Barry when you say the South is up London’s arse could you restrict that to the South East please.
Christchurch westwards in fact, too far away from London to be a dormitory town.
Ta muchly
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
Winchester quite possibly the most pretentious overpriced gaff going, how long is it before a Wintonian tells you it used the be the capital of England?
Is that what they call themselves? I call them “Winkers”, which I feel is much better. While I cannot force it upon all of you, it would gladden my heart if that affectionate term spread like fucking wildfire*.
*Sorry Winkers!
In other petty parochial news, I found out that all those moaning bastards in Eastleigh and Chandlers Ford are usually born in Southampton. Cry all you like, near neighbours. By birth, you are us. By rights, you belong to us 
I was born in Southampton but have never lived in it, I feel culturally short changed at not having resided in such an architectural jewell.
That said Winchester is not much better for an ancient City, the courts are brutalist, the cathedral is not a pure looker and the high street is not flat.
Its full of red jeaned Hugo’s who actually drive a rented Polo and live on the bones of their arse just to live in a place, what a way to live.