I reckon...

draw a line from around Warrington down to Macclesfield, around the bottom edge of Peak District, across to Mansfield* then somehow get to Skeggy without including Lincoln ('cos they're surely not Northerners?)

*the area from there down to** (and possibly including) Derby is a bit of a grey area. Nottingham is not the North.

**My Yorkshire uncle would dispute that anything in Derbyshire is the North. Which might be because he is bitter at marrying into a Chesterfield family.

As a general rule of thumb (though it gets a bit messed up around the Potteries, and Cheshire) I'm OK with giving an automatic Northerner pass to anyone who uses the affection 'Duck'.

Posted By: CWC on February 21st 2022 at 09:45:15

Message Thread

PM: Northerners (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 09:23:52
- I don't believe in coats, it's just a conspiracy by the coat industry to get us to buy mor (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 21, 13:18:40
- One fence panel gone overnight, not big coat yet just big pullover (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Feb 21, 11:13:44
  - none of my fence panels are wearing pullovers or even cardigans (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 11:18:52
    - You must have Northern fence panels then (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Feb 21, 12:28:38
      - dunno what nationality, they're not actually mine they belong to the albino next door (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 13:03:11
        
        😂😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Feb 21, 18:02:49
- Coite. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 21, 10:52:09
- Wind Friday, snow Saturday, rain and flood warnings yesterday (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 21, 10:22:19
  - Our hose is chalet style so bedroom ceilings are roof. (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 21, 10:41:08
    - *house* obvs (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 21, 10:41:41
      - I decamped from our top floor bedroom at about 5.30 (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 21, 11:45:52
- Part time northerner it's tropical in Grangemouth today (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Feb 21, 09:47:46
- What's North though? (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 21, 09:33:22
  - Leicester is south of Norwich....... (n/m) (General Chat) - helvegtheowl, Feb 21, 11:43:34
  - In Pies and Prejudice, Stuart Maconie says it starts at Crewe (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 21, 10:43:53
    - That's always my reference too (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 21, 11:40:52
    - South starts at Chorley (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Feb 21, 11:15:46
      - When I lived near Cambridge, I always said London starts at Baldock (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 21, 16:20:01
        
        The Far East is t’other side of Blackburn (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Feb 21, 18:04:01
    - Great title tbf. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 21, 11:02:47
      - Great book (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 21, 16:20:37
  - defining your entire self solely by geographical location is utter condescending whackjob (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 10:09:24
    - Isn't defining yourself by geographical location (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 21, 10:55:55
      - dunno about you but the reason i support norwich is because (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 11:15:30
        
        ^^ glory hunter (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 21, 13:51:38
      - Exiles might beg to differ (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 21, 11:09:39
        
        my brothers were/are both ippo fans (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 11:17:51
        
        ^ brothers are the market twins (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 21, 11:20:00
        
        are they dead? (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 11:23:41
        
        Wasn't one Ipswich and one Norwich? (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 21, 11:26:52
        
        thats got me the lols (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 11:28:57
        
        And what about all those Man United and Liverpool fans (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 21, 11:11:26
  - Anything past kings lynn (n/m) (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Feb 21, 09:48:16
    - Lynn's further north than Birmingham, maybe Nottingham too. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 21, 10:18:32
      - And Hunstanton is 16 miles north of Lynn. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 21, 12:46:49
      - Even Norwich is further north than Birmingham (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 21, 11:01:35
  - I reckon... (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 21, 09:45:15
    - Had a mate called duck,Duck Oakes.old school North Lynn family. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 21, 10:28:26
      - was he an actual duck? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 11:27:34
        
        I Don't believe so,but it's not on wiki so not sure if it's a FACT! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 21, 14:06:02
    - Above but not including Nottingham would be Southern Northern England for me (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 21, 10:07:27
    - I agree with this expert analysis (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 21, 09:57:38
      - Sheffield is in the midlands in my book, although m partner, (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 21, 10:45:50
        
        Sheffield is *definitely* in the north, surely (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 21, 10:57:39
        
        Arizona Bay, formerly of this Parish, used to admit to Sheffield being a bit more Midlands (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 21, 11:42:48
        
        love the peak district me (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 11:46:47
        
        Tarts? (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 21, 12:25:02
        
        lad we rented a cottage off left some in the welcome pack said try them for breakfast with (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 21, 13:06:04
        
        I know someone who calls bread raw toast. (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 21, 13:47:00
      - Chesterfield is in (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 21, 10:36:35
- Contrast to hare, (General Chat) - I Am H2O, Feb 21, 09:33:09
  - Stay hydrated (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 21, 10:03:55

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