How do you feel about the city or town you live in?
The population is 10 million -- need I say more? Lol.
R u in NYC or London?
The only people who really think wonderful things about London are --- people who don't actually live here, lol.
England is a crazy country. London would be so much better if we didn't have it as the polticial capital, the financial? Capital and the entertainment capital all rollee in one. Imagine NYC, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles all together - that would be just as nuts.
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Fifasy -- I never thought about it that way, but what you say is true: it has all the main "stuff" in one city and that's one of the reasons why it's such "overload."
Plus, just too many people. People people people and all the resources are not enough. Not even places to live, not enough space for anyone to be, it's chaos all the time.
The population is 10 million -- need I say more? Lol.
R u in NYC or London?
The only people who really think wonderful things about London are --- people who don't actually live here, lol.
Come on. I live in what was a rough and tumble frontier town 150 years ago that got big and rich simply because of its geographical location. A location that now traps and dooms our city. London has a real history, you have the British museum (I love natural history museums and would give anything to spend a week exploring it), the Doctor warps in all the time (LOL) I don't think he has EVER been to Chicago.
The population is 10 million -- need I say more? Lol.
R u in NYC or London?
The only people who really think wonderful things about London are --- people who don't actually live here, lol.
England is a crazy country. London would be so much better if we didn't have it as the polticial capital, the financial? Capital and the entertainment capital all rollee in one. Imagine NYC, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles all together - that would be just as nuts.
Well I don't think you have much else in the way of big cities do you? Your whole nation is the size of a small US state.
Plus, just too many people. People people people and all the resources are not enough. Not even places to live, not enough space for anyone to be, it's chaos all the time.
Sounds like NYC to me.
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There's a big difference between the cultural attractions and benefits of a city, and the daily experience of having to live in it.
The museums are great, but do they help me in the housing crisis? In my sensory overload every day when I leave my home?
All that stuff is there, but my daily life isn't about the British Museum or anything else. My daily life is about how my rent is becoming unaffordable. My food is expensive. I live with constant noise.
See, this is the difference between VISITING a place and enjoying all the "good stuff" but then being able to go home to a quieter existence, and living somewhere more comfortable for daily life. Vacationing is different from daily reality.
All those things about London do not mean a hill of beans when you actually live here. And I say that as a person who is actually into history, and yes I've been to all the places. But my DAILY life is another matter.
Only outsiders chastize Londoners for being unhappy with London, but it's because they are only thinking of that good stuff and not experiencing the ordinary bad stuff, which is the greater part of my daily life.
When you live in London you're living, not being a tourist. It's hard, noisy, expensive, loud and rough here.
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Yep, light pollution! You can never really see meteor showers when you hear about one being visible.
I'm always shocked when I see one of those distant satellite pictures of the British Isles at night, how much the London region is this really giant splash of artificial light, the city is so lit up at night and it covers such a large area, while other city's bright spots are small and contained.
I'm always shocked when I see one of those distant satellite pictures of the British Isles at night, how much the London region is this really giant splash of artificial light, the city is so lit up at night and it covers such a large area, while other city's bright spots are small and contained.
I hear you. Bring up that map and look at the West coast of Lake Michigan. That giant bright patch that goes along the shore is Chicago and its associated area.
The museums are great, but do they help me in the housing crisis? In my sensory overload every day when I leave my home?
All that stuff is there, but my daily life isn't about the British Museum or anything else. My daily life is about how my rent is becoming unaffordable. My food is expensive. I live with constant noise.
See, this is the difference between VISITING a place and enjoying all the "good stuff" but then being able to go home to a quieter existence, and living somewhere more comfortable for daily life. Vacationing is different from daily reality.
All those things about London do not mean a hill of beans when you actually live here. And I say that as a person who is actually into history, and yes I've been to all the places. But my DAILY life is another matter.
Only outsiders chastize Londoners for being unhappy with London, but it's because they are only thinking of that good stuff and not experiencing the ordinary bad stuff, which is the greater part of my daily life.
When you live in London you're living, not being a tourist. It's hard, noisy, expensive, loud and rough here.
Have you always lived in London? I've lived in the capital my entire life and while I agree with you that there are too many people living here, I don't find myself hating the city because it's overcrowded. I don't know what part of the city that you live in but I'm in SW London which is generally a fairly affluent and pleasant part of the capital. I'm also lucky enough to only be a mile or so from places like Westminster and Chelsea so it's very easy for me to get into the centre of town. Yes, it can be noisy and I live right in the middle of an area that's seeing massive redevelopment so there are construction workers outside almost every day working on various projects. Fortunately, I happen to have pretty good soundproofing in my home so this isn't too much of a problem. I do wish more could be done to improve air quality and increase the amount of homes available to buy or rent but overall I would say that there are more positives than negatives to living in London.
The only other city in the UK with a population of more than 1 million is Birmingham. The next biggest city would be Leeds which has a population comparable to that of Seattle.
There are a lot of drug dealers and prostitutes here, and a large portion of the police officers are also pimps and drug dealers. My only hope for this town is extra surveillance.
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The only other city in the UK with a population of more than 1 million is Birmingham. The next biggest city would be Leeds which has a population comparable to that of Seattle.
That's only a city limits definition, and city limits are arbitrary and archaic, going by city limits strictly speaking the City of London has a population of a few thousand...
Both the West Midlands and Greater Manchester conurbations have a bit over 2.5 Million inhabitants.
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The only other city in the UK with a population of more than 1 million is Birmingham. The next biggest city would be Leeds which has a population comparable to that of Seattle.
That's only a city limits definition, going by city limits strictly speaking London has a population of a few thousand...
Both the West Midlands and Greater Manchester conurbations have a bit over 2.5 Million inhabitants.
That is true but I prefer city limit definitions anyway. I define London as being all 32 London boroughs plus the City of London which gives you a population of 8 million or so.
The only other city in the UK with a population of more than 1 million is Birmingham. The next biggest city would be Leeds which has a population comparable to that of Seattle.
That's only a city limits definition, going by city limits strictly speaking London has a population of a few thousand...
Both the West Midlands and Greater Manchester conurbations have a bit over 2.5 Million inhabitants.
That is true but I prefer city limit definitions anyway. I define London as being all 32 London boroughs plus the City of London which gives you a population of 8 million or so.
Then you are not using a city limits definition for London but are for the others. Apples and Oranges.
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