A new survey has revealed a list of the rudest and most polite cities in the UK… and it’s pretty grim reading for us Mancs.
That’s because Manchester has claimed the not-so-coveted top spot.
We all know that England’s capital city has a reputation for not being massively accommodating to those who pay it a visit, but shockingly, London’s long-reigning title has been taken away from it this year, and has been handed over to the place we call home instead.
The British ‘stiff upper lip’ stereotype hasn’t come from nowhere, and there’s definitely truth to the fact that many of those living and working in our nation’s major cities can come across as pretty aloof from time to time.
But which UK cities are considered to be the rudest? Well, in an attempt to answer this question once and for all, language learning platform Preply decided to conduct a new study and analysed thousands of reviews on Tripadvisor that contained keywords relating to politeness, as well as the city’s safety index, and cleanliness score too.
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Unfortunately, Manchester scored a low 3.6 out of 30 in the study overall, and came out with a politeness score of 1.5 out 10, and a safety score of 0.6 out 10.
The Top 10 Rudest Cities in the UK
Manchester
London
Sunderland
Wolverhampton
Peterborough
Plymouth
Newport
Birmingham
Glasgow
Nottingham
Manchester has been crowned the ‘rudest’ city in the UK / Credit: Wikimedia Commons | ITV
As many would expect, London claimed the second spot on the list with an overall score of 6.6 out 30, while some of the other cities in the top 10 included Sunderland, Peterborough, Newport, Nottingham, and Glasgow.
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When it comes to the other end of the spectrum, the title of the most polite city in the UK, according to Preply’s study, has been given to Cambridge – with impressive overall score of 26 out of 30.
It was closely followed by Newcastle with 19.9 out of 30, and Sheffield with 18.2.
What’s your thoughts on this then? Do you think Manchester is the rudest city in the UK, or should somewhere else have been crowned instead? Well, if you ask us, we think it’s pretty rude we’ve even been called rude in the first place, to be honest.
Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
Emily Sergeant -
8th April 2024 
