What language do they speak in Birmingham?

[machew]

Last time I was in Birmingham I rediscovered the joy of faggots (fnaar fnaar!).

Delicious!

When MIB:2 had it's opening in Birmingham, there was a phone in by BRMB for what questions to ask Will Smith on the red carpet. The number one question by the end of the day was "Will have you enjoyed any faggots whilst you have been in Birmingham?"

 

[PaulSecteur]

Heres a word that seems specific to the black country, not sure of the exact spelling, but its prounounced "Co-lay-va" or "co-ha-va"

To put it in context it could be used thusly: "Gi it a gud co-lay-va"

A point to anyone that knows what it means, but 2 points to anyone that knows its origins.

 

[jamin100]

Lol my aunts and uncles are proper black country and my Missus can't understand them.

As for me, I live in Dudley and commute through selly oak every day...

It's not all bad honest

Aye it our kid

 

[BigonaBianchi]

it is posh here...actually a very nice place indeed and if i had a bike i would stay longer and ride around.

 

[defy-one]

My Mrs is from Coventry (styvechale) and she can't understand her noisy neighbours from Birmingham. Being a London lad, they all sound the same to me once we pass Watford:-)


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[Andy_R]

I'm sitting here in the Yorkshire Dales....Birmingham is down south. Softies.....

Yorkshire Dales...Yorkshire....lemme think a mo'.....yup, South.

 

[Speicher]

My Mrs is from Coventry (styvechale) and she can't understand her noisy neighbours from Birmingham. Being a London lad, they all sound the same to me once we pass Watford:-)


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Did Mrs 530kam go to the Primary School in Green Lane? Was that Styvechale Primary School, opposite the shops on Kenpas Highway?

 

[Archie_tect]

Durham...mmm South!. [Cue Noodley....]

 

[Ghost Donkey]

I had the pleasure of living in Birmingham for years. Needed a phrase book in places like Tipton and Dudloi at first where they speak a different lingo altogether. Great city, great people. The ones I knew at least. It's a big city so the minority of whiners are big enough to be noticed. I'll tell you something, if you think the Brummies are whiners they have nothing on the East Midlands, especially folks from Leicester. I couldn't believe it when we moved from Brum. Now I like to moan in Leicester exclusively about Leicester people moaning. That winds them up something rotten

 

[Speicher]

So that is how they start the day in Leicester, with a "Good Moaning".

 

[Ghost Donkey]

Last time I was in Birmingham I visited the top of the tallest building in the city, they all spoke techno. speak there!.

It's anorak time. Which building? I used to visit Alpha tower to work techno and was always told it was the highest point in the city. Not sure if that was the tallest building rather than being built on high ground.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

i'm actually very impressed...i hadnt realized how well located this part of th euk is for getting to places...cotswolds, bristol etc all in easy striking distance....hmm...

 

[PaulSecteur]

if you think the Brummies are whiners they have nothing on the East Midlands, especially folks from Leicester.

As a brummie working in Lutterworth, there really does seem to be a bit of a divide. They dont seem to be into sarcasm, been a few times I have had to explain I was just joking where as most brummies wuda nown it. (Little joke for the brummies in there!)

 

[Andy_R]

So that is how they start the day in Leicester, with a "Good Moaning".

Don't forget "I was just pissing by"

 

[Speicher]

i'm actually very impressed...i hadnt realized how well located this part of th euk is for getting to places...cotswolds, bristol etc all in easy striking distance....hmm...

Some of us knew that. You can add the Malverns to that list.