Living up north. A southerner's account.

Never underestimate:

- having supermarkets on your doorstep.

- having all the takeaways under the sun within a short distance.

- bottle shops/off licenses open all hours.

- petrol stations open all hours and competitive.

- amenities all within walking distance.

- Sky sports in every pub when you fancy popping out to watch the game.

- Broadband TV at a speed of more than 11mbs.

- Broadband TV at all (FU BT).

- All Freeview channels when you have no TV package.

- reasonable priced beer in shops (it's more expensive).

- a journey to work that doesn't involve 2 miles behind a tractor.

- 130 miles to get to a home game.

 

You think that's north? Try 300 miles to get to a home game. But yes it's been a bit of a struggle getting used to seeing shops and food places closed at an earlier time and broadband being a little slower. Sure beer is a bit more expensive to buy at a shop but it's dirt cheap in a bar/pub though

 

300 miles?! Ok you win.

True enough, beer in my local is £2.75 a pint. Almost cheaper to go to a pub than drink at home!

 

No supermarkets on the doorstep? Sounds like you're a Hungry Horace.

I hear they have big Spiders up north. Be careful of 'em.

Also, don't get hit by a car on your way to go skiing.

 

I'm against honour killings but I find myself questioning my beliefs.











(Thats a damn joke, dont twist your knickers)

 

Can I just commend you HGUP on a most excellent avatar and name. Brings back memories.

All of the above whinges however pale into insignificance - House prices.

 

Horace Goes Up North would be a really ***** game.

 

That really made me laugh!

 

Very true. A friend near me is in a very nice 2 bed house (renting it ofc) that costs 90k on the sale market. The slight caveat is that the bathroom got flooded in the last floods here...

 

Positives of living up north:
No Manure fans to contend with #theyallliveinthesouth
Geordies being able to hear them being laughed at
Lake District
Alton Towers
Hadrian's Wall
York (as a city, love the place)
Chester Zoo and the city

Negatives:
Vicinity of Sean Dyche's brand of 'football'
Leeds
Looton
Burnley
Everton
Northerners
Burnley
Don't speak proper
Leeds
Burnley
Everton
Looton
Too far from the bright centre of the universe.

I'll take living in the south everyday of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

What year was it that they stopped teaching geography in Uk schools?

Alton towers is between Derby and Stoke.. in the midlands.
Looton? Is there actually a place called Looton in the North of England? If not then as they are our local rivals we might have to consider that Watford is also in the North.


PS Where did the word caveat suddenly spring from on the board? I see it on nearly every thread. Is there some kind of adjudicator like they have on Countdown, who allows the use of certain words on the forum?

 

The Burnley thing, going in on the coach it was grim, it was raining and grey and looked like a sh*thole. However, leaving via the other direction the scenery literally took my breath away. It was absolutely stunning. I could definitely live somewhere that offered me that on my doorstep.

 

What year did you have your sense of humour anally removed?

 

Errrrrrrrr.. sorry i forgot you go under the name Hornetgags and completely missed the humour in you suggesting Lootown is in the North of England.

 

Is it north of Watford?

No need to apologise, it went over your head, you're a bit like Drax - everything's literal to you.

 

Sorry again.. but i'm no comedy genius like yourself.

Who the ell is Drax? A **** rapper? or someone from one of your video games?

 

Clearly you're not.

Pick an argument with someone else and grow up.

 

Like Drax?

 

However you want, cupcake.

 

Is he another superhero in your comics?

 

He is indeed.

 

Caveat: yes.

 

Sometimes it's hard to see him.

 

What Hornetgags?
Nah I found him easy to spot once he started with the (unecessary) personal insults.

 

Not quite, reference to the film, but it's to be expected with you.

And who started with the personal insults? Facts are not your friend.

 

Hardly a personal insult gags. Not compared with having your sense of humour annally removed. Fact.

 

It’s all relative, I could never earn what I earn up north, but I could sell my house and buy something without a mortgage up there so I wouldn’t have to. I wouldn’t want to do that though as I love being close to London.

 

My wife is a Yorkshire girl and so I'm a semi regular visitor to the north (Sheffield, north Derbyshire areas). Life is certainly cheaper and friendlier up north. I was in a village cricket club on Sunday paying £2.90 for a pint which seems dirt cheap now.

 

Ventured out from the local tonight. 5p more than my local!!!!! £2.80 a pint. Extortionate buggers!!!!!

 

Really? My new neck of the woods in fact! Probably close to where I am then.

 

Impressive that an Argo Italian footballer is conversant with cricket.

 

Annually?

 

That maybe should have only had one "n" but in my defense it's not a word i use too often

 

Only once a year?