it's grim up north

cliché An adage that life in Northern England is greatly inferior to that in the South. A: "The company wants me to relocate to the branch in Middlesbrough, but I'm not sure I want to go." B: "Can't say I blame you. It's grim up north."

See also: grim, north, up

See also:

location
location, location, location
you know what they say
charmed
charmed life, to bear (lead) a
bear a charmed life
captain the ship
a chicken and egg problem
a chicken-and-egg problem
a chicken-or-egg situation

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