nasty rude people,
you get less for you money
noone really likes each other
incredibly dirty
a city with no heart
pay a fortune to live in a box
or
don't live in london
have same wages
buy bigger house
have a nicer life
what do you think
2006-09-26 21:38:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
oh, and i've lived in a and around london for 20 years of my life. so i can tell you about all the places to go, my point is is that when you move away you realise it was a rip off and there is so much more, London is not the place to be thats my point, and if you think it is then maybe you are just trying to impress those who don't know (big city light syndrome)
2006-09-26 22:30:30 · update #1
You have said it all pet, i was there once to work and have refused to do it again. I find it the most cold and unfriendly place. I tried to talk to people , as i do at home, and i was looked at as though i was an alien.........
2006-09-26 21:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by pat.rob00 Chef U.K. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well that is a bit of a negative way of looking at things - but I do agree with what you are saying - to an extent...
London is a huge city with almost 12 million people living here - so you are bound to come across all sorts and unfortunately there is a bad element. As a South African who hails from one of the most beautiful cities in the world (Cape Town!) some would say it would have been difficult for me to handle this place and after 8 years here I can say it aint for the fainted hearted! But I always say to people that London has the obvious elements that all big cities offer - long faces in the morning, over-crowded tubes, expensive living etc etc.. but it definately has heart - you can meet people from all over the globe on any given night. I regularly go to parties where there are 7 different nationalities in one room. Makes life interesting indeed and I think its the people you surround yourself with that make this place so much fun.
But one piece of advice I give to friends who make the journey to live in this big bad city is that one cant expect the good things to fall into your lap, you have to make a little bit of an effort to see the beauty in London. You have to get out there! Life isnt about going to work and going home and back again.
Some of the best times Ive ever had has been in this city. It has a buzz that you wont get anywhere else. Anything you want to do is on your doorstep and there are allot of things you can do for free or little cost. Have you ever taken a walk on Hampstead Heath? Summer or winter, its a beautiful place to get lost in! Or done a bicycle ride along the Thames path? Had a drink in St Katherines docks? Spent the day in Greenwich?
How about going for a curry in Brick Lane on a friday night? Or been to the flower market on Columbia Road on a sunday afternoon? My list goes on!!
And if you are a music fan - well this is paradise! This place is a Mecca for music talent.. and something I love is there are often free music concerts in summer along the southbank.
So my conclusion is, yes London is all the things you say it is.. but its also a heck of allot more! You dont have to become one of the bitter rude people you describe - Take the good with the bad, get yourself out there to explore the nooks and crannies (there are many!) and take some walks in green parks on the weekends.. some greenery always recharges my batteries when things get too hectic around here.
But if you dont like doing the things Ive listed here - you are probably better off living in suburbia...but I do hope you find the place that makes you happiest.
2006-09-26 22:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by Lauren D 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-15 15:15:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fiance went there last year for higher studies. He said the facilites were nothing great, especially of the internet and in winter, the cold is so unbearable.
And yea, ofcourse, the people are racists!
2006-09-26 22:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by Huda_Alee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i was born in london so i have lived here long enough to agree with most of the things you said here. plus, its one of the most overrated cities in the world
2006-09-26 23:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you !!! I wouldn't live in London if somebody paid me !!! and it's very lonely ?
2006-09-26 21:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by what.ever 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the cost of liveing has always gone up down south. stay small and happy.
2006-09-26 21:41:26 · answer #7 · answered by scooby.doo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everywhere else seems small and boring once you've lived in london.
2006-09-26 22:25:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋