I think there's little difference between north & south except the way things are presented, e.g.;
SOUTH: This is what you can have.
NORTH: This is what you get.
The flexibility of the south versus the rigidity of the north? I'm on the fence [which I assume to be somewhere near Worksop]
I don't think there is much of a difference. Or at least not as much as a difference as between England and Scotland. I don't have a huge amount of experience with the North but my OH is from Derbyshire.
I would like to posit that there isn't so much of a North / South divide as City / Country divide. If you go to any of the major Northern cities - Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, etc. - people can be generally groovy.
However, venture out of these population centres and that's when you meet all the stereotypes.
Having said that, I'm quite a typical snobby Londoner in many respects and when I go to the shop to buy a loaf of bread, that's all I want to do, I don't want to have a conversation about it with the check out girl.
There was a great gag from a London Stand Up years ago about going up North for the first time. Someone he didn't know came up to him and said 'Hello'. He didn't know how to handle it, so he stabbed him.
Whenever I'm down t'south, I tend talk more Northern. Dunno, why?
Quote: Leevil @ August 8 2009, 2:02 PM BSTWhenever I'm down t'south, I tend talk more Northern. Dunno, why?
I have a similar thing when I visit America. I'm suddenly very aware of my accent and the next thing you know, I'm talking to everyone in my best bloody telephone voice, like I'm the Ambassador for London.
'Yes? Hello? And what do you do? How fascinating.'
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ August 8 2009, 2:10 PM BSTI have a similar thing when I visit America. I'm suddenly very aware of my accent and the next thing you know, I'm talking to everyone in my best bloody telephone voice, like I'm the Ambassador for London.
'Yes? Hello? And what do you do? How fascinating.'
"Well, I don't actually drink tea, but go on then..."
Quote: Leevil @ August 8 2009, 2:14 PM BST"Well, I don't actually suck dick, but go on then..."
Quote: DaButt @ August 8 2009, 2:21 PM BST
Now that's a proper North / South divide.
'Goot, goot! Go get 'em Flash!'
Quote: DaButt @ August 8 2009, 2:21 PM BST
my neighbour Bud recently had this put on the hood of his truck, along with the required gun rack.
Quote: Leevil @ August 8 2009, 2:14 PM BST"Well, I don't actually suck dick, but go on then..."
Rennnnnagaaaaaaaade! *shakes fist*
Quote: AndreaLynne @ August 8 2009, 2:34 PM BSTmy neighbour Bud recently had this put on the hood of his truck, along with the required gun rack.
Freebird!!!!!!!
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ August 8 2009, 2:49 PM BSTFreebird!!!!!!!
I couldn't have picked a more redneckish neighbour if I had gone to central casting and asked for the stereotypical redneck with white trash wife and children. He makes me smile. 
Quote: AndreaLynne @ August 8 2009, 2:34 PM BSTmy neighbour Bud recently had this put on the hood of his truck, along with the required gun rack.
I got something close to just as bad. My neighbor has this on the front of his car:
