We’re certainly a proud bunch, and in other corners of planet Earth we’ve got quirks that make us stand out from the crowd.
From the way we think to our own language and Pompey slang, there are a few things that are a dead giveaway that people call
Here are nine tell-tale signs that someone is from Portsmouth.
From the way we think to our own language and Pompey slang, there are a few things that are a dead giveaway that people call
![No, they are not different places - despite what some visitors seem to think - but we still differentiate between the two!](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE4YjM2M2Q2LWYyYzEtNDlhMi1iOTJkLTZjNmVhYzEzMGM2Yzo1NGVjNTcwMS02ZmU4LTQzM2QtYTZhYy0xOTc3ZjhmOTEyNTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Differentiating Portsmouth and Southsea
No, they are not different places - despite what some visitors seem to think - but we still differentiate between the two! Photo: Ryan Atfield
![Classic Portsmouth slang for 'complaining', it's a phrase you'll seldom hear anywhere else in the world - unless you find another local.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA2NWQxMzViLWM2MTEtNDE0MS05MzNlLWQ2MjMzNDA5MDQ2ODo1MGRlYWMwYy1lZmIzLTRlOTItOTdmNC1iNmFiNGZjNTVjZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. They tell someone to 'stop squinnying'
Classic Portsmouth slang for 'complaining', it's a phrase you'll seldom hear anywhere else in the world - unless you find another local. Photo: Mix and Match Studio
![For some Pompey folk, anyone travelling further than the South Downs (pictured) can be considered to be going "to the north".](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVhNDkzNTA3LWZhNmEtNGNhYS05YTdiLWEwNWQwOTMxNDExYjoyYzUzZWI5NC0zNDQxLTRiNmYtODg1Yi0yZDJkYWI4ZjQ2MzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Having a different north-south divide
For some Pompey folk, anyone travelling further than the South Downs (pictured) can be considered to be going "to the north". Photo: Steve Robards
![Sometimes we can't believe the words that come out of their mouth - we all know someone who is a total dinlo (an idiot, for those out of the loop).](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU5Yzk1OTlkLTZmNDYtNDdmMy05MTcyLTBiMWVjNGRlODM1ZTpkMTk2NDQ2Ni0xMWJlLTQ4MDQtYWQ5ZS1jOTRlMDVhMmYwODA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Calling someone a 'dinlo'
Sometimes we can't believe the words that come out of their mouth - we all know someone who is a total dinlo (an idiot, for those out of the loop). Photo: Vadym Drobot