Firstly, I didn't realise that they did.
I knew there was some envy from Manchester for Birmingham being the 2nd city, but I didn't realsie everyone hate it.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21429358[/url]
in the pages of Emma, [Austin] offers this damning observation: "Birmingham is not a place to promise much... One has no great hopes of Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in that sound."