Signs You’ve Been in Manchester Too Long

  • You go mad when somebody who is not from Manchester says ‘mad fer it’. “Nobody says that EVER!” you scream.
  • You say ‘mad fer it’ when back in Manchester.
  • You think fisherman’s hats are attractive.
  • You support Man City out of principle.
  • You see Coronation Street stars all the time and think nothing of it.
  • You think Londoners are ‘soft southern wankers’… until they kick your head in at a footie match.
  • You get a freckle and consider yourself ‘suntanned’.
  • You deny that it rains all the time.. as you struggle home with the shopping in yet another torrential downpour.
  • You won’t pay more than £1.50 for a wrap of skag.
  • People start yawning when you talk about how great Manchester is.
  • Zzzzzzz.