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Matt GrayNORTH SOUTH DIVIDE
This is a fact.
This is a fact.
Tom Hayward@mattgrayyes whilst I may have (minor) thoughts, at least you recognize the existence of the Midlands
Aaron Hackson 🌱@mattgrayyes I find the diagram from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary more accurate, personally.
Ben Lavery-Griffiths@asj @mattgrayyes
I didn’t know this existed, but broadly maps to my thoughts that everything above the M4 is The North
I didn’t know this existed, but broadly maps to my thoughts that everything above the M4 is The North
Space HoboThree possible answers:
Yes, it is North of the beginning of The North Circular.
No, London is a strange entity unto itself.
Also no, having driven to mid-Scotland a few times, the signs keep saying “The North”, but I’ve yet to get there, leading me to believe we’re actually all Southern in the grand scheme of things.
@forquare @asj @mattgrayyes It would be really fun to put a sign up on the post at John O' Groats pointing to The North.
@spacehobo @asj @mattgrayyes I think it would only be fair to put a complimentary sign up at the Lizard pointing to The South.
Just to add to the fun.
@spacehobo @asj @mattgrayyes forevermore the people of the land will be known as “gummies”, and affectionate pronunciation of the Greater Midlands Island initials, and also the result of poor national health dentistry…
Jersey Gryphon@asj @mattgrayyes I was always told there was a linguistic barrier that crossed diagonally through Leicester which most accurately divided "North" from "South", but there's always these.
Tim
Halfy!@mattgrayyes I think based on myself having the exact same image in my head, this must be factual.
monoxane@mattgrayyes ...I'm not from the UK but I have a feeling there might be slightly too many Isle of Mans
Ash Leece 🚲🇮🇲@monoxane @mattgrayyes think it's because the island is just a mixing pot. Source, I live there...
Lyrenhex@mattgrayyes acknowledging the Midlands? Bold claim /j
Lucas Werkmeister
@TIL there’s multiple Isles of Men
ZXGuesser@mattgrayyes Lincolnshire here. When I was young we used to be in the East Midlands but my dad got fed up of the local news always being about Leicester and Derby so he turned the aerial round and we're in The North now.
Ripp (Old Account ➡ Chitter)@mattgrayyes thank you for recognising the difference between the south, and Cornwall.
IndeterminateName@mattgrayyes I'm happy being in the "very bottom left"!
Matt Brunt@mattgrayyes Midlands represent!
Demon Queen Lucretia@mattgrayyes finally an accurate depiction of North/South (I'm from the Midlands and this is pretty much exactly the same vibe I have)
Yassie > moved to 0w0.is@rezzyreksya @mattgrayyes I 100% concur
Dr Richard Hussey@mattgrayyes Cambridge is part of East Anglia...
MatStace@mattgrayyes I moved from That London to what I thought was Lincolnshire, but I'm happy to see that I am in fact in "also the south" 😁
Blake C. Stacey@mattgrayyes the dot makes it look like "Weston-super-Mareo"
Joe Glombek@mattgrayyes i think the Very-bottom-leftians generally prefer the term “West Country”!
bob@mattgrayyes The north starts at the river. (Also anything outside the magical protection ring is a myth anyway)
Noonjinx has moved@mattgrayyes
I grew up in Malvern which is by that kink in the M5 south of your Midlands line. I always considered myself Midlands. Then I moved to Cheltenham... Nope, still Midlands ;)
I grew up in Malvern which is by that kink in the M5 south of your Midlands line. I always considered myself Midlands. Then I moved to Cheltenham... Nope, still Midlands ;)
BigTheDave
Dan Turner@mattgrayyes "The North-South dividing line as determined by the Greggs and Pret shops analysed using the SVM. Greggs shops are plotted in blue, and Pret in red."
Andy Piper@mattgrayyes it’s only factual when this map is cited as such by Wikipedia, innit.
Alister Bulman@mattgrayyes Yep, you've pretty much nailed the position of the M1 Watford Gap services for the horizontal line.
a pale slim ghost@mattgrayyes i grew up in wakefield. this is entirely accurate, apart from it's missing a "somehow also also the south" around harrogate
moogal@mattgrayyes This feels like a trap...
(Julien Brice) obsolète@mattgrayyes I thought the correct plural was "Isle of Men"? 🤔