Many people believe a boy born in Preston completely broke the ‘north-south’ divide, which often sparks debate between southerners and northerners – but others strongly disagree.

The debate over the end of the north of England and the beginning of the south is a subject that never fails to stir up passions among the English. Few can agree on the exact location of the north-south divide, but many believe that a northerner has come as close as anyone to solving the puzzle.

Alex from Preston, regularly shares videos on TikTok with his American girlfriend Tay, showcasing British culture. He recently taught her how to make “good beans on toast” And introduced him to northern slangwhile she took him home for his very first Thanksgiving meal.

In his latest project, he taught Tay about the north-south divide and drew up a map to demonstrate it – and many think it is impressively accurate.

Alex started by circling Lancashirehis home county, which he considered “obviously northern” due to its “decent bants” and “sound as fuck”. Using this logic, he included all areas north of Lancashire, such as Northumberland, Carlisle, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Cumbria. It also included East Riding of Yorkshire, York, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.

Alex toured Greater Manchester, stating that “all the Mancs are up north”, and added Liverpool, saying “All the Scousers are, well, Scousers are Scousers, but they’re up north too. ” He noted that Chester is “pretty much” north, but added that if you’re from Cheshire you’re “posh as f***”.

When he reached Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Lincolnshire he added question marks, unsure whether they could be classified as Northern. Therefore, Alex decided to draw the north-south dividing line just above these locations. “I don’t go to those goofs,” he joked. According to him, Birmingham, Leicestershire, the West Midlands, the East Midlands and Northampton are all part of the Midlands – and therefore not the north.

He also highlighted Norfolk, stating in a Brummie accent: “That’s not the north of that”. He then suggested that once people start looking “posh”, as in Bedfordshire, Warwickshire, Buckinghamshire, “that’s the south to me”. He drew the southern boundary line directly under Northamptonshire and Worcestershire.

The only places he had visited in the south were London, Devon and Cornwall, which he jokingly called “basically France”.

Regarding areas such as Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, he admitted that he had “only heard about them through cricket”, and associated them with being “posh” and d to have “more money and better jobs”. . Alex’s map was well received by many, with one person commenting: “The most accurate north/south divide we’ve ever seen.” Anyone who says otherwise is probably from the south. »

Another added: “Finally someone recognizes that the Midlands aren’t either! But I believe we have more in common with the North.” One individual remarked: “Basically, but I would say that specifically Norfolk and Cambridgeshire are to the south, the line should veer north to exclude the Midlands.

Another person chimed in: “As a Preston myself, I completely agree. Someone from Newcastle called me a southerner the other day??” A third simply said: “He’s absolutely right.” However, this categorization did not please everyone. “Oi! Warwickshire is of course the Midlands,” one person protested.

“As someone from Norfolk, we’re definitely not in the Midlands. We’re in East Anglia,” said another. A Londoner added his view: “From a true southerner’s (London) point of view, anywhere north of Watford is north. »