I've been punting since 2015 now. I live in Warwickshire, but my main go-to place has always been (mostly) Birmingham City centre. I know it well, and as I live in a small town, the chances of bumping into someone I know is very small. Back then (a mere three years ago) Brum was actually quite good, I thought. Now, though, it is, for the most part, pretty terrible. The punting scene in Birmingham is pretty much mostly made up of Romanians, who as we all know (with the exception of a few) are known for offering a terrible service, and a lot of them seem to disturbingly offer bareback. Every time I scroll through the Birmingham section on Adultwork now, it’s just all the same. Also, they all seem to weirdly look the same now, too. Very, very little British talent. Also, and maybe one of you can help me out, but what's with all these "Brazilians" lately? Are they actually from Brazil? Over the last year or so there have been loads popping up.
But yeah, all in all, I'm actually starting to venture outside of the West Midlands now. On my days off mostly, I make a day of it. Why not? I'm single, so I don't really have to worry about it. Still, though, my punting has slowed down quite significantly, and one of the main reasons is that the West Midlands, especially Birmingham, is now, for the most part, pretty crap.