10 things that make you a southerner at a northern uni
1. At first, you feel like you are going on a big adventure to a magical land.(01 of10)
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2. You have discovered curry sauce on chips and consider yourself suitably enlightened.(02 of10)
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3. Using an umbrella when it's a bit misty.(03 of10)
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4. You find yourself putting on a mock-northern accent at random times, such as when saying thank you to the bus driver. Which you must always do.(04 of10)
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5. It's nice to have two homes far away from each other so that you can run away to one when people get annoying at the other.(05 of10)
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6. You find BBC Look North unnerving, even if the slanging match between the anchor and the weather girl does provide some entertainment.(06 of10)
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7. Noticing that conversation in public DOES happen and turns out it isn't just something that happens in black and white films.(07 of10)
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8. Someone asking you for tea, and then getting annoyed when you make them a cup of tea rather than dinner/supper.(08 of10)
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9. When a local shopkeep says something after handing you your skinny latte, you just smile and nod, and maybe politely laugh.(09 of10)
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10. You think it's great that the uni make you feel at home by surrounding you with loads of other southern middle class kids.(10 of10)
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