Friday is going to be as rubbish as Linda

I'm off to Birmingham for the weekend. Mandy got tickets to see Katy Perry and I'm not very excited about it.
 
We went to see Cher in Birmingham a few years ago, ended up walking back to the hotel which was an hour away late at night.

We didn't think much of it because on the island it would be perfectly safe. We were fine, but the next day on the news they reported a fatal shooting where we'd walked.


We haven't walked around at night since then.
 
I've never been to Birmingham, partly because why would I and partly because the accent is the least attractive in the UK. Two sentences in a thick Brummie accent and I am a dry as the Gobi Desert.
 
We get a lot of Birmingham people on holiday on the island and in the shop. They're always very friendly. I always feel sorry for them because often. The island is the first time they've been to the beach.
 
I last went there in 2017, after I won free tickets to the Birmingham tennis tournament.

My best friend & I stayed at the Paragon Hotel, thinking it was cheap & only one night.

Worst & most bizarre experience ever, from them almost locking us in the garage (perhaps on purpose?), to the receptionist that was like Igor off Count Duckula, to the corridors that smelled like a cross between Crayola crayons & the tomb. Disturbing.
 
There's a nice-ish bit of Birmingham near some canals. I appreciate 'near some canals' doesn't whittle it down much, but 'nice-ish bit of Birmingham' does.
 
GNL said:
There's a nice-ish bit of Birmingham near some canals. I appreciate 'near some canals' doesn't whittle it down much, but 'nice-ish bit of Birmingham' does.
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Yes I've been to some canal areas and it is nice! I mean I wouldn't choose to live there, but it does have some pretty ish parts. But I very much look for areas of nature wherever I am.
 
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GNL said:
There's a nice-ish bit of Birmingham near some canals. I appreciate 'near some canals' doesn't whittle it down much, but 'nice-ish bit of Birmingham' does.
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Is that Brindley Place? Very close to the Utilita arena. It's very convenient for concerts - New St Station is only a short walk away.

I quite like Birmingham. The library is one of my favourite modern buildings in the country. And the centre is very compact for such a big city. The area around the (shit) cathedral is nice for a wander, eat and drink as well.
 
What's everyone's FAVOURITE and LEAST FAVOURITE British accent? I think my favourite is Geordie. It just sounds so friendly. I know a lot of people hate the Scouse accent but I do have a soft spot for it.

Least favourite is definitley Brummie. By some distance.
 
Rachey said:
Yes I've been to some canal areas and it is nice! I mean I wouldn't choose to live there, but it does have some pretty ish parts. But I very much look for areas of nature wherever I am.
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That's one thing I don't like about it. I'm sure there are lovelier, leafy areas of it, but when you're in the centre of it, you feel surrounded by concrete. I've wandered around centrally there quite a few times and never seen a decent park. And the fact that there still seems to be an awful lot of construction going on doesn't help.
 
lolly said:
Is that Brindley Place? Very close to the Utilita arena. It's very convenient for concerts - New St Station is only a short walk away.

I quite like Birmingham. The library is one of my favourite modern buildings in the country. And the centre is very compact for such a big city. The area around the (shit) cathedral is nice for a wander, eat and drink as well.
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Yes that was it.

Liverpool also has a nice library.
 
Kala said:
What's everyone's FAVOURITE and LEAST FAVOURITE British accent? I think my favourite is Geordie. It just sounds so friendly. I know a lot of people hate the Scouse accent but I do have a soft spot for it.

Least favourite is definitley Brummie. By some distance.
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It's a combination of accent and tone of voice for me, so I find it quite hard to generalise.

And some accents I like on women but not men (Welsh valleys for example) and vice versa.
 
'the Scottish accent'? Even I can distinguish probably 3, and I'm sure our Scots could identify many more.

This would be an issue with any poll, wouldn't it?
 
I think Welsh or Geordie is my favourite UK accent. I like Scottish but often can't understand a thing they're saying.

Worldwide, South African is my all time favourite accent, followed by southern Irish and German.
 
Last time I went to Birmingham was probably as a child to CADBURY’S WORLD. I flew from the airport last month and that’s an organisational mess.
 
Katy Perry AND Birmingham?

Ok, who gave Rachey this curse and why are they being so CRUEL?
 
As for accents my favourite has to be Scottish, and yes I know that’s generalising but I can’t distinguish any of the regions, I’d have to hear them side by side to do so. But they’re very similar and they’re all very nice. Even the strong ones.

Least favourite is pretty much any midlands accent, although the mild version is fine, it’s just the strong version. I also hate the regional Scouse accent - the one where people emphasise it to try and sound Scouse. Usually found on TV or by non Scousers (wools) like Mel C :D

In fact most English accents in their strongest forms are not nice - Yorkshire, Lancashire, Essex, Kent, no thanks. You have to leave the country to find the nice strong ones. Welsh, Scottish, Irish, all fine in whatever form!
 
funky said:
Katy Perry AND Birmingham?

Ok, who gave Rachey this curse and why are they being so CRUEL?
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Mandy did :(

I could have said no, but I like a road trip and the hotel looks cool.
 
funky said:
As for accents my favourite has to be Scottish, and yes I know that’s generalising but I can’t distinguish any of the regions, I’d have to hear them side by side to do so. But they’re very similar and they’re all very nice. Even the strong ones.
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There's probably as many Scottish accents as there are English accents (@ZenGiraffe back me up on this) - there's about FOUR accents just in Glasgow alone (Glasgow Uni, West End/Bearsden, general Glaswegian and Ned). The accent changes when you drive 15 minutes away.
 
My Dad once met another Glaswegian in England who was able identify his accent as specifically being from Rutherglen.
 
Kala said:
There's probably as many Scottish accents as there are English accents (@ZenGiraffe back me up on this) - there's about FOUR accents just in Glasgow alone (Glasgow Uni, West End/Bearsden, general Glaswegian and Ned). The accent changes when you drive 15 minutes away.
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Well there’s about 10 accents between the coast of Liverpool and central Manchester and there’s about 30 miles between them.

Liverpool unofficially had north and south but as the region has grown and swallowed surrounding boroughs, so the accent has swallowed and influenced whatever was there before. So now you have Scouse Wirral, Scouse West Lancs, Scouse Southport, Scouse Cheshire…

Oh and then there’s Kirkby. Nobody has yet been able to identify its lineage but it’s probably somewhere between Cardiff and Copenhagen.
 
My mother and I have different accents despite growing up in the exact same area, although that might not be accent and maybe more register - I don't really use 'Aye' for 'yes' for example. I guess since I work mostly with English people I have trained myself to soften my accent. Plus Mr K is from the Black Isle which is one of the softest Scottish accents, so he has definitely rubbed off on me.
 
Working from home and the water main has burst two streets down so we've no water at all. I could go to the shop for bottled water to make a brew but I haven't had a wash or brushed my teeth yet and there's no water to do so. Dilemma.
 
Kala said:
There's probably as many Scottish accents as there are English accents (@ZenGiraffe back me up on this) - there's about FOUR accents just in Glasgow alone (Glasgow Uni, West End/Bearsden, general Glaswegian and Ned). The accent changes when you drive 15 minutes away.
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And then theres L*l*
 
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