If you're not from the UK and have visited London what did you like and what didn't you like.?

Question

Your own personal experience of London. Thank you.

Answer 1

Singaporean. I have visited London for about 6 times so far. It's one of my favourite place. I like the ambience just window shopping along Oxford and Regent Street. With globalisation, you no longer see any differentiation in brandings, but its just emersing myself with this different feeling of being in the midst of these famous busy streets, especially when it's autum, spring or winter... It's just different! (we don't mind, coz it is just summer all year long in Singapore!)

And the musicals, of course! Maybe I have not chanced upon good fish and chips. I have heard that fish and chips are the must-try, but I have not came accross a good one. But, London has the best Chinese, Indian and Thai restuarants! And Mandarin Kitchen's lobster noodles is my favourite. Not to mention the notorious 'Wong' restaurant in Chinatown, infamous for it's rude waiters. But they were nice to me when I were there, and I like their food!

What I don't like about London is my bad experience with racism, who are usually white. I thought it is illegal to be a racist, but we just brush the matter off. But there are very nice people that I met in London Taxi drivers, and even some lonely old man who sits by himself, offering to give me directions. I just love those old people, they are so kind.

I love to picnic in Hyde park. It's beautiful.

Answer 2

An earlier answer stated the the Brit's hate Americans, they hate that we visit their country and expect it to be like the US. They have different customs, the food is different, they don't use much ice, the transportation is different. You can't expect them to cater to our American "needs". I went over for 8 months, with nothing more than a duffel bag. I found a group of people who didn't judge me by what kind of car I drove, what brand of clothes I wore, how much money I made. I got a job in a pub outside of Central London, spent most of my day talking to the old gents who came in every day for their pint of bitter, they told me stories of London during WWII, their achievements, their disappointments. I met real people. I accepted their culture, I lost a lot of my own petty needs, wants. I hated it the first 2 weeks I was there but I came home realizing that I had been a pretty "spoiled" American. I could have spent my whole trip whining and complaining about how "wrong" everything was, instead I let it open my mind to a new culture. I would move back in an instant if I could afford it.

Answer 3

I'd just like to educate the user above, 'lovinlife'.

We don't destroy the environment with air-con at every possible opportunity because hot temperatures are rare here and usually only last about a week each year.

We often do have ice in drinks and I find myself constantly having to request that they don't put ice in my drink so that I actually get more of the drink. The reason ice is sometimes not offered is because drinks such as pepsi, sprite, etc are commonly dispensed from taps in pubs here and are already chilled to a temperature much colder than ice by the dispensing system.

So what if we don't have ranch dressing? I fail to see how that makes us in someway uncivilised. Perhaps our lack of ranch dressing is half the reason our levels of obesity are much lower than in the US.

Your comments are a prime example of why we don't like Americans. You expect everything to be exactly the same as at home because you are ignorant of other cultures. Your daughter would have been much better off if she'd spent less time complaining and more time accepting that people in other countries are different. As for yourself; yes, please do stay in America, you are not welcome here.

Answer 4

My daughter was there for a month last summer for a college course. She said people were rude & did not like Americans. That they think we are stupid & behind the times. She said there was no air conditioning in their dorm rooms..they don't have ice in their beverages, they didn't know what ranch dressing was when she orederd salad, they said all they ever use is oil & vinegar, & the prices over there are twice as high as they are here. But she said people in Paris were nice. But that was her...I have never been there & have no deisre to leave the U.S.

Answer 5

Liked: the historic sites, museums, just walking around, shows in the west end, Portobello market, it's easy to get to any place in the city on the tube, people are friendly. Didn't like: high prices, pigeons in Trafalgar Square.

Answer 6

the different walking tours such as the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, the Jack the Ripper tour

however, look out for Regents Park...there are alot of perverts waiting to prey on anyone...

Answer 7

cost of things bad, history and the night tour walks were great!
Look up London Walks.

Answer 8

Msuzyq has summed London up beautifully!!

Answer 9

LONDON and hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... LONDON