Northerners: The bestselling history of the North of England

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Did you just smile at that stranger?' It's always slightly depressing when I go down south and no-one thanks the bus driver when they get off. I think that's really sad." – Abbie, Newcastle

British Library Regional voices: The north-south divide | The British Library

Meaning: To get angry. Usage: You’d better clean the dishes, Dave, or mum will see her arse when she gets in.Southerners, on the other hand, sometimes refer to people from the North as “northern monkeys,” which means they think northerners are uncultured. Yep, this is the classic, my friends always ask me why I'm putting gravy on my chips. They also have no idea what scraps are." – Abbie, Newcastle How can you be warm? It's freezing! A work of unrivalled scale and ambition, Northerners is the defining biography of northern England. One thing that proper annoys me is when some people think Birmingham, and other places near that, are northern." – Richard, Manchester

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One stereotype that southerners have had to live with for years is that they aren’t the friendliest folk, especially in the capital.Northerners are often depicted as being scruffy, dirty, rude, obnoxious folk. Unfortunatly, this is the way they are viewed and portrayed but it couldn't be further from the truth. It is assumed that, because of the northern accent, northeners are stupid and uneducated. This is yet again untrue, it is just an accent. A way of speaking. Would you call a texan an idiot for speaking in the way they do? of course not. Would you call a londoner an idiot for speaking the way they do? of course not. That is exactly the same. People say northeners should get a full grasp on the english language but the truth is that they do have a ful grasp on the english language, they just pronounce words differently.

NORTHERNER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Could you pass me a bread roll?' Not sure what that is but you can have a barm cake." – Jess, Manchester The beer we drink up here is no different to the beer southerners are drinking down there – the only difference is the price.

Mistaking ‘busy’ for ‘unfriendly’

Many northerners will see their mouth water at even the slightest thought of chips and gravy – up here it’s a classic and is widely regarded a substantial meal. A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.

Northerners and Southerners: Are they THAT different?

The book aims to be Northern England’s defining biography, laying out dramatic events that created the North – waves of migration, invasions and battles, and transformative changes affecting European culture and the global economy. There is no denying that people who live in the North of the UK have very different characteristics from those living in the South, which leads to intense rivalry between the two. You’re not wearing a coat? We’re going clubbing though…" – Abbie, Newcastle Why are you so friendly to everyone? It seems like we've had them all, but ask yourself: what has it all been for if we still don't understand each other? I just love pies and southerners don't get it." – Richard, Manchester Why do you love gravy so much?Everything north of London is the North if you think about it." – Will, Hull What do you mean you don't call it a bread roll?