Bristol vs. York

OP

cherrychocolate

If you're talking about the distance from York-London or Bristol-London....the train from York to London takes just under two hours.....the train can cost from £19 which admittedly is more than £8 but hey.

It's not that cold here...it's like,one degree colder than it is in London(and I've lived in London and I haven't noticed a great difference in temperature tbh)...

It's just the way the poster was like 'it's,well,up north' as if to say 'EWWW THE NORTH IS YUKKY!" or something.

Ooh,Bristol sounds good.It's one of my choices actually...

No offence was intended....but as a Londoner, born and bred, the North is pretty alien to me, bar from a few visits here and there. Just as London would be for a Northerner. And yes the distance would be a bit of an issue, as ideally I would like to be able to return home with relative ease (for work...).

As for the train journey, are you sure it's only 2 hours? I suppose maybe a direct train, but with stops it would be far longer (speaking from my experiences of train travel to Scotland via York).

It is kinda yukky....I mean flat caps and whippets? What's that all about?

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Don't be silly, the north isn't yucky! Particularly York, which is gorgeous. Leeds isn't bad either. With my typical southern arrogance I was expecting Leeds to be a bit manky and was pleasantly surprised. Manchester's a nice city too.

I beg to differ about the temperature though! I come from Hampshire, so I'm used to having the nicest weather in the country. I know someone at Bristol who is from Leeds and he once told me there is a definite difference in temperature.

Reply 11

OP

There is definitely a slight difference in temperature....although York isn't as far up north as say Newcastle...

Reply 12

York's about as far north as I've ever been in my life. I'd love to go to Scotland, but I'd need thermal underwear even in August, I reckon.

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hanadeka2002

morgangills

No offence was intended....but as a Londoner, born and bred, the North is pretty alien to me, bar from a few visits here and there. Just as London would be for a Northerner. And yes the distance would be a bit of an issue, as ideally I would like to be able to return home with relative ease (for work...).

As for the train journey, are you sure it's only 2 hours? I suppose maybe a direct train, but with stops it would be far longer (speaking from my experiences of train travel to Scotland via York).

It is kinda yukky....I mean flat caps and whippets? What's that all about?

That flat caps and whippets stuff is b*llocks.I can honestly say that in the time I've lived here I've never seen that.

Look on any website.The journey takes about 1hr and 50 minutes-2 hours.I think I should know,I have made the journey enough times.There aren't any changes on journeys from York to London and only 1 or 2 stops(Doncaster and Peterborough...might stop at Stevenage or Retford or Neward though...).

The north is the same as the south....except up north.Obviously York is a lot less busy than London but it's just as nice....I'm just as happy here as I was there.

Reply 14

I find that people in general are more courteous up north. Obviously that's a massive generalisation and you get polite people and rude people wherever you go. But I find that in the north, and in places like Devon and Cornwall, people are friendlier to strangers, they're more approachable and they drive more considerately. The closer you get to London, the more people behave like arrogant w*nkers.

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susiemakemeblue

I find that people in general are more courteous up north. Obviously that's a massive generalisation and you get polite people and rude people wherever you go. But I find that in the north, and in places like Devon and Cornwall, people are friendlier to strangers, they're more approachable and they drive more considerately. The closer you get to London, the more people behave like arrogant w*nkers.

Sounds about right...

the whippets and flat cap thing was a joke...it's like the most blatant stereotype there is.

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morgangills

Sounds about right...

the whippets and flat cap thing was a joke...it's like the most blatant stereotype there is.

Like Irish jokes?

Best thing to do with stereotypes is take the piss. There are two northern Irish guys here, one Catholic and one Protestant. On Halloween they dressed up as paramilitaries and started jumping out at people from behind hedges. Legendary.

Reply 17

arkbar

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because I can't stand the cold up north

But can you stand the rain in Bristol?

Reply 18

OP

Self-parody is the highest form of humour.

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