway up the country!

!!!

exactly

really grinds my gears when people call manchester and leeds etc "northern towns" or north

Fraggr · 26 Jul 2007 at 11:12

gjrc said:
who cares about scotland?

no one lives there, and if they do they want to leave....

So true.

They all secretly want to be Southerners.

Hessian · 26 Jul 2007 at 11:16

DAVEM · 26 Jul 2007 at 11:16

andy said:
!!!

exactly

really grinds my gears when people call manchester and leeds etc "northern towns" or north

Last time I checked Manchester was in the NORTH West? Surely that makes it a northern city? :confused:

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