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..

I’m really confused how op thinks No one has said they are from the north or south

I was born in the Midlands, spent most of my life in East Anglia (is that south by your definition?) and am thinking about moving to Scotland. Which category would you like me to put myself in?

Seeing as OP hasn't been back to explain what northern attitudes are, here are some attributes of mine that may count:

Dislike/mistrust of overly cheerful people on the TV
Feeling of treachery when catch self emitting a southern vowel
Never really forgiving anyone who wasn't friendly when you first met them, unless VERY good reason.
Inability to take self seriously
General irreverence and urge to take the piss

Un-northern things I do/have done:

Organic herbal tea
Lived in London for 3 years (treachery/misguided phase that had to come to an end)
Wearing a coat on nights out
Replaced Yorkshire Tea with Twinings (unforgivable)

I am from the North West. To my family in Newcastle I am Southern. To my friends from the South I am the most aggressively Northern stereotype to my family in Ireland I'm proper English because my dad is from Belfast

As far as I can tell Southern attitudes are eating food dry (has tha nowt moist???) and buying up all the houses here instead of renting a shed in someone's back garden

Just running my whippet's flat cap through the mangle and hanging it out to dry on my Wonderwall before I kick my clogs off and get some kip.

Snuggybuggy yes to mamsnet

I've said I think I'm northern op

My twatty exh used to apogise to other people for my 'attitude' (mainly when I disagreed with him) by saying "I'm sorry, she's from the north". Weirdly, was born in Berkshire.

Seeing as OP hasn't been back to explain what northern attitudes are

Which may have been the reason for using the Unexplained board?

I was born in Leeds, grew up in Essex & spent most of my adult life so far in London, so Northerner by birth only.

Eee by gum lass!

Whatif "I’m really confused how op thinks No one has said they are from the north or south "

That's because the op said "almost no one", not "no one".

So far, out of everyone who has mentioned where they're from (around 4 in 110 posts?), 75% of them appear to be from the north.

I said I’ve lived in Leeds, Surrey, Warwick, Paris, Valencia, Madrid, Milan, Bristol and Edinburgh and am now in the Midlands... it’s not always so simple as saying ‘I’m from the north’ or ‘I’m from the south’!

I’m from the north OP.

SoyDora, where you're from is usually where you were brought up, not where you live now.. sorry to burst your bubble.

What bubble?!
I was brought up in a selection of those places listed above. See why its difficult to say where you’re from?
DH lived in north wales until he was 6, Kent from 6-10, 10-13 in Wiltshire and 13-18 in Leamington spa. Where is he from?

OP answer the question that keeps being posed.

What is a northern attitude?

Born in the north, live in the north, have never lived anywhere else but the north, my children are northern, my parents were born & bred, lived and died in the north, my partner ditto.

I am northern.

And would love to know what my attitude is!

Are you assuming that everyone is brought up in the same place for their entire childhood and doesn’t move around?

I an northern too Newcastle upon Tyne area :)

Frankie not 1 person on this thread except you knows what you are talking about. Do you not like northern people do you find they are pulling down mumsnet or something? Because bugger me this is a right odd thread

Northerners are rubbing their hands at the prospect of Booths Chrismas Book coming soon.

Southerners are perplexed. We have Boots here too, what is all the fuss about.

@FlibbertyGiblets Booths do the loveliest ones don't they! They have some great recipes in them.

It's because there is nothing to do but go on MN beyond the Watford Gap.

Life is grim oop north, we are all unemployed, there's a blizzard outside, it's too cold to walk the whippet and we can still post whilst warming the mushy peas in the microwave.

Maybe OP is from Australia and Northern attitudes include things like the S&B threads looking for the perfect warm coat every September onwards.