Re: Cities
Funny you should say that, Spitty. I was noticing something similar recently myself about my home town.
The city of Kingston-upon-Hull (or simply "'Ull" if you're from most areas) is fundamentally divided into by the River Hull, east and west. Furthetlrmore, it's a city which prides itself on having two top flight Rugby League teams: Hull FC, who are based on the west side, and the red and white scum known as Hull Kingston Rovers (KR) who reside in East Hull. Both sides have a "friendly" rivalry and unlike football supporters they enjoy a healthy but insulting banter.
There are also many housing estates too and these vary from the poor and quite run down areas to some very smart houses.
I live in North Hull myself, towards Beverley and am classed as "neutral", apparently! Also, the dialect and accent varies enormously here too though I tend to distance myself from the more 'common-sounding' speech which is awful. Then again, I'm working class like everyone else.
Good thread mate