Is calling someone from Birmingham...

[Tyre Smoke]

....a Brummie offensive?

Not someone from Walsall, Wolverhampton or anywhere else in the West Midlands that may have a similar accent. Birmingham. Someone born within the city of Birmingham.

I wouldn't have thought so.

Manchester - Mancunian
London - Cockney (although the pedants will mention Bow bells)
Bristol - Bristolian
Birmingham - Brummie

Right?

[Lozw86]

I personally don’t consider it derogatory

[vixen1700]

Mancs
Brummies
Scousers
Geordies
Cockneys

What's the problem?

[SlimRick]

It depends if "Brummie" is a prefix I suppose; Brummie tts.

[The Selfish Gene]

has someone been professionally offended again?

I get told off daily by some snowflake or other wouldn't worry about it.

Don't get Geordie's and Makem confused though - that is offensive.

Incidentally - I used the phrase "slowly slowly catchy monkey" and had a drama over it.

Had no idea it was bad..........still don't know why

[Tyre Smoke]

Exactly my point.

A Brummie I know has taken offence saying it's derogatory. As in, I've said I just don't understand you Brummies (with a smiley face) and referring to a group of their family who are joining us 'Southerners' for a group holiday as 'The Brummie contingent' when arranging travel plans.

Personally I see nothing wrong. And just wanted reassurance/putting in my place.

[TaylotS2K]

I just don't know these days what is and isn't offensive and the parameters and consistency of it all is all over the place.

Call someone a derogatory term mentioning the colour of their skin and it's racist (and rightly so).

Call someone a fat bztard (for example or another derogatory term about their appearance) and it seems perfectly acceptable.

[Fastchas]

I've heard the original name for Birmingham was 'Brumich-am' (not sure of the spelling), and that's where 'Brummie' comes from.
I recently moved from Wolves to B'ham and notice that most call themselves Brummies. They call me a Yam-Yam and they are surprised when I explain to them the reason why we are called so.
I nor them take offence at the names.

[cologne2792]

" I told them I'm not eligible; I'm Burmese "
' Burmese ? '
" Well I was born in Birmingham... "

-Tony Hancock

[The Selfish Gene]

Tyre Smoke said:

Exactly my point.

A Brummie I know has taken offence saying it's derogatory. As in, I've said I just don't understand you Brummies (with a smiley face) and referring to a group of their family who are joining us 'Southerners' for a group holiday as 'The Brummie contingent' when arranging travel plans.

Personally I see nothing wrong. And just wanted reassurance/putting in my place.

just pathetic weirdos - ignore them

[RTB]

Tyre Smoke said:

Exactly my point.

A Brummie I know has taken offence saying it's derogatory. As in, I've said I just don't understand you Brummies (with a smiley face) and referring to a group of their family who are joining us 'Southerners' for a group holiday as 'The Brummie contingent' when arranging travel plans.

Personally I see nothing wrong. And just wanted reassurance/putting in my place.

They have a massive chip on their shoulders because they suspect (rightly) that their accent makes them sound a bit slow on the uptake. Also the word brummie is usually prefixed with the words stupid and fking

[Robbo 27]

My daughter - in her 20s - was surprised to find out that Geordies didnt come from Jordan.

[PBDirector]

Tyre Smoke said:

A Brummie I know has taken offence saying it's derogatory.

I was born in a Birmingham hospital and lived there almost half my life. Tell him from me to go fk himself and stop being such a miserable fk.

[The Selfish Gene]

Robbo 27 said:

My daughter - in her 20s - was surprised to find out that Geordies didnt come from Jordan.

probably a good thing - means she is too smart to have watched 'Geordie shore'

[Mothersruin]

Are you sure he's an actual Brummie and not from another area that consider themselves superior?

Anyway - ask him how many sugars he has with his Kipper Tie.

[The Selfish Gene]

I've been left the North East for 23 years.............and still have a minor accent.

I'm still proud when I'm referred to as Geordie.

If I was a Brummie I'd probably have shot myself, which is why he was probably offended.

All that being said, you can't be offended for being called what you are!!

world gone mad!

[br d]

The Selfish Gene said:

Robbo 27 said:

My daughter - in her 20s - was surprised to find out that Geordies didnt come from Jordan.

probably a good thing - means she is too smart to have watched 'Geordie shore'

[WinstonWolf]

The Selfish Gene said:

I've been left the North East for 23 years.............and still have a minor accent.

I'm still proud when I'm referred to as Geordie.

If I was a Brummie I'd probably have shot myself, which is why he was probably offended.

All that being said, you can't be offended for being called what you are!!

world gone mad!

But not if you're called a Monkey Hanger?

[The Selfish Gene]

WinstonWolf said:

The Selfish Gene said:

I've been left the North East for 23 years.............and still have a minor accent.

I'm still proud when I'm referred to as Geordie.

If I was a Brummie I'd probably have shot myself, which is why he was probably offended.

All that being said, you can't be offended for being called what you are!!

world gone mad!

But not if you're called a Monkey Hanger?

ha that's worse than Makem!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WinstonWolf]

The Selfish Gene said:

WinstonWolf said:

The Selfish Gene said:

I've been left the North East for 23 years.............and still have a minor accent.

I'm still proud when I'm referred to as Geordie.

If I was a Brummie I'd probably have shot myself, which is why he was probably offended.

All that being said, you can't be offended for being called what you are!!

world gone mad!

But not if you're called a Monkey Hanger?

ha that's worse than Makem!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay, I was going to go for Makem but changed my mind