To think that only English posters would do this?

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Now and again a thread appears with questions about "the north east" or "the south west" etc,

From my observations of life I've never seen a Welsh, Scot or N Irish person talk like this ie assume that everyone knows they are talking about their home country.

AIBU to think that English people are a bit presumptious.

I always wonder why "NE Scotland" refers to Aberdeenshire and surrounds, when there's a whole lot more north than that... but yes, it does irritate (mildly!) when people say "the north east" and mean Newcastle.

Though not as much as when people say "the Midlands" and mean Birmingham, or "the North" and it's only Leeds!

I know they're leaving off the "of England" part, and in day to day conversation it doesn't bother me at all; but when the British Broadcasting Corporation says it, yes, it grates.

You totally missed East Anglia.

Nobody cares about us. [sniff]

I'm in the godforsaken windswept plain.

MN is populated mainly by people who all understand and agree that when someone mentions 'The South West' they mean Devon/Cornwall/Dorset and around those parts, not the South West of Ireland or of Australia. So it works.

Cheer up LaWeasel - you're next to Trillian in the godforsaken windswept plain.

How is it today, Trills?

Grey.

I don't mond folk saying "the south west" at all, Devon and Cornwall are the south-west of Great Britain. And if I mean D&G, I'll say "south-west of Scotland".

I know, I'm weird.

DH (Welsh) always specifies that he is from North Wales (with a slight sneer about South Wales!)

When I lived in Aberdeen that area (Grampian roughly) was always being referred to as the North East.

i love when americans talk about 'paris, france' or 'london, england' just incase you confuse the capital of france with some shitehole in the american midwest where everyone looks the same

I had a conversation at cross-purposes once with an American who had done a degree at Oxford, Mississippi and I thought she meant Oxford, England. The conversation took place in Cambridge, England, so I don't think it was entirely unreasonable of me . She was surprised I didn't realise though as Oxford Mississippi is apparently a very good university.

Gogs and Hwntws. That all you need to know. Everyone else are just Saeson, and not from round here.

LtEveDallas' DH would understand

I know to make allowances for the english in these situations. They are a little geographically-stunted but I can deal with that.

FGS get a life

I do this and I am not English nor "presumptuous"

well... this being a UK site I think it's fairly obvious that the vast majority of us would be from here and thus talking about the country we live in

no?

Honestly, you'll notice when there's no peas in your freezer.

I don't think it's so bad. In NZ you are either North Island or South which is a massive amount of space and variation either way!

I'm getting all upset now because no one has mentioned the east midlands.......That's Notts, Derby, Leics, Lincs and Rutland.

Do they have an east midlands in Scotland, Wales & N Ireland?

thisisyesterday I give up.

Try growing up in south humberside/north lincolnshire, not really covered by any region as commonly described.

Back to the op, I find it irritating that 'the north' is picked up as being incorrect because it's not the north of the mainland Britain, normally by the same people who want Scottish independence.

I blame the weather forecasters. They always refer to the SW, NE, etc, without specifying which country.

You mean, there are people on here you aren't in London!?

Lincolnshire is in the english East Midlands Tyler80......You are our seaside!

What do you think the weather is like in Skeggy?

I assume they mean parts of London, are they not?