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What do you consider to be "The North"? (lemmy.world)
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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Northerners are basically Scots, Scots are basically Vikings, Southerners are basically French

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The Wirral is very strongly Viking influenced - there's a Thingwall, after all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You do realise York comes from the word "Yorvik" and that ze French never made it that far north, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I was going largely by geographic proximity rather than conquest. Also if you're suggesting that Yorkshire is in the South then they won't be happy with that!