Originally Posted by CyrilTheWasp:
“It doesn't surprise in the least with the usual pack of ignorant London press/media constantly running down Birmingham, that it wasn't until he recently actually ventured north of the Watford Gap that he changed his opinion, once he had paid the city a visit again.People like Abbot make me sick, the usual loudouth London media types that jump on the anti Birmingham bandwagon but have never actually visited the place until the regeneration projects, to find out for themselves.I have had experience of people I have met from London who then visited Birmingham,absolutely loved the place and couldn't understand why the city continually got such bad press from London ?”
It's not just London though is it? A lot of the country, even people in the wider Midlands, have a misconception about Birmingham. I've known people come to visit Birmingham from all over the country and been surprised at how much they loved the city - some are even repeat visitors now.
To be fair Nick did also say some of his opinion of the city came from travelling to North Wales as a child and travelling through I presume over Spaghetti Junction - I wouldn't be surprised if most people's incorrect opinion of Birmingham is built from something similar.