According to a survey by virtual fitting room Fits.me, people in the West Midlands have the largest average waist size in the U.K. at 36.2 inches. Hence the Daily Mirror headline of 'Big Brums' which uses 'Brum', an informal name for the main city in the region, Birmingham, instead of 'bum'.
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