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by orf 3847 days ago
> everything from groceries to petrol is more expensive than the north of England since it has to be shipped in

I can assure you that the North is one of the cheapest places to live in the UK. I could rent a huge, 4 bedroom house in some places for less than I'm renting a single room in London. Out of interest how much is petrol/groceries? What popular UK brands do you have over there that could be compared?
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Xophmeister 3847 days ago
> is more expensive than the north of England

[emphasis mine] The Isle of Man is off the north west coast of England, so he's comparing the prices there with the nearest mainland.

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orf 3846 days ago
Oh right, I think it should be 'than England, to the north' in that case though? 'The north of England' is a commonly used phrase to group counties like Yorkshire, Cumbria etc so even with the emphasis I still parse it wrong.
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