Things Only A Stokie Will Understand

Stoke-On-Trent, the most beautiful city in the land

1. The Big Blue Clock

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The meeting point for every teenager in this city of dreams.

2. 'Duck'

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This casual slang form of address is a term exclusive amongst Stokies.

3. The Britannia Stadium Experience

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No other place on earth is as cold as the brit on a December Wednesday night.

4. The buses

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The bus system in Stoke On Trent appears to have a mind of its own. Never mind timetables, the delightfully well-mannered bus drivers always arrive whenever they please.

5. The Sentinel

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The Sentinel never fails to deliver world-class journalism!

6. Cook, Look and Book

NO, it is 'cooooooook', 'loooooook' and 'booooook'

7. Pottery

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Stokies still love a bit of wedgwood and spode

8. The Oatcake.

This amazing delicacy is the pride and joy of the stokie, just slap on a bit of cheese, bacon and brown sauce and you are in HEAVEN.

9. The Stoke Anthem

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This hilarious motivational anthem created by Stoke On Trent City Council.

10. Signal 1

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Playing the same 5 songs in a row, on the hour, every hour.

11. Hanley McDonalds

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The commando mission that it takes to enter this hive of scum and villainy.

12. The Council...

...and their fantastic ability to spell.

13. Scotts Menswear

The Gucci of Stoke-On-Trent

14. Queens Gardens

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A floral display to rival the Chelsea Flower Show- may not be in the Stoke-On-Trent postcode, but I am sure many Stokies have been, and appreciated the display.

15. The pigeons

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How it is impossible to walk through Hanley City Centre without one of these creatures flapping in your face.

16. The Food

the huge range of eateries in stoke which provide exquisite cuisine

17. Boredom

One of the most interesting things to happen was the theft of the 's' from the bus station sign.

18. 'toke-on-trent'

The fantastically potent scent of cannabis as you walk through the bus station

19. The Nightlife

The nightlife is so epic that it could rival liverpool, london and manchester!...not.

20. The advertisements

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WILMA WILMA WINDOWS!

Wayne Walker, Wayne Walker!

Where can you get good cars from, where can you get good deals from, you'll get 'em all here at cars by john munroe!

21. The Sugarmill Floor

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The cleanest floor in the whole of England!

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Despite its flaws, a Stokie will always defend their homeland!