Sconegate, sandwiches and the dinner versus tea debate are the biggest squabbles in Britain’s north-south divide, as research shows 40% have argued over regional traditions
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Sconegate, sandwiches and the dinner versus tea debate are the biggest squabbles in Britain’s north-south divide, as research shows 40% have argued over regional traditions
- 33 percent of people prefer a scone with jam first and then clotted cream
Forget Brexit, there are major issues dividing the nation that show no signs of resolution.
Is it jam or cream on a scone first, is it dinner or tea, and where is the home of British music?
Hard-fought squabbles have pitted province against province, as well as large parts of the country, against each other for generations. Calling your evening meal dinner or tea is revealed as a subject that divides the regions.
Research has found that 41 percent of people say they’ve had an argument with someone about local traditions – with 17 percent of disagreements being so heated that people stopped talking to each other.
The survey found that 33 per cent prefer a scone with jam first – the Cornwall way – but 18 per cent disagree as they use clotted cream as the base ingredient, the Devon version.
Research has shown that 41 percent of people say they have had a fight with someone about local traditions
33 per cent prefer a scone with jam first – the Cornwall way, it was found (File image)
And when it comes to the quintessentially British cup of tea, 35 percent prefer an English breakfast brew to an Earl Gray tea at 9 percent.
Third place on the list went to fierce debate over where the UK would be the ‘home of music’ – with Liverpool topping Manchester and London.
Some 24 per cent of those polled say Birmingham is Britain’s ‘curry capital’, versus supporters of Bradford (11 per cent) and Manchester’s famous Curry Mile (10 per cent).
35 percent prefer an English breakfast brew to an Earl Gray tea at 9 percent (File image)
Covering crisps with ketchup is preferred in London (35 per cent) – but for those in the North East curry sauce is top (25 per cent) (File image)
Drizzling chips with ketchup is preferred in London (35 percent) – but for those in the Northeast, curry sauce is top (25 percent) with gravy king in the Northwest (25 percent).
Yet it’s not just food debates that are causing tension, with 27 per cent preferring to watch rugby union at their home base in Twickenham over Yorkshire rugby league (16 per cent).
Being proud of where you come from (37 percent), being raised “that way” (30 percent), and having childhood influence on how to do things (21 percent) were reasons why people are so passionate about their preferences.
The study was commissioned by Megabus to mark two decades of connecting people across the country.
Mark Venables, managing director at the bus company, said: ‘We have spent years bringing people from all over Britain closer together, but we know there are many regional differences that shape our country.’