Why are people from London so stuck up?

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Kate Love's LFC.

Try telling people your half scouse. The looks i get.

Geoff the skier

Righto let's explain.

I don't hate Northerners - what I hate is what you do to the English Language. I know you're lovely people (in the main) but all this "ay oop lad tis reet chilly oot" is just ridiculous. I mean you do know that's awful don't you?

And you don't NEED to do it do you? You've got the BBC, you can hear how English is supposed to be spoken and copy it - then we'd all be friends - celebrating with lashings of Black Pudding and the Newcastle Brown Ale flowing like water.

Edit - you're missing the point of cockney - it belongs to London's East End only and was devised in a poor community as the only thing that they had for themselves - it is full of irony, wit and humour and reflects the sharp minds of the cockney people. The phrase above would translate to "Right me ol' currant it's taters out" this is more than just an accent, it's a code not an abuse of pronounciation - surely you can see that?

june o

because you will find that most Londoners do not actually live in the capital and are rushing about to get to work and do not have time to talk it is not ignorance it is just lack of time

i have lived in most of the country and have never heard anyone say ay oop it reet cold if is said it is for the benefit of the southerners who thinks that people actually talk like that

no people in the north are not illiterate and thick we have some of the top universities and teaching hospitals around so please think about waht you say before you say it

Oswald W

The London Population is so diverse and Multi-cultured that there is no cohesion to form Bonds. Caution-Suspicion,Cultural differences and Religious differences make Londoners behave the way they are.They are not Stuck up ---they are Stuck in---into the Multicultural experiment that dissolves a Nations unique Character of Trust and openness in his neighbour.

MadLollipop

Its typical north and south attitude to one another, try reading the book Pies and Prejudice its a good read to see exactly what we do the same and whats different to each other (:

James M

I think the key word here is 'seem'. It's your interpretation. I was born in London and have lived here all my life. I haven't got a cockney accent as i am not from the East End of London. I have a standard English accent which you would probably call 'posh'. I have nothing against any part of the country. I have been to the north many times, and my favourite place is Liverpool. I am always made to feel welcome wherever I go, but I think that comes from my attitude. People can usually detect if you have a chip on your shoulder.

terry h

Well that's a generalisation if ever i saw one! Cockney accent? all northerners class everybody south of watford as a cockney... have you really ever met one? you saying that about Londoners is the same as me thinking all northerners don't have a dress sense and eat chips and gravy.. in your case the chips from your shoulders.
edit : i just wondered if you've met a cockney or was they just from london

keni

most of the people you meet in the capital are not Londoners. They have left home at 6, travelled two hours standing in a packed railway carriage with people they do not know, some of whom omitted to wash this morning, others seem to have eaten raw garlic for breakfast. They are rushing from the underground to the office or dashing out to get a lunchtime sandwich. You want them to be friendly?

bluefinch

found that when on holiday in london nobody helps you they think your dirt

xxstarxx

well we don't hate you....
i guess it;s just we think you're all the sterotypical northerners. Like slightly violent, shaved head, and wearing newcastle shirts, no matter what the weather..but i think it's also mainly to do with the un-comprehensible accent.
sorry..

luddite

Ridiculous assumption. How old are you?
I could just as easily say 'Why do northerners have such massive chips on their shoulders, it's it because they really want to be Londoners?'

Chuchi

I think we should leave this topic and go on to a different one. London guys are hot. Thats what i have to say and i love guys with accents. Theyre awesome

diamonds

they are not...and how dare you be SO rude about us........bloody cheek!! glad all Northerners are not like YOU!!

christine lrice cake queen

It's a total myth that Londoners are unfriendly. When I lived there for 5 years and resided in 3 different ' manors', I was treated like a neighbour, that is, greeted in the street, served nicely in shops, asked to join in things, given help when I needed it. Some of the guys in the neighbourhood treated me like a fragile little northern flower!LOL.I was very sad to leave and come back North, but I've been back for ' barbies' and parties. YAY!

Scouse

They appear to be from a Northerner's point of view but it is a crowded City ana I think they have to be that little bit more careful when they speak to people, because they have no idea who they are speaking.
In Liverpool everybody seems to talk to everybody else. my daughter-in-law was very surprised when she came here and stayed for the first time how open everyone was to a chat. I have only known one quiet and crowded bus journey with no-one speaking to one another and that was the Monday after the Hllsborough disaster. The bus driver had to shout that we where at the end of the journey. No one moved.

Global Geezer

Bit of a sweeping generalisation that one - you probably wouldn't like all northern people to be generalised in stereotypical ways, and it is not the same with Londoners. Maybe you were in the wrong place at the wrong time or something.

I go into London (centre and suburbs) all the time, and I don't have that kind of trouble. I have met friendly people in pubs and on trains. I have been served by cheerful people in shops. I have had complete strangers come up to me and start conversations, for no other reason than the liking of a good conversation. The reason: I guess it's because I have something of a Polyanna attitude to human nature.

Contrary to northern belief, London is not just one big over-priced smog hole. There are charming urban villages everywhere you go which have distinct community feels and where people do talk to the neighbours. I do appreciate that northern people are very friendly (I know that from experience) but you get that down south too. It's not an endemic north-south thing, it is a human nature thing. Wherever you go, people will want to be friendly and be loved. It's a much nicer feeling than being grumpy and resentful all the time.

It's not because you have a disease, but it might be because you have an attitude and mindset whereby you expect southerners to be rude and unfriendly; and this will be your experience. Attitudes come across as a vibrational thing, and people can pick up 'vibes' off others without them even knowing.

Just like the ignorant southerner who thinks that the north is provinical and backward (I do recognise that those people exist too) - you can pick this up a mile off, and so can we down here. They have no grounds for having that attitude because northern Britain is just as fun, colourful, characterful and cultured as anywhere else in the world. Look at all of the 'rewards' which northern cities have earned for their development in recent years (UEFA Cup and Champions League Finals, art galleries, waterfront developments, successful bids for the European city of culture).

Change around your expectations, have a Polyanna attitude. From now on, expect southerners and Londoners to be open, friendly, helpful, charming and warm, and this (after a bit of practice) will be your experience too.

truecockney

If someone was to ask me what they should see when they get to London, it's that they shouldn't see London as a tourist, but as a local and leave the attractions alone and go to look at the outskirt areas.

The "north/south" attitude is more coming from the impression that each side gets of each other through the media and comedy. If you have experienced it personally, maybe wrong areas being visited? Or wrong time?

BUT London appears more as a business hub (rush, rush... must do everything now) rather than a community hub due to the variety of people working and living there. There is little cohesion between boroughs and sometimes walking over a boundary can feel like a totally different town/city!

CFC â™ªâ™«Que Sera Seraâ™ªâ™«

I know how you feel
try being from Newcastle lol
where beyond friendly...but hated for some reason

Doctor Deathrow

lolz mate. Where did you get this information from. I have heard the further north you travel in UK the more friendly they are. I will let you guys think on that 1.

DiViSiBiLiTY :D

You're just irritating.

sfeaston

dont hate you at all mate. when i went to uni for the first time as im from essex i was surprised to find the amount of dislike towards me being a "southerner" and then i started to dislike northerners, although i am friends with many. the same rule applied to welsh and scottish. never had a problem with them til i went to uni and they started giving it "we hate the english" so i chose to hate them back.

splat

same with people from paris, they think having a capital city postcode makes you better than the rest of the country who doesnt have a capital city postcode. its quite funny actually

Mr Lover

Personally i have nothing against the north because i go up there alot because of family and that...

Most people from London just think that north of here there are just fields and the odd village...and you all live and work on farms...

Also you lot seem to hate us more than we hate you...we just dont really realise that your there! Sorry...

Shalom

Nobody talks to anyone in London. Mostly it is due to risk of being attacked - nothing to do with not liking northerners.

Mars P & Roonil Wazlib & Hana

maybe its because theyre a londeners, and we love london town
maybe its because theyre a londeners and we love london town
(song)

run run to catch the bus
red buses
that big eye thing that spins around
the tower, big bob, or whatsit called
the river tems
loads of piguns
those different square things with the big statues
pancake houses
packed train places
maddum tousowds - that place where they grow wax people and dress them up for fun
that planet thing
the tower of london, where they chop of peoples heads every now and again, or so ive heard, not sure how tru that is though
and sum other cool stuff

Angel

We are all English & should stick together, there are enough people out there who attack the English, without us attacking ourselves, eh?

MJK

Northerners are very often illiterate and thuggish people.