Birmingham (pronunciation (helpinfo); IPA /ˈbɜːmɪŋˌəm/; Burr-ming-um) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. Birmingham is the largest of England's core cities, and is often considered to be the second city of the United Kingdom.[2] The City of Birmingham has a population of 1,006,500 (2006 estimate).[3] It forms part of the larger West Midlands conurbation, which has a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census)[4] and includes several neighbouring towns and cities, such as Solihull, Wolverhampton and the towns of the Black Country.

i have been living near Birmingham since last two years as student...been to London,Brighton,and other cities of UK..but Birmingham certainly has x factor ..i feel at home in Birmingham...definitely its gonna be the top city of UK in next few years....

I am living Birmingham last 10 years. It is great multi culture city in England and beautiful city centre. If you are Indian food lover , you can visit Ladypool road for numbers of Indian/Pakistani restaurant.

Not so impressive as London but Birmingham has its charms,from the old Bull Ring market to the new developed shopping centers(and there are a lot of those starting from New Street Train Station!).I just feel like I am living once again my student years, when I'm out with my mates in the clubs and pubs from Broad Street or lost somewhere in Arcadian.Last but not least, no metropolitan rush, and the friendly people of Midlands!

Good city, full with students, easy to combine studying and find a job. Great nightlife, particularly student nights. lovely areas such as brindley place and mailbox offer great restaurants and bars for people with more sophisticated taste.