You know you’re from Manchester when you remember…..


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You know you’re from Manchester when you remember…..

…..that Manchester Central was called the G-Mex. And still is.

…..you had to go to Blackpool to get on a tram.

…..The Odeon Cinema on Oxford Street.

…..baggy jeans, tie-dye tops and bucket hats were all the rage.

……Boddington’s Bitter – The Cream Of Manchester.

…..Oasis wasn’t a fruit based juice drink but a group of rock and roll stars from Burnage.

…..when West Didsbury was called Withington.

…..a one hour trip to Spike Island seemed like a long haul holiday of a lifetime to the Isle of Fernando’s; and was just as pleasurable.

…..The Hacienda wasn’t a block of flats but a coming together of Manchester musical legends.

…..Deansgate Locks and Castlefield were a great night out.

…..Fab Cafe. It may well have been fabulous but there wasn’t an overpriced espresso macchiato in sight.

…..normal, working class people were allowed entry…

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