Just want to say that I personally love the Brummie accent.

I can't believe (in this day and age) the hate and disrespect it's getting.
I have a lot of family (on my father's side) from the Midlands (mainly from Wolverhampton) and to me , any accent from that area or close by evokes happy memories from lovely warm people who are very friendly and hospitable don't take themselves too seriously and have a very well developed and dry sense of humour and with a keen eye for observation.
In fact I would go so far as to say that when I hear the accent I get a feeling of safety, and that isn't easy for me to say because I grew up in a very troubled household and am generally an anxious person.
No one should be shared or ridiculed for their accent, and it's not banter when it's tinged with a sense of nastiness or sneering.
Just felt like I wanted to get that off my chest.
