Welcome to the first post of Rummaging in Brummagem.
I was born in Birmingham sometime in the 70's (a lady never reveals her age) I remember when you could drive down New Street and when the Bullring was a scary place to set foot in.
But that was a long time ago and things have changed, A LOT!!! But sadly attitudes from around the country haven't. It seems to me that someone in the South East popped to Birmingham in the late 70s and reported back "Don't go there guys, it's a shit tip!" And that's it, the opinion has been formed and no one will change there mind.
Have you ever noticed how the magazines show hip and trendy place around the country, and it's always Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow but never ever Birmingham. Which is strange because we have (off the top of my head) more Michelin starred restaurants than anywhere outside London, more theatres than any other major city (again outside London, we'll take that as a given from here on in), museums, parks, cinemas, shopping centres, the Frankfurt Christmas Market largest one outside German, the 3rd largest St Patrick's day parade in the world the other 2 being New York and Dublin, China town, the jewellery quarter, the gay village................
We are a cosmopolitan, multi-cultural exciting vibrant city and there are too many people out there who write us off as a load of dim-witted bluecollar works with a stupid accent.
Well PEOPLE I'm here to put this right, so follow me on a trip around Birmingham exploring all there is to see and do, discussing local issues and busting some long held myths.
Bonglecat xoxo
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