For some extra context (mainly for non UK peeps) the UK has a strong sense of verticality, with the Pennines ,( and other assorted upland) splitting the country in two. Much easier to travel north south / to and and fro London than across the country.
Edinburgh itself is an eastern city (in contrast to Glasgow), it has a drier eastern climate, and locals would say they live on the east coast.
Manchester is a western city (historically and culturally opposed to Yorkshire in the east), and has a wetter western climate.
In short, the UK being slightly askew messes with British people’s sense of geography that sees the country as being perfectly up and down.
Bonus fact: Edinburgh’s also further west than Bristol, itself part of the West Country.
Dalsenius on
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thomasottoson on
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ccyymmrruu on
London further north than Cardiff always gets me!
Fallsforfun on
Further north too.
clausy on
Venice is further West than Rome too.
Daniel_the_nomad on
Manchester is further east than Edinburgh
Consistent-Leek4986 on
Edinburgh can’t go east
Bubbafett33 on
rhonnypudding on
Fact: I’m further west than both of them.
KennyFurtif on
I would have been surprised if it were the other way around.
Kixdapv on
New York City is further west than Santiago de Chile.
AcceptableCustomer89 on
Even more impressive is that Edinburgh is further West than Bristol
merseygrit on
It’s further west then Liverpool which is further west than Manchester
ShaftesburyAvenue on
A lot of non-Brits are struggling to understand why this is remarkable. Well that’s their problem, sucks to be them.
Randotron9000 on
But everybody loves man chest hair❤️
clarified_buttons on
I’m more concerned about this big red beam that’s fallen across the land. What could it mean? Too much sodomy? Not enough sodomy?
reluctantRoboMan on
In Montréal, Canada, we rotate cardinal directions almost 90 degrees! Locals will tell you to go north when on a map that looks more like going west-north-west to north-west. And streets that at times are close to going due north-south have an east and west end in the numbering scheme.
K_R_S on
its further West than Liverpool
LukeAnthonyJohn on
Further west than Cardiff (not by much)
MatthewKvatch on
And Norwich further North than Birmingham
Constant-Estate3065 on
It’s also easy to think of the Lake District as being due south of Glasgow when it’s actually due south of Edinburgh. Scotland is as much west of England as it is north of England, and even the border itself follows more of a north-south direction.
Mammyjam on
Also Lindisfarne is further north than Ayr and Portsmouth is not part of the British mainland
Convair101 on
Glasgow is also further west than both Swansea and Plymouth.
bjb13 on
Reno, NV is west of Los Angeles, CA
oliverjohansson on
It actually is more west to Liverpool
ThatThingInTheCorner on
It’s also further west than most of Somerset which to me is the west country
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For some extra context (mainly for non UK peeps) the UK has a strong sense of verticality, with the Pennines ,( and other assorted upland) splitting the country in two. Much easier to travel north south / to and and fro London than across the country.
Edinburgh itself is an eastern city (in contrast to Glasgow), it has a drier eastern climate, and locals would say they live on the east coast.
Manchester is a western city (historically and culturally opposed to Yorkshire in the east), and has a wetter western climate.
In short, the UK being slightly askew messes with British people’s sense of geography that sees the country as being perfectly up and down.
Bonus fact: Edinburgh’s also further west than Bristol, itself part of the West Country.
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London further north than Cardiff always gets me!
Further north too.
Venice is further West than Rome too.
Manchester is further east than Edinburgh
Edinburgh can’t go east
Fact: I’m further west than both of them.
I would have been surprised if it were the other way around.
New York City is further west than Santiago de Chile.
Even more impressive is that Edinburgh is further West than Bristol
It’s further west then Liverpool which is further west than Manchester
A lot of non-Brits are struggling to understand why this is remarkable. Well that’s their problem, sucks to be them.
But everybody loves man chest hair❤️
I’m more concerned about this big red beam that’s fallen across the land. What could it mean? Too much sodomy? Not enough sodomy?
In Montréal, Canada, we rotate cardinal directions almost 90 degrees! Locals will tell you to go north when on a map that looks more like going west-north-west to north-west. And streets that at times are close to going due north-south have an east and west end in the numbering scheme.
its further West than Liverpool
Further west than Cardiff (not by much)
And Norwich further North than Birmingham
It’s also easy to think of the Lake District as being due south of Glasgow when it’s actually due south of Edinburgh. Scotland is as much west of England as it is north of England, and even the border itself follows more of a north-south direction.
Also Lindisfarne is further north than Ayr and Portsmouth is not part of the British mainland
Glasgow is also further west than both Swansea and Plymouth.
Reno, NV is west of Los Angeles, CA
It actually is more west to Liverpool
It’s also further west than most of Somerset which to me is the west country
Kirkenes, Norway is further east than Istanbul
This a a brilliant pub quiz round