Why Is Birmingham, Uk Such A Bad City To Live In?

[anon1990]

It used to be quite a decent place to live in the 60's, 70's & 80's and now it just looks like a massive urban ghetto.

[Tilly2]

Is this a joke?

[maggiebee]

Why is this in jokes or am I missing something?

[douglas9401]

It's just one in a series currently appearing on Answerbank, Tilly.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Douglas. I shall ignore it then.

[Baldric]

Do you think your screwed up feelings over your heritage and your uncertain religious convictions may cause you to think like this?

[sunny-dave]

It was a dump in the 70s, and not much better in the 80s - I know, I was there. The whole place was an endless building site with nothing ever getting finished.

It's now a bright, vibrant city centre with loads of good places to eat and drink.

The cultural side is in many ways better than London (certainly more accessible) - Symphony Hall, the New Library, the lovingly restored Town Hall - and the Museum and Art Gallery is stupendous.

[Frank97]

Is it no longer like this then?

[boxtops]

Did you live there, anon? I lived there in the 70s and 80s and it was a great place - I'd move back if the circumstances arose.

[ChillDoubt]

Kojak sure knew how to 'big up' a place, didn't he?