Birmingham Named Nation’s Rudest City

[nikos24]

Don't expect a helping hand in Birmingham -- after an opinion poll showed that residents there are the rudest people in Britain. "Brummies" were the least likely to pass a series of courtesy tests such as holding the door for someone behind them or stopping to help a person who had dropped their shopping, according to the study by the Reader's Digest. In contrast, Newcastle residents were most polite, followed by inhabitants of Liverpool and Exeter in the south east.

The Reader's Digest sent undercover "civility inspectors" to eight British cities to test them with a variety of politeness trials. As well as door-holding and help with dropped shopping, they checked whether shop assistants were well-mannered enough to say "please" and "thank you" and whether drivers thanked those who let them merge into rush hour traffic.

Britons overall were polite 59 percent of the time, while Newcastle residents passed 77 percent of the tests. In contrast, Birmingham natives managed to show common courtesy on only 43 percent of occasions.

That's some shit, getting to learn England even better now

[Krook]

While there are alot of pricks in Brum, isn't there everywhere? I try not to be one, but everyone gets labelled under something.

I'm devastated, I live there.

[Sweey]

The only reason people in Liverpool help others who have dropped shopping is to steal something.

That said, I hold the door open for people, they do it for me and its rare someone rudely lets it close so I'm not too bothered.

[Definitely Maybe]

How can somewhere be the rudest/most polite in the country, if they only sent inspectors to 8 cities?

Im sick of all this "best place", "worst place," "city with the most cats," etc. Its the people that make a place, and if your from that area then your obviously going to prefer your homeland, arent you.

[Krook]

Originally Posted by Definitely Maybe

How can somewhere be the rudest/most polite in the country, if they only sent inspectors to 8 cities?

Im sick of all this "best place", "worst place," "city with the most cats," etc. Its the people that make a place, and if your from that area then your obviously going to prefer your homeland, arent you.

Good point, that made me feel better.

[Original?]

Originally Posted by nikos24

Exeter in the south east.

Well that really fills me with confidence for the rest of the article.

[Cannon ball]

I heard in an article somewhere that Manchester is the city where people smile the most. That could be true...

[wrigh2uk]

damm they needed a study to clarify that. jus ask for directions.... =|

[Akineye]

Now now, let me be the first to say that is absolute crap. Mates, half of my family live there and they tell me they get treated very well. And they were disgusted when they heard about this. Whoever researched on this must really hate England. I know this may not be the proper site to put this into, but i just want to say to anyone who reads this from some other places to not believe them. Im devastated, i've got roots from there.

Calm down lad, it's just a meaningless survey. I wouldn't take it too literally, there's hundreds of these things declaring various cities as the friedliest, the rudest, the happiest or the most violent in the country.

It's just pointless trivia. Don't expect house prices to plumet.

When I read the thread title, I thought it was talking about Brum girls being raunchy, which is a whole 'nother story.

[Lugash]

Go Newcastle! It's more than the football team will ever be top of.

[omzbadboy]

I dont mean to be rude or anything but where the hell is PES in this subject. i thought thats what this place was about ....

[Cannon ball]

We are in the off topic section where you can talk about anything you want.

[omzbadboy]

safe cannon ball, keep that in mind yeh