What do you consider to be "The North"? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Arrakis@lemmy.world to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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I love asking UK, especially English, people this question; the answers vary wildly. Once had a Londoner describe the north as "anywhere north of the M25".

So, lemmings, where is 'the north' to you?

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[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

You could use the same argument to suggest that most of Norfolk is in the Midlands, but it isn't.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

I was actually going to mention that in my original comment. In my mind it kind of is in the midlands seeing as it aligns with the rest of the midlands.

[-] sethboy66@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

In my mind geological barriers trump all imaginary lines. Latitudes means little when there's 25 kilometers of water between you and the other side of land. Counties have irregular shapes mostly due to geographic features making it historically difficult to easily traverse over the areas that would become boundaries between two counties; cultural differences between these counties are a phenomenon that arises because of on-the-ground geography rather than imaginary latitudinal lines and to me, that's why they take precedence.