1. Going to Manchester is like taking a step back in time.
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2. The people are really dull.
3. They hate to make a song and dance about things.
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4. In fact, they just keep themselves to themselves.
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5. The combination of old and new architecture really doesn’t work.
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6. At all.
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7. And does it ever stop raining?
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8. There's nowhere to enjoy a good book.
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Manchester Central Library
9. Seriously: Who'd want to read here?
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10. The buildings are just so grey.
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11. And don't get me started on the graffiti.
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12. You should never go out after dark in Manchester.
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13. There's nowhere to go out anyway.
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14. Nowhere you'd want to dance.
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15. So you should just stay at home.
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16. There are no green spaces nearby .
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17. And there's nowhere to shop.
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18. Never go to Salford.
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19. Ever.
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20. Rusholme is pretty dingy too.
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21. Didsbury is just as dreary.
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22. Everywhere is just so claustrophobic.
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23. There is nowhere to watch the footy.
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24. It just isn't a thing up here.
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25. There is just no culture in Manchester.
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The Royal Exchange
26. Do they even know what art is?
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27. The museums look really boring too.
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28. Don't they?
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29. How ~original~.
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30. Don't go to Heaton Park either.
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31. Nothing ever happens there.
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32. Music? In Manchester? Never.
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33. And the architecture is so plain.
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34. Did I mention the cold?
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35. Or that everywhere just looks the same?
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36. It's like going round in circles.
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37. You'd regret going to university here.
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38. And it's not like there's much choice anyway.
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39. Who'd live in a house like this?
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Elizabeth Gaskell? Never heard of her.
40. The people really hate it here.
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41. So please don't visit.
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42. It will definitely disappoint.
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Thank you to everyone who contributed their images to this article.