The Sunday Mercury, as even-handed as ever.

[LeeB]

I don't mind Clarkson. I personally think a lot of what he says is just tongue in cheek.

People seem to take him very seriously.

I don't see why his piece has caused offence to be honest. I didn't think we Brummies were the precious sort. Whinning about the article all seems a little Mancunian to me.

Oh and can you imagine if he'd written that about Liverpool? Anyway I can't see why everyone's moaning, apart from the accent thing he thinks the place is brilliant! Come on everyone Clarkson may be an oaf but he's got something good to say about Birmingham.

He can fuck off back to Chipping Norton, I don't care for his opinion.

And there was nothing wrong with the place 20 years ago.

[Ads]

He's got more good to say about Brum than the Sunday fucking Mercury that is for sure. Which is the problem. Birmingham is a fine city, and it is better than anything outside of London, but the people who moan most about the place or who put up the weakest defence, are whinging Brummies.

[LeeB]

He's got more good to say about Brum than the Sunday fucking Mercury that is for sure. Which is the problem. Birmingham is a fine city, and it is better than anything outside of London, but the people who moan most about the place or who put up the weakest defence, are whinging Brummies.

You're right there, but they're usually the mindless plebs that have been conditioned that way.

[Chico Hamilton III]

People seem to take him very seriously

That's because there's nothing even remotely amusing about him.

Nor his daft posh "mates" on Top Gear. Bunch of twats, the lot of em. It wouldn't be so bad if I could just ignore them but I'm forced to watch endless repeats of Top Gear on Dave by my 7 year old car-fanatic son.

[godzvilla]

People seem to take him very seriously

That's because there's nothing even remotely amusing about him.

Nor his daft posh "mates" on Top Gear. Bunch of twats, the lot of em. It wouldn't be so bad if I could just ignore them but I'm forced to watch endless repeats of Top Gear on Dave by my 7 year old car-fanatic son.

Go how I hate that word ´Posh ´ , I really think it says more about the user than anything else . When will we all get away from cranking up the old Class divides ( perceived )  in just about every topic that comes up ? . Its just a form of inverse snobbery and an almost tribal aversion to anyone with a privileged  background   , which  after all , is no fault of theirs ...  very boring ...........................Godzvilla!

[Chico Hamilton III]

People seem to take him very seriously

That's because there's nothing even remotely amusing about him.

Nor his daft posh "mates" on Top Gear. Bunch of twats, the lot of em. It wouldn't be so bad if I could just ignore them but I'm forced to watch endless repeats of Top Gear on Dave by my 7 year old car-fanatic son.

Go how I hate that word ´Posh ´ , I really think it says more about the user than anything else . When will we all get away from cranking up the old Class divides ( perceived )  in just about every topic that comes up ? . Its just a form of inverse snobbery and an almost tribal aversion to anyone with a privileged  background   , which  after all , is no fault of theirs ...  very boring ...........................Godzvilla!

Sorry to have bored you, Godzvilla, feel free to ignore any of my future posts.

Tell you what, I'll stop accusing public school educated privileged twats like Clarkson of being posh when he stops looking down his nose at me and writing about how thick my accent sounds.

[Damo70]

I'm not into class divides, perceived or otherwise. But I do call posh people posh. What am I supposed to call them?

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm not into class divides, perceived or otherwise. But I do call posh people posh. What am I supposed to call them?

Sir and ma'am, I think.

[pauliewalnuts]

People seem to take him very seriously

That's because there's nothing even remotely amusing about him.

Nor his daft posh "mates" on Top Gear. Bunch of twats, the lot of em. It wouldn't be so bad if I could just ignore them but I'm forced to watch endless repeats of Top Gear on Dave by my 7 year old car-fanatic son.

It is pretty horrific just thinking that this fine city spawned that horrible, fawning tosspot Richard "He's Not A Real Hamster" Hammond.

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't mind Clarkson. I personally think a lot of what he says is just tongue in cheek.

That's not really that great an excuse though is it?

Stewart Lee absolutely nailing the "it's only a joke" side to Clarkson:

[Brend'Watkins]

I've been called posh once by a cleaner from South Yorks at a company function.  She had a few on her and said "Yar rite posh you ar".  I think she thought of everybody south of Derbyshire as 'rite posh'.

[Damo70]

I'm not into class divides, perceived or otherwise. But I do call posh people posh. What am I supposed to call them?

Sir and ma'am, I think.

There was a time in the early eighties that we were a two Marina family. My dad had a second hand estate and my mum had a second hand coupe. Am I posh and in denial?

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm not into class divides, perceived or otherwise. But I do call posh people posh. What am I supposed to call them?

Sir and ma'am, I think.

There was a time in the early eighties that we were a two Marina family. My dad had a second hand estate and my mum had a second hand coupe. Am I posh and in denial?

I'd answer properly but I'm so busy doffing my cap to you, it'd take hours to type a decent length response.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I used to work with a really annoying Peterborough fan. He was a Posh twat.

[Nev]

People seem to take him very seriously

That's because there's nothing even remotely amusing about him.

Nor his daft posh "mates" on Top Gear. Bunch of twats, the lot of em. It wouldn't be so bad if I could just ignore them but I'm forced to watch endless repeats of Top Gear on Dave by my 7 year old car-fanatic son.

Go how I hate that word ´Posh ´ , I really think it says more about the user than anything else . When will we all get away from cranking up the old Class divides ( perceived )  in just about every topic that comes up ? . Its just a form of inverse snobbery and an almost tribal aversion to anyone with a privileged  background   , which  after all , is no fault of theirs ...  very boring ...........................Godzvilla!

Cranking up the old Class divides you say? I think Clarkson's mate is far more culpable as far as that accusation is concerned.