Manchester Evening News: 13th May 2005
Northerners 'show Southerners how to party'
PEOPLE in the North love burning the midnight oil in trendy bars and nightclubs, while Southerners prefer a dinner party at home, according to research out today.
The report by ICM shows that staying in and entertaining friends is becoming increasingly popular, spawning a new breed of home entertainers dubbed SHEFs – Stay Home and Entertain Friends.
The SHEF trend is particularly prevalent in the South, however, as only a quarter of people in Scotland and the North choose to stay in on a Saturday night, instead opting for a night out in a bar, club or restaurant.
The research, commissioned by winemaker Ernest & Julio Gallo, shows another regional variation - more than a quarter (26 per cent) of Southerners choose to drink a glass of wine to unwind after work while 23 per cent of Northerners believe a beer is the best way to relax.
Southern Shandy drinkin.........poofs 
Northerners 'show Southerners how to party'
PEOPLE in the North love burning the midnight oil in trendy bars and nightclubs, while Southerners prefer a dinner party at home, according to research out today.
The report by ICM shows that staying in and entertaining friends is becoming increasingly popular, spawning a new breed of home entertainers dubbed SHEFs – Stay Home and Entertain Friends.
The SHEF trend is particularly prevalent in the South, however, as only a quarter of people in Scotland and the North choose to stay in on a Saturday night, instead opting for a night out in a bar, club or restaurant.
The research, commissioned by winemaker Ernest & Julio Gallo, shows another regional variation - more than a quarter (26 per cent) of Southerners choose to drink a glass of wine to unwind after work while 23 per cent of Northerners believe a beer is the best way to relax.
Southern Shandy drinkin.........poofs