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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. " It is a big city, you need to keep the travel tight. I would consider Ilford to Heathrow a safari!! | |||
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"Well not good to travel so much on the day of a train strike Today? " Everyday is a tube strike! Them tube wankers get paid more than nurses! Have some respect tube drivers! | |||
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"I've been to London loads and the trek yesterday was a one off, won't do that again! I'm fed up of dragging my case around with me. It's not helping that it's raining today " Sex toys cases? | |||
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"I've been to London loads and the trek yesterday was a one off, won't do that again! I'm fed up of dragging my case around with me. It's not helping that it's raining today " Look up Left Luggage. I always leave my bag at a train station and pick it up when I'm leaving. Or some hotels let you leave it there for the day even when you've checked out. | |||
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"OP, this isn't directed at you - your post just made me think about it. Over the years on here I have noted the number of threads about, or comments on threads on other subjects, that talk about how awful London is and not understanding why anyone lives there, how expensive it is, how busy, and how they couldn't be paid to live there. And, of course, that we get everything. No other place in the country gets this. On here, at least. London is a net contributor to the rest of the country. So we're supporting you to live your idyllic life away from here. More gets spent here because more people live here AND come here, from around the the country and from abroad. Home to nearly 9 million people but another 1.5/2 million commuters and visitors daily. That's all of Birmingham and surrounding areas descending on us every day. Land is expensive so that makes everything else expensive. The cost of a drink in a pub has to cover the property, the salaries and the materials. We have more green space (brown, at the moment) than is appreciated. We have every type of food you could want to try, lots of free things to sitting alongside the expensive. It's a city of contrasts. It has beauty and art next door to poverty and dirt. It has history and archeology next to modern and innovation. It has the village green experience next to busy urban, high rise living. No other city is like it. " OP.in all fairness,I'm sure that the residents of Ilford or Heathrow would claim that their areas are the best that London has to offer. There are affordable hotels even in more central parts so the tube travel doesn't have to be so arduous. London has many fine parks,museums,architecture and entertainments available,river cruises can be fun too (especially if the boat has a bar and a witty commemtary). Maybe choose where to stay a little more wisely next time and hopefully you will enjoy London a whole lot more. I would hate to live there (or even within 30 miles of it),though.The traffic!!!! Aaaagh!!! | |||
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"OP, this isn't directed at you - your post just made me think about it. Over the years on here I have noted the number of threads about, or comments on threads on other subjects, that talk about how awful London is and not understanding why anyone lives there, how expensive it is, how busy, and how they couldn't be paid to live there. And, of course, that we get everything. No other place in the country gets this. On here, at least. London is a net contributor to the rest of the country. So we're supporting you to live your idyllic life away from here. More gets spent here because more people live here AND come here, from around the the country and from abroad. Home to nearly 9 million people but another 1.5/2 million commuters and visitors daily. That's all of Birmingham and surrounding areas descending on us every day. Land is expensive so that makes everything else expensive. The cost of a drink in a pub has to cover the property, the salaries and the materials. We have more green space (brown, at the moment) than is appreciated. We have every type of food you could want to try, lots of free things to sitting alongside the expensive. It's a city of contrasts. It has beauty and art next door to poverty and dirt. It has history and archeology next to modern and innovation. It has the village green experience next to busy urban, high rise living. No other city is like it. OP.in all fairness,I'm sure that the residents of Ilford or Heathrow would claim that their areas are the best that London has to offer. There are affordable hotels even in more central parts so the tube travel doesn't have to be so arduous. London has many fine parks,museums,architecture and entertainments available,river cruises can be fun too (especially if the boat has a bar and a witty commemtary). Maybe choose where to stay a little more wisely next time and hopefully you will enjoy London a whole lot more. I would hate to live there (or even within 30 miles of it),though.The traffic!!!! Aaaagh!!!" ^^^^^^^^^ I.meant to put 'residents of Ilford or Heathrow would NOT claim to have London's finest areas'. | |||
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"Next time let me take you on a tour. London is just a series of villages that have grown out from the City. Ilford wasn't even part of London until 1965. Heathrow straddles a border of London/not London. I was a bit surprised you were staying so far away from the social. At least that one gives you the location in the name. My lift would have shown you different parts of London, not just a tunnel. Albeit I wasn't going all the way. I love the view of London from Blackfriars Bridge at night best of all." Love the view from Blackfriars, also Hampstead has some wonderful views if you find the right spot. OP that is a pretty crazy trek to take on, next time on cabs try Uber will be at least a 1/4 of that you were quoted. | |||
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"Next time let me take you on a tour. London is just a series of villages that have grown out from the City. Ilford wasn't even part of London until 1965. Heathrow straddles a border of London/not London. I was a bit surprised you were staying so far away from the social. At least that one gives you the location in the name. My lift would have shown you different parts of London, not just a tunnel. Albeit I wasn't going all the way. I love the view of London from Blackfriars Bridge at night best of all. Love the view from Blackfriars, also Hampstead has some wonderful views if you find the right spot. OP that is a pretty crazy trek to take on, next time on cabs try Uber will be at least a 1/4 of that you were quoted. " We'll have to take her to Blackfriars and show her. Or, my other way of showing people the joys of London from the River: Cable car over the River to Greenwich. Clipper up the River to Charing Cross and then a wander through Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden and then something to eat before a show. | |||
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"Next time let me take you on a tour. London is just a series of villages that have grown out from the City. Ilford wasn't even part of London until 1965. Heathrow straddles a border of London/not London. I was a bit surprised you were staying so far away from the social. At least that one gives you the location in the name. My lift would have shown you different parts of London, not just a tunnel. Albeit I wasn't going all the way. I love the view of London from Blackfriars Bridge at night best of all. Love the view from Blackfriars, also Hampstead has some wonderful views if you find the right spot. OP that is a pretty crazy trek to take on, next time on cabs try Uber will be at least a 1/4 of that you were quoted. We'll have to take her to Blackfriars and show her. Or, my other way of showing people the joys of London from the River: Cable car over the River to Greenwich. Clipper up the River to Charing Cross and then a wander through Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden and then something to eat before a show. " That's a great idea! anyone else who doesn't like London should joins us on a fab loves London day out. We'll make believers out of you yet. | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. " Hey I'm a londoner and I love the city so much to see and do boat rides up the Thames, historic buildings, museums, art galleries, restaurants, theatres, pubs,clubs, unusual shopping outlets, great transport to get you around a very busy bustling city | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. " I used to hate London when I was just visiting but now I live there it’s a completely different place. I live it. When you visit you tend to go to places that are well known, they are places I would avoid like the plague now. I find taxis cheap but I use uber. A night out is not expensive if you stay out of central London. | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. I used to hate London when I was just visiting but now I live there it’s a completely different place. I live it. When you visit you tend to go to places that are well known, they are places I would avoid like the plague now. I find taxis cheap but I use uber. A night out is not expensive if you stay out of central London. " * I love it. | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. " I don’t get it either. I do enjoy going to London to visit family however I find a lot of people are either miserable or just in a rush and come across quite rude. For example, something as small as opening the door for someone won’t get a thank you in London in my experience, a lot of people don’t want to even smile or say “excuse me”, I just put it down to the city being really fast paced. I live in Wolverhampton & I smile at strangers even say good morning with a little small talk, it’s the norm here but you don’t find that in London at all! I’m such a sociable person so I do notice. Still love going there though! | |||
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"I can only handle London in really small doses. It's far too busy and people don't smile. I'm a country girl through and through." I’m from Devon but now live in the suburbs of London. People here are so friendly and we all know each other. I think it just depends on what part of London you are in. It’s very green where I am so very different to central London. | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. I don’t get it either. I do enjoy going to London to visit family however I find a lot of people are either miserable or just in a rush and come across quite rude. For example, something as small as opening the door for someone won’t get a thank you in London in my experience, a lot of people don’t want to even smile or say “excuse me”, I just put it down to the city being really fast paced. I live in Wolverhampton & I smile at strangers even say good morning with a little small talk, it’s the norm here but you don’t find that in London at all! I’m such a sociable person so I do notice. Still love going there though! " I lived in Birmingham and also Stourbridge, so not far from you and I don’t find the friendliness much different. I did find living in central Birmingham to be less friendly out of all of the places. | |||
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"I loved London the years I lived there but I was drinking myself to death and realised I had to get out. Now I love living 25 minutes on a train from London and i still spend plenty of time there. Rarely catch the tube though, London is better on foot or a bus. " I love getting the bus everywhere now. It’s like going on a tour | |||
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"Next time let me take you on a tour. London is just a series of villages that have grown out from the City. Ilford wasn't even part of London until 1965. Heathrow straddles a border of London/not London. I was a bit surprised you were staying so far away from the social. At least that one gives you the location in the name. My lift would have shown you different parts of London, not just a tunnel. Albeit I wasn't going all the way. I love the view of London from Blackfriars Bridge at night best of all. Love the view from Blackfriars, also Hampstead has some wonderful views if you find the right spot. OP that is a pretty crazy trek to take on, next time on cabs try Uber will be at least a 1/4 of that you were quoted. We'll have to take her to Blackfriars and show her. Or, my other way of showing people the joys of London from the River: Cable car over the River to Greenwich. Clipper up the River to Charing Cross and then a wander through Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden and then something to eat before a show. That's a great idea! anyone else who doesn't like London should joins us on a fab loves London day out. We'll make believers out of you yet. " I would be up for that | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. I don’t get it either. I do enjoy going to London to visit family however I find a lot of people are either miserable or just in a rush and come across quite rude. For example, something as small as opening the door for someone won’t get a thank you in London in my experience, a lot of people don’t want to even smile or say “excuse me”, I just put it down to the city being really fast paced. I live in Wolverhampton & I smile at strangers even say good morning with a little small talk, it’s the norm here but you don’t find that in London at all! I’m such a sociable person so I do notice. Still love going there though! I lived in Birmingham and also Stourbridge, so not far from you and I don’t find the friendliness much different. I did find living in central Birmingham to be less friendly out of all of the places. " I have never found London unfriendly. So much to do, so many people to meet, and everyone so open to newcomers/diversity | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. I don’t get it either. I do enjoy going to London to visit family however I find a lot of people are either miserable or just in a rush and come across quite rude. For example, something as small as opening the door for someone won’t get a thank you in London in my experience, a lot of people don’t want to even smile or say “excuse me”, I just put it down to the city being really fast paced. I live in Wolverhampton & I smile at strangers even say good morning with a little small talk, it’s the norm here but you don’t find that in London at all! I’m such a sociable person so I do notice. Still love going there though! I lived in Birmingham and also Stourbridge, so not far from you and I don’t find the friendliness much different. I did find living in central Birmingham to be less friendly out of all of the places. " I've lived in Birmingham, the black country, London and now Hertfordshire. Never noticed the whole London is unfriendly thing, of course it is on a packed tube or in rush hour but I think most people that judge it as unfriendly are ironically tourists in tourist areas judging other tourists. The black country was incredibly friendly on some levels but also ridiculously insular, I knew people there who'd never been to Birmingham just a few miles away. | |||
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"I loved London the years I lived there but I was drinking myself to death and realised I had to get out. Now I love living 25 minutes on a train from London and i still spend plenty of time there. Rarely catch the tube though, London is better on foot or a bus. I love getting the bus everywhere now. It’s like going on a tour " It also makes you realise how close things are. Now I now London well I cringe thinking of some of the tube journeys I used to make before I lived there, probably took longer than walking! | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. I don’t get it either. I do enjoy going to London to visit family however I find a lot of people are either miserable or just in a rush and come across quite rude. For example, something as small as opening the door for someone won’t get a thank you in London in my experience, a lot of people don’t want to even smile or say “excuse me”, I just put it down to the city being really fast paced. I live in Wolverhampton & I smile at strangers even say good morning with a little small talk, it’s the norm here but you don’t find that in London at all! I’m such a sociable person so I do notice. Still love going there though! I lived in Birmingham and also Stourbridge, so not far from you and I don’t find the friendliness much different. I did find living in central Birmingham to be less friendly out of all of the places. I've lived in Birmingham, the black country, London and now Hertfordshire. Never noticed the whole London is unfriendly thing, of course it is on a packed tube or in rush hour but I think most people that judge it as unfriendly are ironically tourists in tourist areas judging other tourists. The black country was incredibly friendly on some levels but also ridiculously insular, I knew people there who'd never been to Birmingham just a few miles away. " I totally agree with you on that. Where I live in south east London, I know all my neighbours, we have a private park/woods at the back of our houses, only access is from back of your house. We have tea parties, camping weekends, drinks on Friday nights etc. I’ve never had such a community spirit anywhere else I’ve lived. I guess I’m lucky because of the area but it’s only 20 mins into London if I feel the need. | |||
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"I went from Newbury Park (Ilford's neighbour) to Battersea park last night. On the tube you don't see anything but the inside of tunnels, the occasional over ground platform and people. Once you get to your destination you find yourself in more interesting surroundings. But, not if you're in Ilford or Heathrow. They are suburbs of London and nothing like The City or inner London. " I live in the suburbs but pretty, scenic suburbs | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. I don’t get it either. I do enjoy going to London to visit family however I find a lot of people are either miserable or just in a rush and come across quite rude. For example, something as small as opening the door for someone won’t get a thank you in London in my experience, a lot of people don’t want to even smile or say “excuse me”, I just put it down to the city being really fast paced. I live in Wolverhampton & I smile at strangers even say good morning with a little small talk, it’s the norm here but you don’t find that in London at all! I’m such a sociable person so I do notice. Still love going there though! I lived in Birmingham and also Stourbridge, so not far from you and I don’t find the friendliness much different. I did find living in central Birmingham to be less friendly out of all of the places. " Birmingham isn’t much better than London for friendliness, which isn’t surprising since it’s the second biggest city. However where I live it’s totally different. Maybe because it’s a smaller city, and we are slower paced here. | |||
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"I loved London the years I lived there but I was drinking myself to death and realised I had to get out. Now I love living 25 minutes on a train from London and i still spend plenty of time there. Rarely catch the tube though, London is better on foot or a bus. ive never been on a london bus , to slow with all the stopping and starting would drive me nuts my mum uses them , had a guy cutting his toe nails the other week there not always great I love getting the bus everywhere now. It’s like going on a tour " | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. I don’t get it either. I do enjoy going to London to visit family however I find a lot of people are either miserable or just in a rush and come across quite rude. For example, something as small as opening the door for someone won’t get a thank you in London in my experience, a lot of people don’t want to even smile or say “excuse me”, I just put it down to the city being really fast paced. I live in Wolverhampton & I smile at strangers even say good morning with a little small talk, it’s the norm here but you don’t find that in London at all! I’m such a sociable person so I do notice. Still love going there though! I lived in Birmingham and also Stourbridge, so not far from you and I don’t find the friendliness much different. I did find living in central Birmingham to be less friendly out of all of the places. I've lived in Birmingham, the black country, London and now Hertfordshire. Never noticed the whole London is unfriendly thing, of course it is on a packed tube or in rush hour but I think most people that judge it as unfriendly are ironically tourists in tourist areas judging other tourists. The black country was incredibly friendly on some levels but also ridiculously insular, I knew people there who'd never been to Birmingham just a few miles away. " I don’t go to tourist areas. I visit family mostly and I still feel the same that it feels less friendly than my home town. As I said, it could be down to the city being fast paced and people simply not having the time. But I definitely notice. It doesn’t affect my visits there at all, I just learn to adapt to it and not pull a face when I don’t recieve a smile back from someone! | |||
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"I still love london but can I come on the fab day out? X Oh course the more the merrier. Help us turn the non believers. " Maybe I should change my idea for the next STP? | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. Hey I'm a londoner and I love the city so much to see and do boat rides up the Thames, historic buildings, museums, art galleries, restaurants, theatres, pubs,clubs, unusual shopping outlets, great transport to get you around a very busy bustling city " This | |||
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"I went from Newbury Park (Ilford's neighbour) to Battersea park last night. On the tube you don't see anything but the inside of tunnels, the occasional over ground platform and people. Once you get to your destination you find yourself in more interesting surroundings. But, not if you're in Ilford or Heathrow. They are suburbs of London and nothing like The City or inner London. I live in the suburbs but pretty, scenic suburbs " You're in the posh 'burbs | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get " I have to agree with you | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get " Lol well this is kinda true unless you are on the bakerloo like which is like a bloody sauna | |||
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"I went from Newbury Park (Ilford's neighbour) to Battersea park last night. On the tube you don't see anything but the inside of tunnels, the occasional over ground platform and people. Once you get to your destination you find yourself in more interesting surroundings. But, not if you're in Ilford or Heathrow. They are suburbs of London and nothing like The City or inner London. I live in the suburbs but pretty, scenic suburbs You're in the posh 'burbs " Yeah, it’s lovely though. Even better if I was in Dulwich which is not far. Feels like the countryside in parts. Central London is not for me but nor is any big city centre. | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. " Iv fealt the same way when i went tried the underground thing i must have got on and off the same train 3 time luckily like a minute or so later another came | |||
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"I went from Newbury Park (Ilford's neighbour) to Battersea park last night. On the tube you don't see anything but the inside of tunnels, the occasional over ground platform and people. Once you get to your destination you find yourself in more interesting surroundings. But, not if you're in Ilford or Heathrow. They are suburbs of London and nothing like The City or inner London. I live in the suburbs but pretty, scenic suburbs You're in the posh 'burbs Yeah, it’s lovely though. Even better if I was in Dulwich which is not far. Feels like the countryside in parts. Central London is not for me but nor is any big city centre. " I'm not in a posh bit, and I'm closer to the centre than you are, but I have areas, in easy walking distance, that look and feel like the countryside. As long as you don't look towards the City. | |||
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"*ranty/moany post alert* I don't get why people love this place so much! I feel like all I've done this weekend is walk and sit in trains but not really seen anything. Granted I did decide to travel from Ilford to Heathrow and back ladt night to go to the social and there were issues in the picadilly line so didn't get in till 3am. Also it's bloody expensive. A taxi was going to cost us £40 for a 3.4 mile journey! Im tired and knackered and wet and hungry. I hate (maybe dislike a bit) London. I don’t get it either. I do enjoy going to London to visit family however I find a lot of people are either miserable or just in a rush and come across quite rude. For example, something as small as opening the door for someone won’t get a thank you in London in my experience, a lot of people don’t want to even smile or say “excuse me”, I just put it down to the city being really fast paced. I live in Wolverhampton & I smile at strangers even say good morning with a little small talk, it’s the norm here but you don’t find that in London at all! I’m such a sociable person so I do notice. Still love going there though! I lived in Birmingham and also Stourbridge, so not far from you and I don’t find the friendliness much different. I did find living in central Birmingham to be less friendly out of all of the places. I've lived in Birmingham, the black country, London and now Hertfordshire. Never noticed the whole London is unfriendly thing, of course it is on a packed tube or in rush hour but I think most people that judge it as unfriendly are ironically tourists in tourist areas judging other tourists. The black country was incredibly friendly on some levels but also ridiculously insular, I knew people there who'd never been to Birmingham just a few miles away. I don’t go to tourist areas. I visit family mostly and I still feel the same that it feels less friendly than my home town. As I said, it could be down to the city being fast paced and people simply not having the time. But I definitely notice. It doesn’t affect my visits there at all, I just learn to adapt to it and not pull a face when I don’t recieve a smile back from someone! " It just depends which part of London you visit your family. It’s such a huge city and so different all over. It’s really friendly where I live but I go 10 mins to a not so nice area and it’s a different atmosphere altogether. I’ve lived in north west London and it was very multi cultural there, it could be very hit and miss with people getting on, quite scary at times. | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get Lol well this is kinda true unless you are on the bakerloo like which is like a bloody sauna " That's a North to South Line. I use the District Line which goes through Westminster, but I get off at Victoria now; when I used to go through Sloane square and South Ken. The jubilee line goes to the best areas- Canary wharf and Canada Water- I'm in heaven on the Jubilee line | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get Lol well this is kinda true unless you are on the bakerloo like which is like a bloody sauna That's a North to South Line. I use the District Line which goes through Westminster, but I get off at Victoria now; when I used to go through Sloane square and South Ken. The jubilee line goes to the best areas- Canary wharf and Canada Water- I'm in heaven on the Jubilee line " I love the overground, it’s when I have to transfer to the underground at Canada Water it all changes. | |||
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"I went from Newbury Park (Ilford's neighbour) to Battersea park last night. On the tube you don't see anything but the inside of tunnels, the occasional over ground platform and people. Once you get to your destination you find yourself in more interesting surroundings. But, not if you're in Ilford or Heathrow. They are suburbs of London and nothing like The City or inner London. I live in the suburbs but pretty, scenic suburbs You're in the posh 'burbs Yeah, it’s lovely though. Even better if I was in Dulwich which is not far. Feels like the countryside in parts. Central London is not for me but nor is any big city centre. " My part of my suburb is not too built up, but has nothing of any note to attract visitors. We're just a cheaper option for people who want to work in London who can't afford to live there. | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get Lol well this is kinda true unless you are on the bakerloo like which is like a bloody sauna That's a North to South Line. I use the District Line which goes through Westminster, but I get off at Victoria now; when I used to go through Sloane square and South Ken. The jubilee line goes to the best areas- Canary wharf and Canada Water- I'm in heaven on the Jubilee line I love the overground, it’s when I have to transfer to the underground at Canada Water it all changes. " I only get one stop on the Overground now and 20 stops underground. I took my grandson on the DLR for a trip over the water; it's like a toy town train | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get Lol well this is kinda true unless you are on the bakerloo like which is like a bloody sauna That's a North to South Line. I use the District Line which goes through Westminster, but I get off at Victoria now; when I used to go through Sloane square and South Ken. The jubilee line goes to the best areas- Canary wharf and Canada Water- I'm in heaven on the Jubilee line I love the overground, it’s when I have to transfer to the underground at Canada Water it all changes. I only get one stop on the Overground now and 20 stops underground. I took my grandson on the DLR for a trip over the water; it's like a toy town train " I get the overground all the way to shoreditch for drinks, only 19 mins. Love being above ground. | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get Lol well this is kinda true unless you are on the bakerloo like which is like a bloody sauna That's a North to South Line. I use the District Line which goes through Westminster, but I get off at Victoria now; when I used to go through Sloane square and South Ken. The jubilee line goes to the best areas- Canary wharf and Canada Water- I'm in heaven on the Jubilee line I love the overground, it’s when I have to transfer to the underground at Canada Water it all changes. I only get one stop on the Overground now and 20 stops underground. I took my grandson on the DLR for a trip over the water; it's like a toy town train I get the overground all the way to shoreditch for drinks, only 19 mins. Love being above ground. " Do you look into people's windows too? I've seen some lovely, romantic scenarios in my travels. | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get Lol well this is kinda true unless you are on the bakerloo like which is like a bloody sauna That's a North to South Line. I use the District Line which goes through Westminster, but I get off at Victoria now; when I used to go through Sloane square and South Ken. The jubilee line goes to the best areas- Canary wharf and Canada Water- I'm in heaven on the Jubilee line I love the overground, it’s when I have to transfer to the underground at Canada Water it all changes. I only get one stop on the Overground now and 20 stops underground. I took my grandson on the DLR for a trip over the water; it's like a toy town train I get the overground all the way to shoreditch for drinks, only 19 mins. Love being above ground. Do you look into people's windows too? I've seen some lovely, romantic scenarios in my travels." I’m usually too busy on my phone, ha. | |||
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"I have to say, the closer you get on the tube to the City centre, the better looking and smelling the men get Lol well this is kinda true unless you are on the bakerloo like which is like a bloody sauna That's a North to South Line. I use the District Line which goes through Westminster, but I get off at Victoria now; when I used to go through Sloane square and South Ken. The jubilee line goes to the best areas- Canary wharf and Canada Water- I'm in heaven on the Jubilee line I love the overground, it’s when I have to transfer to the underground at Canada Water it all changes. I only get one stop on the Overground now and 20 stops underground. I took my grandson on the DLR for a trip over the water; it's like a toy town train " Did you get the prime seats so that they could 'drive' the train? I always try and sit there. | |||
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"Well not good to travel so much on the day of a train strike Today? " Yes not all trains.. but enough to cause delays | |||
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"OP, this isn't directed at you - your post just made me think about it. Over the years on here I have noted the number of threads about, or comments on threads on other subjects, that talk about how awful London is and not understanding why anyone lives there, how expensive it is, how busy, and how they couldn't be paid to live there. And, of course, that we get everything. No other place in the country gets this. On here, at least. London is a net contributor to the rest of the country. So we're supporting you to live your idyllic life away from here. More gets spent here because more people live here AND come here, from around the the country and from abroad. Home to nearly 9 million people but another 1.5/2 million commuters and visitors daily. That's all of Birmingham and surrounding areas descending on us every day. Land is expensive so that makes everything else expensive. The cost of a drink in a pub has to cover the property, the salaries and the materials. We have more green space (brown, at the moment) than is appreciated. We have every type of food you could want to try, lots of free things to sitting alongside the expensive. It's a city of contrasts. It has beauty and art next door to poverty and dirt. It has history and archeology next to modern and innovation. It has the village green experience next to busy urban, high rise living. No other city is like it. " Spare us the net contributor bollocks. It's nothing more than an accounting trick based on the number of companies that officially have their headquarters in London. The decline of industrial London to be replaced by bean counters and the like is part of why London is not longer a likeable place. | |||
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