More fuel for the north/south fire!
 

According to recent data, northern folk have a lower life expectancy, higher rate of heart disease and smoking related illness.
Men in the south live 5 years longer by average and women down south 2 years longer than their northern counterparts.



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Re: More fuel for the north/south fire!
 

Life expectancy is closely related to lifestyle, but other social factors come into it like housing standards, poverty, environment, etc.

You'll find that the lowest life expectancy will be in the economically deprived areas, like "former mining towns", places where large employers like steel-works have closed and not been replaced.

The industrial revolution started in the north and that's where most of the heavy industry, cotton mills, etc were. No surprise then that most of the economically deprived areas are in the north and so life expectancy is lower.



None of the above explains why northern folk are the best in the world, though :wink:

Re: More fuel for the north/south fire!
 

because all the above is factual

HTH

North or South, this Country is in a bloody poor state. FACT! sorry........ :rant: :-#

Did you see the relationship with smoking? All north over average, all south apart from London below average. I HATE smoking, and they all deserve to die earlier if they smoke.

Fact.

Bit harsh, mate.

Anyone ask 'em why they smoke?

Shouldn't this be in the 'interesting fact of the day' thread? :wink: :lol:

A bit harsh, even if i don't care much for smoking either. Would not like to wish illness on anyone though............................apart from Blair, Prescott, Brown et al. Sorry, i'm doing it again! #-o

As the above comment has clearly been written with due consideration to the feelings of all on this site I have provided a similarily considered response

T*sser

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Is that a fact too? :wink: :lol: