35 totally understandable reasons no one likes Newcastle and the North East

1. It's a grim place

Sunrise over Tynemouth Longsands (Newcastle Chronicle)

2. It's grey and boring

3. Winter makes it look even worse

Newcastle Quayside following heavy overnight snowfall (PA)

4. See

A train leaves Durham station among the snowy rooftops (Andy Commins)

5. Really, it is terrible

6. The views get worse

The view from the roof of Newcastle United's St James' Park Stadium (Newcastle Chronicle)

7. When night comes it's even worse

Sage Gateshead at night (Newcastle Chronicle)

8. Eugh

The Theatre Royal (Newcastle Chronicle)

9. No chance of seeing the Northern Lights

10. No great observatories to visit

Stars in the Milky Way pictured at the Kielder Observatory, Northumberland (PA)

11. The landmarks are pathetic

The Angel of the North (PA)

12. The bridges could be better

The Millennium, Swing and Tyne Bridge over the River Tyne (Newcastle Chronicle)

13. There's no history

The ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland by Ernest Storey (Ernest Storey)

14. Not a jot of it

Cragside House - the first to ever use hydroelectricity (UGC TNE)

15. We don't do events very well

A rainbow over the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run 2018 (PA)

16. The stars don't come out for them either

Sir Mo Farah wins the Men's Elite Race during the 2018 Great North Run (PA)

17. Folk don't get in the spirit

Great North Run superhero fancy dress (Iain Buist)

18. We can't throw a party

The launch of the Great Exhibition of the North in Newcastle (PA)

19. Or end one

The dress rehearsal for the Great Exhibition of the North closing event (Newcastle Chronicle)

20. The annual funfair is hopeless

21. National Trust don't bother up here

The Orangery at Gibside (UGC TNE)

22. Not at all

Snowdrops in the sunshine at Wallington Hall and Gardens by Carolyn Farthing-Dunn (UGC TNE)

23. Don't get us started on the coast

South Shields beach (Getty Images)

24. Pants

A rainbow over Tynemouth Longsands (Owen Humphreys)

25. Pathetic

People sit and take in the view of Bamburgh Castle (Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

26. It's not great for days out

Horses At War, Beamish Museum (Beamish Museum)

27. See what we mean

Broom levitation classes at Alnwick Castle (Newcastle Chronicle)

28. The parks could be better

A gorgeous picture of Saltwell Park in bloom (Michael Connor)

29. Stay away if you don't like this

Durham Cathedral (PA)

30. Not much for lovers of art

The Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art in Gateshead (PA)

31. Or music lovers

Ed Sheeran at St James' Park (NCJ Media)

32. The football stadium isn't great

The view from the roof of Newcastle United's St James' Park Stadium (Newcastle Chronicle)

33. Neither is the shopping

The Metrocentre - the largest shopping centre in the UK (handout from Sorted PR)

34. Don't bother with the nightlife

The By the River Brew bars and street food on Gateshead Quayside (Newcastle Chronicle)

35. A terrible place to live

The Quayside seaside in Newcastle (Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)