A St Helens man found himself in the difficult situation of trying to explain where he lives to a group of people who had never heard of the town.
The man, who was on holiday at the time, took to Facebook to share his experience and asked if anyone else had found themselves in a similar situation.
The post received a flood of comments, each sharing their go-to way of describing the glass-making town.
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The post said: "Have you ever been abroad talking to someone who has never heard of St Helens? What do you say? Rugby team, boxing, Johnny Vegas, darts players, to be fair who doesn't know St Helens now but it happens?
One man was quick to share his St Helens related experience over in California, he said: "Was in California talking to one of the locals. He asked where I lived , I told him he wouldn’t have heard of St Helens. Next thing he had a full game on his phone and was an avid follower of rugby league St Helens being his favourite team."
While another shared an experience in Austria where someone had heard of one the town's lesser known landmarks.
It said: "When caravan touring in Austria the owner who was a Baron and his nephew was serving in the bar on the site was speaking to us and asked where we came from in England, I said St Helens but you wont know where that is will you, his reply was I do, Carr Mill Dam, we just laughed and said you are correct. He had been in Manchester at University and his best friend came from Carr Mill.
One thing that most people on Merseyside comment on about St Helens, is the town's distinctly different accent to the rest of the county. However, when travelling down south or overseas, many may confuse the St Helens twang with a scouse accent.
One person in the comments had experienced this, they said: "As Sinneliners, if you go outside the town people say are you from Liverpool because we have a slight trace of scouse coming through when we speak. I got it when I joined my job and did my training down south."
