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Canadian TikToker’s First Visit to Birmingham Draws Local Corrections

The clip shows how quick TikTok comments shape a first look at a city.

Overview

  • UK outlets on Sunday reported a TikTok from Toronto-born creator Matt Griffen sharing his first visit to Birmingham with 394,000 followers.
  • In the city centre he called trams “street carts”, which he said he had never seen before.
  • He went to the Jewellery Quarter after a viewer’s tip and found the streets quiet despite being told it was “bumping”.
  • At the railway station he met “Ozzy”, the city mascot named after Ozzy Osbourne.
  • Comments under the clip corrected his tram claim and offered tips like visiting the botanical gardens, with some praising his pronunciation of Birmingham.