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AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 20:51
What is it with you people?!
G-SuuuuuuuS
Riddle me this...
1) Why is your sense of humour so diabolical.
2) What is your obsession about talking about yourselfs?
3) The stingeyness? Come on you pikey lot
4) Your facination with fast cars? Whats that all about.
5) YOUR STINGEYNESS!
I cant get over it. A few days back me, 4 mates (one who was northern) went for a pint. Everyone bought a round, it came to the northerner's round and he said "i dont fancy any more"
Explain this to me and please proove me wrong. For i am loosing all faith in anything north of essex.
And yes, i am on a mission to become the most hated man on tp&gc ;)
1) Why is your sense of humour so diabolical.
A) Because, to be honest, our sense of humour is obviously vastly ahead of your time ;) :P
2) What is your obsession about talking about yourselfs?
A) Why would i want to talk about you? :P
3) The stingeyness? Come on you pikey lot
A) I'd rather have money set aside than be in huge debt - but you southerners have never heard of saving - have you? :P
4) Your facination with fast cars? Whats that all about.
A) They're fast? :confused:
5) YOUR STINGEYNESS!
A) Gullible Southerners. Why else do you think us Northerners go last in buying a round :wink: :P
If you are on a mission to become the most hated man on TP&GC, it's gonna take a lot more than that :P
Now go buy me a pint :laugh:
Seamus :afro:
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 21:03
Hmmm
In response to question 2, i didnt say we have to talk about me, just less about you. Every northerner ive spoke to is all too happy to rabbit on about themselves until my ears bleed and my eyes become bloodshot. :(
Exactly - why would we want to talk about the person with us when our number one fan - us is present? :confused: :P
Sorry - the word "you" was supposed to be generic. :)
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 21:08
I bet you gel all your hair forward apart from a bit on your forehead which sticks up.
Am i right?
No - it's short, tight curls.
Which, when grown a lot, could make your average kitchen mop look slightly out of fashion.
Oh - and I don't like gel. :P
When I read the topic to start with I instantly thought of Southern mentality.
1) Why are you all so worried about what Northerners get up to?
2) Why are you so concerned Northerners talk about ourselves so much? Are you just annoyed you didn't get the chance to talk about yourself first? :E :P
3) Why are you lot so quick to flash the cash?
4) How come the UK national debt is well above average in the South?
5) Why don't you tip taxi drivers? :confused:
Hmm, can't think of anything else. :)
Seamus :afr0:
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 21:22
Well every northerner i know has that same droll haircut. You must be some sort of exception to the rule. In response to your questions:
1) Why are you all so worried about what Northerners get up to?
A) We're not worried, we couldnt be any less interested. But you northerners force it upon us, and we are to poilte to tell you to shut the f**k up
2) Why are you so concerned Northerners talk about ourselves so much? Are you just annoyed you didn't get the chance to talk about yourself first?
A) Northerners have a knack for talking about themselves and alll the wacky stuff they get up to "back up north" which makes us southerners sad as you clearly dont have a clue about having a good time.
3) Why are you lot so quick to flash the cash?
A) Its not just us, its the rest of the world EXCEPT northerners. who wont even lend someone 10p or EVEN a sheet of plain paper (believe me, ive had experience)
4) How come the UK national debt is well above average in the South?
Because, erm, i dunno, i aint in debt.
5) Why don't you tip taxi drivers?
Its their job to drive us places. You dont tip a retailer because they sold you a marsbar do you.
Sheesh you northerners make me angry.
You wouldnt like me when im angry...
:laugh:
3) Why are you lot so quick to flash the cash?
A) Its not just us, its the rest of the world EXCEPT northerners. who wont even lend someone 10p or EVEN a sheet of plain paper (believe me, ive had experience)
So just for meeting one person who comes from "up north" counts for the rest of the population north of Essex does it? :confused: Very nice I'm sure. :|
As for tipping people - do you happen to tip waiters at resturants by any chance?
Seamus :afro:
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 21:34
Its like eating a burger, once you come across a bit of chewy meat or a bone you dont want the rest of it do you.
Same with northerners.
As for restaurantes, yes we do, always, as its expected. You northeners however bitch and moan about it until we literally have to pin you down and take your money.
Man Titanic was huge.
Hmm, just to make you aware that this stereotype you have of Northerners is a lot of crap, I'll go through all your questions without joking as I did before:
1) Why is your sense of humour so diabolical.
A) It depends whether or not your sense of humour is on the same level as the Northerner trying to make you laugh. I don't mind laughing at myself therefore I feel that this qualifies as having some sort of humour within me.
2) What is your obsession about talking about yourselfs?
A) Just to make you aware. It's not just Northerners who talk about themselves - everybody subconciously talks about themselves. Believe it or not - you Southerners do it without realising.
3) The stingeyness? Come on you pikey lot.
A) My answer to this is going to be the same as the one before. What is the point in buying something for the sake of it when you can buy it when you absolutely need it - ie: buy a new pair of trainers because your old ones are tacky and falling to bits instead of buying a pair because the Nike adverts make them look super cool. Wake up - they are just a pair of trainers!!
4) Your facination with fast cars? Whats that all about.
A) I'm not at all facinated by fast cars. At the end of the day, you can only do 30mph in a 30mph zone in a fast car (technically - unless you go over the speed limit all the time). I'm quite happy to stay below that level in my Ford Fiesta.
5) YOUR STINGEYNESS!
A) I don't have to flash my cash to have a good time. I'll happily tip someone if they have provided me a good service, whether it be taxi drivers or waiters or the milk boy that has delivered my 1 pint of milk a day and 2 on a Saturday. I don't call that stingy. I call that good money management.
This is the problem with stereotypes. You meet someone who comes from a different area/culture from you and leaves a bad impression on you, but you then tar everyone with the same brush. Even I've done that.
For example:
The first person I met from south of the border (ie: not in Scotland) was an arrogant, self obcessed w****r. I then naturally assumed everyone in England was like that. Fortunately, my upbringing and experience has told me that this is just one person and not what the majority of English people are like.
You need to get that stereotype kicked out your head once and for all before you become blinded by your prejudice and you end up like Victor Meldrew. :|
Seamus :afro:
Arachnamus
17-08-2003, 21:57
1) Why is your sense of humour so diabolical.
I've got a fantastic sense of humour, thanks, it comes with an IQ 42 points above national average
2) What is your obsession about talking about yourselfs?
selves, perhaps? Anyway, I dont, and in fact neither does anyone I know, northern or southern
3) The stingeyness? Come on you pikey lot
I dont have any money, so I cant give any out. Comprendez-vous?
4) Your facination with fast cars? Whats that all about.
I dont like fast cars. I can't even drive.
5) YOUR STINGEYNESS!
See 3)
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 22:01
NO
I have met 10=20 notherners during my time at uni, and all are the same. They have a piss poor sense of humour, and the only way they get laughs is by stealing southerner jokes and repeating them over and over and over until they have killed it.
As for pikeyness, out of the 10-20 ive met, around 15ish were pikey with everything.
You call it good money management, i call it selfishness. Example. I needed a single sheet of paper, i asked my northern "friend" if i could "borrow" one, he said no. After 10 minutes of talking he LENT it to me. A single sheet, which i had to pay back.
Others i know have had similar experiences, not giving lifts in their cars, not buying drinks, despite having enjoyed that same privalidge previously.
I even know of a northerner who kept all their food in their room, in a suitcase, padlocked and under their bed to prevent people from having any.
Good money management? No shelfishness AKA Pikeyness. Explain this to me, ANY southerner would return the favour, buy a friend a round or give them a lift if needed. Not northerners. Why?
I dont deny basing many of my opinions on stereotypes, like most british i hate the french, think americans are loud arrogant idiots and australians are criminals. Similarly, i think Northerners are pikey. And nothing will be changing this view any time soon.
Fair enough. But you've just proved in your statement that your basing your stereotype on about 3/4 of the people you met.
To have a stereotype would be typical of all people and you've just said there that this is not the case. This means that my impression of you as a character would be slightly arrogant and blind of the world around them.
As for your experiencies, even I find the person who would not "lend" you a single sheet of paper pathetic and you have my sympathy there - that's pathetic considering you can buy blank A4 sheets of paper at £2 a reem from PC World or Tesco. Although, as all these experiences are at university, you can't be too wery of the money you spending and to keep debt low. Food in a suitcase :laugh: - that's a cracker.
The sheet of paper is pikey though - yes I agree.
Good money management is not selfishness and as someone who needs to be careful of their money because of mortgage/car/food, I can't go out much myself until I get paid more or get promoted. So call me pikey. But at least I am putting away £50 a month of my wages into savings regardless that I won't touch except for a rainy day - even if I am asked to go out and can't.
Once I've come back from my holiday in September, I would probably only afford one night on the town a month. I can still have a good time without having to spend money.
It's not the do all and end all - but it is nice to have.
I suggest you grow up. Stereotypes are nasty and are only likely to get you trouble the longer they linger with you.
Judge the individual - not the area/culture they come from.
Seamus :afro:
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 22:24
Yes i am basing my views of northerners on my experiences, but it should also be noted that the last quarter of northerns i met never really had a chance to proove their pikeyness.
If your moving onto character bashing, i have to say you strike me as a rather "high on yourself" preacher type. Forcing your views upon others in an attempt to get them to change their views. I have simply stated my opinion based on experience, how you came to the conclusion that im arrogant is beond me and unjust.
Believe me i have judged the individual, but one has to ask why they act this way. Clearly they come from an environment where people act similarly, one person i could accept. 5 would be pushing it, but 15 pikey northerners?
i suggest you grow up and simply accept my views and the fact that they will be hard to change.
(The paper incident btw involved a guy from a town called "stoke" if that means anything to you.)
And for the record, i am quite drunk. :D
I do accept your views - if you want to be stereotypical then I'm not going to stop. I am merely advising that judging people based on your background stereotype as opposed to taking each person at face value and taking it from there would change or keep any views you have on other backgrounds in the long run.
I apologise if that is not how it came across but my opinion is that holding stereotypes is dangerous and does no-one any good whatsoever.
Stoke? Sorry - that's too far south for my liking :P
As for character bashing, I base my impression on this topic alone as I have not read anything else from you, but I'm sure the longer I'm in this forum that would probably change very quickly as everyone here seems to have a sense of humour and be able to laugh at themselves.
For the record as well - I'm slightly merry cause I've been in the pub since noon watching footy and drinking. :emb:
Seamus :afro:
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 22:37
Did you buy anyone a drink?
HMMMmmmmm?
Err...
:emb:
I did actually, but it was happy hour and I got the whole round for nothing :laugh:
Hmm...... :emb:
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 22:41
So the only round you bought was during happy hour, when drinks are cheapest.
I rest my case :P
Lies - it was a mere coincidence.
There were 8 people in the round. I was number 6 in buying a round and 2 people had already bought rounds during happy hour. :E
One other person, including me, got the whole round for nothing :E
So ner :P
AliBlahBlah
17-08-2003, 22:45
I can only assume your friends are generous southerners. And you INTENTIONALLY bought the round while at its cheapest.
Hmmmm
Blind to the world you say?
Not really, I was trying to be last like I normally am. :P
My eyes are wide open as well, all the guys in the round were Geordies.
Did you hear the one about the Scotsman and the seven Geordies?
The Scotsman only spent £6 on chips and lasagne all day and £7 including tip to a taxi driver to take him home. :P
I'll take that as luck tbh. Last month I spent £50 on drinks during happy hour cause I was unlucky enough to have to pay full price twice with those stupid pressy-button things.
If I am not in a round, I always offer anyway. It's rude not to otherwise.
Pixie Pete
17-08-2003, 23:58
Do you define Derby as northern? Because if you do then I must say my experience shows only the complete opposite for all your comments. :)
in relation to the money thing, i think we may appear stingy just because we don't have to spend as much to live from day to day cos its not as ****ing expensive as down south.
also, the drinks thing, my circle of pb going friends don't buy in rounds as we all like to drink at different speeds and drink different amounts throughout the night. So we just pay for our own drinks. If i should see someone i know that i'm not specifically out with, or someone i've not seen in a while then i will buy them a drink.
Northerners are *******s!
I rest my case.
Normandy
18-08-2003, 01:43
lol we can always rely on Mad Izzie to supply us with a well structured and fairly balanced argument ;)
As for this whole thread - Ali B dude you need to get your beans and dip them into a VAT of "Uncle Ben's bean calming solution" asap! :P
I bet if a survey is done of all the tight arsed, unfunny gits in Britain it would be worked out that theres an equal share of said people who are from the North and from the South. :)
i cannot believe this thread is actually on a 2nd page...
/me goes to start a thread about so called generic personality faults based on geographical parameters.
amen to normandy.
communal toilet
18-08-2003, 10:01
I think alot of the stingyness comes from familys generally being brought up by proper working class parents
who have grafted and still graft in the mills and therefore earn less than most yet also work harder than most
they pass down their teachings of the value of money and ways they have learnt to make it go further
I must admit I can be stingy at times, but only when it comes down to buying things for myself :D
To my friends I am probably the most generous person they know :)
North South What gives? UK mate :P Tabs , fags poond, nicker.. all the same. I come from a poor Irish East End family, drink drink, fight more fighting Pie and Mash, Jellyed eels and a sing song..rofl :P What a life... not...!
Does being working class give you an advantage over the more softer pampered classes? Are they spoilt? Maybe? Does having a poorer upbringing give you a greater appreciation of things? Maybe? State Education vs Private Education etc etc. My Daddy pays for me too learn better than you :P ..and why shouldnt he really.. I would pay for my kids if I could afford it :E But is it fair?
The way I see it you get Laymerz everywhere, poor ones rich ones north and south, people are people... except the Welsh! :P
/me Hides from Vamps :P
Originally posted by Mad_Izzie
Northerners are *******s!
I rest my case.
thats not really much of an insult coming from the likes of you!
AliBlahBlah
18-08-2003, 13:32
Anyone north of essex should be nuked for wasting us southerners space.
Nah am kidding, but for the record, i dont see any of you northerners denying that you, or your culture are not stingy, which is my biggest gripe of all.
Infact most of you have admitted to it, which saddens me somewhat :(
/me was quite scared when he went to Vamps house last weekend
Lord_Beefcake
18-08-2003, 13:43
north, south.. who cares.. all you UK people are *******s!
:E:E:rolleyes:
Originally posted by AliBlahBlah
Anyone north of essex should be nuked for wasting us southerners space.
Nah am kidding, but for the record, i dont see any of you northerners denying that you, or your culture are not stingy, which is my biggest gripe of all.
Infact most of you have admitted to it, which saddens me somewhat :(
erm i denied it when i said we seem stingy as it costs a lot less to live up here. in most places up here anyway.
north, south.. who cares.. all you UK people are *******s!
rofl :E Euro Powa! :E
Originally posted by Lord_Beefcake
north, south.. who cares.. all you UK people are *******s!
:E:E:rolleyes:
:O
hehe
My main gripe isn't about stingyness, I take a dislike to people who have a problem with it.
I'll put my hand in my pocket when I feel the need to. I don't need anyone else telling me when to do so.
Northerners = stingy :confused:
Southerners = you want a tip? :laugh:
:|
AliBlahBlah
18-08-2003, 20:01
Originally posted by Gopher
erm i denied it when i said we seem stingy as it costs a lot less to live up here. in most places up here anyway.
Gopher what you say makes no sense. If it costs less to live up north then surely you would have more cash to spend and be more generous.
Mmmmm?
Scotland and the North of England are the most generous tippers and pay the most for Christmas pressies. It's been proven for the last 2-3 years.
How can these facts make us stingy if we are proven to be the most generous people in the UK? :P
Seamus :afro:
-=AC=-Earlgrey
18-08-2003, 20:40
Maybe nobody likes AliBlahBlah enough to buy him anything?
AliBlahBlah
18-08-2003, 23:09
Originally posted by -=AC=-Earlgrey
Maybe nobody likes AliBlahBlah enough to buy him anything?
lol, i did think that, until a similar pattern emerged with me mates and northerners they know.
Seamus, wheres the proof cho?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2582075.stm
Eat my shorts :P :E
I hope you wouldn't insinuate I would make something up without the proof did you? :P
Seamus :afr0:
Diablos0
19-08-2003, 04:12
In that survey it just says Scotland (Don't hit me!)
That appears quite a specific survey, this is my only post for this morning as I'm quite franky knackered!
Originally posted by Normandy
we can always rely on Mad Izzie to supply us with a well structured and fairly balanced argument ;)
I rule! :D
...
case closed or saaaaing
Scotland is still Northern (you can't go any further north than Scotland in the UK) which is what this argument is all about. :S
Pixie Pete
19-08-2003, 17:00
Originally posted by AliBlahBlah
i dont see any of you northerners denying that you, or your culture are not stingy, which is my biggest gripe of all.
Infact most of you have admitted to it, which saddens me somewhat :(
Though not entirely northern myself (I was born in Northampton) I have lived in Derby for over 10 years and saw nothing but the opposite of your claims.
As I said earlier.
Big up the Northern Scum!!
:pimp:
communal toilet
19-08-2003, 20:24
rofl
Yeah!
yu0 43r t3h 500k
Damm! I left my pocket Enigma Machine at home :E;)
Swordfish
24-08-2003, 22:40
What a great thread this is.
Blood_God
25-08-2003, 16:26
Originally posted by AliBlahBlah
1) Why is your sense of humour so diabolical.
Different people find stuff funny... take the 'comedy' stage at Leeds Festival the other day... I saw a small section - which sucked (in my opnion) , but I'm sure it was funny to some people.
2) What is your obsession about talking about yourselfs?
We all do it, just us Northerners aint as devious as you Southeners and just come out with it if we have something to say
3) The stingeyness? Come on you pikey lot
Well... I aint stingy. This weekend I gave a fair amount of beer that I'd paid for to others, even tho I was skint, and will often buy people drinks. As for rounds - I've never bothered with them as people often drink at different speeds.
4) Your facination with fast cars? Whats that all about.
Erm. A car gets me from A to B at the speed limit. I can drive just as fast in a 1.1 Punto as i could in a Maclaren F1... the Maclaren just looks a bit better :p
5) YOUR STINGEYNESS!
I cant get over it. A few days back me, 4 mates (one who was northern) went for a pint. Everyone bought a round, it came to the northerner's round and he said "i dont fancy any more"
Mebbe he didn't want any more (which could be the case if this is the first time this kind of thing has happened). That or he was skint and didn't want to tell you (I've heard of that before), or was just watching the pennies. As I've said earlier - I don't bother with rounds cos everyone drinks as their own speed.
I have to admit that I won't go out and buy people drinks for the above reason... but if its a birthday or something then I'll pay for some drinks for the celebrating person (or persons).
Stereotypes are never good... but in my experience there are some stingy people all over - and not just up north. We've just got bad press :P.
Erm. A car gets me from A to B at the speed limit. I can drive just as fast in a 1.1 Punto as i could in a Maclaren F1... the Maclaren just looks a bit better :p
Amen to that brother. :D
Seamus :afro:
maybe it depends on where the northerners are from?
I bet its only northerners from towns with an even number of letters in its name that are annoying *******s or saaaaing like that ;)
Newcastle = 9...
Must be north of there then...
Scotland = 8 (I know it said towns)
Ahh, that'll be the one :E
/me sees thread take a turn for the worse
:dozey:
hey, I didnt say it WAS towns with an even number of letters, I said its probably something like that.
its quite likely that northerners from towns that dont celebrate tuesdays are the annoying ones but without extensive research we will never no for sure and will have to just continue making generalised statements about all northeners (the scum!)
ah well
Blood_God
29-08-2003, 13:28
/me thinks about starting a similar thread on southeners before realising that it would just be pointless and childish...
alan the gerbil
29-08-2003, 15:04
/me thinks about saying the same thing he says everytime another pointless south vs north thread appears, but then realises he isn't in shetland anymore and so has no moral highground to stand on
I knew living there was useful for something...
Pixie Pete
29-08-2003, 15:10
Moral highground indeed! Since when has mollesting sheep been a great moral position to be in? :P
Originally posted by alan the gerbil
* alan the gerbil thinks about saying the same thing he says everytime another pointless south vs north thread appears, but then realises he isn't in shetland anymore and so has no moral highground to stand on
I knew living there was useful for something...
:laugh:
alan the gerbil
30-08-2003, 02:16
Originally posted by Pixie Pete
Moral highground indeed! Since when has mollesting sheep been a great moral position to be in? :P
I don't know about moral, but it's definately a great position :Q
Hmmmm interesting thread, about the point where someone said, "if everything is cheaper we should have more to spend" id just like to say we get paid considerably less than people down south so it evens out really. Im not stingy, ive lost count of times ive given friends money, bought drinks etc etc, and for the record i come from a town with an even number of letters :)
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