Quite an interesting read. What has struck me when I go back home is that people very seldom have any positive view of London and generally view the South as an overpriced , over-populated and unattractive place to live. So it runs two ways and fits in with the way the world seems to be going ie the more globalization makes things more homogenous and less distinctive the more people seem to want to cling to their own parochial/nationalistic identity
Huh? What's he supposed to look like?Looks like he knows lots about northern England and its towns and culture doesn't he ?
Huh? What's he supposed to look like?
Sorry. Got confused - it mentioned the rare book trade and given that he also mentioned Whitley Bay I wondered if it might be related to the antiquarian bookseller at the top of my street in the same town.Shaved head, Stone Island jumper, tracksuit bottoms and Nike Air Max - it's what all Northerners wear obvs.
Which is basically the point made by post no 2. People cling to their own identities and can be very parochial in the view of the rest of the country. It’s the way of the world these days.Everyone thinks everywhere else is crap until they go there, live there or experience it. Then they either think it's great, or KNOW that its crap.
I've lived around the country over the years, and the people I surround myself with are the same wherever I am. I can find people that I don't like/ places I don't like wherever I go.
I think London is brilliant, I wouldn't want to live there personally. The North is beautiful and the less the Southerners know about it the better.
Even the London Borough of Hertfordshire is alright.