Birmingham town center what a crap hole.

dirtydog said:
I got done for drink driving, that wasn't a joke - but much of what I've said about it elsewhere was a wind-up, the only disturbing thing is that people didn't realise this.
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It's hard to draw a line though mate, you were constantly bragging about drink driving every week then suddenly you have a crash, get nicked and all the other times were a joke and you were unlucky?

You must surely understand the confusion.

Anyway whatever, I'm glad *you personally* don't live next door to me, nothing to do with the colour of your skin - I'm able to judge people as individuals on their own merits or faults. :)

If I can paraphrase a previous poster in this thread, No personal attacks. The difference is, I have an actual reason for saying that word.
 
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goldilocks said:
I love birmingham city centre, great architecture, fantastic shopping, museums, art galleries, cultural diversity.
I'm sorry, but if you are from stoke-on-trent i fail to see how you could find anywhere more awful than your hometown.
(saying that, i haven't visited everywhere, but of the places i have - i am fairly sure none were worse than stoke)
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So the government hasn't spent hardly anything on Stoke-On-Trent compared Birmingham at least people of our local towns have more pride about where we live and don't completely carpet the ground with litter. Hanley is great if it's shopping someones after. It also has a museum and art gallery.
 
Didn't know Birmingham was so disliked! I live in Wolves but have worked at a firm in B'ham city centre for ~3 years, head there for a night out every so often and visit Villa Park regularly. Like any city there are good areas and there are run-down areas.

I've been comfortably outnumbered by white faces from school, through to office life 15 years on. As such, feeling anxeity or the sense that something's 'not quite right' just because people surrounding you are a different colour seems strange to me personally, though I can't argue with bad experiences people may have had. Definately understand people being surprised by racial mixes if it's not something you're used to, but instantly threatened? I dunno.

Tute said:
I love threads like this. OP makes a comment about the number of foreigners in Birmingham, and along comes the "You're a racist" crowd to have a pop.

I bet if the OP was black and complaining that he feels like an outcast in Birmingham, then all of a sudden the same people would start scurrying around like hyperactive ferrets trying to put it right.

But no, it's an English person, feeling like an outcast in an English city. So racist it is. :rolleyes:
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I bet they wouldn't. I see more threads like this one than posts from minorities taking complaining about the lack of ethnic food retailers in Clifton or Knightsbridge.
 
Evangelion said:
Not true.


Birmingham is an ethnically and culturally diverse city. In 2005 the ONS estimated that 67.8% of the population was White (including 2.7% Irish & 2.1% Other White), 20.4% Asian or Asian British, 6.6% Black or Black British, 1.1% Chinese, 3.1% of mixed race and 1.1% of other ethnic heritage.

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100.1% :confused:​
 
Minister Liam Byrne labour mp.


Birmingham needs more immigrants, says Liam Byrne
"I feel quite strongly that employers should be taking a significantly bigger role in helping to fund some of the essential English language classes," she said. The taxpayer paid £300 million a year towards English classes, she said.


wages, because British workers find themselves competing for jobs with migrants willing to work for less.

But Mr Byrne insisted migration increased wages and public spending by making the economy stronger.
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http://www.birminghampost.net/news/...re-immigrants-says-liam-byrne-65233-20805609/
 
Birmingham city centre is...interesting. I still can't make my mind up whether I like the place or not. It's big, sprawling and lacks a decent transport system such as a subway or tram but the facilities are generally very good- shopping in the Bullring/Mailbox, entertainment etc.

It's evident that when the city was completely remodelled in the sixties they wanted the place to feel American. Highly complex sweeping ring-roads everywhere, lots of tall office towers, a splurge of concrete-based construction ensued that remodelled the streetscape beyond recognition.

One of the biggest perceived flaws of Birmingham is New Street station. Having the lowest passenger satisfaction rating of any British railway station, it is a dark, gloomy dungeon desperately in need of overhaul. Thankfully plans are in place to renovate it and the new redesign should be complete by 2014.

The Metro system should be extended all the way from Snow Hill to Five Ways, running through the heart of the city. Too much traffic flows on inner-city roads and some of them should ideally be pedestrianised.

It has a lot to offer but some major changes must be implemented, the concrete brutalist structures that dominate must be phased out and replaced with inspiring architecture- I'm glad that the library is going as this is one of the worst culprits. The Natwest tower on Colmore Row will also be replaced and the new design looks fantastic, very befitting of such a large city.

Brindleyplace is a top development and shows what the city can do when it puts its mind to it. Great design and build quality.

The 'Second city' has definitely lost a lot of ground to Manchester in the past fifteen years, where optimism and vision have propelled that city to a leading destination for leisure and commerce. Perhaps over the next decade Brum can start to punch its weight once more.
 
i live in brum and think its great. certainly better then dudley where i work

i love the fact there are so many different people around, it always makes it interesting.

the fact that you can have delicious asian lamb chops in start city, a great Vietnamese in the city centre, an Italian in Mosley or a great pub lunch all over the place means your never want for variety in food.

interestingly my road is very multicultural, and the people i have an issue with? the white chavs with their mopeds, and no jobs, tearing around scaring kids (of all races) and swearing at people as they sit on their steps when people walk past because they have nothing better to do.

for those that think brum is not nice, you have to realise something, its a city! its got good bits, bad bits, great bits and bits i wouldn't touch with a barge pole (alum rock and shard end are two examples, one asian and one white). find the bits you like and ignore the bits you dont!

theres loads of effort being made to make it a better place, with redevelopment in Digbeth and the revamping of new street.

so instead of having a dig, come round :)
 
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