Step foot onto the streets of Manchester and you will be hit with a cacophony of sounds you would expect to hear in any modern city.
From its transport infrastructure to shoppers and venues, each element makes up part of Manchester's unique fingerprint. But there are some sounds that when you hear them, you just know you're in Manchester.
It's in our culture, the way we speak, and definitely the characters who call the city home. Some of these sounds can, of course, infuriate us at times. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. But some sounds are so indicatively 'Manchester' that Mancunians who have moved away can become nostalgic, even misty eyed, when they hear them again.
So to celebrate the unique sounds of the city, we've put together a list of sounds that when you hear them, you know you can only be in Manchester.
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