Is Birmingham a dump?

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

One of my best mates moved to Dukinfield in 1984 from Tipton and the family never went back...If 80s Duky is better than your home town your name better be Stig

Only the blessed live in Dukinfield

 

[Ric]

It looks an utter dump from the M6, but the centre is quite nice.

Not spent much time in Birmingham, but thought the centre was nicer than Manchester last time I visited.

 

[talkativesprout]

Only the blessed live in Dukinfield

Halleluiah, let Concorde Way be your salvation

 

[Jamshopbridge]

Do they call buns muffins or barms? Big question.

Cob or bun

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Back in the early 70's we used to drive down to Cornwall in my dads Morris Traveller. I always remember as a kid when we got past Stoke on the M6 you could see nothing but black skies over Birmingham, no matter what time of year, all down to factories and heavy industry.

 

[StrutterBlue]

Well my mate is from Tipton and when anyone asks he says Birmingham. So to be honest sweetheart i'll take my info from a lad from the place we are talking about.

Tiptons closer to Wolverhampton than Birmingham, in fact its inbetween wolves and dudley, you go to them places calling yam yams brummies, the reaction isn't usually positive.

 

[talkativesprout]

Tiptons closer to Wolverhampton than Birmingham, in fact its inbetween wolves and dudley, you go to them places calling yam yams brummies, the reaction isn't usually positive.

Oh good Jesus save us. How people identify geographically has no real value it is often snobbery, well i'm not playing the game. I was born in Ashton hospital, I'm a Mancunian....But i lived in Dukinfield, so i'm actually Cheshire bred, but my mams a Dublin Paddy, oh shit am I a paddy now?...No dickhead, your Dads a Stalybridge protestant so does that make me Lancastrian

 

[Dirty Harry]

Having worked in 4-5 star hotels in my youth some exec chefs left many jaded as to what their worth is, however, there is a place for all kinds of dining, and I have worked or been at events many years ago where chefs at top places have been in attendance.

Some spend their whole life wanting to achieve such and fair fucks to them some top end food is unbelievably great, I just think all you need is the approval of those you serve, be it a top class starred place or a simple cafe, if the food has a soul and make people full and happy then a cook has done their job

Definitely agree on that last part, in the past I’ve always had a pretty good appetite, not so much these days, but my one rule or rather point, that has to be ticked, am I still hungry after (or satiated) ? If the answer is yes, then they haven’t done their job, regardless of being high end, low end, or anywhere in between.

Birmingham, only been a few times, just seems like Manchester, some good/nice places, some ropey shithole’s.

 

[aguero93:20]

Does a bear shit in the woods while the priest molests kids?

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Halleluiah, let Concorde Way be your salvation

They still come from miles around to worship the holy ground that was " The Black Knight "