Is there a North West/North East divide?

[WithCustard]

The North West and North East of England I mean. I know they encompass several counties but I wondered if there are some cultural differences as there are in Scotland. Also which do you prefer?

[Hellocatshome]

With regards to baby names? I dont think I undersrand your question?

[WithCustard]

Wrong section sorry.

[LivMumsnet]

We've now moved your thread as requested, @WithCustard

[Agadorsparticus]

There's a centuries old Lancashire / Yorkshire divide but I think it is more tongue in cheek these days.

[insancerre]

No
I’ve lived in both places and there really aren’t any cultural differences
Except maybe names for bread rolls

[Hoppinggreen]

Not really but there quite a bit of friendly(ish) rivalry

[whenwillthemadnessend]

If I were to move from south I'd go to Newcastle or York

I like Liverpool but the other two just feel more right to me I feel more at home there.

Is the m6 is a bitch and I couldn't be arsed driving that a lot.

[BarbaraofSeville]

There's probably culturally a lot of similarities between Liverpool and Newcastle. Perhaps something to do with both being port cities?

[EllaBlaire]

Well there’s the whole of Yorkshire between most of the North West and North East, so in my experience there’s not much interaction between the two.

[Hellocatshome]

Well there’s the whole of Yorkshire between most of the North West and North East, so in my experience there’s not much interaction between the two.
This. I'm from the North East and we don't really think about the North West really, apart from all the snide trainers seem to come from Manchester.

[HangingBasketFuchsia]

It's not a bit as marked as on Scotland.

I think there's a rural city divide across both regions.

[HangingBasketFuchsia]

There is wetter weather west of the Pennines.

[Crinkle77]

I from the NW near Liverpool and I've never been aware of a divide. Scouser love the Geordies and I think it's cos we've got a similar sense of humour.

[Crinkle77]

@insancerre

No
I’ve lived in both places and there really aren’t any cultural differences
Except maybe names for bread rolls

BTW the correct name for a bread roll is a barm 😂🍞🥖

[NelleBee]

I’ve lived in both areas and my personal preference is the NE. It doesn’t rain as much in the NE and I think NE accents are not as bad as NW accents.

[MirandaMarple]

Just the Pennines.

[WithCustard]

Thanks all. Interesting that there's so little divide/rivalry.

[Hellocatshome]

Thanks all. Interesting that there's so little divide/rivalry.

I think its because its an us and them type situation. My enemies enemy is my friend. We are united in our bitterness over the North/South divide so we don't have the energy for any sort of East/West rivalry.

[Saucery]

Historically, there wasn’t much competition, was there?

Crinkle (and I hope your name is a nod to Seabrooks), it is indeed a barm / barmcake,

[MargaretThursday]

It works very well as long as they admit that Lancashire is the better side. If they don't; they're wrong.



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[riotlady]

I’m from the north east and Liverpool is very similar to Newcastle imo! Not much in the way of rivalry, we’re too busy hating Sunderland and occasionally the South

[Sunshinedrops85]

There's a centuries old Lancashire / Yorkshire divide but I think it is more tongue in cheek these days.

I was thinking of the war of the roses.

[EllaBlaire]

Why do you ask OP? I’ve already answered anyway earlier, but seems only fair you should enlighten us.

[WithCustard]

Because a friend from the opposite side of Scotland was talking about the East Coast/West Coast divide up here and we wondered if the same applied to the North of England.

[Hellocatshome]

Because a friend from the opposite side of Scotland was talking about the East Coast/West Coast divide up here and we wondered if the same applied to the North of England

Isn't the East/West in Scotland the equivalent of the North/South? So Scotland just has East/West and England just has North/South, any more divides than that and everyone would have a problem with everyone!