Why are people in London so unfriendly?

Answer 1

bitter
tired
overworked
overpaid but no time to spend it
or not paid enough to make the bus fare to work

three hours per day of travel would make anyone unfriendly.

Answer 2

Most people's initial reaction with be that you mean Londoners are unfriendly, but London is a cosmopolitan capital city much the same as Paris, Washington or Adelaide. It's full of people with no time, doing their own thing, and a lot can't even speak English so you're not going to get any conversation out of them! Real Londoners are a friendly crowd (I know, I am one!) but they've become suspicious about everyone in view of the crime rate there. Who can blame them if they don't want to pass the time of day with a stranger?

Answer 3

Londoners are used to minding their own business, whether on the street or in the Tube, so this is probably why they appear unfriendly, but most are lovely people once you talk to them (me included!). Lack of time is another factor.

Like people have said, London usually means central London to most people and there all you have are tourists, who clearly aren't going to start chatting to you as most don't know English!

Answer 4

I've been to London and didnt think the people were unfriendly. Depends on what you mean by unfriendly...unwilling to help? I think if you were dealing with sales people they are matter of fact, but not unfriendly. I noticed that the people there dont feel like they have to crawl up your *** just because you are shopping in their store.

Answer 5

Washington is just a major and all know town and is definitely worthwhile send a holiday or simply visit that city. with hotelbye you'll learn more. Among the designs of Washington and the whole America is the famous White House, the state home of the President of the United States. Your home of every president except George Washington, it was actually built by James Hoban in 1792, and following being burnt down by British allows in 1814 was renewed in 1818. Though trips of the inner including the East, Blue, Green, and Red Rooms; the Ballroom; and the State Dining Room must certanly be reserved well in advance, every tourist to Washington would want to see this well-known developing, at the very least from the outside. Next door to the White House would be the elaborate 1833 Greek Revival Treasury Building and the 1871 Executive Office Building, one of the most impressive old government structures in Washington.

Answer 6

It's an odd question to answer as it depends on what you define as unfriendly?

Is it the people? Is the places? or is the atmoshere?

You might some areas less friendly than others, due to whow people in the city live there lives. Perhaps they have their own issues to deal with.

The following is an itneresting article on the most courteous cities in the World and i was shocked by who was at the top and the countries at the bottom.

I think it's expectations, and I would have thought the city at the top would be somewhere at the bottom. London in itself was "average" - you could be in far worst places!

Answer 7

This question is outraegously unfair. Londoners are not unfriendly - if you've had bad encounters while travelling on the tube, well that's perfectly normal because poor travel conditions often send people into miserable moods. However, I've lived here all my life and I think the people who live here are great - willing to help lost tourists, very talktive, sociable and friendly and of course a lot of them are confident people by nature, due to the energetic and vibrance of this wonderful city.

Answer 8

It's a time and number of people thing. In a small village, if you see someone and stop and talk, you are likely to bump into them again, so therefore it is worth the investment in the time to build up the friendship. In London, it is so hectic, busy, and full of so many people (1.5x the population of New Zealand) that it isn't worth the effort. Also people are too tired from work, especially if they have a 2-3 hour commute home, and back again in the morning.

When I moved from London to Leeds I was shocked at how much more friendly people in Yorkshire are..

From a Londoner!

Answer 9

I am English.lived and worked in London and I found that it is like a lot of small towns.Some Londoners are great some just want to rip you off.Don't forget that a lot are immigrants so that does not give a true perspective.Where ever you go in the world and wether they are black,white,yellow ther are good and bad.Trust me most Brits are good and helpful people.

Answer 10

i found the english in london to be extremely friendly. the others in london didn't really speak english. even the desk clerk at our hotel didn't really speak english. i don't know how he got that job.

however, your definition of "unfriendly" may be different for a number of reasons. firstly, londoners may see themselves as being well-mannered but they have a different lifestyle that dictates different ways of interacting with people. they no doubt have a steady influx of tourists at all times. i know the locals in my town in florida are always complaining about the apparent self-centered ways of the "snowbirds" that come down every year. they drive too slowly, walk too slowly, and this is perceived as being oblivious to the fact that the people that live there year round have places to go and things to do. the fact is, the main reason is that they're just old and they are also sort of on vacation. it is probably not on every londoners agenda to stop their life and make sure you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
also, the pace is different. i can relate it to driving patterns. people all over the place complain about california drivers, especially the ones from los angeles. they say that they cut people off and consider this to be rude and poor driving. however, i believe that drivers from los angeles have very keen driving skills. this is because they are used to only having a small amount of space in which to quickly merge onto the highway. this is normal for them because of traffic. this means they must be very exacting in how they drive. people i've see driving who have lived in the country don't seem to mind driving right down the middle of the road because there's no one else around. but they consider themselves good, polite drivers because they can afford to give a half a mile space before merging onto another road. it's a different mentality and a different way of doing things, but it does not mean they are rude.

Answer 11

Not everyone is! I've met some very friendly people in London and I'm always friendly when I'm there.

Although I recently discovered, having travelled and had my horizens broadened, that people in the UK are quite rude and this is only surpassed by the Germans and ladies who work for South African Airlines!