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If British cities were people and all had to attend a family gathering what would they be up to?

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What would each city be doing at the family gathering?

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denjin@reddit

Plymouth, Exeter and Truro are having a heated debate in the corner. Taunton and Poole wander over to ask what the fuss is about and there's an awkward silence. 
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KirstyBaba@reddit

Aberdeen slinking around in a ratty suit asking London and Edinburgh for a coke hookup
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These-Purchase-728@reddit

London is the black sheep of the family because they moved out of the home town for a different life. Every family gathering they’ll get shit for it, being accused of thinking they are better than all of them.
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Perfect_Confection25@reddit

Derry wouldn't turn up. She'd be going out with Dublin, Galway and Limerick instead.
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CleanEnd5930@reddit

_inserts controversial comment about her twin Londonderry trying to be pally with the English relatives who remember who she is_
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holytriplem@reddit

Belfast is absolutely having a blast
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CleanEnd5930@reddit

😬
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waggywaggydogdog@reddit

Leicester, Derby and Nottingham get drunk in separate corners of the room, have a massive punch up while everyone else ignores them and then they forgive each other, order shots and have a sing song at the bar.
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jaymatthewbee@reddit

Lancaster and York would be the old separated grandparents that you have to keep apart because they’ll just start a petty argument.
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Imperator_Helvetica@reddit

"Leave it Gran, he's not worth it" "Yeah, but what he said about our Richard was shockin'!" Meanwhile, despire their Grandparent's differences Bolton, Hull, Bradford and Halifax are smoking a blunt on the wall outside the pub, while being ignored by Sheffield and Leeds and Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester are doing bumps of coke in the ladies. Newcastle is trying to keep the other two from arguing about music because Manchester is getting shovy and Liverpool's taken her earrings off. Preston is waiting outside to see if Manchester will be long, because she's left Salford with her, and he wants to get out of the converstion about football which Sunderland keeps trying to start. London is beaming from her spot as Matriarch, with Reading, Bath and Canterbury fawning around her, with Hereford showing her photos of the kids. Her lapdogs City of London and Westminster is drinking some beer from a saucer under the table and growling at anyone it doesn't like. One tried to bite Glasgow earlier, so Glasgow retreated to the bar to drink with Edinburgh, Carlisle, and Belfast and glare at London, even though Newport, Swansea, Cardiff and the Welsh contingent are doing much the same from near the dartboard. Birmingham is at the pool table, winner stays on but he's letting Wolverhampton play in his stead with Stoke because he ordered a takeaway to the pub and is settling down with a naan bread the size of a teatowel and watching Leicester and Nottingham try to unload the car, and keep Coventry from poking the dead crow they've found in a hedge. Portsmouth and Bristol are discussing the best motorway route they should have taken, and Gloucester is claiming a migraine and needs her medication and a lie down. Southampton is apologising to the minibus driver about something racist Southend said 'They're a different generation'; as the elderly passengers disembark - St Albans and Chichester are cackling about something mean they said about Worcester, and Salisbury is banging on about music to a disinterested Brighton, who is checking Grindr and wondering if he can score some migraine medication from Gloucester or if he'll have to get some coke from the trashy Northern lasses. Colchester is also watching Coventry with the dead crow, but with sinister purpose. Over in the adventure playground, Oxford and Cambridge are smoking vape pens and talking about their UCAS points. They bitch about each other behind the other's back, but are mutually rolling their eyes as Milton Keynes talks to them about Dr Who and Doncaster gets his head stuck in the climbing frame. Durham tries to get into the University conversation with the cool girls, but is baited into saying something mean about Wakefield, making the smaller cathedral city cry. Durham feels awful about it, but humiliation is averted when Norwich suggests they all make out 'y'know, as a joke...' and they all mutually recoil.
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CleanEnd5930@reddit

I love this! Though as a Scot I’d say Glasgow would be _starting_ the fight, and if they’re drinking with anyone it’s probably Liverpool, or maybe sharing a baggie with Dundee (definitely not hanging out with Edinburgh!)
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MaryBerrysDanglyBean@reddit

Yeah Liverpool and Glasgow are two cousins that get along really well and are always up for a sesh or a fight or both
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idontlikemondays321@reddit

Bristol would be the 45 year old uncle doing tricks on his skateboard for all the little city nieces and nephews. Wells, Ripon and Ely are the aunts that married into the family and are sharing a glass of wine, away from the others, trying to keep a low profile. London mistakes a storage cupboard for a bedroom and goes to sleep, whilst Edinburgh tuts disapprovingly.
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Atoz_Bumble@reddit

Nottingham is the small uncle who thinks he's a big man. Turns up half cut and aggressively makes jokes like he has something to prove.
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Infinite_Toilet@reddit

Then punches Derby apropos of nothing
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Ok-Tomorrow-7158@reddit

Edinburgh would be in a cupboard sniffing its own farts
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ClaryClarysage@reddit

Liverpool and Manchester fighting drunkenly in the middle of the room about football, Glasgow in the corner doing only the hardest of drugs, Birmingham under the table eating a cake.
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Remarkable-World-129@reddit

Luton in the corner stealing the cutlery 
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Puzzleheaded-Put-800@reddit

Bradford and Birmingham dealing drugs together
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Krakshotz@reddit

Glasgow already been carted away in an ambulance after overdosing
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Itsnotdrinking@reddit

Sheffield and Leeds are fighting in the carpark, only to stop to tell Doncaster they don’t count, while York sits at the side shaking their head. Hull is doing Charlie in the bogs.
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bobzimmerframe@reddit

Poor Charlie
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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

Well, they are British so they are down the pub. Imagine you have Home Counties and South East drinking craft beer and wine in the snug, the Northern English cities playing pool and drinking beer or alcopops. Newcastle is smoking a fag outside. Edinburgh is in with the SE. Glasgow in the alley behind the pub with a bottle of Buckfast and McEwans Export. Dundee there too. Aberdeen sent apologies as working offshore that week. Exeter, Bournemouth are drinking cider. London is being unsettled and splits into two - CLZ/Westminster in the snug drinking cocktails and cliquey in the corner. The other bits are playing pool with the North. Cambridge and Oxford taking semiotic notes on behaviour of the rest while gradually getting wasted.
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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

Realised I missed out the Welsh - please feel free to fit in some stereotypes but urban pub for the travel connections.
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Old_Introduction_395@reddit

Singing
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Eoin_McLove@reddit

Newports in the car park huffing nitrous oxide.
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GoldFreezer@reddit

Um I think you mean *found* golf clubs.
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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

I've only ever been to the ONS campus there. Did have some nice Brains beer in Cardiff but only been to the "posher" bits.
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petrolstationpicnic@reddit

Obviously the Welsh would be bursting into song, drinking some Brains beer
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GoldFreezer@reddit

The West Country are two old blokes drinking scrumpy and watching the horse racing on the little telly in the corner.
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MaximusDecimiz@reddit

Portsmouth and Liverpool are sharing some dirty coke in the bathroom, and Bristol wants to join in but can’t break away from a conversation
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LiquidLuck18@reddit

London says excuse me to everyone as he makes his way around the room with his shandy. Then he gets drunk and the Cockney emerges (Jekyll and Hyde style). Birmingham and Manchester are standing back-to-back demanding everyone stop to measure how tall they are so they can settle who's bigger once and for all. Newcastle walks in wearing a t-shirt and shorts in freezing weather and immediately gets into an argument with Sunderland, which no one else can understand.
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Greggybread@reddit

London would be the grown up spoilt child acting out if it's not the centre of attention. Glasgow would be passed out with a 6 pack of Super T. Liverpool would have it's curlers in and be dolled up to the nines. Sheffield would be drinking real ale and listening to metal on headphones.
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Inevitable-Height851@reddit

London is the red-faced, boorish patriarchal boomer dad/grandfather of the family. He's around early 50s, shaves his balding head every day, wears Ted Baker shirts, wife still dyes her hair blonde. His children and their spouses don't really like him but neither can they deny he seems to wield a lot of power and influence over the family, and besides they have to ask him for money now and then because he has a very well paid job. Bedford, Watford and Bromley are his fawning, feckless colleagues whom he's invited to the party, much to the annoyance of his children.
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5n0wgum@reddit

Bradford is there sending suspect messages on Snapchat and no one feel comfortable leaving their preteen daughters alone with them.
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Emotional-Ebb8321@reddit

London is trying hard to avoid making eye contact with anyone.
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5n0wgum@reddit

Sniffing their nose constantly while it's rich Chinese partner makes all the decisions and dodgy Russian banking app keeps pinging.
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notthetalkinghorse@reddit

London would be the one organising the event, making sure everything runs smoothly, yet constantly checking their watch and sending urgent texts about global markets. Manchester is shouting about a new band and moaning that it should be the second city. Liverpool can't quite make itself understood so spontaneously breaking into a Beatles song. Edinburgh is sipping whisky, lost in a deep intellectual debate with Oxford about historical figures and literary works. Birmingham is nostalgically talking about its past glory while showing off some cutting-edge tech innovations they've been working on. Hasn't quite worked itself out. Glasgow is drunk and cracking jokes, trying to lighten the mood with their quick wit and keeping everyone entertained. Newcastle is under dressed and wants to know who wants to go out dancing. Bristol is discussing the latest street art exhibition they attended and handing out invites to their next big community event. Cardiff is teaching everyone a few words in Welsh while discussing the latest rugby match. Brighton is very relaxed, talks a lot about the benefits of a vegan lifestyle, and seeing who would like to do a group beach yoga session for the next morning followed by avocado on toast.
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Moorglademover@reddit

Norwich, after each handshake. "*Excuse the growth*".
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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

While pointedly ignoring Ipswich
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listentome44@reddit

Da fuck?
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