tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3384588708298336866..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The NORTH.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58623220058073038672017-08-15T20:07:40.539+01:002017-08-15T20:07:40.539+01:00The south east is where it's made because that...The south east is where it's made because that's where all the investment is!Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57194657537428099512017-08-14T15:43:39.229+01:002017-08-14T15:43:39.229+01:00When I moved to Scotland I was called a Southerner...When I moved to Scotland I was called a Southerner which, as you will guess for someone coming from The North, is about as big an insult as one can bestow. The thing is that it was meant as an insult.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41586853896690841222017-08-13T17:29:45.425+01:002017-08-13T17:29:45.425+01:00 Winter is coming! Winter is coming!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70955898647221652492017-08-13T04:28:09.354+01:002017-08-13T04:28:09.354+01:00I think my map is more accurate than the one about...I think my map is more accurate than the one about Greggs pies; although I understand their thinking.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10983862425114389172017-08-12T23:34:50.515+01:002017-08-12T23:34:50.515+01:00I live in the "East Midlands" which I co...I live in the "East Midlands" which I consider a misnomer for the Matlock area. I reckon your map is pretty close. I've never had anything from Greggs either so can't judge if they are good or bad.Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72026132803069156262017-08-12T15:19:21.961+01:002017-08-12T15:19:21.961+01:00The SE is where it's made, and where the peopl...The SE is where it's made, and where the people are who make it, so I suppose it's only right that they benefit from their hard workCro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71274320660876935572017-08-12T14:30:08.326+01:002017-08-12T14:30:08.326+01:00'Here be dragons' etc ...
As far as I'...'Here be dragons' etc ...<br />As far as I'm concerned, 'the south' is synonymous with the south east, where all the money goes whenever the government decided to spend any. ;)Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27698731476465279182017-08-12T13:23:25.425+01:002017-08-12T13:23:25.425+01:00Another 'Sports Direct' maybe?Another 'Sports Direct' maybe?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73707931236793112282017-08-12T12:07:58.259+01:002017-08-12T12:07:58.259+01:00I also think they have East Midlands; maybe they a...I also think they have East Midlands; maybe they are prejudiced against anything 'south'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59583018663589137882017-08-12T12:07:04.356+01:002017-08-12T12:07:04.356+01:00I did spend a while in Shropshire; I nearly went m...I did spend a while in Shropshire; I nearly went mad.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77182891155067862782017-08-12T12:06:27.858+01:002017-08-12T12:06:27.858+01:00Thank you; I do my best to cause trouble.Thank you; I do my best to cause trouble.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51782999720443798212017-08-12T12:05:50.737+01:002017-08-12T12:05:50.737+01:00They need the rain in Scotland for making Whisky.They need the rain in Scotland for making Whisky.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28914032202851899932017-08-12T12:03:29.113+01:002017-08-12T12:03:29.113+01:00According to my map it is.According to my map it is.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23405209190732396062017-08-12T11:48:33.754+01:002017-08-12T11:48:33.754+01:00I wonder why there is no 'South Midlands'....I wonder why there is no 'South Midlands'. They have North Midlands. Here in North East Somerset, we are more concerned about where Wales begins North of the Severn. It's a grey area around the Forest of Dean.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43490791309299460702017-08-12T11:32:49.031+01:002017-08-12T11:32:49.031+01:00I've lived in the south and the north but neve...I've lived in the south and the north but never in the middle bit. Yet.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-92014504362636403362017-08-12T11:19:56.282+01:002017-08-12T11:19:56.282+01:00Wonderful though and discussions indeed. Warm gree...Wonderful though and discussions indeed. Warm greetings to you.Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33616218001727323642017-08-12T11:13:25.530+01:002017-08-12T11:13:25.530+01:00Well it's not in the Midlands.Well it's not in the Midlands. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81787192012279656822017-08-12T10:34:02.483+01:002017-08-12T10:34:02.483+01:00All I know about the North is that the weather isn...All I know about the North is that the weather isn't as good as down here in the South. My eldest son lives in Ayr in Scotland and almost always has three layers of clothes on. Not for me...<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19030364915380993972017-08-12T10:33:08.937+01:002017-08-12T10:33:08.937+01:00East Anglia is Norfolk and Suffolk; not Cambridges...East Anglia is Norfolk and Suffolk; not Cambridgeshire. Ely is an island in between.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55797854260899707652017-08-12T10:08:39.087+01:002017-08-12T10:08:39.087+01:00Cambridge is in the East Anglia.Cambridge is in the East Anglia.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9048302070473827072017-08-12T09:55:28.836+01:002017-08-12T09:55:28.836+01:00I only spent about 4 years living in London, but l...I only spent about 4 years living in London, but loved every minute of it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30008211401441262852017-08-12T09:54:54.394+01:002017-08-12T09:54:54.394+01:00In my map Oxford is certainly in the south, but Ca...In my map Oxford is certainly in the south, but Cambridge is in the midlands. I would never accuse Cambridge of being northern.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37518088992454047942017-08-12T09:53:25.889+01:002017-08-12T09:53:25.889+01:00I never have either; they look unpleasant.I never have either; they look unpleasant.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70994206122150871262017-08-12T09:39:28.754+01:002017-08-12T09:39:28.754+01:00Oxford is in the South, while I agree Cambridge is...Oxford is in the South, while I agree Cambridge is not. I have lived in Midlands, the North and the South. The extremities of the country are more friendly, London is the worst place in the UK to live, the North and the South West are much nicer.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217574100039265130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44321580557337941632017-08-12T09:35:08.146+01:002017-08-12T09:35:08.146+01:00I'm not sure where the North starts even thoug...I'm not sure where the North starts even though I got Geography O level so I bow to your superior knowledge !!<br />I've never knowingly had any of Greggs products and I hope that I never will !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.com