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« on: February 28, 2017, 02:47:35 AM »
Were coming over to the UK in July for a two week holiday with the kids.

The wife has been to the UK before but this time she wants to take a trip to Birmingham as she has a friend from Russia living in the fester hole..There is no way I plan to visit Birmingham its the last place I would ever visit. Her friend is married to an Indian and says she "Loves Birmingham"  :sick0012:

So she will be taking the train on her own. Other than meeting an old friend can anyone here think of another reason to visit Birmingham??
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Re: Birmingham UK ...
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2017, 02:59:10 AM »
Were coming over to the UK in July for a two week holiday with the kids.

The wife has been to the UK before but this time she wants to take a trip to Birmingham as she has a friend from Russia living in the fester hole..There is no way I plan to visit Birmingham its the last place I would ever visit. Her friend is married to an Indian and says she "Loves Birmingham"  :sick0012:

So she will be taking the train on her own. Other than meeting an old friend can anyone here think of another reason to visit Birmingham??

Day trip to Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle?

TBF, whilst still a shithole, Brum city centre is much improved, and New Street station has been totally rebuilt.
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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2017, 03:05:36 AM »
I visited Birmingham once, It was a nice city with lots of stuff to do in its center.

I also visitted chester, blackpool, preston, sheffield and stoke-on-trent

I thought Preston was the best and blackpool was the worst city of those :)
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2017, 03:16:24 AM »
Were coming over to the UK in July for a two week holiday with the kids.

The wife has been to the UK before but this time she wants to take a trip to Birmingham as she has a friend from Russia living in the fester hole..There is no way I plan to visit Birmingham its the last place I would ever visit. Her friend is married to an Indian and says she "Loves Birmingham"  :sick0012:

So she will be taking the train on her own. Other than meeting an old friend can anyone here think of another reason to visit Birmingham??
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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2017, 03:29:44 AM »
The centre of Birmingham is actually alright these days with plenty old buildings and a nice stretch along the canal for food & drink. A weekend would be ok but not two weeks.

After that, the airport is my favourite place with many flights flying out to all over the world. If you're lucky, you'll meet the contents of the Islamabad or Faisalabad flight emptying off the plane and truding their way through the airport dressed like extras from Aladdin.

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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2017, 04:08:14 AM »
I visited Birmingham once, It was a nice city with lots of stuff to do in its center.

I also visitted chester, blackpool, preston, sheffield and stoke-on-trent

I thought Preston was the best and blackpool was the worst city of those :)

I went to Uni in Preston......
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2017, 04:24:32 AM »
The centre of Birmingham is actually alright these days with plenty old buildings and a nice stretch along the canal for food & drink. A weekend would be ok but not two weeks.

Yes, around the Bullring is quite nice.

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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2017, 05:36:28 AM »
Bloody hell!! Its just a day trip not 2 weeks!! Will be spending two weeks in Dorset doing some fishing :) I thought probably hire a black hawk helicopter for the day.. drop her down for 8 hours to do what she needs to do then a quick extraction... :chuckle:

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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2017, 04:20:51 PM »
So she will be taking the train on her own. Other than meeting an old friend can anyone here think of another reason to visit Birmingham??

Go with her.

I doubt I'd let my wife train it to Birmingham alone and mooch about for a few days. It is pretty much a Muslim city now, with all that implies.  :sick0012:

If she does go alone, make sure she doesn't wander about away from crowded places alone and make especially sure she doesn't use taxis that aren't black cabs.
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« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2017, 09:19:43 PM »


Go with her.

I doubt I'd let my wife train it to Birmingham alone and mooch about for a few days. It is pretty much a Muslim city now, with all that implies.  :sick0012:

FACT ..

The 2011 Census figure was 1 in 5

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fox-news-birmingham-is-a-no-go-zone-for-non-muslims-comment-found-in-violation-of-broadcasting-code-10510953.html

Fox New got bollocked for allowing such guff on the air..




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Re: Birmingham UK ...
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2017, 01:40:58 AM »


Yeah, coz they all fill in Census forms.  :-\

Ah, so now 'they' are lawbreakers, too - you are assuming illegal immigrant status ? :)

But your numbers are wrong anyway, as usual: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2755654/The-changing-face-Britain-A-child-Birmingham-likely-Muslim-Christian.html


No, the source is the SAME.. You correctly point out that more children were born to those listing themselves as Muslim than Christian..it doesn't alter the 5:1 ratio

Now you use 'liberty ' GB as a validating source ? :))  I mean, where ARE the no go areas of Birmingham ! ?

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The Independent :  Naturally - as you WELL know -  I don't subscribe to the notion such activities ARE 'evil' ..and I doubt the OFSTED inspectors were 'racist' ..but WHAT has that got to do with Mrs Steveboy's 'safety' ?

In the meantime - we should note that the 'Muslims' are outscoring the indigenous population in the 'smarts tables'..

''New figures released ahead of this year's results show that three Muslim schools in the city were among Birmingham's top 20'' . Is THIS 'dangerous'  :chuckle: ?

http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/independent-islamic-schools-birmingham-top-9874289

The BBC link :
''Birmingham taxi driver Ihsanullah Sarfaraz jailed for raping passenger'' - Ah, so now 'only' Muslim guys are rapists ?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/20/police-dig-garden-double-murderer-christopher-halliwell-hunt/

Had Christopher Halliwell 'converted' to Islam ? He's murdered at least two lasses - after sexually assaulting them ?

Note for passing readers: Moby above is a known Muslim apologist.

 :chuckle: 'known apologist' ... 

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I'm not apologising for having friends who are followers of Islam and pointing out that suggesting a higher percentage of such folks makes it more 'dangerous' is ignorant nonsense.

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Now, it seems to me that if these murderers had been Muslims of non indigenous extraction our Manny would claim such an area was 'unsafe' ....

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Re: Birmingham UK ...
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2017, 03:26:38 AM »


Go with her.

I doubt I'd let my wife train it to Birmingham alone and mooch about for a few days. It is pretty much a Muslim city now, with all that implies.  :sick0012:

FACT ..

The 2011 Census figure was 1 in 5

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fox-news-birmingham-is-a-no-go-zone-for-non-muslims-comment-found-in-violation-of-broadcasting-code-10510953.html

Fox New got bollocked for allowing such guff on the air..

One in 20 was a nazi, look how that turned out for Germany.
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Re: Birmingham UK ...
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2017, 03:41:24 AM »


Go with her.

I doubt I'd let my wife train it to Birmingham alone and mooch about for a few days. It is pretty much a Muslim city now, with all that implies.  :sick0012:

FACT ..

The 2011 Census figure was 1 in 5

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fox-news-birmingham-is-a-no-go-zone-for-non-muslims-comment-found-in-violation-of-broadcasting-code-10510953.html

Fox New got bollocked for allowing such guff on the air..

One in 20 was a nazi, look how that turned out for Germany.

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Re: Birmingham UK ...
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2017, 04:30:00 AM »


One in 20 was a nazi, look how that turned out for Germany.

Your history recollection seems out of wack, Markje ..

In the THREE elections held in 32/33 - before Hitler banned competing parties - The 'national socialists' won 37, 33 and 44 percent of the vote.. 
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« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2017, 05:45:48 AM »


One in 20 was a nazi, look how that turned out for Germany.

Your history recollection seems out of wack, Markje ..

In the THREE elections held in 32/33 - before Hitler banned competing parties - The 'national socialists' won 37, 33 and 44 percent of the vote..
No i'm not, regular people voted for hitler as well as the true nazi's....
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« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2017, 09:32:25 AM »
Im not going for the simple reason I will have a job not saying something if to many ****ies bump into me..Its bad enough in London. And  I have no time for that lot or street beggers and all of that.
When I was living in Portsmouth there was always this guy sat in the same bloody place every day begging, even had the cheek to leave his stuff there whilst he went for a coffee. It really peed me one day so I waited for him to go for a coffee , picked all his stuff up and put it in the skip.. :laugh:

My wife is planning to meet her friend at the train station there so she should be ok, she's capable of looking after herself  usually and its only a day trip.. ;D

Last time I want to Birmingham was about 20 years ago , I hate the bloody place :sick0012:
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