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.
Wayne Rooney joins the cast of Gary Neville’s The Overlap
Danny Jones
Wayne Rooney has secured a new job just a few months on from departing as Birmingham City head coach, with the Manchester United and England legend being named as the latest member of The Overlap team.
Set to join the cast of the popular Stick to Football online series alongside the likes of former teammates Gary Neville and Roy Keane, as well as the rest of the recurring panel.
Rooney is also set to feature on various other shows across The Overlap channel, including the likes of their regular fan debates and other interviews with athletes and well-known figures.
They announced the signing in true transfer window fashion as well.
As transfer expert Fabrizio Romano quips in the video, Rooney “has signed an agreement with The Overlap” and is expected to make his debut very soon
‘Wazza’ has appeared as a pundit on Sky Sports in recent weeks and has even been spotted playing some FIFA with comedy YouTuber AngryGinge as part of his pro clubs series, but hasn’t been in a steady role since being sacked as the Birmingham manager at the start of the year.
Having already appeared as a guest in one of the most popular episodes of Stick to Football and clearly sharing a strong chemistry with his old friends – as well as the likes of fellow Scouser Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott and Ian Wright – it looks to be a natural fit for the sport-based channel.
The 38-year-old revealed some pretty interesting details about his playing and managerial career last time around, not to mention some of the other offers he’s had since…
Rooney reiterated during his own interview that his primary focus is still on coaching and finding his next managerial role, but for the time being, he’ll be bringing the insight of another ex-pro to the popular YouTube channel.
Speaking on his latest move, the former striker said, “I’m excited to announce that I will be joining my good mate Gary Neville and the team at The Overlap to appear on the channel across some of their brilliant shows on YouTube and the podcast. I can’t wait to get started”.
With an episode from at least one of their series going out most weeks, you can expect to see the footballing legend back on the channel soon.
Featured Images — The Overlap/Wayne Rooney (via Instagram)
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Manchester City star Erling Haaland is now a playable character in Clash of Clans mobile game
Danny Jones
In yet more proof that footballers just live in an entirely different world from us, Manchester City star Erling Haaland has popped up in the popular mobile game, Clash of Clans – and it’s not just a little cameoeither.
Haaland‘s no stranger to the odd brand deal, so when we saw him cutting a promo for Clash of Clans we weren’t too surprised, but it’s safe to say we weren’t expecting to see footballers pop up in video games besides FIFA (sorry, EA FC) at any point this year.
The big number nine is not just a famous face to help push the already hugely popular mobile strategy and city-building game, they don’t need it; it turns out the lethal goalscorer is now going to be an actual playable character in the latest Clash of Clans update.
He even turned his hand to a bit of acting in the trailer:
As you can see, the 23-year-old stars in the new advert which sees troops appear in his home whilst he’s playing the game before being sucked into the game world.
Starring as the Barbarian King, he’s the first real person to ever feature in the game and will be available through a month-long football-themed seasonal event in-game.
When we stop and think about it, the Norwegian striker is pretty much a perfect fit given his Scandinavian heritage and the obvious Viking theme surrounding the franchise – not to mention the fact that he’s apparently been playing the game since he was 10.
He’s also been dropping a hint or two of late, in case you didn’t pick up on them.
Speaking on the collaboration, Haaland said: “I’ve been a huge fan of the game for a long time and know everything about it, so to appear as an in-game character is really cool”.
As for Finnish developer-publishers Supercell, CoC’s general manager Stuart McGaw said in an official announcement: “When we heard Erling Haaland was a fan of our game and that he wanted to partner with us, it was really a dream scenario.”
Haaland will be available to recruit in the game until 31 May, plus, if players raid his village and take down the Barbarian King himself, they can win additional rewards and a place on the leaderboards.
Emily Sergeant -
8th April 2024 
