{"id":65344,"date":"2025-05-01T09:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/65344\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T09:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:47:10","slug":"birmingham-residents-share-the-craziest-thing-theyve-ever-seen-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/65344\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham residents share the &#8216;craziest thing&#8217; they&#8217;ve ever seen in the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local people have shared what they would class as the &#8220;craziest thing&#8221; they&#8217;ve ever seen in the city centre<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19_04_21_Bullring5_of_14.jpg\" alt=\"A Smallbrook Queensway view of Debenhams, \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Birmingham locals have spoken out about what the &#8220;craziest thing&#8221; they&#8217;ve ever seen in the city is (Image: Graham Young \/ BirminghamLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The local people of Birmingham have been asked &#8220;what&#8217;s the craziest thing you&#8217;ve ever seen in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>?&#8221; to which there was a plethora of interesting answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Social media user, Birmingham Updates, took the challenge upon themselves to find out what residents would really class as the &#8220;craziest&#8221; sight they&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Standing outside New Street station, two locals told the interview their &#8220;craziest&#8221; memory of Birmingham happened near St. Martin&#8217;s Church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/fans-hail-next-36-leather-31530834?int_source=nba\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Fans hail Next \u00a336 leather sandals as &#8216;comfy&#8217; with &#8216;lovely, wide fit&#8217; &#8211; and they come in three colours<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The interviewee said: &#8220;I was down by St. Martin&#8217;s Church near the Bullring, and there was somebody outside for six hours just playing the steel drums, non-stop all day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Another resident shared seeing dancers on the ramp outside of the train station had to be the &#8220;craziest&#8221; sight she had seen in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">She said: &#8220;Down there are some dancers &#8216;doing a madness&#8217; or on TikTok Live.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The final interviewee claimed her maddest memory of the city was when she was enjoying a drink outside, soaking up some sun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">She said: &#8220;I was once day drinking and I saw a furry convention walk by, and when you&#8217;re drunk that is something very strange to be witnessing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Furries are &#8220;enthusiasts for animal characters with human characteristics, in particular a person who dresses up in costume as such a character or uses one as an avatar online,&#8221; according to the Oxford English Dictionary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/official-opening-date-unveiled-new-31539677\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">First look inside new Birmingham restaurant with &#8216;amazing reputation&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Other locals under the Birmingham Updates video chipped in to give their opinion on the most insane sights they&#8217;ve seen in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One person said: &#8220;There used to be a man who claimed he was the reincarnation of Michael Jackson and for 50p he could change the weather for you, not seen him in ages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Another added: &#8220;The horse who plays the keyboard and is saving up for an engagement ring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A commenter even said they had seen someone &#8220;pinch Jesus out of the nativity&#8221; 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