Describe Birmingham

[Joewoen]

Risking the danger of momentarily straying off topic, though not far. I have travelled pretty widely around the UK and listened to many people tell me all about Birmingham.
 
To listen to them they would have you believe it's a city that is still stuck in the 19th century and that outside the city centre it is all slums and back streets along side of filth belching factories. That the people are all strange speaking morons in need of a wash. We have no entertainment or culture other than sawdust strewn public houses and flea pit picture houses.
 
I often would say to these people, "it has changed a bit you know since the 19th century when was the last time you were there"? To which they invariably replied "Oh I have never been there, it's just what I have heard".
 
Phil

Exactly my experience. I do my best to explain.

[SENSIBLE]

Now we have whole areas ruined - so much for progress. 

[K2]

Sorry but I agree. Like my City of birth, Coventry, Birmingham is not the most attractive place in the world. Although making up for it, the humour, especially from the Black Country, is unique.
 
I suppose you will give me some stick now for saying The Black Country is Birmingham. The whole lot is Brum to me.
 
K2

[maggie]

 
 
 
K2so pleased you consider The Black Country as part of Brum
 
I do also......Btw  you can take the girl out of the Black Country  but you cant take the Black Country out of the girl.
 
Think I,ve said before I still after 41 years in NZ have accent
 
which gets stronger if I,m mad or excited
 
ow am yer  ar kid, Im fer ta bostin

[roy one]

maggie yo sound a guden or kid

[SENSIBLE]

Brummies aint Yam Yams 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2005/03/15/where_is_the_black_country_feature.shtml

[vauxonion]

Brummies aint Yam Yams 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2005/03/15/where_is_the_black_country_feature.shtml

I Think K2 is the one with the strange sense of humour relating us to the black country.


Maggie Gt Barr don,t count most of it is in B,ham anyway. Dek

[K2]

Yowm all a bunch of yow, yow's if yow ask me.
 
Yow do this, yow do that, where yow bin? Where yow gooin?
 
Crickey!! Yow lot make me sound posh

[garvin]

tradition and language is what makes us all unique cheers

[SENSIBLE]

Yowm all a bunch of yow, yow's if yow ask me.
 
Yow do this, yow do that, where yow bin? Where yow gooin?
 
Crickey!! Yow lot make me sound posh

You obviously don't know many Brummies and are getting us mixed up with Black Country Folk. Don't worry about it - lot's of other ignorant people do exactly the same.   

[garvin]

brum or black country love it all no ignorance here cheers