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Or so it seems to us. We're spoilt with a preponderance of places to eat, swathes of lush green-belt to visit, historic sites aplenty and hubs of culture dotted all over the region.
We're home to two of the nation's most famous football teams, we have the sites of many historic discoveries and events... we make really good gravy. READ MORE: UK's best restaurants have been named - and the north west has dominated But, at times, non-Manc friends -especially those from down south - can fail to see what we see, as if their vision were impaired by the haze of the Big Smoke.
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