21 Things That Are Only OK Because You're From Leicester

    "Where are you from?" "Lestah."

    1. Knowing to meet at the clock tower if you go into town.

    2. Eating your body weight in chips from Awesome Chips.

    3. Not pronouncing the name of anywhere in Leicester properly – if you pronounce them properly, we know you're an outsider.

    4. Getting a bit too excited about the new Haymarket Bus Station.

    5. Thinking this place was a castle when you were a kid:

    6. Listing famous people who have lived in Leicester to outsiders.

    7. Getting sick of hearing about how we found King Richard III in a car park, but still milking it.

    Even #RichardIII gets in on the act for the #Leicestercity #premiership #winners #2016 #party. #Leicester

    Via Twitter: @HoltAntiquesLtd

    8. Moaning about Download Festival because it messes up the bus timetables.

    9. Using the word "mardy" at least twenty times a day.

    10. Suddenly becoming a Leicester City fan once they won the Premier League.

    11. Going to a Kasabian gig but only knowing like three songs.

    12. Knowing of the famous Wanlip smell.

    13. Hating the Jamie Vardy lookalike.

    When yer da promises to get your idol to appear at your Birthday party, and the local weirdo turns up.

    Via Twitter: @WeahsCousin

    He's everywhere and he's annoying as hell.

    14. Seeing an X Factor winner in your local Co-Op or at the cinema and it being totally normal.

    15. Not understanding the hype about the Highcross, even though outsiders seem to love it.

    16. Learning how to spell Leicester by a variation of "Lions Eat Ice Cream Every Saturday Tiger Eat Rice."

    Was it just me that used to use 'lions eat ice cream every Saturday tigers eat rice' to help spell out Leicester orrrr

    Via Twitter: @FameGrayson20

    17. Visiting Braggy Park in all weather conditions.

    18. Moaning about Primark.

    19. Exhausting Leicester's history by visiting all of its attractions on school trips.

    20. Losing it a little when an outsider compares Leicester to Nottingham.

    21. Celebrating being from a diverse, vibrant and proud city by partying.