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Original poster

To think there’s just something a bit special about people from Manchester & Greater Manchester

267 replies

Yousillybugger · 01/02/2023 20:25

There just is

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INFJay · 01/02/2023 22:40

mommatoone · 01/02/2023 22:38

@LeilaGetTheHose - i think you need to get your coat love.

😆

Pieceofpurplesky · 01/02/2023 22:40

Doves
Courteeners
Pale
Waves
1975
Blossoms
Slow Readers Club

Just a few brilliant bands

Pieceofpurplesky · 01/02/2023 22:41

@mommatoone Afflecks, Hacienda, The Ritz and it's spring dance floor, Jilly's, Archie's ....

mommatoone · 01/02/2023 22:41

@Pieceofpurplesky - yes!!! All of these too! You are obvs younger than me😆😆😆

ssd · 01/02/2023 22:44

Jota67 · 01/02/2023 20:58

I 4th Glasgow but also love Scousers and Geordies ❤️

Definitely Paradise Grin

CharlotteRose90 · 01/02/2023 22:45

Born and bred Manchester girl and I agree. We are the best. Our accent however isn’t

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Yousillybugger · 01/02/2023 22:46

@Pieceofpurplesky @mommatoone
Mine were Paradise factory, Sankies, Boardwalk (absolute fave!) Bowlers..mainly house etc, but there was the indie one-fifth Avenue..ahh..

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Sceptre86 · 01/02/2023 22:46

Yep. It's home.

mommatoone · 01/02/2023 22:51

@Yousillybugger - sorry to derail your thread. But for those who dont think mcr is all that great .apart from our great diversity/nightlife/ shops/universities/ accommodation/ business opportunites.
We have the shit side - homelessness/ child poverty/ sex workers on the streetsetc. But we all pull together and try and make things better.
Oh im getting a bit involved here- need to wind me neck in😆😆😆

pigsinoodies · 01/02/2023 22:52

mommatoone · 01/02/2023 22:37

@Yousillybugger well i dont recall much of the hacienda nights. I was there. But not really🤯,But the atmosphere was immense, the building is still there, they still do hacienda/ house type nights- afternoon evening's! Theres all sorts going on.
And what about afflecks Palace. So diverse, always has been. Love Manny ❤️ x

Eh? "the building is still there, they still do hacienda/ house type nights"

You must have taken some strong shit. It was demolished over 20 years ago.

UrsulaPandress · 01/02/2023 22:59

Why do folk keep comparing Yorkshire to Manchester?

Fucking big place Yorkshire, with its three Ridings, being a county.

mommatoone · 01/02/2023 22:59

@pigsinoodies - yes some shit Back in the day!! What i meant was - the building is 'technically' still there - yes demolished for apartments. But they still do hacienda nights - castlefield bowl etc.

UrsulaPandress · 01/02/2023 23:00

Any road, I’m old enough to remember Pips. And the Electric Circus.

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Yousillybugger · 01/02/2023 23:00

@mommatoone They do 🎉

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SecretPeston · 01/02/2023 23:01

Born and bred Southerner here who loves the North and Northerners. Would happily live in Manchester.

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Yousillybugger · 01/02/2023 23:02

Did anyone used to listen to James Stannage (spelling) on the wireless-Piccadilly 1152..listening at my grandparents house as a kid

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se22mother · 01/02/2023 23:02

Agree Op

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Yousillybugger · 01/02/2023 23:03

Or Stu Allen (Rip) as a pre teen, all seemed so exciting

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mommatoone · 01/02/2023 23:03

@UrsulaPandress - yorkshire is beautiful- we head over m62 for some peace n quiet 😆

JudgeJ · 01/02/2023 23:03

Pootles34 · 01/02/2023 20:32

Its nice, its no Yorkshire though 😁

As my late Father always said, the only good thing to come out of Yorkshire is the M62, especially said to my Tyke OH!

pigsinoodies · 01/02/2023 23:04

Yes, there is 'a building' there. And I can read what you wrote. Odd.

mommatoone · 01/02/2023 23:04

@Yousillybugger aww gosh this was so sad wasnt it? Back in the 90s, taping his friday night show . Ansolute legend.

JudgeJ · 01/02/2023 23:05

CoorieInByTheFire · 01/02/2023 20:36

I second Glasgow.

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pigsinoodies · 01/02/2023 23:06

Yousillybugger · 01/02/2023 23:02

Did anyone used to listen to James Stannage (spelling) on the wireless-Piccadilly 1152..listening at my grandparents house as a kid

ITYM Piccadilly 261

Phos · 01/02/2023 23:06

Yeah, you'd have to be a bit special to idolise that s*hole of a city the way Mancunians do.