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[Closed] "Birmingham is on a par with New York"

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Holy **** this is what you hear when they let someone from Brirmingham City Council on to Radio 4

I say again, "WTF" and " 😮 "


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:27 am
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I prefer it.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:30 am
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yeah, NY curries are shite.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:31 am
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he was referring to the stupid accents


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:31 am
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Did the council guy say in what sense are they on a par? Lifestyle? Shopping? Concrete volume per sqm? What?

It's up to you Birmingham, Birmingham does not have a good ring to it.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:32 am
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Population ?
Crime rate ?
Average speed of traffic during rush hour ?
Popularity as a tourist destination ?

I need some more information before I decide how outraged to be.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:33 am
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Damn it.

It cost a fortune to go to NY last year, we could have just popped up to Birmingham.

Why wasn't this common knowledge?


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:33 am
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If he meant in terms of places that I least want to visit, then yes, I agree.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:34 am
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Where in Brum is its equivalent of Bleecker Street or Williamsburg or the High Line? Let me know and I'll be over.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:35 am
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Reminds me of a strapline I saw for Rhyl a few years back:

"Rhyl, a world-class resort"

😯


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:37 am
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Birmingham, Birmingham... so good they named it twice...

Escape from Birmingham.

But Brum does have more canals than Venice.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 11:50 am
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But Brum does have more canals than Venice

And more trollies in them.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 12:33 pm
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I've just checked on my globe - he's not exactly right but close enough for me.
RM.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 12:36 pm
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If you can make it there, you can make it..there


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 12:37 pm
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But Brum does have more canals than Venice

There's a warehouse in Sutton Coldfield which has more paint in it than the Sistene Chappel.
It's not really about quantity is it?


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 12:44 pm
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Gutted that I went to Venice last year now-should've just popped down the road to Brum 😕


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 12:50 pm
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Posted : 08/04/2013 12:53 pm
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I think they're referring to shootings.


 
Posted : 08/04/2013 1:21 pm