What it’s really like to live in Birmingham

Whether it’s the art and culture, diversity, dining scene or just the people - there are so many reasons the people of Birmingham love their city.

With the Commonwealth Games on the way and the dramatic transformation of the city skyline there’s a fresh outlook among us locals.

BirminghamWorld met some brilliant ambassadors for the city on a recent trip to town. Here’s what they told us about what they’re so proud of Birmingham. You can watch them speak in the video above too.

Dean says: “For me Birmingham is all about the art, all about the culture. I work in theatre myself. So for me the hive that is the creation of Birmingham- the art that’s in here - it’s just outstanding.

“The theatres, the local theatres, the local communities within art, the street art, the festival art. That’s why I’m here, it’s just a city full of art. And the people are incredibly, incredibly nice to you as well.”

Ellie says: “It’s really the cultural hub, I feel like, of the UK. It’s very multicultural. We’ve just come from Chinatown, right this minute. It’s a good mix of, yeah, diversity, I think.”

Hasib says: “I think the diversity - you have so many different cultures, different people from different backgrounds and being united with other parts of the world without actually leaving the city.

“So you have so many different restaurants that are Oriental restaurants, Asian restaurants, just all over the place is amazing. You have different people, different cultures all mixing and integrating into one society. That’s pretty cool. Yeah.”

Layla says: “I think Birmingham’s a very vibrant place, it’s got amazing people inside, and many opportunities obviously. I’m a uni student right now as well. And there’s many opportunities that I can go through.I think also vibe wise as well.

“There’s a lot of, you know, things to do in this country. And this place. It’s really nice overall.”

Paul says: “Oh, lots of things going on. Lots of music. Nice fruit market. I’ve just been down there, bought some fruit and veg. Yeah, places to eat. Places to drink - some of it quite reasonable and good ale. Yeah, it’s a good city centre.”

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