Is Birmingham a dump?

[jimharri]

Apparently, the individual who made the (now deleted) tweet has since apologised, and claimed that he was threatened with being mugged when he arrived in the city for the Conservative party conference. Leaving the political point scoring out please, did he have a point, or was he commenting while upset. I don't doubt that it will have less than desirable areas. All cities have them. Even Manchester isn't all sunshine and roses. I'll leave the poll open for a few days.

 

[dickie davies]

It's like any major metropolis in the UK such as Manchester. It has its horrible areas but also some very affluent
I always think that Birmingham and Manchester City centres are quite alike

 

[BlueMoonday]

The centre is like any UK city. Jewellery Quarter is pretty cool.

 

[unicorn]

No, it's not a dump, any more than Nottingham is. The centre isn't in Manchester's league for pubs and music and food (Balti triangle apart), but there's some glorious Victorian and Edwardian architecture and good museums.

The suburbs (and I don't mean the Black Country) are incredibly dull, particularly to the east toward Solihull.

 

[idahoblues]

I’m not a fan

 

[Petethemancinleeds]

Its awkward to get to and easy to leave, it is certainly not England's second city!

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

With the mood im currently in? Not a chance, its beautiful

 

[BlueHammer85]

Yes
Massive tower blocks everywhere that look like they’ve been bombed

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Dont know the city centre, dont know M/crs anymore but the outskirts are similar, run down, scruffy, smart and well heeled, as are most major citys.

 

[PeteMcFC]

Don't mind Brum for a day/night out. Its significantly better now Gang Central (New Street Station) has become Grand Central. Brindley Place is fine but Broad St is still tacky. Christmas markets are smaller than Manchester but are still OK.