AMAZINGSTOKE or Boringstoke – opinion is often divided when it comes to Basingstoke.

Those who don’t live here might think the many roundabouts are the only aspect that makes it unique - something top comedians visiting The Anvil always make a joke about.

However, anyone who comes from Basingstoke will know there’s more to life here than navigating your way around the one-way system.

Here’s a list of reasons you definitely know you come from Basingstoke. Let us know if there’s anything we’ve missed.

1. Anyone you ever meet from the town knows someone who knows you. Fact. Be careful what you say!

2. You've arranged to meet someone "by the willy" without any hint of irony or humour

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3. You turn supermarket names into a plural - Tescos, Asdas, Aldis. It's definitely a Basingstoke thing, but why?

Basingstoke Gazette: 20 reasons you know you're from Basingstoke

4. You know how to pronounce Chineham. Chin-um not Chine-ham!

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5. If you get asked in a pub quiz where Burberry originated, you 100% know the answer and are super proud of this

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6. You omit Basingstoke from your address, instead telling people you're from Hampshire

7. You, or someone you know, got stuck on the A339 during the snow chaos of 2009

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8. You know we don't actually have an art college

Basingstoke Gazette: David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst in a scene from Only Fools And Horses in 2001

9. You don't time keep by the railway station clock, and if you do then that's why you always miss your train (or bus)

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10. You've snickered at the hospital's automated phone call-back system when it refers to Basingstoke hospital (Baz-ing-stoke)

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11. You're still trying to decide what to have for lunch from Potter's Walk food court

12. Pack Lane humps? You’ve mastered them. They are centred nicely down the middle of your car every time, and you shake your head in disapproval at anyone who slows down to 10mph to go over them

Basingstoke Gazette: 'Mountain' of a speed hump appears on Pack Lane

13. You've seen the actual Father Christmas. Down your road, sat on the back of a truck, waving, and pumping out festive tunes

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14. The summer holidays don't officially start until you've got a pedalo out on Eastrop pond

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15. If you went to QMC, you were called Doris if you were female, and something much ruder if you were male!

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16. You've spotted former Gladiator Falcon in Festival Place

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17. You've lost count of the number of Gregg's we have, even though you've been to them all

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18. Dr Hilary has diagnosed at least one of your ailments

Basingstoke Gazette: Dr Hilary Jones

19. You've appeared in The Gazette at least once

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20. You've queued up to meet a celebrity at Waterstones - From Katie Price and Jamie Oliver to Mary Berry and David Attenborough

Basingstoke Gazette: Sir David signs copies of his new book Life Stories at Waterstones in Festival Place, Basingstoke

21. You have also seen various 'celebrities' at night clubs, including the entire cast of Love Island to date (that's a slight exaggeration) famous faces from TOWIE and Jedward

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23. You remember when scrabbling on the pavement for a penny sweet while watching people dance on floats in fancy dress was the highlight of the year

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24. Jumping out of your skin when walking up the stairs in the Willis Museum happens Every. Single. Time

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25. There ain't no spider as big as a Basingstoke spider. Of that you are certain. Look out!

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26. Knowing that the Sports Centre isn’t just about sport. Hands up who’s been to a disco there?

Basingstoke Gazette: The Malls

27. Trying to exit Festival Place car park is better than Crystal Maze. It's been done on purpose to make it a fun challenge, right?

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28. You would never, ever visit the Lime Pits after dark

Basingstoke Gazette: Basing Lime Pits car parks, next to a children's playground, have become a notorious haunt for illegal sexual activity

29. You know someone who knows someone who knows Liz Hurley’s mum

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30. You’ve had a nightmare about Mrs Blunden

Basingstoke Gazette: The ruins of the Holy Ghost Chapel and grounds

31. You reminisce about the 'good old days' when Basingstoke had a host of free events: the carnival, Balloons over Basingstoke, Jammin' in June

Basingstoke Gazette: Balloons Over Basingstoke – which includes the popular night glow event – is under threat as part of plans to create a new two-week Basingstoke Festival.

32. You've noticed that number 22 is missing on this list and have already drafted your letter of complaint to the editor