"Anne Burgess" wrote in message
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I consider 'The North' to start as you leave Staffordshire and
cross into Cheshire.
Col

Acha, awa' wi ye! It's all relative.

As far as I'm concerned 'The South' starts as you leave
Inverness-shire and cross into Perthshire on the A9 at
Drumochter. The North **of England** starts when you cross the
Tweed, or Carter Bar, or pass Gretna heading southwards.

:-)

It is indeed all relative, but the term 'The North' tends to
refer to northern England, rather than the UK as a whole.
Scotland isn't in 'The North' at all, Scotland is just Scotland

Col

That only applies if you are in England ! This is, as already mentioned
**UK**.sci.weather :-)

It is indeed UK sci.weather but we are talking about the
term 'The North' which is generally accepted as being
in realtion to northern England, the road signs etc.
And yes, it's 'generally accepted' as meaning this
because far more people live in England, but rightly
or wrongly, that's the way it is.
If people in Scotland want to say 'The South' starts in
Perthshire, fair enough but that would only make sense
between two Scots who were clearly talking about
their own country.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl