12. Madchester Nostalgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDKF8KkD7rE You know that bit in Harry Enfields Kevin and Perry where they pretend to be from Manchester and Perry keeps saying sorted and calls Kevins mum a bitch? Some people still think thats how it is. And, well, its sort of true. There's nothing wrong with civic pride or occasionally having a fond look back on past glories, but you know you're in trouble when the newest additional to the cultural landscape - a £78 million theatre development - is called The Factory. We even had a short-lived campaign to put the ghosts of the Hacienda to bed for ever, but like the following entry in this list, the thing just wont go away. The video above showcases perfectly how people from outside Manchester think we behave.
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Freelance writer, contributing to The Huffington Post and a variety of blogs. Banned from Crufts, inventor of the Gareth Bale salary outrage calculator and one-time consumer affairs advocate. Resident of Manchester, UK.
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