I'm not really sure of the minimum distance you need to travel from home for it to feel like a holiday.
06.08.2023 - 08:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Manchester accent regularly comes up in the top of polls as one of the most attractive accents across the UK.
However, there's more to the Mancunian dialect than how we sound. Being from Manchester pretty much comes with its own dictionary filled with slang words that will leave non-Mancs baffled.
While a lot of slang words are infamous across the country, there are a handful that only someone from Manchester would know. In order to test your knowledge, we've lined up a quiz with 15 slang words where only true Mancs will be able to get them all correct.
If you can't see the quiz below, you can open it in your browser...
I'm not really sure of the minimum distance you need to travel from home for it to feel like a holiday.
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