Is Solihull far away enough from Birmingham?

[Hatebirmingham]

I live in Edgbaston and HATE Birmingham. I’ve been here for 6 years and I think it’s bloody awful. It’s run down, unsafe to the point where I could list multiple areas where I barely feel safe driving through, never mind getting out of the car and there are so many areas that don’t even feel like you’re in the UK. I see teens around and would be throughly depressed for these to be the children that my own would attend school with - lots seem to be wannabe ‘gangsters’, rude, intimidating etc. I find the vast majority of Birmingham incredibly depressing.

We can’t leave the West Midlands unfortunately.

I was wondering if Solihull may be a better fit for us. My oldest DC is starting school next year so we still have time to move without interrupting education. My question is - is Solihull (particularly Dorridge/Knowle) far enough away from Birmingham to not be affected by Birmingham’s ‘issues’?

IABU: Solihull is still too close to Birmingham
IANBU: Solihull is much better than Birmingham

It was the QE. Staff asked multiple times for them to leave but they were trying to say they had to stay to translate for their female relative who was also a patient.

Perhaps some of them live in the parts of Birmingham you want to avoid.

I notice you are not engaging with any of the posts from people suggesting areas to you.

It's pretty clear you did not start this thread for area suggestions.

Typical 'Muslim ate my hamster' thread.

Move as far away as you can. Birmingham does not need your type and I speak as a Birmingham proud resident. I have 3 children, all doing well, all have received an excellent state education and done well, and stayed safe in Birmingham. They have benefited from their diverse multicultural friendships along the way. They have not benefitted from those who suffer from white priviledge so good riddance to you.

You can assume that but you would be wrong.

As for people being aspirational….I tend to find water seeks its own level.

And to do that they had to open your ward curtain and stare and smirk at you?

Immediately move areas.

Honestly?

My son is a police officer. That’s his patch. I’m offen there dropping him off for shifts.

It’s extremely unsafe.

Lol good luck here.
We are mixed race immigrants and moved out of Birmingham for similar reasons years ago. We left WM though completely

Solihull is bham to me

i live in Halesowen which is about ten miles out the of the city

bromsgrove is also nice

I am dying to move back to Birmingham but my industry has the bulk of jobs in London.
I visit frequently though.

I had my last baby at Birmingham women’s. There were the same things going on there with male visitors.

Love it. A Pakistani surgeon will be operating on my mum soon, better tell him not to smirk and stare at her.

I walked down a few weeks ago as I was going to a lovely Afghan restaurant. Shock horror, I'm still alive and well, in fact no one cared that I was walking down a road.

Like a dog with a bone

Yes honestly. As do many others who live and work around there.

To be clear I definitely think it is far more rundown than when I was always hanging out there as a schoolgirl.

But I don’t yet feel it so unsafe I cannot be anywhere near there.

Warwick, Leamington, Stratford….

No, they were asked to leave after a dr saw them do this.

Yes she is.

I have a friend who lives in Harborne and love visiting her. I really like the High Street there. I don't think I'd rush to live in Birmingham though. As another poster has said Worcester is lovely and within commutable distance. Good schools and some nice little towns round about like Pershore.

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Clearly they were using that as an excuse as to why they were hanging around women's bed / curtained areas when challenged by staff at the behest of @Hatebirmingham . Her experience seems valid to me and personally I would not want to live in the vast majority of Birmingham areas either

Interesting that those calling out the OP on racsim are ignoring the posts from other people of colour who have experienced parts of Birmingham as feeling very unsafe.

I have friends who had this experience too at the women’s.

I'd suggest you move further than Solihull as my grandmother (who lived there) was admitted into QE just before she passed away.

Thought you said it was constant.