20 Problems Only People From Durham Will Understand

16. You Can't Be Friendly & Cheerful All The Time

Given that the most places south of County Durham have a reputation as being somewhat less friendly (London, for example, is one of the most unsociable places on Earth), everyone from outside the area seems to expect you to be happy, cheerful and sociable 100% of the time, as if we're all some sort of performing monkeys. We have bad days too.