Malty Milk Whistle said:
hello! i'm a southerner in England, and recently one of my best mates (from yorkshire) has had a bit of stick because she is friends with " a southern ponce" i'm from a middle class family, and i'm wondering....What is this divide? and what are you opinions on it? i think it may also reach to america, but with superiority feelings reversed?
It does reach to america, only in america it goes both ways. We of the south generally see ourselve's as "above" northerners. And those up north generally see us down south as unintelligent hicks that are no more fit to be considered middle class or up than we are fit to tie our own shoes successfully.
I think part of it comes from the same place that shows why this world will never be free of conflict. To put it simply, HUMANS ENJOY RIVALRY. This team or that, this race or that . . . this country or that, north or south, east or west, coffee or tea however you want to call it humans enjoy doing it. Christian or Muslim, Aetheist or Deist, Republican or Democrat, it's how humans are.
So, in summary, this person claimed your girl is friends with a "southern ponce" because it's a natural part of regional superiority.