20 Things You Need To Know To Survive Being New To Manchester

Welcome to The North! Here's how you can survive the transition...

1. Mancunians take the piss out of everyone.

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It does not mean people don’t like you. It’s just the way we function up here. Time to get a thicker skin.

2. People will talk to you on the metro.

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We just love a nice chat, on the metro, while queuing, anywhere really. If you happen to be around people chances are someone will talk to you.

3. You will meet someone from Corrie

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Or someone who knows or is related to one of them. It’s not a big deal. You will tell your friends about it the first few times and then get used to it.

4. Manchester is the best place to be yourself

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Hipsters, punks, goths, no matter who you are you will find a place here. And other people like you. And amazing bars where you can find everyone else.

5. Unless you are a United fan.

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Or a City fan. Depends who you ask. That feud will always go on. Better stay out of it.

6. Our public buildings are awesome.

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Have you seen the inside of John Rylands Library and the outside of Central Library? Go do some sightseeing.

7. Just avoid the rain.

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Just kidding. You can’t do that. It rains a lot. Get over it and buy an umbrella.

8. Canal Street is the place to go for a big night out.

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The best gay and club scene in town. You will find lots of bars and people in the streets and have a great night out.

9. We are big fans of Manchester music.

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All the best acts started here after all. We do not accept any objections to that. Ever.

10. The Northern Quarter is where the main hipster scene is.

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You will go there and pretend you’re one of the cool kids. Then realise you’re not when someone point out that being cool is not what hipsters want. You will then get confused and order another craft beer.

11. Craft beer is big.

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We are all for independent breweries with special flavours that you will only find in one bar and are not really as great as we pretend they are. Also, no one can tell the flavours apart but we all claim we can.

12. Chip butties will become your new comfort food craving.

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Yes, you can put chips in a bun. And then add gravy on top. It’s amazing and we all love it after a night out.

13. Almost Famous burgers are actually famous

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Don’t think about it, you have to go try them. They are sound.

14. Also try the meat pies.

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Meat pies are big. And they are great. Just prepare to eat a lot.

15. We love a good brew.

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That’s tea if you didn’t know. And it’s serious business. But tea here is your evening meal. So you may have a brew with your tea but you can have tea without drinking any actual tea if you don’t want to. Just say yes and take whatever we give you.

16. Afflecks Palace is a magical place

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You can find so many weird knick knacks there. Definitely worth a visit.

17. Trafford Centre will always be crowded

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You will go there anyway and get your shopping done as fast as possible so you can get out of there.

18. Salford is part of Manchester only when it’s convenient.

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Beautiful Salford buildings are part of Manchester but if there is a crime then Salford might as well be on a different planet.

19. You should learn the local slang.

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Sound means good, minging means horrible, your trousers are keks, your socks and salfords and when you’re mad-fer-it you like it a lot. There’s more but that’s a good start.

20. We all love Manchester.

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Manchester is the best place in the world. Let’s all sit together, have a pint and be proud of how awesome our city is. Who would not want to live here?