10 things you’ll only get if you live in Fallowfield

If you understand all of these, you’re in too deep.


If you’re a student in Manchester, odds are you live in Fallowfield. Great for your social life, not so great for your degree. Whether it’s struggling to enjoy a date or being on first name terms with your local kebab shop owner, here are 10 signs you know you’re a student in Fallowfield.

Your life depends on you not misplacing your Unirider

You’ve fallen for the urban legend that Sainsbury’s is too expensive

You’ve had an in depth conversation with Crazy Bus Lady and still not understood what on earth is going on

You’ve spent at least one Saturday night shaking your thang in Baa Bar… and regretted it every time

The wheel of shame

If you’re one of the brave few who choose to walk to campus, the Curry Mile greets you every morning with a heady mixture of vomit and (funnily enough) curry

You’re on first name terms with Paz

You’ve endured an awkward date at Font after discovering the music is too loud to allow any kind of conversation

Ditto The Ram (RIP Ram and Shacks)

You’ve tried and failed to get an appointment at Bodey

You’ve paid a much heavier price than the actual cost of New Zealand Wines own-brand