It's a surprising black hole on the map, seen from London. In 20 years in the country, it has never come into any conversation I've had except for "have you eve

It's a surprising black hole on the map, seen from London. In 20 years in the country, it has never come into any conversation I've had except for "have you ever been to Birmingham? No, me neither." For a major city so accessible from London, it's very odd.