TRS-T Posted March 15, 2012 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?
ender4 Posted March 15, 2012 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.
hogso Posted March 15, 2012 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?
Stevo985 Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter 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.
irreverentad Posted March 15, 2012 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'?
mjmooney Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie.
islingtonclaret Posted March 15, 2012 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
Voinjama Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie. you are old.
theunderstudy Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 I'm from the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and I think of myself and fellow Silhillians as Brummies.
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 The Republic of Solihull. Or is it the Solihull Autonomous Collective?
theunderstudy Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 I'm actually from Shirley, a 70-30 Blues area. And yes, I am serious.
legov Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 I've lived in Leeds for 40 years and I'm a Brummie. Do you speak with a Brummie accent
mjmooney Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter 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.
Stevo985 Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter 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.
The_Rev Posted March 15, 2012 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.
mjmooney Posted March 15, 2012 VT Supporter 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?
villa4europe Posted March 15, 2012 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...
sbaldie1 Posted March 15, 2012 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
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