No, instead he took a thorny age-old question, doused it in petrol and took a match to it. Because, as it turns out, what constitutes North/South is a complex question of culture as well as geography. One woman - we presume Scottish - even controversially posited that "The South begins at the first shop that doesn't sell Irn Bru ". FriendlinessIf Northerners are to be believed, the South begins with the first random stranger on the street who doesn't smile and extend the hand of friendship to you. There were plenty more, such as cuisine (you can still get mushy peas in the South, by the way) and weather .

Source: Daily Mirror May 19, 2019 12:04 UTC