Originally posted by filigree: Strange that you don't consider Solihull part of Birmingham when it has a Birmingham postcode and a Birmingham phone code. Same as Sutton Coldfield does.
You're right, and so does Redditch which is in Worcestershire, not even the West Midlands like the other ones you mention ;-)
Originally posted by queenstomper: I know Laura, that Solihull isn't Birmingham, just that my friend used to live there and was always correcting people that she was not a brummie but was from Solihull. But watch out if you were ever less than complimentary about Birmingham, then suddenly she'd become the greatest fan. It just used to amuse me a bit.
It's all about accents isn't it really why people presume. Like someone from Runcorn isn't a Scouser.
I get all the time that I'm a Stokie when in fact I live in Newcastle under Lyme which is not part of Stoke on Trent but has a council of its own. Though nobody's ever heard of it so tend to say Stoke on Trent if anyone from elsewhere asks where I'm from.
Yes, I'm a snob!
Haha, me too! :-) I suppose a lot of it is perception isn't it - as you say, if people have heard of the closest large town/city they will assume that it's part of that and hence you are a Stokie/Brummie/Scouser whatever.
It's quite funny reading the article that filigree posted, it's obviously a subject that can get people talking!
