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Just got back from visiting family in London and 4 things struck me.
1. Foxes in the back garden
2. The non stop sound of police sirens
3. Incredible historic buildings that have no famous status in London but would be a major attraction in any other city.
4. Pie n mash - yum yum
What do you all think of London? Personally I love visiting it but much happier living in the north |
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"Can’t stand the place.
Would never go there if it wasn’t for work.
They should flatten it and start again."
What do you dislike about it specifically? Surely it's one of the great cities on the planet? |
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I live here, I love it
London is full of wildlife
Re sirens it’s rare I hear them, it all depends where you live and they are not necessarily police sirens either.
As for the buildings they all have a history, just need to find out about them if you have the desire |
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"Can’t stand the place.
Would never go there if it wasn’t for work.
They should flatten it and start again."
You’d get rid of all the history, the buildings the old alleys that have survived for hundreds of years, to what end ? |
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Love it in very small doses lol but agree with the sirens and add to that the planes! None stop noise, at least where I live it's very noisy but it's just gales! |
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"Can’t stand the place.
Would never go there if it wasn’t for work.
They should flatten it and start again."
Sad! It would lose all its quirkiness and history! Become modern and unfeeling |
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I've lived here for 13 years now and still love it. Nothing better than a free day to wander a explore a new area!
I'm sure there'll come a point where I've had enough of the bustle and noise, but I haven't got there yet and intend to make the most of it until I do  |
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"I live here, I love it
London is full of wildlife
Re sirens it’s rare I hear them, it all depends where you live and they are not necessarily police sirens either.
As for the buildings they all have a history, just need to find out about them if you have the desire "
Funnily enough I do research the buildings when I get back home every time. Make a mental note of them.
I grew up round elephant and castle, that's where I was, and yes sirens are all emergencies |
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"Can’t stand the place.
Would never go there if it wasn’t for work.
They should flatten it and start again.
You’d get rid of all the history, the buildings the old alleys that have survived for hundreds of years, to what end ? "
You have answered your own question.
Always find the people there dead eyed and unhappy.
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Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London. |
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Having been born and lived in London almost all my life I do love the functionality, you can just get things done so easily. Facilities are great and available most hours.
On the down side:
-Too many cars on the road, parking nightmare
-Women in London are muuuuuch harder to connect with than pretty much anywhere else. They're lovely and sweet underneath like anywhere else but are very hard work initially compared to other cities in UK and abroad. Thought it was me for years til I opened my eyes a little (gonna regret saying this haha) |
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"Can’t stand the place.
Would never go there if it wasn’t for work.
They should flatten it and start again.
You’d get rid of all the history, the buildings the old alleys that have survived for hundreds of years, to what end ?
You have answered your own question.
Always find the people there dead eyed and unhappy.
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Well it’s a shame you feel like that. I certainly don’t, I love it’s history and quirkinesses
As for dead eyes and unhappiness that’s your opinion but there is definitely a lot of fun and happiness in London |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London. "
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact! |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London. "
Absolutely, well except house prices! Now they are in a different league! |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Absolutely, well except house prices! Now they are in a different league! "
Tell me about it, I'm paying in rent per week what most don't pay in a month!
Do love London though, amazing city! |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact! "
You know if you do chat people do chat back, same as a smile it’s infectious |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Absolutely, well except house prices! Now they are in a different league!
Tell me about it, I'm paying in rent per week what most don't pay in a month!
Do love London though, amazing city! "
That’s a choice we make to live here |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact! "
Yeah that is weird, god forbid you stand on the wrong side of the underground escalators  |
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"Just got back from visiting family in London and 4 things struck me.
1. Foxes in the back garden
2. The non stop sound of police sirens
3. Incredible historic buildings that have no famous status in London but would be a major attraction in any other city.
4. Pie n mash - yum yum
What do you all think of London? Personally I love visiting it but much happier living in the north "
Your last sentence sums it up... great to visit, lovely to head up the M1 home! |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact!
Yeah that is weird, god forbid you stand on the wrong side of the underground escalators "
People been hung for less! |
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"No one else has mentioned pie n mash yet, surely its gods gift to the world? "
I haven’t tried pies n mash but I did have a bangin burrito in Greenwich |
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I'm from the suburbs of south west london.
I'm glad I moved away!!
I dont hate it and do miss some aspects of it but not enough to make me ever want to live there again.
It's a great place in small doses.
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact!
Yeah that is weird, god forbid you stand on the wrong side of the underground escalators "
Especially during rush hour |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact!
You know if you do chat people do chat back, same as a smile it’s infectious "
Its actually got better as London has diversified but you still need to rattle their comfort zone to initiate a chat. I've been on underground/tram systems where the noise of chatter is deafening!
Having said all that, I was on the end of a 60km bike ride, riding through burnt oak a few months ago. Had taken longer than expected and got really weak and hungry. Was around midnight and passed a fruit shop where they were unloading bananas. They were of an ethnic denomination completely different to mine and not the kinds who you'd expect to mix together ever.
Asked how much 2 would cost, he said here bro take them. Warmed my heart |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact!
You know if you do chat people do chat back, same as a smile it’s infectious
Its actually got better as London has diversified but you still need to rattle their comfort zone to initiate a chat. I've been on underground/tram systems where the noise of chatter is deafening!
Having said all that, I was on the end of a 60km bike ride, riding through burnt oak a few months ago. Had taken longer than expected and got really weak and hungry. Was around midnight and passed a fruit shop where they were unloading bananas. They were of an ethnic denomination completely different to mine and not the kinds who you'd expect to mix together ever.
Asked how much 2 would cost, he said here bro take them. Warmed my heart "
This is so typical of London. It's nowhere near the unfriendly city that people make it out to be and its definitely 24 hours |
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You know if you do chat people do chat back, same as a smile it’s infectious
Its actually got better as London has diversified but you still need to rattle their comfort zone to initiate a chat. I've been on underground/tram systems where the noise of chatter is deafening!
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People love me on the tube, i see them smirking away as i chat to the poor people around me   |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact!
You know if you do chat people do chat back, same as a smile it’s infectious
Its actually got better as London has diversified but you still need to rattle their comfort zone to initiate a chat. I've been on underground/tram systems where the noise of chatter is deafening!
Having said all that, I was on the end of a 60km bike ride, riding through burnt oak a few months ago. Had taken longer than expected and got really weak and hungry. Was around midnight and passed a fruit shop where they were unloading bananas. They were of an ethnic denomination completely different to mine and not the kinds who you'd expect to mix together ever.
Asked how much 2 would cost, he said here bro take them. Warmed my heart
This is so typical of London. It's nowhere near the unfriendly city that people make it out to be and its definitely 24 hours "
It definitely isn’t unfriendly |
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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago
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I’m Brixton born & bred. Loved living in London, jumping on the tube & in a few minutes being in Soho etc. Used to spend a lot of time just watching the world go by with some mates. Brick lane at all hours for some grub.
Miss it a lot but we visit family a fair bit & one of our kids is due back to a famous London Hospital in March so we’ll make a day or two of it & visit a park or museum or two.
Would we move back? Not a prayer even if we could afford it. Taken us months to get used to the absolute silence here, outside of the odd owl.
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Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact!
You must not have been to many cities. "
Well I'm not a seasoned traveller but I've been on public transport in several cities in UK and america, Canada, several cities in Europe and the Middle East  |
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Far better places in the UK to visit. Its no longer a English City. Jack and the Beanstalk has been cancelled in London because the giant can no longer smell any English men.  |
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You know if you do chat people do chat back, same as a smile it’s infectious
Its actually got better as London has diversified but you still need to rattle their comfort zone to initiate a chat. I've been on underground/tram systems where the noise of chatter is deafening!
People love me on the tube, i see them smirking away as i chat to the poor people around me "
 love it |
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"Far better places in the UK to visit. Its no longer a English City. Jack and the Beanstalk has been cancelled in London because the giant can no longer smell any English men. "
That’s right it’s not an English city, it’s a British one and representative of all the cultures and historical nationalities that make up the United Kingdom
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Lived there for many years loved it. One thing that really annoys me is when people moan about how no one talks to you on the tube etc.
Apart from the fact, it’s not true, most people are just going about their lives, getting to work, reading a book, having some time to themselves. If you were doing this and some random person just said hi and tried to spark up conversation, you’d rightly think it was weird. |
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"Far better places in the UK to visit. Its no longer a English City. Jack and the Beanstalk has been cancelled in London because the giant can no longer smell any English men.
That’s right it’s not an English city, it’s a British one and representative of all the cultures and historical nationalities that make up the United Kingdom
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Well said. |
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Personally I love visiting. Love that I’m close enough to pop in but far enough that I can still see it through a tourists eyes if I wish too.
And home to some of the greatest theatre in the world so that alone makes it great to visit. |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
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I like going to London. I enjoy seeing the famous buildings and historic sites. The thing that amazes me is that it never closes, there's always something going on.
Things I don't like about London: You can hardly use any cash, zapping your card on the tube and not having a clue how much you're spending and if you drive there it takes half an hour at least to do a couple of miles.
I always enjoy going back to Somerset though. |
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"London is to the UK what Rome is to Italy the rest of the country can't stand you. Fact. "
That’s your opinion and your entitled to it. There’s places in this country I don’t particularly like but that’s my opinion and everyone has a different one |
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"I like going to London. I enjoy seeing the famous buildings and historic sites. The thing that amazes me is that it never closes, there's always something going on.
Things I don't like about London: You can hardly use any cash, zapping your card on the tube and not having a clue how much you're spending and if you drive there it takes half an hour at least to do a couple of miles.
I always enjoy going back to Somerset though. "
True, I drove over Tower Bridge last night at 10pm, on Christmas day, and took me 25 mins to get over it. Tourists and cars everywhere. Certainly a city that never sleeps. |
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"Really like London. Feel like it has the same negativity of every other place. People moan about people not speaking on tube but that happens anywhere else. Any other city centre prices are now on par with London.
Dont think any other city in the world has a transport system where people not only don't chat but avoid eye contact!
You know if you do chat people do chat back, same as a smile it’s infectious
Its actually got better as London has diversified but you still need to rattle their comfort zone to initiate a chat. I've been on underground/tram systems where the noise of chatter is deafening!
Having said all that, I was on the end of a 60km bike ride, riding through burnt oak a few months ago. Had taken longer than expected and got really weak and hungry. Was around midnight and passed a fruit shop where they were unloading bananas. They were of an ethnic denomination completely different to mine and not the kinds who you'd expect to mix together ever.
Asked how much 2 would cost, he said here bro take them. Warmed my heart
This is so typical of London. It's nowhere near the unfriendly city that people make it out to be and its definitely 24 hours
It definitely isn’t unfriendly "
Yes that's what I said. And friendly to everyone |
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"I like going to London. I enjoy seeing the famous buildings and historic sites. The thing that amazes me is that it never closes, there's always something going on.
Things I don't like about London: You can hardly use any cash, zapping your card on the tube and not having a clue how much you're spending and if you drive there it takes half an hour at least to do a couple of miles.
I always enjoy going back to Somerset though. "
It’s easy you don’t drive in London. As for the tube you’ll never spend more than the cost of a one day travel card which is about £7.90 no matter how many journeys you make in one day on tube or buses |
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"I like going to London. I enjoy seeing the famous buildings and historic sites. The thing that amazes me is that it never closes, there's always something going on.
Things I don't like about London: You can hardly use any cash, zapping your card on the tube and not having a clue how much you're spending and if you drive there it takes half an hour at least to do a couple of miles.
I always enjoy going back to Somerset though.
It’s easy you don’t drive in London. As for the tube you’ll never spend more than the cost of a one day travel card which is about £7.90 no matter how many journeys you make in one day on tube or buses "
You're going to think I'm mad but traffic flow is actually pretty awesome in London considering the volume of traffic! |
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"I like going to London. I enjoy seeing the famous buildings and historic sites. The thing that amazes me is that it never closes, there's always something going on.
Things I don't like about London: You can hardly use any cash, zapping your card on the tube and not having a clue how much you're spending and if you drive there it takes half an hour at least to do a couple of miles.
I always enjoy going back to Somerset though.
It’s easy you don’t drive in London. As for the tube you’ll never spend more than the cost of a one day travel card which is about £7.90 no matter how many journeys you make in one day on tube or buses
You're going to think I'm mad but traffic flow is actually pretty awesome in London considering the volume of traffic!"
Nooooo! I drive a lot in London as my family is so spread out and I have a nervous breakdown by the time I'm finished lol. Cars, bikes, cyclists, buses, taxis, lanes going from 3 to 1 for no reason, mad roundabouts (especially the elephant and Hyde Park ones), I'm in pieces by the end |
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"I like going to London. I enjoy seeing the famous buildings and historic sites. The thing that amazes me is that it never closes, there's always something going on.
Things I don't like about London: You can hardly use any cash, zapping your card on the tube and not having a clue how much you're spending and if you drive there it takes half an hour at least to do a couple of miles.
I always enjoy going back to Somerset though.
It’s easy you don’t drive in London. As for the tube you’ll never spend more than the cost of a one day travel card which is about £7.90 no matter how many journeys you make in one day on tube or buses
You're going to think I'm mad but traffic flow is actually pretty awesome in London considering the volume of traffic!
Nooooo! I drive a lot in London as my family is so spread out and I have a nervous breakdown by the time I'm finished lol. Cars, bikes, cyclists, buses, taxis, lanes going from 3 to 1 for no reason, mad roundabouts (especially the elephant and Hyde Park ones), I'm in pieces by the end "
Love it!
Was in Montreal in September, one huge fucking car park. Roads full of roadworks, stop signs and traffic lights every few yards, no syncing. 20 minutes minimum to go a few meters down the road in all parts of the city! |
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Sunday street markets,sitting in pubs people watching,walking along the Thames,early hours of morning in mid summer is incredible,been to some great gigs,but the crowds further north are more enthusiastic,love spending couple days there now n again,but working there's horrendous |
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"Just got back from visiting family in London and 4 things struck me.
1. Foxes in the back garden
2. The non stop sound of police sirens
3. Incredible historic buildings that have no famous status in London but would be a major attraction in any other city.
4. Pie n mash - yum yum
What do you all think of London? Personally I love visiting it but much happier living in the north "
i love Central london or the city i was born in south London but worked for many years in the city its got everything, entertainment, culture, history, food, transport, nightlife, hotels ok can be quite expensive and can be lonely if you're not interactive but its a vibrant city  |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
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"I like going to London. I enjoy seeing the famous buildings and historic sites. The thing that amazes me is that it never closes, there's always something going on.
Things I don't like about London: You can hardly use any cash, zapping your card on the tube and not having a clue how much you're spending and if you drive there it takes half an hour at least to do a couple of miles.
I always enjoy going back to Somerset though.
It’s easy you don’t drive in London. As for the tube you’ll never spend more than the cost of a one day travel card which is about £7.90 no matter how many journeys you make in one day on tube or buses "
Well I didn't realise there was a limit on the tube. Next time I'll go I'll use it more.
The trouble with living in mid Somerset is that the bus to Bristol, only 20 miles away takes longer than either the coach or the train from Bristol to London.
I generally try and travel by motorbike when I go. |
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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago
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"London is to the UK what Rome is to Italy the rest of the country can't stand you. Fact.
That’s your opinion and your entitled to it. There’s places in this country I don’t particularly like but that’s my opinion and everyone has a different one "
Having moved gradually out of London to North Essex & our latest permanent move to Mid Wales I am starting to see the whole of the SE of the country in a different light. In London & Essex.
Drs,Dentists,Hospitals,Shops & Services are pretty much metaphorically within easy grasp 24/7. We’ve been in Wales almost a year & still can’t find an NHS dentist within thirty miles that hasn’t closed their books even to our children. The nearest A&E is twenty five miles & 1hr away. Shops still close on Wednesdays & most banks in small towns are not open on Saturdays.
There are two air ambulances covering the whole of Wales & parts of England while to the best of my knowledge there’s about ten in the same area of the Home Counties.
I drive back to London on a fairly regular basis & can honestly say the arseholes only really appear in significant numbers just this side of reading on the M4 or Oxford if on the M40.
It’s like someone’s told the whole SE it runs & powers the country & they need to push everything & everyone including themselves to destruction & they’ve grown into the entitlement they imagine should go with it.
I think this is what’s behind the statement made and while I wouldn’t use the word hate I can now see this from outside of the London/Home counties bubble.
I lived in it for forty years & never really saw it before because I was part of it.
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
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Having worked in various parts of the UK over 40+ years, including several times living in London, I have experienced how London life was but how it has changed.
I used to enjoy the city back in the mid-70's, you could get around easily, with shopping easy to access anywhere. Night life was cheaper then too and socially, I got to know people.
Over the years, it has changed. Now, with what I hear from friends still living and working there, everyone rushes around as if losing the extra 2 inches of space in front, is a major inconvenience.
If you even look at someone, let alone speak to them on a bus, Tube or train, you're viewed as a loony, terrorist or a nutter.
I once moved from a job in London to one in Edinburgh; my new boss said he'd show me round the city, but within 10 minutes, he'd to rein me in as I was walking at "London Pace" which is much faster!
I seldom visit London now but find that getting round has become confusing. God forbid you mess up Tapping in or out with a card or pass, and you feel 100's of pairs of eyes drilling into you from behind, as if to say "Get out of the way, moron!" They're unforgiving at best!
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"London is to the UK what Rome is to Italy the rest of the country can't stand you. Fact.
That’s your opinion and your entitled to it. There’s places in this country I don’t particularly like but that’s my opinion and everyone has a different one
Having moved gradually out of London to North Essex & our latest permanent move to Mid Wales I am starting to see the whole of the SE of the country in a different light. In London & Essex.
Drs,Dentists,Hospitals,Shops & Services are pretty much metaphorically within easy grasp 24/7. We’ve been in Wales almost a year & still can’t find an NHS dentist within thirty miles that hasn’t closed their books even to our children. The nearest A&E is twenty five miles & 1hr away. Shops still close on Wednesdays & most banks in small towns are not open on Saturdays.
There are two air ambulances covering the whole of Wales & parts of England while to the best of my knowledge there’s about ten in the same area of the Home Counties.
I drive back to London on a fairly regular basis & can honestly say the arseholes only really appear in significant numbers just this side of reading on the M4 or Oxford if on the M40.
It’s like someone’s told the whole SE it runs & powers the country & they need to push everything & everyone including themselves to destruction & they’ve grown into the entitlement they imagine should go with it.
I think this is what’s behind the statement made and while I wouldn’t use the word hate I can now see this from outside of the London/Home counties bubble.
I lived in it for forty years & never really saw it before because I was part of it.
S"
I can see your point. However I would point out that I’ve never been able to find an nhs dentist for my son and has been private all his life. We need to know we are going to be sick two weeks in advance for a doctors appointment. So we are no better off than the rest of the country.
Yes we have two air ambulances but they are charity based. They receive some funding from the nhs but most of it is made up by corporate sponsorship and personal donations to keep them going.
As to shops / banks closing that is down to the individual area and it’s rules and / or demand.
To say London / the SE is entitled or runs the country is far from the mark. We are just normal people like any other that just happen to live in one of the most populated areas of the country |
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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago
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"London is to the UK what Rome is to Italy the rest of the country can't stand you. Fact.
That’s your opinion and your entitled to it. There’s places in this country I don’t particularly like but that’s my opinion and everyone has a different one
Having moved gradually out of London to North Essex & our latest permanent move to Mid Wales I am starting to see the whole of the SE of the country in a different light. In London & Essex.
Drs,Dentists,Hospitals,Shops & Services are pretty much metaphorically within easy grasp 24/7. We’ve been in Wales almost a year & still can’t find an NHS dentist within thirty miles that hasn’t closed their books even to our children. The nearest A&E is twenty five miles & 1hr away. Shops still close on Wednesdays & most banks in small towns are not open on Saturdays.
There are two air ambulances covering the whole of Wales & parts of England while to the best of my knowledge there’s about ten in the same area of the Home Counties.
I drive back to London on a fairly regular basis & can honestly say the arseholes only really appear in significant numbers just this side of reading on the M4 or Oxford if on the M40.
It’s like someone’s told the whole SE it runs & powers the country & they need to push everything & everyone including themselves to destruction & they’ve grown into the entitlement they imagine should go with it.
I think this is what’s behind the statement made and while I wouldn’t use the word hate I can now see this from outside of the London/Home counties bubble.
I lived in it for forty years & never really saw it before because I was part of it.
S
I can see your point. However I would point out that I’ve never been able to find an nhs dentist for my son and has been private all his life. We need to know we are going to be sick two weeks in advance for a doctors appointment. So we are no better off than the rest of the country.
Yes we have two air ambulances but they are charity based. They receive some funding from the nhs but most of it is made up by corporate sponsorship and personal donations to keep them going.
As to shops / banks closing that is down to the individual area and it’s rules and / or demand.
To say London / the SE is entitled or runs the country is far from the mark. We are just normal people like any other that just happen to live in one of the most populated areas of the country "
Don’t get me wrong I still love London, I’m just seeing the whole SE a bit differently, not better or worse, just different.
Maybe Essex was better covered but we changed dentists two or three times there & they were all within a five mile radius & their books never seemed to be closed.
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Useful for getting stuff and accessing entertainment; interesting for it's history, museums, galleries, buildings etc.; wouldn't want to live there because it's too noisy, polluted and built-up.
Great place to visit and come home from. |
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"Just got back from visiting family in London and 4 things struck me.
1. Foxes in the back garden
2. The non stop sound of police sirens
3. Incredible historic buildings that have no famous status in London but would be a major attraction in any other city.
4. Pie n mash - yum yum
What do you all think of London? Personally I love visiting it but much happier living in the north "
It's ok for football away days and up go 48 hours, after that they can keep it as far as I'm concerned. |
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over a year ago
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Born in the east end
Work in the west end
Live in leafy north London
I’ve moved away and been drawn back ! Bright lights big city !
Pie n mash yea but no
Bagel from brick lane is another level altogether
As for the people a mish mash sandwich of everything
As with most big cities you will find good and bad elements
I love the place it’s as simple as that |
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By *eeBee67Man
over a year ago
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Too rushed, people have no time or patience.
Makes me laugh to see someone sprinting to jump between closing tube train doors because the next train is a whole 30 seconds away
Great city to visit though, couldn't live there. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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London is a cleaner version of NYC.....
The last time I was there , I was very disappointed that there was no Tin Pan Jerk Chicken guys selling on the the streets of Brixton and.. it seems greasy fish and chips served in wax/parchment paper has gone the way of the Dodo.... |
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By *ty31Man
over a year ago
NW London |
It's my home and I do love it. I like the melting pot nature, the attitude, friendliness and the pace of life. I like our sense of humour and tough spirit.
I dislike immensely how London is run and administrated. It's become too expensive to the point where the vibrant and dynamic small enterprises/businesses have been squeezed out in favour of large soulless chains. I don't like how everything seems to have a charge or price attached to it (congestion charge, ULEZ etc) as its simply a form of extortion. Plus I hate the outdated opening hours for pubs (very few drinking options post midnight which don't involve a cover charge). |
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Londoner born and bred...Looking to escape it as it's changed dramatically.
I seldom go into town as it's a nightmare, everyone is rushing around, it's noisy, no one queues...it's not too bad in my part of town but burglary has gone up. |
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"Suburbs are better....fresh air, less noise and not a mindless rush"
This 
I'm so glad I moved to london at a time when it was possible to afford to rent a flat in the centre of Camden and before the likes of Camden, Soho and Vauxhall had been gentrified and so many bars closed down but I'm also so glad I moved out.
I love London. But I wouldn't want to live there again |
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Really really love it!
Foxes in the back garden is increasingly common, the further down South you go. Thankfully, yiu can hire teams of Tory barristers to chase them out!
I lived in Peckham for 3 years, so guess I've drowned out sirens.
I would like to live just outside London, so I was close enough to pop in and experience it - mmmm, Camden Market! - but far enough away to escape the sensory overload.
"Just got back from visiting family in London and 4 things struck me.
1. Foxes in the back garden
2. The non stop sound of police sirens
3. Incredible historic buildings that have no famous status in London but would be a major attraction in any other city.
4. Pie n mash - yum yum
What do you all think of London? Personally I love visiting it but much happier living in the north "
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"Too rushed, people have no time or patience.
Makes me laugh to see someone sprinting to jump between closing tube train doors because the next train is a whole 30 seconds away
Great city to visit though, couldn't live there."
And what you’ll find is that 80% of them running for the tube don’t live here but commute in |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"I love working there but couldn’t live there. I’ve had some of my best meets in London! "
Yep. London has such a vibrant energy and so much to explore and see and do. There really is nowhere quite like it. I always get excited when working down there (bit daft I know!) and love the myriad of people and culture around me.
On the same hand, it's not a place I'd choose to live. Working and fucking and visiting for fun is more than enough for me. |
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By *hav02Man
over a year ago
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I've grown up in London, but it's changed since I was a kid.
My view now is:
1. Extremely racially/ethnically mixed
2. Uncivilised/arrogant/aggressive
3. Very busy, populous, chaotic
4. Polluted
5. Very easy to get around (thank you tfl and oyster!)
6. Spoilt for choice for eating out/drinks
7. Very historical, scenic |
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As cities go... It's OK. Reasonably easy to find your way around, some impressive architecture (both old and new)... But lacking somewhat in character.
That last one applies to many cities across the globe. Aside from changes in accent/dialect/language and the occasional famous landmark, they are interchangeable, and one city feels much like another... But Paris has a 'feel' to it, as does Manchester (in my opinion), Barcelona, or Amsterdam... I just never really got a sense of London while being in London. |
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over a year ago
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Love London. the city can do your head in sometimes, but most of those negatives can be found any where else, traffic and ignorance being the main 2. Outside of that, there's always varies different things to do, loads of secret little places to go and a diverse mixed of interesting people that you don't find in most other places.
I do wish theyd start developing signing some more interesting buildings though alot of the new ones add nothing. |
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I love London as long as I go there with plenty of time. Love sauntering about and finding quirky hidden bits. I’m a member of a club down there so I can pop in for a bed for the night if I ever need one so I can do it a leisure.
I avoid the tourist bits when I can. |
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We love the occasional weekend in London. We go for the museums and shopping mainly - Camden has become a tourist attraction in recent years though which is a shame. We don't mind the tourists going so they can photograph us "weirdos", it's all the tat (aka Camden souvenir) shops we don't like, they're damaging the character of the area. Won't stop us going mind - as long as there are still enough alternative shops & stalls to keep us going. |
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By *eeBee67Man
over a year ago
Masked and Distant |
"Too rushed, people have no time or patience.
Makes me laugh to see someone sprinting to jump between closing tube train doors because the next train is a whole 30 seconds away
Great city to visit though, couldn't live there.
And what you’ll find is that 80% of them running for the tube don’t live here but commute in "
You dont find that the whole place of life is much faster in London than out in the sticks. From my experience up here in "the north" everything seems a million miles an hour in London. |
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"Just got back from visiting family in London and 4 things struck me.
1. Foxes in the back garden
2. The non stop sound of police sirens
3. Incredible historic buildings that have no famous status in London but would be a major attraction in any other city.
4. Pie n mash - yum yum
What do you all think of London? Personally I love visiting it but much happier living in the north "
I love everything about it, the kids love it. Hubby hates the place |
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"Born & bred there. Not the same as it was but still love it.
And the pie & mash you mentioned!!! It’s the food of gods! Loads of chilli vinegar required though!"
Oooohh yes, lots of chilli vinegar and liquor. Got a craving for it now but impossible to buy up here  |
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"We love the occasional weekend in London. We go for the museums and shopping mainly - Camden has become a tourist attraction in recent years though which is a shame. We don't mind the tourists going so they can photograph us "weirdos", it's all the tat (aka Camden souvenir) shops we don't like, they're damaging the character of the area. Won't stop us going mind - as long as there are still enough alternative shops & stalls to keep us going."
I love Camden, not interested in photographing weirdos, I just love the markets and stalls.. it’s so different to Glasgow |
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Love it, grew up in South London. Brilliant place to roam.
I now live in North Devon, some very strange interbreeding has occurred here, you can spot it.
I wouldn't move back but, love it wgen I hear a South East accent. |
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I tend to have a love\hate relationship. It's my second time here
Love: lots of things to do, different cultures, city life etc
Hate: Commuting, high rents, pretentious twats |
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"I tend to have a love\hate relationship. It's my second time here
Love: lots of things to do, different cultures, city life etc
Hate: Commuting, high rents, pretentious twats"
Clapham used to be a working class area |
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over a year ago
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Last time I was there I almost ended up in hospital as the filthy air made my asthma really bad I couldn't speak a full sentence or walk far. Give me Wales countryside clean air any day |
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"I tend to have a love\hate relationship. It's my second time here
Love: lots of things to do, different cultures, city life etc
Hate: Commuting, high rents, pretentious twats
Clapham used to be a working class area"
Most of london was / is working class...just now the jobs are in banking/ IT and stuff like that...paying 100s of grand a year... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love London but hate the people, having lived just outside of London and spending most of my time in and around London be it for work, gigs, days out etc the homelessness, crime, sirens, foxes etc has become the norm.
It's a beautiful city full of surprises and history, its just hard to distract yourself from all the background commotion to fully embrace it |
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By *JohnMan
over a year ago
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I love London to visit. The museums, the parks, some bookshops that are far too good at emptying my wallet, the theatre, the architecture, the surprises around every corner. And the people. There's nowhere else in the UK that can give you anything close to that diversity and vibrancy.
There's no way I could live there though. And I will never attempt to drive inside the M25. I'll just continue to visit a few times each year. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Celebrated my birthday in London recently.It's full of life in contrast to our home city which is sleepy in comparison. There is so much to see and do you can always find something different to do every time you visit.
What's the swinging scene like in London?
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By *ty31Man
over a year ago
NW London |
"As cities go... It's OK. Reasonably easy to find your way around, some impressive architecture (both old and new)... But lacking somewhat in character.
That last one applies to many cities across the globe. Aside from changes in accent/dialect/language and the occasional famous landmark, they are interchangeable, and one city feels much like another... But Paris has a 'feel' to it, as does Manchester (in my opinion), Barcelona, or Amsterdam... I just never really got a sense of London while being in London. "
I think that is mainly in part due to extortionate costs of living which have pushed so many born n bred Londoners out so that now a very large percentage of Londoners originate from other parts of the UK or from overseas. |
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"As cities go... It's OK. Reasonably easy to find your way around, some impressive architecture (both old and new)... But lacking somewhat in character.
That last one applies to many cities across the globe. Aside from changes in accent/dialect/language and the occasional famous landmark, they are interchangeable, and one city feels much like another... But Paris has a 'feel' to it, as does Manchester (in my opinion), Barcelona, or Amsterdam... I just never really got a sense of London while being in London.
I think that is mainly in part due to extortionate costs of living which have pushed so many born n bred Londoners out so that now a very large percentage of Londoners originate from other parts of the UK or from overseas. "
It's a fact that mortgages are more affordable if 8 of you are paying over 25 years at a fixed rate. |
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I feel like I'm in a foreign country when I'm in some of the suburbs around London.
When I first started going to London, I was expecting to see lots of cockneys.. But no, I don't think I've seen one yet.  |
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"I've lived here for 13 years now and still love it. Nothing better than a free day to wander a explore a new area!
I'm sure there'll come a point where I've had enough of the bustle and noise, but I haven't got there yet and intend to make the most of it until I do "
I go all the time but normally it’s the same places, do you have a list of things to do, something different
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"As cities go... It's OK. Reasonably easy to find your way around, some impressive architecture (both old and new)... But lacking somewhat in character.
That last one applies to many cities across the globe. Aside from changes in accent/dialect/language and the occasional famous landmark, they are interchangeable, and one city feels much like another... But Paris has a 'feel' to it, as does Manchester (in my opinion), Barcelona, or Amsterdam... I just never really got a sense of London while being in London.
I think that is mainly in part due to extortionate costs of living which have pushed so many born n bred Londoners out so that now a very large percentage of Londoners originate from other parts of the UK or from overseas.
It's a fact that mortgages are more affordable if 8 of you are paying over 25 years at a fixed rate. "
Say what now about mortgages |
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"I feel like I'm in a foreign country when I'm in some of the suburbs around London.
When I first started going to London, I was expecting to see lots of cockneys.. But no, I don't think I've seen one yet. "
Well what does a cockney look like? |
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"Suburbs are better....fresh air, less noise and not a mindless rush
This
I'm so glad I moved to london at a time when it was possible to afford to rent a flat in the centre of Camden and before the likes of Camden, Soho and Vauxhall had been gentrified and so many bars closed down but I'm also so glad I moved out.
I love London. But I wouldn't want to live there again"
I'm in Vauxhall every weekday: whenever I'm approaching Vauxhall bus station, with the high rises I think what a shit hole. It's a concrete jungle. Daresay a one bed flat in one of those phallic monstrosities is worth more than my Dulwich semi, nevertheless, the noise, the traffic, the road system...not for me. |
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"I tend to have a love\hate relationship. It's my second time here
Love: lots of things to do, different cultures, city life etc
Hate: Commuting, high rents, pretentious twats
Clapham used to be a working class area"
Indeed! Lived in Clapham, my school was in Clapham Common. Working class street, mainly Jamaicans. My old family home last sold for £1.5m. My parents would never have been able to contemplate that! |
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"I feel like I'm in a foreign country when I'm in some of the suburbs around London.
When I first started going to London, I was expecting to see lots of cockneys.. But no, I don't think I've seen one yet. "
I'm assuming you mean "white" British?
In fairness there are parts of London where you do have to check the location on your phone to confirm you're in London as you don't see a white face. |
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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago
West Wales |
"I tend to have a love\hate relationship. It's my second time here
Love: lots of things to do, different cultures, city life etc
Hate: Commuting, high rents, pretentious twats
Clapham used to be a working class area
Indeed! Lived in Clapham, my school was in Clapham Common. Working class street, mainly Jamaicans. My old family home last sold for £1.5m. My parents would never have been able to contemplate that!"
Mine lived in Brixton for forty years, Same house too. Then sold up moved to the south coast. No mortgage, a fair few bob in the bank & a nice lifestyle.
We just did the same, just without the fair few bob in the bank
There’s more work here for me than back in Essex though so it’s all good
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"I feel like I'm in a foreign country when I'm in some of the suburbs around London.
When I first started going to London, I was expecting to see lots of cockneys.. But no, I don't think I've seen one yet.
I'm assuming you mean "white" British?
In fairness there are parts of London where you do have to check the location on your phone to confirm you're in London as you don't see a white face. "
Just because someone isn't white does not mean they are not English or a Londoner! |
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