Here are some of the things that only Portsmouth people know – incorporating nudity, speed cameras, the Royal Navy the days when Guildhall Walk was like a warzone – and the cuddly Allders bear craze.
![So, there's an argument about whether Cosham is actually Portsmouth or not. Ignore that for now. But if you're properly Portsmouth you won't be surprised by the pronunciation Coz-am rather than Cosh-am...](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ5NmIzODI5LTNhY2ItNDFmYS1hYmVkLTgzMjdjZDVkMWRhNjplMDhhZTBjMi1jMTZjLTQ3ZDEtYmNjMi0zODhkYzM4MzE1OTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Cosham
So, there's an argument about whether Cosham is actually Portsmouth or not. Ignore that for now. But if you're properly Portsmouth you won't be surprised by the pronunciation Coz-am rather than Cosh-am... Photo: SCC
![You live here, you grow up with the term. People who move in will ask "A mattlow?" and be even more confused when you spell out the word](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUzYjdhMTU0LWI0NDYtNDJkZS1iMzM2LTFkNDJjYWNmYzk2MjozYjY5Y2JhZi1iM2YwLTRhNmQtOGYwYi05MmFmNDcxNTFjZDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Matelots
You live here, you grow up with the term. People who move in will ask "A mattlow?" and be even more confused when you spell out the word Photo: LPhot Matt Bradley
![It's a Portsmouth man thing. As soon as the temperature gets above 14C in March and you are anywhere near Southsea Common, you must take your T-shirt off. Sadly, not all participants have the physique of our model here....](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjljYjdlMTAwLWNhMGUtNDI1ZC04YTQyLTBiZTczNTgzZjQzMTphYjQxYTliMS1iZjZhLTQyYjgtYTExZi1lNTEwMzkxNjNlZTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Getting topless
It's a Portsmouth man thing. As soon as the temperature gets above 14C in March and you are anywhere near Southsea Common, you must take your T-shirt off. Sadly, not all participants have the physique of our model here.... Photo: Adobe
![There was a time when this Big White Bear - with his a red hat, bells and a red scarf - seemed to be in every home in Portsmouth. The plush toy, made in the 1980s for Allders, was a massive hit with the city's younger residents. We wonder how many people (like our Editor Kelly Brown who still has hers) have theirs stashed away somewhere?!](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMzMTdiNDVmLWI2OWMtNDc0YS1iYzczLWU3M2U2OWU3MDBhZTozNTkxNTlhYi00NmU0LTQyYjYtOGNmNi04M2U5OWM4MTM5YjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. The Allders Jingle Bear
There was a time when this Big White Bear - with his a red hat, bells and a red scarf - seemed to be in every home in Portsmouth. The plush toy, made in the 1980s for Allders, was a massive hit with the city's younger residents. We wonder how many people (like our Editor Kelly Brown who still has hers) have theirs stashed away somewhere?! Photo: Kelly Brown