TRS-T Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 We all know that people from the Black Country do not consider themselves to be Brummies. But what about people from Solihull? Do they? And what about people from the Solihull Borough but not actually from the Town of Solihull i.e. Chelmsley Wood, Castle Bromwich, Marston Green etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You all sound the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 yes, i live in Solihull and i consider myself to be a proud Brummie. i know others in Solihull who don't though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Trst are you preparing a thesis about the socio-demographic of Birmingham or something? You love makin these kinda threads, man All I remember about so-lee-hull is that it had some nice shops and it didn't seem much like Birmingham to me. Although they did sound Brummy. Which makes me wonder...where do people start to sound Brummy? How east of Brum do you have to get. They don't sound Brummy where I live...how bout that, Trst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2012 I always think of brummy to describe the accent, rather than the location. So yeah, Silhillians are brummies to me. Then again, i don't really have a brummy accent (so I'm told) but I consider myself to be a brummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Not being from Brum can some one tell me the correct pronunciation of Solihull? it it 'Solly-hull' or 'Solee-hull'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm told I sound like a pwopa cockernee barrel of monkeys but I'm a Brummie and I make sure everyone knows it before they start on this apples and pears shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie. you are old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm from the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and I think of myself and fellow Silhillians as Brummies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The Republic of Solihull. Or is it the Solihull Autonomous Collective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm actually from Shirley, a 70-30 Blues area. And yes, I am serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie. Do you speak with a Brummie accent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie. Do you speak with a Brummie accent Hardly at all anymore. When I first moved here I had trouble communicating with the locals, but not anymore. Although accent spotters can usually identify my origins from the way I say certain words - I still use the "hard g" sound in words like "sinGinG", for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I was born in Marston Green, I'm a Brummie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2012 Not being from Brum can some one tell me the correct pronunciation of Solihull? it it 'Solly-hull' or 'Solee-hull'? I'm not sure I see the difference between what you've written. Is the second one supposed to be soh lee hull? If so then that's wrong. People joke about people saying it like that but I've never heard someone actually say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It's Soh-lee-hull if you live in Solihull town centre or out towards Knowle. Its Solly-ull if you dont. And what about people from the Solihull Borough but not actually from the Town of Solihull i.e. Chelmsley Wood, Castle Bromwich, Marston Green etc? And those places are obviously in Birmingham regardless of what an imaginary line drew purely for electoral reasons means. Geographically they are all part of Birmingham, its just that they have to pay higher council tax and dont get shitty bin collections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie. you are old.You've only just noticed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie. you are old. have to agree seeing as he moved there to retire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbaldie1 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Solihull has never ever been part of Birmingham. I am a Sillhillian born & bred & I dont class myself as a Brummie, never have, never will. IMO the Solihull accent sounds a posh version of Brummie... ...Just my two bobs worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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