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This is a normal post Snobbery goes both ways
I've *done* London, for my sins, and in hindsight stayed there about four years too long. I know how the North sees south of Watford, but I also know how the South sees north of Watford.

Hang on. Since when was Watford the fucking Schiffen Line?
 (I helped save b3ta! Quiver Search for FATALISTS on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, &c, Fri 11 Jan 2013, 22:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post "from Roman times" apparently
The Watford Gap is located at a minor gap between two slight hills in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Engineers from Roman times onwards have found it to be an appropriate route connecting the Midlands with the South East.
In a width of 400 metres (1,300 ft) the A5 road, the West Coast Main Line railway, the M1 motorway and a branch of the Grand Union Canal all traverse the gap in parallel.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford_Gap
 (I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 11 Jan 2013, 22:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post Cool
I find this sort of geographical history fascinating. It reminds me of the Danelaw, which I always considered to be the traditional border between the southern poofs and the northern monkeys..

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danelaw
 (I helped save b3ta! Quiver Search for FATALISTS on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, &c, Fri 11 Jan 2013, 22:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post from a traditional scottish perspective
you're all a bunch of soft as shite english jessies. :D

(i'm a scot-english-irishman)
 (I helped save b3ta! tickle I was away, Sat 12 Jan 2013, 0:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post You make the perfect joke.

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This is a normal post yeah i get nervous walking into bars...

(I helped save b3ta! tickle I was away, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 11:02, , Reply)
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The Watford Gap is Checkpoint Charlie.

and yes, I admit to viewing anywhere north of Gloucestershire as the inspiration for the Mad Max movies.

Edit: and I think you'll find it's snobbery on our part, jealousy on yours.
 (I helped save b3ta! feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Fri 11 Jan 2013, 22:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post whereas London makes me think of Carthag out of Dune,
or maybe THX-1138.

Actually the announcements on the tube now sound like Glados.
 (I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 11 Jan 2013, 22:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post The south starts at Macclesfield

(I helped save b3ta! TownsendsPublisher is all gravy baby, Fri 11 Jan 2013, 22:34, , Reply)
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fuck off, we don't want it.
 (I helped save b3ta! feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Fri 11 Jan 2013, 22:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post Watford Gap
Is actually in Northamptonshire - fucking miles away from Watford and closer to Rugby. It's the bloody Midlands.

Most people seem to forget this fact and just assume it's Watford.
 (I helped save b3ta! zacherynuk @echo off, Fri 11 Jan 2013, 23:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post We in the South know this.
We use this as a ruse to distract Northerners from the *actual* South. They stop at the services, think "There's not much here, is there, like?" then fuck off back where they came from!

The filthy oiks!
 (I helped save b3ta! Kerrisis There's someone in my head, but it's not me., Sat 12 Jan 2013, 0:31, , Reply)