The Custards Cream: Birmingham and Bluebells

Hi Peeps,

So I am sure if you are a Brummy or not you will agree or be aware of all the flack Birmingham gets, everyone seems to have an opinion on the city - good or bad whether they have visited the city or not...

I am not completely sure why people think its ok to constantly mock the 2nd city maybe they think they are just joining in on the joke? Either way give it a break ...please your boring me now.

This week I read two articles that sum up my point exactly.

The first is written by a narrow minded journalist who's main concern over the Highspeed rail link is that London will be overrun by Brummies and that we will be confused that someone offering us a Kipper Tie will mistakenly think they are offering a cup of tea...? Yes thats my biggest problem when I come to london I now have a ridiculously large collection of kipper ties.....

(Read the full article here if you really want to be offended... )
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-24026833-euston-calling-with-hs2.do

If this 'journalist' (yes I am questioning how he can call himself that when he writes articles like this) had bothered to visit the city more than 3 times in his life he may realise that Brummies and people from the Black country have different accents and that the city is a great place to live,work and play - as is proved in the next article I read.

Now for some real journalism...

This week the New York Times - yes people the New York Times! Rated Birmingham as the 19th top place to go in 2012. Wow. They are telling people in New York to come to Birmingham I love it!!

So the article does kind of focus heavily on food - but that is just one of our delights, we also have amazing architecture (Victoria Square, Rotunda, Grade 1 listed buildings on Newhall Street), rich culture (Electric Cinema is Britains oldest cinema, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Ikon Gallery) and we are home to over half of Europe's Bluebells - so not as Industrial as everyone thinks!

See the full article here
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/travel/45-places-to-go-in-2012.html?pagewanted=2&sq=birmingham&st=cse&scp=7