An American living in the UK has discovered the north-south divide – and reveals that it ‘threw’ him off.
Kobie Jordan, who has lived in the UK for three years, declares in a thought-provoking TikTok video that it ‘has to be talked about’.
As he strolls through the streets of London, Kobie explains to camera that in America people are friendly down south and reserved up north, but notes that in Britain, it’s the other way around.
Kobie, known online as @kjordyyy, tells his 182,000 followers that ‘back home in the South, things are a lot slower, people are much nicer and there’s a more community feel to it’.
Meanwhile, in the north, he says people are ‘rude and reserved’ and describes the environment as a lot more ‘fast-paced’ with ‘lots of hustle and bustle’.
TikToker Kobie Jordan explains that in America people are friendly down south and reserved up north, but notes that in Britain, it’s the other way around
Kobie says London (pictured) is the only place in the UK where ‘people look through you’
He adds: ‘Someone could be on the side of the road dying and people would walk by.’
In the north of the UK, however, he points out that ‘people are way more down-to-earth’.
Kobie claims northerners, such as in Newcastle or Liverpool, have the ‘maddest accents’, and says: ‘I genuinely don’t believe I’ve run into one bad northerner.’
The content creator was particularly stunned by the difference up north on a trip to Manchester, where he says ‘everyone was so polite’.
Describing the visit, he says: ‘I went to Poundland, and the cashier was like, “Are you alright love, how are you?” And you never get that in London.
‘We had a 25-minute conversation. It was so awesome.’
In the south of the UK, however, he says ‘people are a lot more reserved, a lot more distant’.
He adds: ‘Some people may even describe them as snobby. Their accents are a lot more posh, and they’re a lot more rude.’
Kobie says that in the south of the UK ‘people are a lot more reserved, a lot more distant’. Northerners, meanwhile, such as those from Newcastle or Liverpool, have ‘the maddest accents’, with Kobie adding: ‘I genuinely don’t believe I’ve run into one bad northerner’
Kobie was particularly stunned by the north-south difference on a trip to Manchester (above), where he says ‘everyone was so polite’
Kobie points out that it’s ‘not common’ to engage in ‘polite small talk’ with southerners. He says: ‘They’re very much in their own lane and their humour is dry.’
London, in particular, is where he’s noticed stunted socialising.
He adds: ‘You don’t really stop and say “hey”.’ Instead, he says, ‘you keep your eyes forward and walk past [people]’.
London is also the only place in the UK where Kobie says ‘people look through you’.
His video was viewed nearly 300,000 times, with users flooding the comment section with their thoughts on the divide.
User ‘purpleshark21’ said: ‘I’m a southerner that now lives in Liverpool. Best move I ever made! Love it here. Been here 10 years and [would] never move back down South.’
Others were quick to point out that London does not represent the entire south of the UK. User ‘antontevola’ said: ‘I think you’re describing London more than the south.’
User ‘anchoredwunderlust’ agreed: ‘Very true. But do try south-west too. Somerset, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon.’
To which the creator replied: ‘I used to live in Bristol… all I gotta say, “LUSH.”‘
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