7 Signs You Were An Emo In Greater Manchester

There are general signs that you were an Emo back in its 2005 heyday, but there are even more unsettling signs if you were totes emosh in good ol' Manchester.

1. All of your clothes were bought from Afflecks Palace

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Including those rad platform shoes and the badges with Pete Wentz's face on them.

2. You went to 'Cafe Nirvana' or 'Club Nirvana' or 'Caff' or 'Kaff'

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Basically on a Thursday night you queued up for hours on end in freezing cold Wigan for the chance to mosh around for two hours whilst off your face on Red Bull.

3. You went round hugging randoms in Piccadilly Gardens

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For no reason whatsoever. You were just so emotional.

4. You rolled your eyes when chavs talked about going to the Northern Quarter

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The Northern Quarter was your quirky little haven of rare Enter Shikari merch and hairdressers that cut really good fringes.

5. Seeing scene kids congregate around Manchester and wondering if it was legal to just step on them and their stupid hair

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They were just taking over all of your favourite places with their Hello Kitty backpacks and weird, 'hand-claw' photo poses like they were having trouble on the toilet.

6. Going the Apollo or the Ritz to see your fave band and loving how dirty the places were

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Your feet would stick to the floor and it was just brill for a 13 year old from the 'burbs.

7. When you heard the Lancashire Hotpots classic 'He's Turned Emo', you cringed for your past self

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Why was I such a mardy bum?