Is there a cultural difference between North and South?

Ha, this made this soft southerner/hard and miserable Londoner laugh!

I'm South now, but have family in Scotland and I spent spent some years in the NE and loved it. I'm sure I still "think in Geordie" sometimes 😆

IME it is somewhat exaggerated. E.g. I was in Manchester on my own for a few hrs recently (train issue) and met with a lot of unfriendly people (even the woman I ordered a glass of wine from in a pub wouldn't even look me in the eye let alone have two mins of conversation) yet I've always been surprised at how friendly londoners are due to what I'd been told (I'm near another northern city)..

So insular they voted remain 🤔

I was responding to the pp who said there's no nice shops, no JL, only Home Bargains up north.

There are cultural differences everywhere you look - between Surrey and Sussex, between Manchester and Liverpool.
There are none that are insurmountable if you generally get along well with people.

ah yes, because people living in Tower Hamlets, Brighton, Oxford and Cornwall all have the same sense of humour, lived experience, lifestyles and personality traits?
Which are completely different to those in the equally homogenous "North"

OP, I moved to the Midlands to be with ex after having DS. The jobs market was completely different - it was 2009 after the global crash.

Despite having 20 years experience and a good business degree, I found the only jobs open to me were cashier, cleaner or carer, unless I wanted to work in local govt or the NHS. Not really my strengths.

After a year of fruitless searching, I gave up, moved back home to Hampshire and found a job within two weeks.

Different areas are stronger in different sectors, automotive, technology etc. Employment norms differ too. Be sure of your work before you move.

My friend has a whippet

He's southern and lives near Bedford.

Watch out for the whippets and the ferrets! Develop a liking for black pudding and chip butties and you’ll fit right in.

Seriously, I was born in Manchester but I lived all over the place. Generally it doesn’t matter where you live most people are lovely.

Talking of York. We found this place recently. You eat in a carriage and stay in one. They don't move though. Greek food not sure if they do anything else? Super friendly too.

https://thesidingshotel.co.uk/

We've had an influx of southerners moving to our village. They love it. Coastal with cheap houses. They all seem very friendly so far? Maybe they're just integrated 😅

India and China are actually in Asia so i am pretty sure their food could be described as "Asian"

What??

Southerner who lives in the north west. It’s not that different, people are friendlier but also more suspicious of “outsiders”…I know that doesn’t make sense. I’m guessing you’re looking around the Knutsford or Mobberley area. They’re nice areas, can be a bit snobby in my opinion but not a big issue. I find there’s more differentiation between areas…Liverpool and Manchester are 35 miles apart but very different for example.

You’ll have to learn to accept a bit more banter as you’re shown on here you struggle with that.

Well I'm glad that's not your experience of London. I've never known many other cities where people don't talk to eachother as much. I can imagine an East Midlands village coming from another country could be a culture shock definitely.

Leeds is only 30 minutes away and then even shorter to Harrogate and Knaresborough which are both gorgeous and vibrant and have brilliant restaurants museums, walks etc to choose from

Leeds to York is around 30 - 40 minutes.
There isn't a lot to The east of it though I will agree

Try Sushi and Bowl on Lendal.

There are so many and much better independent coffee shops than Gail’s in York! Plenty of great Asian restaurants options there including a massive supermarket in the city centre catering for the (many) international students, and visitors. Dressing up to honour is a purely personal choice. Some do, lots don’t.

Where can I find this good sushi? I think the main thing that gets newcomers to York is the fact that it is quite isolated, and it takes an hour to drive to any other city.
Also that the whole six degrees of separation thing is narrowed down to about 2!

Londoners aren’t remotely ‘insular and rude’. I commuted daily on the tube when pregnant, and then lugged a pushchair around on tubes, buses and the Overground, and always had unobtrusive consideration and help. And to really encounter ‘insular’, I had to move to an East Midlands village as a foreigner.

I think people in London are so insular and rude and talking to strangers is taboo unless you're a beggar or charity mugger. My mate moved to Manchester about 25 years ago and says people are much more talkative and friendly. She sounds a bit northern now too.

I already did!

More friendly in the north.

I hate Manchester though! So much harassment in Piccadilly Gardens and the public transport is always a shit tip as some cultures don't think twice about throwing their bus tickets, chewing gum, sandwich packet etc on the floor or seats of the bus and trains.

That’s Lancashire rather than Cheshire. Although that’s probably too advanced Northern for the southern OP. She’ll learn. 😉