>>>>>Then there's "uptown" and "downtown". For some reason, in England (if you're posh) you go "up" to university, and come "down" (ie back home) for the vac's, or when expelled - sent down.
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>>>>As Cambridge and Oxford are relative to London, no?
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>>>Aye but even posh people from, say, cheshire go up to university
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>>But maybe they only think of themselves as doing so after stopping at daddy's club in London <s>
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>>( just had a flash of Cheshire gorge - lovely place )
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>You don't mean that other cheese - Cheddar? My mum lives in Cheshire and I've never heard of that.
Sorry - senior moment. Got my cheese confused with my cat. ( or my Gorge confused with my touristy London pub )
Now I'm blushing and smiling like a Cheddar Cat.
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