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Or maybe I just wasn't aware of the regularity of Glasgow tube trains? When I talk about the UK, I really mean the UK. 'The north' is a name not necessarily re

• thebruce87m 3y ago
  > if you want that, use 'the north of England' The rest of us do, but it’s mostly English posting here so you’ll just see “the north” so it’s unclear if they are really talking about the UK or not. I came across some beer from “the north” in Stirling recently and it was from Leeds.
  • benj111 3y ago
    By default I talk about the Britain (geography, UK the country). If I'm talking about England I'll mention it specifically. It could be English bias but to me the North is a concept that can mean something between north of Watford gap, to specifically northern England. As you say, most British people on here are English, and I'd guess most of those are from the south, so if I'm invoking some sort of concept of 'The North', it's probably in contrast to those southerners. Personally I feel culturally closer to Scotland than London, so I'm not looking to exclude Scotland here. The problem is the language. I've conflated the south and London, and I've described my self as British rather than UKish.