19 reasons you know you're from Reading

1. Union Street in the town centre has always been known as smelly alley and no one else can say otherwise.

2. When you know what the Whitley whiff used to be. Like Smelly Alley, there was an unpleasant sewage like smell dubbed as ‘Whitley whiff’.

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3. Referring John Lewis on Broad Street as Heelas

4. You've eaten one too many lardy cakes

5. Seeing Elvis walking around Broad Street Mall is a frequent occurrence. David Allon, who's lived in Reading his whole life, has a passion for The King, Elvis Presley.

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6. When you’ve moved to Hampshire and used the word Cheeselog in public and people stare at you like you have gone mad.

7.When you bought your school uniform in Jacksons

8. Sainsbury’s will always be called Savacenter

Image by Sainsbury's Archive

9. You used to buy a spud gun and stink bombs in Dolls Hospital. The building is located just next door to the Chronicle office.

10. When you still think of Lenny when you go under the new Cow Lane bridge.

11. Reading residents still wish they could get a burger from Bretts. The nearest is now in Witney, Oxfordshire. 

12. You know what Gypsy tart is and love it 

13. You go down Hayling Island and bump into loads of people you know! Hayling Island is also known as Reading on Sea.

14. You wonder when they'll ever finish the IDR.

15. When you've drunk and survived the Boars Head. Anyone else used to visit this pub?

16. When you pronounce Waitrose as Wait-rose -anyone else do this?

17. You call The Oracle roundabout the bullring instead.

18. Biscuits, Beer and Bulbs. That is all. These three products is what Reading is famous for producing.

19. You tell everyone that Cemetery Junction was famous because of Ricky Gervais.

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