UK living: Live in the North or South?

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Music fan

NORTH in West Yorkshire

its cool

close to the best city in the world - Manchester and the best airport to go to many places - Manchester

cheaper than the South

lots going on in the North and Yorkshire

overall nicer people (on the whole)

cleaner, greener, cooler place to live

and the ladies are hotter too hehehe =)

dave

North Deffinately, people look after one-another better here, better scenery, better humour, vibrant cities in Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle etc.

â™¥ Beccaâ™¥

dahn saaaaaf!

stu2easy

Screw England come to Scotland, it's just better all round.

Adze

North,like Yorkshire,southerners are soooo me me me.
They think the Â£ is god plus there night life is the tops,not so very so.Notheners have it better, being able to pay less for
there homes ,food and drink plus less of an hectic life.
The money generated up north keeps this country solvent.

Paul M

Give me a council house in Newcastle any day.

bluenose

Ok i live in Plymouth which isn't really southern as it's so far west - very deprived down here.

Am originally a Brummy which is in the MIDLANDS neither north or south. I define the south as starting at Oxford and the north as starting past Nottingham. Anything in between is the midlands, apart from East Anglia i supposed! ;-)

I prefer the north as people are friendlier. FACT!

Chango Encuerado

If you like a very laid back lifestyle then the North is the best, now if you enjoy going to the theater, musicals, football matches, drive to France and the chaotic traffic along with millions of tourists then the South is the best. But there are many little villages or smaller cities in the South where you are only half hour away from the London action.

I'm in SW London

AnnOnnyMouse

I live in London at the moment, but I'd much rather live up North. There's more of it in area anyway, not as overcrowded and claustrophobic, there's too much of a focus on the importance of London and the South. There's stunning scenery in the North, the Peak District, the Lake District, the North Yorks moors, the Border Country are all more accessible. The air is that bit colder and crisper. All the big cities offer more or less what London has to offer and are that bit friendlier. The industrial history is very interesting. Finally, what does it for me is, around Tyneside and Newcastle the musical traditions and the playing of the Northumbrian pipes.
I've known a few people who've moved up North from the South over the years, and they've all stayed and prefer it.

jembogawa

At the moment, I live in Sheffield (with is South Yorkshire for those that don't know). I hate it here, I've lived here all my life, and although the scenery is beautiful, everyone here is so narrow minded, there aren't many career opportunities, and the social side of things is, well, boring.
I', moving to London when I can, fair enough, everything is go, go, go there, and things are more expensive to buy, but there is so much to do there, the people are much more open-minded (although not as friendly), there are more opportunities to do what you want to do.

Dougle

Def 'down south' for all of the above reasons and MORE....u'd never catch me moving 'up north'...i'm right in the middle down south.

man of kent

You go up to London and down away from it. So you go down to Scotland and the North except that once you arrive at the Watford gap you fall over the edge of the world.

FoundMyStar

I am a South West boy, definitely the best if you want a quiet life away from the hustle and bustle of the big cities. Surrounded by countryside and beautiful scenery.

italian-tony

I live in the south and am happy to do so. I love going to the theatres and museums in London, love the not too distant access to the Chunnel, love the City I live in in Herts sandwiched near to the M1, A1M and M25. I can get to the West Country and the South coast fairly easily. However, having said all that when I do go up t'north I do enjoy the visit; the poeple their seem far more friendly. Pity the property prices down south aren't as low as those north of Watford Gap.

Yarx

South, preferably London. (But not South London, or for that matter East London.)

kim h

well i live in Newcastle and think that it is ok. I think that up north is extreamly pretty.
Although when i have been down to london etc iv loved it and wished that i could live there.

So i dnt realy no were i would exactly like to live caz i like the views up here but i like the big cities as well lol

MARIA

i live in north yorkshire love it too, down south youre anonymous, everyone seems to walk around looking straight through you, no one seems to bother with anyone else.

linkinpark4life

dahn saaaaf

hahaha that made me laugh :D

erm, i was born in the midlands and now i live "dan saaaf"
i think i prefer the south but up north is great too :)

Robin

My in-laws (75 and 72) have just moved down South after living in Manchester all their lives. They love it here and how brave are they at their age!

Zoe

The north, as a northerner I am genetically engineered to dislike the south!

I think its better anyway, certainly cheaper - one possible advantage of the north/south divide!

scrumpy

definately south and we dont say saaaaf where i live we say south as it is meant to be pronounced

tm1rbrt

down south.
lots more going on in london etc. Also you can visit france for a day trip :)

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