""people are branded on the tongue"

This is true, and when I first moved here I acquired the nicknames "Jasper" and "Birmingham Bill". The latter was a tad unimaginative, but being called Jasper I considered a compliment especially as Jasper himself lived close to where I lived and he talked about places we knew, such as our local chippy.

I've heard the phrase"Dummie Brummie", but I'd rather be a dummie Brummie than a clever twat.

Jeff Lynne is God.