Th'only advantage I can see t' living in't Southeast is th'ease'f access t' Europe an't cheap booze 'n' fags.
The downside is it's an overpriced, unfriendly place full of over-inflated egos who think they're so superior to the rest of the country. They might want to look at map and see where all the national parks and areas of natural beauty are - not many down there.
(to the rest of the world - you may notice there is something of a North-South divide in the UK 🙂 )