OT The apprentice in London

[stuart noble]

Not somewhere anyone wants to end up

[bert]

That's probably somebody' home.

[tim......]

obviously not if the train went in entirely the wrong direction!

tim

[bert]

In message , Mr Pounder writes

If you are referring to the general north/south divide the saying is North Of Watford Gap, a completely different place to Watford Herts

[Mr Pounder]

I do know where Watford is.

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[Fredxxx]

Do Southerners know where Watford Gap is? Most would refer to the city of Watford.

Only Northerners believe the divide is referenced by Watford Gap! In between is no-man's land!

[charles]

The only city in Watford is the football club. Some people might know W gap becasue there are services on the M1 named after the place.

[The Medway Handyman]

Civilisation ends at Watford.

[charles]

I assume that's when going South?

[Dave Liquorice]

Civilastion ends before you get to Manchester (heading south).

[Adrian]

There isn't a city called Watford.

There's a town called Watford - yep - but surely you can't mean that, since it's south of some parts of London and several tube stations.

[Adrian]

I don't think the direction's particularly important, tbh.

[John Williamson]

The village isn't....

And civilisation does indeed stop there. When you're travelling South. Apparently, even the lock keepers on the canal there are unsociable souls.

[Another John]

You beat me to it. All my life up until a few years ago (around the time Wikipedia was getting off the ground) I thought the Watford Gap had something to do with Watford:

John

[bert]

That's because it's been dumbed down for southerners

[bert]

It's a geological feature, not a place. It's named after the village of Watford Northants

[bert]

You been at the Boddies?