Edinburgh liegt weiter westlich als Manchester
Von toaster-bath404
Edinburgh liegt weiter westlich als Manchester
Von toaster-bath404
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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
Of all things I’ve seen today (actually in 2025,) this is quite possibly the least interesting thing and the one that I give the least fucks about. So, there’s that.
A lot of non-Brits are struggling to understand why this is remarkable. Well that’s their problem, sucks to be them.
In relation to the earth, this is true.
In relation to the rest of the British Isles, Edinburgh is more Easterly than Manchester. Which is all that matters to Brits.
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.