[Redway]

Love or loathe? In strictly marmite terms of course.

[Underscore]

I mean I must like it if I'm planning to study there

[Alf]

I'd like to love it, it's one of the most fantastic, historical cities on Earth. At the moment, it's a bit of a Sh!t hole.

[Shaun]

I mean I don't hate it so had to pick the other option, but it's honestly a headache if you're there for more than a day... but that depends where you are, I guess.

Pros:
- tons to do
- some pretty elements

Cons:
- honestly the streets just look... a mess, 99% of the time
- shops closing has turned entire districts into boarded-up and shuttered-down nightmares
- hard to stop and breathe most of the time

[Niamh.]

It's not my favourite city in the world but I do like it alot. Liverpool is the best city in England I've been to and Bracelona is my over all favourite city. Not a massive city fan in general though

[caprimint]

By far the best city

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's not my favourite city in the world but I do like it alot. Liverpool is the best city in England I've been to and Bracelona is my over all favourite city. Not a massive city fan in general though

Take it you've never been to Hull?

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Cons:
- honestly the streets just look... a mess, 99% of the time
- shops closing has turned entire districts into boarded-up and shuttered-down nightmares
- hard to stop and breathe most of the time

I'm not trying to say these are invalid bc it's your opinion but I will say:

1) It depends where you are, I'd say only the 'main roads' where it's really busy can be trashy in places
2) Honestly this used to happen in my small hometown, I don't think it's exclusive to London
3) I've only really had that problem on tubes

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

Take it you've never been to Hull?

I have not you're correct, one day maybe

[Beso]

It's a good day out...not my favourite city cause that's edinburgh. But it's a bloody good day out.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by caprimint

2) Honestly this used to happen in my small hometown, I don't think it's exclusive to London

Oh yeah definitely, but given the scale of London it's just naturally more disconcerting to see an entire neighbourhood pretty much derelict rather than say, one high street back home.

[Crimson Dynamo]

fine if you have money

its congested beyond belief

unfriendly

way way too expensive

dirty

way way too many foreigners




the disadvantages far far out weigh any advantages, its a sh1thole and people need to accept that and stop the fairytales

[caprimint]

Think you need yourself and the TL on a good day out to London this weekend

I think people assume it's expensive because they are tourists, in Zone 1 it's obviously very different to the other zones with everything. If you buy property of course it's expensive anywhere, but anything else is no different. Transport here is cheaper (and 10000x better) than in my hometown too.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by caprimint

Think you need yourself and the TL on a good day out to London this weekend

I think people assume it's expensive because they are tourists, in Zone 1 it's obviously very different to the other zones with everything. If you buy property of course it's expensive anywhere, but anything else is no different. Transport here is cheaper (and 10000x better) than in my hometown too.

we both have lived in London, 23 years between us

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

we both have lived in London, 23 years between us

Not the length of my life

[Daniel.]

I like it but it's not the best city in the world and I wouldn't want to live there

[Crimson Dynamo]

no city is good

its a myth

[Twosugars]

where I live we have parks and woods on our doorstep, 19 min train to central london
bliss

[LaLaLand]

It's alright in small doses.

I went down there for 6 days exhibiting in Islington and by the 3rd day I'd had enough and wanted to come home to the peace of Wales! You've never experienced "panic" until you've had to commute on the underground and rush hour! Bit of a difference for me when my usual bus here used to have about 4 people including me on for the whole trip into town!

[TomC]

I've only been a few times, and it seems mad. Don't think I could tolerate it ngl. Edinburgh >>>

[armand.kay]

it's fabulous.

[bots]

i think london should be considered the same as a square of chocolate on a diet

[Firewire]

I mean neither apply.

I don't hate it with a passion (I mean, I live here now so I have to like it) but it also is nowhere near the best city going.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I’ve been once to meet an ex forum member and i had fun but he since blocked me on whatsapp (this happened years after the actual meetup mind) so that has tarnished my opinion of the city and also i hope he dies

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I was kinda gagged to be walking around the streets at like 3am and it’s bustling and then you get on a bus and it’s packed at like 3am?? Like the bus services up north stop running at 11pm and i think everyone is scared to go out after dark for fear of getting murdered