How long d'you have to spend in Manchester to become a Manc then?

[Balbi]

Is it in the blood, or is there a test you have to take

I'm moving to Salford, well - sort of Salford in a month or two and am planning (when I have free time, which I won't) to enjoy the delights of the modern Manchester!

What's on the list of things to do and see, and any reccomendations for shopping and other stuff you need for living in the city

 

[DotCommunist]

You will never escape the taint of Northampton me duck

 

[Belushi]

I think that simian look they have is genetic I'm afraid mate.

 

[Belushi]

Northampton

Its pronounced Neen not Nen you fucking yokels

 

[DotCommunist]

I always amuse myself hearing outsiders try to pronounce Towceter.

And the entire national news force making various innacurate stabs at pronouncing Althorpe during Diana's funereal proccesion. A gem of humor amongst the hysterical gnashing of teeth, that was.

/derail

 

[chriswill]

Is it in the blood, or is there a test you have to take

I'm moving to Salford, well - sort of Salford in a month or two and am planning (when I have free time, which I won't) to enjoy the delights of the modern Manchester!

What's on the list of things to do and see, and any reccomendations for shopping and other stuff you need for living in the city

Look me up when you get here.

Where abouts will you be living.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I always amuse myself hearing outsiders try to pronounce Towceter.

And the entire national news force making various innacurate stabs at pronouncing Althorpe during Diana's funereal proccesion. A gem of humor amongst the hysterical gnashing of teeth, that was.

/derail

Do you mean Towcester?

 

[Balbi]

Look me up when you get here.

Where abouts will you be living.

Just over the river from Cornbrook metro, so Ordsall.

 

[fogbat]

The important question is Why would you want to?

 

[Dillinger4]

Salford is a separate city from Manchester, for a start.

 

[moose]

^ A very important distinction

 

[Balbi]

Lesson #1: I am not living in Manchester, I am in Salford. Which is better, obviously.

 

[Epico]

Develop a manc-scally accent. Go on, I dares ya.

 

[Part 2]

I've been here over half me life now, wouldn't call myself a Manc, although everyone says I sound like one, and I look like a scally. People I don't know let on to me all the time, fuck knows who they think I am.

 

[veracity]

Lesson #1: I am not living in Manchester, I am in Salford.

So you will never be a Manc! Never!! Mwahahahaha. There are plenty of honorary Mancs - people just seem to come and stay so it can't be that bad.

(You will actually have to move to MANCHESTER though).

 

[avu9lives]

http://www.salford.gov.uk/leisure/museums/ordsallhall/ghostcam.htm

 

[Refused as fuck]

You'll be a Manc when I can call myself a Geordie.

 

[Rizzy]

I have to admit, as the other part of this equation (as I am moving in with said Balbi), the idea of being a Northerner absolutely scares the shit out of me.

 

[chriswill]

Its fun, you'll love it.

I'll teach you the walk, you'll blend right in

 

[Dillinger4]

I have to admit, as the other part of this equation (as I am moving in with said Balbi), the idea of being a Northerner absolutely scares the shit out of me.

We can smell the fear of southern jessys.

 

[sorearm]

Just over the river from Cornbrook metro, so Ordsall.

ye gods

 

[Annierak]

ye gods

I thought that! Rough as fuck

 

[Dillinger4]

I know somebody who used to lock all his car doors and drive fast as fuck when he was going down that dual carriageway just by ordsall, trying not to stop at any lights if he could help it.

My sister used to go to Salford uni and lived in some flats there. I went and stayed a few times, just watching out the windows, you could see people getting mugged in an alley, then the mugger would get mugged a bit further on, then you could look at some 10 year olds setting fire to cars, then trying to set fire to the fire engines when they turned up. It was entertaining.

 

[Annierak]

I know somebody who used to lock all his car doors and drive fast as fuck when he was going down that dual carriageway just by ordsall, trying not to stop at any lights if he could help it.

My sister used to go to Salford uni and lived in some flats there. I went and stayed a few times, just watching out the windows, you could see people getting mugged in an alley, then the mugger would get mugged a bit further on, then you could look at some 10 year olds setting fire to cars, then trying to set fire to the fire engines when they turned up. It was entertaining.

Ordsall really is a dodgy area

 

[Dillinger4]

Personally, I have never felt that threatened in Salford.

 

[Annierak]

Personally, I have never felt that threatened in Salford.

My friend lives there. It's very rough. I only go to visit him when he can provide me with a bullet proof vest

 

[Balbi]

So my madonna t-shirt and mini-skirt combo is likely to be looked on disparagingly? Drat.

 

[Annierak]

So my madonna t-shirt and mini-skirt combo is likely to be looked on disparagingly? Drat.

There must be some decent parts of Ordsall

I can't think of any though . You'll be fine. My mate hasn't had any trouble there

 

[Part 2]

I know somebody who used to lock all his car doors and drive fast as fuck when he was going down that dual carriageway just by ordsall, trying not to stop at any lights if he could help it.

There was a time when Regent Rd was a hotspot for theft from cars stopped at the lights. The garage there was notorious for it, in fact I think even the manager of the garage got off with a load of money from the till.

Not been to Ordsall for years but it was very bad at one time. Long ago, Class War did a piece on the area about the local people taking on the criminals. I still wonder if that was like an invitation to the kind of people who knew they could control the area if the police weren't arsed.

 

[chriswill]

I got jumped in ordsall a couple of years back.

Knocked me clean out, Didn't steal anything though.

Salt of the earth.