Maybe it’s when you work out how to get to your destination using the Tube without needing to use a map, or when you can name a pub near every Tube station.
While those are unlikely attributes to make you a Londoner, hundreds of locals have shared their own thoughts.
Taking to the Reddit group, r/London, one curious user asked: “At what point are you a Londoner?”, seeing a mass response with nearly 400 answers.
From getting annoyed at people standing on the left side of the escalator to seeing Bill Nighy out and about, here are the 5 signs that make you a real Londoner.
5 signs you’re a real Londoner
Getting frustrated about the left side of an escalator
One very popular and clear sign is “When you get frustrated about people standing on the left-hand side of an escalator.”
Expanding on the sign, a fellow Londoner added: “Yes, but to be clear, you mustn’t make your displeasure clear to the offender.
“You have to look at other people and roll your eyes, while tutting loudly.”
Spotting Bill Nighy out and about
Another apparent Londoner sign, according to locals, was seeing actor and star of Love Actually, Bill Nighy, out in public.
As one Reddit user said, “Have you spotted Bill Nighy yet? If so, Londoner. If not, sorry.”
@savannahgraceycomedy Replying to @Google might be quicker to get the bus if you go this way! 🥵 #londonunderground #coventgarden #workcommute #londontransport ♬ original sound – Savannah Gracey
Knowing not to use the Covent Garden Tube station
Any true Londoner will know to avoid using Covent Garden or face the endless steps to the surface.
Sharing how it’s a true Londoner sign, a local said: “When you confidently make fun of anyone using Covent Garden tube station.”
Thinking ‘the North’ means Finchley
One Reddit user suggested that Londoners have a habit of describing Finchley as ‘the North’ as one local joked: “Don’t dare go up the A1.”
Suggesting the Londoner forgot that there are areas outside the capital…
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Falling asleep on the Tube and still not missing your stop
A dangerous act to do if you’re in a rush, but locals suggest that any true Londoner will be able to have a nap on the Tube without missing their stop.
As one local put it: “Obviously, when you fall asleep on the Tube and wake up at the right station.”
