What makes us Brummie?
The Social Cohesion and Community Safety overview and scrutiny committee will this afternoon discuss “What makes us Brummie?”.
Written evidence for the inquiry can be found here: http://ow.ly/dNjBg
This afternoon’s meeting will be streamed live here: http://www.civico.net/birmingham/bcc-webcasts/863
Tweets from this afternoon’s meeting will use the #mybrum hashtag
Sample comments
- There is fantastic heritage in Bham, and so many great people that should be celebrated and remembered.
- If we could combine the pride in the past with the future vision of the younger people then we can truly be proud of the Second City!
- Brum isn’t like London, its more down to earth, people are friendlier and chat with people out of genuine interest
- Birmingham’s true value going forward is that we are the youngest city in Europe!
- The theatre life is fabulous and much cheaper than London , as is the superb variety from THSH again at silly prices when compared to other so called major cities
- Brummie’s are forceful, forward thinking people, who initially come to the city because they feel Birmingham is unique in the opportunities it can offer them.
- Most outsiders think everyone from Birmingham talks with what we would consider to be a ‘black country’ accent
- In Birmingham we have always had an influx of new communities, be they Jewish, Irish, Muslim,Welsh, West Indian etc and initially they has been a lack of understanding …
- Once people are brought together on a one to one basis they realise that there really is very little difference in anyone’s core values
- In Birmingham it has always been possible for people to settle their families, practice their religion, and develop in freedom and with pride.
- I read a tweet that said 'being Brummie is knowing where to go for a Balti'. That sums it up for me.
- As a city we must unite all of the communities in order to rekindle the spirit of Birmingham and create the sense of a unified belonging which is the Brummie spirit.
- Birmingham has a diverse and constantly changing population of just over one million residents, with over half of people aged under 35
- The ethnic make?up of Birmingham is significantly more diverse than the UK as whole.
- As a city packed full of different cultures and nationalities, eating out in Birmingham is like a gastronomic tour of the world.
- With a diverse resident population of over one million people, Birmingham offers businesses the opportunity to draw upon vast experience and a multitude of skills.
