A northerner is a person from the northern part of a country. Which north depends on who is speaking.

A northerner是 a person from the northern part of a country一個國家北部地區的人。 Which north depends on who is speaking是哪個「北方」，要看是誰在說話。

In England, a Northerner is often someone from the North of England — cities like Manchester, Leeds, or Newcastle — and people hear the word together with jokes about accent, weather, and food. In the United States, Northerner can mean someone from the northern states, and older speakers still feel the Civil War in it: Northerner against Southerner.

In England在英格蘭, a Northerner is often someone from the North of England Northerner常常是指英格蘭北部的人 — cities like Manchester, Leeds, or Newcastle像曼徹斯特、里茲、紐卡索這些城市的人 — and people hear the word together with jokes about accent, weather, and food而且大家聽到這個詞，常會聯想到關於口音、天氣、食物的玩笑。 In the United States在美國, Northerner can mean someone from the northern states Northerner可以指北方各州的人, and older speakers still feel the Civil War in it年紀較大的人講這個字，還是會感覺到南北戰爭的味道: Northerner against Southerner北方人對南方人。

The word is not rude by itself, but it can sound like you are putting someone in a box. You may write it with a small n for any person from the north, and with a capital N when you mean a clear group.

The word is not rude by itself這個詞本身不算沒禮貌, but it can sound like you are putting someone in a box但聽起來可能像是把人貼上標籤、放進一個框框裡。 You may write it with a small n for any person from the north任何北方人都可以小寫n來寫northerner, and with a capital N when you mean a clear group但如果是指一個明確的群體，就用大寫N。

Though actually, northern is the describing word (a northern town); a northerner is always a person, never a place or a direction.

Though actually不過其實, northern is the describing word (a northern town)northern是形容詞（像a northern town）; a northerner is always a person而northerner永遠是指人, never a place or a direction而不是地方或方向。