How many northerners are there on mumsnet?

[frankiesamson]

I've noticed a lot more northern uk attitudes on here rather than southern & wondered what the demographic of mumsnet is..

OP what is a northern or southern attitude? I have no idea what you mean, so cannot agree or disagree.

always imagine I'm the only northerner. For some unexplained reason.

The quiz told me in Scottish but didn't give a percentage so maybe I did it wrong. Anyway I'm from the North East, not Scotland.

To be fair on the OP I read a post the other dad and I knew immediately the OP was from the North East from the language and phrasing. But this rarely happens. Have the time I have to remind myself that there are people from all over the world on here.

Apparently I'm 81% northern.
A bit out out, off to stroke my ferret and eat a babbies yed for me tea and ponder which 19% is southern!

Never trust anyone from
south of the Trent - that's how I was brought up. I'm a Midlander

Clearly my attitude isn’t Northern enough, as I’m 25% Southern.

I’m not though- apart from a year in West Wales, I’ve lived in Lancashire my whole life.

I’ve lived in Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol, Surrey, Leamington spa, Paris, Valencia, Madrid and Milan... what am I??!!!

SoyDora Well-travelled????

I'm only 51% northern apparently. The shame.

Me! From Sheffield but I now live in Dorset.

This is a very strange topic to put this thread in.

Doncaster and up is northern isn't it?
Sheffield is definitely Midlands.

You'll know you're north when you see BichonFrize replaced by whippets.
noone carries a dog in a handbag, it's a ferret in a satchel.
Blokes wear lumberjack shirts to actually do manual work in.
Beards are worn to keep faces warm and not because they drink self assembly coffee.
And bullseye plays 24/7 on a dedicated channel that you have to enter your secret Northerner ID number to access.

I'm 64% Northern, 36% Southern. I was born in London, lived in Herts growing up, lived in Glasgow for 12 years, now I'm back in London, so that might explain it.

I'm Scottish but live in SE England so no idea what vibe I'm giving off!

Just did the quiz and i got 54% northern and 46% southern

I'm from.newcastle

Sheffield is definitely Midlands in which case, so is Liverpool & Warrington.

Barm cake

I'm so Northern I plan to petition Mumsnet for topics on Whippets, the best flat caps this season and which tin baths go with my decor.

I’d like to see someone tell my FiL that Sheffield is in the Midlands.

I’d say that Sheffield is the start of The North of England. No part of Yorkshire can really be considered not to be north. So Chesterfield /Lincoln - approx similar latitude are Midlands, and Sheffield/Warrington - also approx same lattitude are The North.

This is in my mind. I realise that there is a lot more north of the M1 J32! I lived in Newcastle u Tyne for many years and DF was from Sunderland.

I am a northerner living in the south. I've heard a few comments about it so perhaps I can help.

The main one I hear is "oh, she is just a typical northerner". I think this means that they want things really cheaply, then they bring it back for a refund when they find it somewhere cheaper, even though they have opened it and tried it. I have heard this one a lot. Rather insulting as IMO it is northerners who are first at the bar and last out the taxi.

Another one I have heard a few times is, "I don't think she is pretty, she is just northern". This usually means that she puts loads of effort into her hair, nails, makeup and clothes.

I do hear a lot of sneery comments so perhaps OP is being goady. Having lived down south for a long time, I'd take being northern any day TBH.

I'm from New York, so I'm definitely a Northerner. Many of the baby names offered here sound a bit odd to me.

Maybe we need a Mamsnet section

I don't know what Northern attitudes mean but I have often heard it said that Southern mums are softer.

I’d like to see someone tell my FiL that Sheffield is in the Midlands

Was he around in the 60s?
Back then, Sheffield was described as "The vibrant shipping centre of The North Midlands"
Seriously, you can look that up..