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Does anyone else hate London?
Lucy_Reiss
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I literally cannot stand it. It's great when you visit it recurrently, but when you're living there for a prolonged period of time, it really does make you think differently,
The majority of the people I've encountered are extremely rude and selfish, it's far too overcrowded, the cost of living is ridiculously expensive (even in parts of London which are not as nice and have high crime rates). The crime rate is very high, and I'm always walking around feeling the risk of getting stabbed.
Other UK cities such as Bristol, Cardiff and Bath are FAR nicer, in my opinion
What's your opinions of London?
The majority of the people I've encountered are extremely rude and selfish, it's far too overcrowded, the cost of living is ridiculously expensive (even in parts of London which are not as nice and have high crime rates). The crime rate is very high, and I'm always walking around feeling the risk of getting stabbed.
Other UK cities such as Bristol, Cardiff and Bath are FAR nicer, in my opinion
What's your opinions of London?
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I live in east London which is very deprived - I see frequent crimes, and open drug dealing on a daily basis.
On the plus side we have 24 hour buses, cheap travel, 24 hour shops on every street corner
Ah fair enough
I love this city, and the nonsense about Londoners being rude and having no community is just that, nonsense, things have changed, sure, but friendliness and community exist here still.
However most of the outlaying areas of London that I've been to are shitholes, I'd hate to live there.
However, it is a very cosmopolitan place and hence with so many different cultures and being such a melting pot can make it a little colder and more impersonal.
I've been to London twice on holidays, and found it a wonderful and charming
city (but not as nice as Paris, New York, or Barcelona).
However, my sister had to live in East London for a year while she did her teaching
course, and she absolutely HATED it. She lived in a dodgy area full of vandalism
and litter.
You've been to all 33 boroughs, explored every neighbourhood and interacted with all of the 8 million-ish people who live there, or are you just making an unfounded generalisation?
I was just about to say that you can't say you hate London, as there are so many different areas. There are certain areas I would avoid like the plague unless I really had to go there, and others that I love.
I don't like the idea of calling someones neighbourhood a 'shithole', but otherwise I would basically agree with this. I love visiting London, but I wouldn't feel safe or happy in somewhere like Peckham, Newham, Wembley etc.
I think Manchester is a much more 'liveable' city, and there are some fairly nice residental areas within short bike ride or a long-ish walk of the centre.
If I was moving somewhere bigger (I'm not) I would probably choose Manchester...
When I was younger the place had an appeal to me and I did go there a fair bit with my Mother who shopped a lot in London.
Now I am older I do not like crowds at all so stay clear of busy places like that.
I know friends of mine who live abroad love the place though.
Liverpool's best, though ;-)
I have to confess that my one visit to London was my last because of the attitude and rudeness of Londoners. I have visited many many cities in the UK and London was the worst.
Fairly low. As you say, an awful lot of people there, are breathtakingly arrogant, nasty and up themselves. I commuted to work there for 7 years, so I know what it's like.
I now work in the town I live in, which is only 32 miles from the centre of London. But it might as well be another planet, such is the difference.
For example, I truly loved Los Angeles of the era 1960-1990, aka Columbo's Los Angeles.
I have no interest in the place now with its often classless celebrity culture and squawky paparazzi. The only place I'd want to go would be the Tar Pits.
I guess the same applies to London. I think it's more the people that make the place, and when people change, the 'feel' changes.
I love london especially my part of town always something to do ... Always somewhere to go
London born and london bred and when I die I'll be london dead