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can a city be this bad? (Birmingham in General)

haldane

Member Name: haldane

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Birmingham in General
Date: 07/09/00 (63 review reads)
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I lived in Brum for about one year, and I found this city the most souless and unfriendly place I have ever been this city seems to shut down at 7pm each night and I really do not know what these people do on an evening except hang around in Mcdonalds.
The shops are pretty standard fare for a big city centre, and they are brums best feature, although most of the city centre looks like a 70's hellhole.
The bus drivers were the rudest people I have ever encountered somewhere near to London bus drivers, and I didn't find the average Brummie to be much nicer, welcoming and friendly they weren't, the friends I made were all fellow "foreigners".
I shudder at the thought of ever returning to this place I could never live there again.

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kittykat18

- 18/11/01

I am jealous of your hello kitty collection though. :-)
kittykat18

- 18/11/01

I have to disagree with you there and I also think your op is not useful as it says very little about Birmingham for someone who is going to visit.
daiquiri

- 15/07/01

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience.

Being a brummie myself I have to respond to this opinion, I feel quite offended. This is a very one-sided opinion. You generalise about the residents of Birmingham and the city itself - it has it's bad points like every town or city, but there are also many good aspects.

I wonder where you stayed whilst living in Birmingham, as it certainly doesn't shut down at 7pm as other ops will tell you. You obviously didn't go to Broad Street or Brindley Place, which are new, modern-looking and buzzing until at least 3am!


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