An Irish person would never say this

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"I'm thinking of moving to the north east, where can you recommend"

Neither would a Scottish person, not a Welsh person.

Why do English people seem to think that everything revolves around England? I see this time and time again on Mumsnet. People assuming that "North East" is flipping England.

I'm itching to point out that everyone has pointed out that the Highlands are the Highlands and no one expects a Scottish qualifier - even though there are high points in England and Wales - which is the exact same argument as The North East is The North East even though the whole of Scotland is further north than it. So not having it both ways, having it the same way.

But as your chips were crap that would be churlish of me Have you got any chocolate to make up for them?

Facebook thinks Bognor IS Bangor - ie in Wales. I kindly wrote to inform them of their geographical ignorance, but they have yet to change it. Tsk.

But someone posted they DID want the qualifier. And they can shove it up their bum.

And every other bugger can make sure the capitalise North East or I'll be having words.

I have Boosts but I'm not feeling the Boost love [sad face]

I'm going to go sew and pretend this thread doesn't exist!

I might sew a map of the Uk and rename all the areas Fuckland and Scrotumshire or HighNipples.

OVO that would work

The mountain talk made me remember something I was told many years ago: there aren't any mountains in the Dublin Mountains. (That's Dublin, Ireland which is in Europe.)

I'm going to check if it's true.

^ meant to add that

There are a total of 39 peaks over 600 metres (2,000 feet) in the Wicklow Mountains. They are also known as the Dublin Mountains.

I like this thread, I am learning things I did not know. I hope other people are also looking things up.

What? The Dublin Mountains are in Wicklow?

The Dublin Mountains are in Dublin and the Wicklow Mountains are in Wicklow. The highest peak of the Dublin ones is 536m. So not a really a mountain.

How long do you think it would take to pile up rocks and stones to 64.1m? Might need to get Hugh Grant involved...

I think mountains have real problems and refuse to acknowledge county lines. We should shoot them.

Hugh Grant might do it, but he may be a little old for hard labour now. Sorry. Those darn mountains start in Wicklow and meander their way into Dublin.

Maybe Hugh could just stand around being floppy haired.

I think that The Mountain from Game of Thrones should volunteer. He's not really a mountain either so would be empathetic.

Or we could do it and get the blokes to provide soup, crusty bead and cheese plus hot baths and massages.

Why do some people who've obviously only lived in England not realise other countries have a North East which they also capitalise? NE is a compasspoint. England doesn't have a monopoly on the compass bearing.
www.scotland.org/features/explore-scotland-north-east-scotland

The north east refers to which ever country you are in surely?

Sorry 2rebecca but if you don't mind, Pestilentialone and I are making mountains here.

Of course we know that other countries have a North East, but the geographical region known as the North East refers specifically to England. The geographical region you've posted a link to is not named the North East, it's named North East Scotland. And it is pretty unreasonable of the OP to object to weather forecasters referring to different regions of the UK by their correct name.

I would have thought trying to claim that there was some kind of special relationship between the two and that we weren't really that separate would have been a worse crime (as well as incorrect) - but hey ho!

There is, legally historically and culturally, a special relationship between the two.
Seems your ignorance really knows no bounds.

There's a mountain in Bradford???
How do I not know this? Is it where Keelham Farmshop is? That's a bloody windy hill

I don’t know where I get it from, and it’s probably linked to my general lack of sense of direction but when I go to town it’s always ‘up’ town even if the direction of said town is South. I also say the following ‘I’ll come up to see you soon’ when what i actually mean is that I’ll travel 500 miles south to see you. Direction is not always geographical - but I agree it can be loaded. To me ‘down South’ means the south coast of England because ‘south’ for many Scottish people means the ‘Borders’ - it’s an interesting thing you’ve brought up OP!

I'm positive that Irish people do say stuff exactly like this. They certainly refer to the midlands meaning the Irish midlands and "the west".

Oh bugger it's a zombie thread. Sorry! there seems to be loads at the moment I have no idea why

I understand where you are coming from in that as a scot, I do get a bit irritated with some presumptions but the whole north east, south east thing is so enshrined in England that there were even regional development agencies with those names. Its what they call those regions.

It’s a reference to where you are now. Most people orient by where they are now, rather than absolute terms or we’d all be navigating by reference to the Larson B ice shelf and Thule. Which is impractical.

When I lived in Edinburgh up north was thirlwall. When I lived in Yorkshire up north was Berwick way. Or maybe Edinburgh.

I’m not sure what’s down south but I believe it’s a blasted wasteland inhabited only by estate agents?

I am Welsh. If I go to London I say 'going up to London' even though it is east. My sister lives in Suffolk so I say going to Suffolk to the back of beyond or up to London and then to the back of beyond. I also say over to Swansea but up to Cardiff.
I don`t say I am going to England. However I would say I am going to Ireland or Scotland.

Here's a bottle of vinegar for that chip on your shoulder.