You know you’re from County Durham when…

That’s the question we recently put to Northern Echo readers on our Facebook page.

Maybe you have recently been on holiday and were asked if you’re a Geordie? Or you’ve made reference to Durham Cathedral one too many times when making conversation with someone outside of the county.

We received almost 100 comments with your excellent responses, so here’s a selection of some of the most popular.

How do you know you're from County Durham?

One person wrote: “You are compelled to correct the other person's pronunciation of Durham.”

This received a lot of ‘thumbs up’ and even laughing emojis from other readers.

Similarly, this Facebook account commented: “When they correct you how to pronounce it. it's dhurram not dur-ham.”

A local person posted: “When you mention the most beautiful Cathedral in the country.”

Again, this also had many ‘thumbs up’ in response.

Someone else teased: “When you can’t find a decent parmo and have to go to Teesside.”

One County Durham resident said: “You get that homely feeling when you've been away and can see the Cathedral on your way back xx”

“You’ve inherited your Dad’s miners lamp,” wrote this person.

This user exclaimed: “GEORDIE!! No! I’m from Durham.”

The comment had many ‘thumbs up’ from more than 20 people agreeing with this statement.

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As a reply said: “That really annoys me, oh you're a Geordie then. Nooo I'm not.. not that I have anything against my fellow northerners.”

A reader joked: “No I'm a posh Geordie I'm from Durham is always my reply.”

Have you heard any of these funny responses before? Let us know in the comments what you would say.