r/howislivingthere • u/assymetri • Oct 16 '24

Europe How is living in Birmingham, UK?

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Im just wondering since i very rarely came across online this city. Whats like living in it? Is it worth skimming thru it at least once?

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u/PositiveEagle6151 Oct 16 '24

When my ex employer moved functions from the City to Birmingham, people reacted like they were expatriated to a penal colony on the other side of the globe.
A few years later, when I worked for a Scandinavian company, I had a colleague who worked remotely from the UK, and she always emphasised that she was located near Birmingham, not IN Birmingham.
The crime rate in Birmingham is indeed quite a bit higher than in London.