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    35 Things You'll Only Understand If You're From South-East Essex

    Anywhere near Basildon, Southend, or Thurrock? You'll know what I'm talking about.

    1. With all the hassle that comes with being from Essex, saying you’re from London is just so much easier.

    2. Girls want to work as a Beautician, a PA or a Model*.

    3. Boys want to work as an Estate Agent, a Banker or fulltime LAD.

    4. Essex may well have the world’s biggest secret reserve of diamantes.

    5. We're also not great at dealing with secrets.

    6. Except for Southend Airport, because it's so good.

    7. There is no ice-cream better than a Rossi's. Even in Italy.

    8. Someone you know has this tattoo.

    9. The Fast and the Furious is nothing compared to Southend Sea Front on a Saturday Night.

    10. The New Orleans desperately needs to be brought back.

    11. If a C2C train is more than 1 minute late, one must hurl abuse at their Twitter.

    12. Canvey Island has apparently been sinking forever.

    13. Unfortunately, we know a lot of Essex jokes are true.

    14. “What’s that over the river Mum?”…”That little one, is the faraway kingdom of Bluewater with it’s labyrinthian floorplan and expensive shops. We must never go there.”

    15. The sun's out?! All residents must board the C2C and form a half-naked queue into Leigh-On-Sea immediately.

    16. Summer uniform rules are very stringent. Failure to adhere will result in being lame.

    17. Summer uniform for girls is also fairly strict.

    18. Once a year loads of farmers from the weird parts of Essex put on the Orsett Show and horses dance.

    19. No. Adventure Island is Peter Pan's. Thanks.

    20. When the mods on scooters drive in to Southend it sounds like a swarm of hoovers - and it’s actually really cool.

    21. We actually don't know what's past Chelmsford. Surely it's not still Essex?

    22. Bas Vegas is where souls go to die.

    23. Most are lost to Liquid and Envy.

    24. Older souls are lost to Chicagos.

    25. Hungry souls are lost to the Aroma Chinese buffet.

    26. Everyone has warm memories of Orsett Hall. Weddings, Proms... and the BLAZING INFERNO.

    27. Go to the Brush. Mix a Snakebite, a Rodney and a Weedkiller. Dance to Indie. Fall down. Daryl's Kebabs.

    28. No-one is yet over the loss of Action Stations.

    29. Where are the cooling-down coke cans now?

    30. Driving around/over Sadler’s Farm Roundabout is pure panic. Even after it had an Olympic makeover.

    31. If you can hold your breath through the Dartford Tunnel the whole way, you feel like superman.

    32. Wat Tyler Park's amazing mini-train.

    33. "We 'ad a propa sick sesh bombin' it daan the A13 . Yeh I am bare buzzin' bruv, fort it was gonna be bleak. I dun'arf wanna get gattered though innit.... You out t'night fella? Let's get ON IT. Nice one bruv, bell me later."

    34. You’re always only 2 mutual friends or less away from a member of TOWIE.

    35. On the upside, we'll always have Dame Helen Mirren.