Is London A Nice City?

is it nice? is it an overrated sh!thole? how does it stack up to other world cities?

It's one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the world. Everywhere you walk you are surrounded by some of the oldest and most magnificent buildings on earth. It's ridiculous to be walking along a random street in London and see a head stone on a building which reads 1765. In terms of things to do, it's also one of the most constantly lively and interesting cities I've ever been in, on a par with NYC. London is probably my favourite city, close second being new york and dubai the third. Chicago is a great town too.Ninja-Hippo

really cool city filled with really terrible people.  They're not that bad, maybe I just don't "get" Londoners, but they all seem to be a bunch of smartasses.

But overall I highly recommend going to London it is a great city, tons of stuff to do.

But, since you're there, you might as well just hop on the Chunnel and go to Paris.

Much better than any US city.

Much better than any US city.

Wolfetan

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Much better than any US city.

black_chamber99

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Much better than any US city.

Wolfetan

I heard Poverty in London is pretty bad.

Way too many Police cars. Makes it seem like a regime.

Way too many Police cars. Makes it seem like a regime.

HyperWarlock

Way too many Police cars. Makes it seem like a regime.

HyperWarlock

yeah, that was the only thing that really bugged me.  That, and the blatant pat downs and open profiling.  I watched the film Children of Men shortly before my trip there, and I could definitely see England going that route if things got bad lol

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]It's one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the world. Everywhere you walk you are surrounded by some of the oldest and most magnificent buildings on earth. It's ridiculous to be walking along a random street in London and see a head stone on a building which reads 1765. In terms of things to do, it's also one of the most constantly lively and interesting cities I've ever been in, on a par with NYC. London is probably my favourite city, close second being new york and dubai the third. Chicago is a great town too.themajormayor

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[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]It's one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the world. Everywhere you walk you are surrounded by some of the oldest and most magnificent buildings on earth. It's ridiculous to be walking along a random street in London and see a head stone on a building which reads 1765. In terms of things to do, it's also one of the most constantly lively and interesting cities I've ever been in, on a par with NYC. London is probably my favourite city, close second being new york and dubai the third. Chicago is a great town too.Ninja-Hippo

So? There are structures near my home that are about 5000 years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae

Loud, crowded, expensive but vibrant, stylish and amazing in every single way

Everything is happening in London, 

It is a vortex, the centre of human activity on earth

It's quite splendid.  Though the weather is so-so, I hear.

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[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]It's one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the world. Everywhere you walk you are surrounded by some of the oldest and most magnificent buildings on earth. It's ridiculous to be walking along a random street in London and see a head stone on a building which reads 1765. In terms of things to do, it's also one of the most constantly lively and interesting cities I've ever been in, on a par with NYC. London is probably my favourite city, close second being new york and dubai the third. Chicago is a great town too.Ninja-Hippo

A little bit overrated I would say, but it is better than a bunch of european cities.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"][QUOTE="themajormayor"]:lol: muricanssonicare

[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"] There are dozens of buildings in central London over 500 years old. :|themajormayor

I still don't understand what is so funny, though.

If you come from a country that is less than 250 years old (or, more often, states that are even younger), it is quite impressive to see buildings older than your country :)  At least, I thought it was kind of neat :? Maybe I am just easily entertained :P

America has a lot of history, but it lacks a lot of old history.  England has thousands of years of civilized history, and it is nice to visit and see that stuff.  Its like, the oldest building in my town is barely over 100 years old, and maybe the mayor lived in it or something so its been taken care of...but in some random European town, the oldest building might be 300 years old, and a famous scientist or composer or religious figure lived there lol.

it's nice when it's not raining.

london hardly has a skyline.

london hardly has a skyline.

osirisx3

The reason why London does not have skyscrapers is becuase it is sitting on a massive clay bed. Fine for digging deep underground railway networks, The Tube, but no good for very tall buildings.

There are some tall buildings here in London, but I don't think of them as skyscrapers. For London's tallest buildings, you'll have to go over to Canary Wharf on the Docklands Light Railway.

One other reason is that unlike most other cities, London has viewing rights. For example; the view between Richmond Hill in Surrey and the Houses of Parliament cannot be blocked by any tall building or structure. 

It's alright. Weather sucks.

Too many eastern Europeans.Englandfc1966

Yes its nice.

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london hardly has a skyline.

HyperWarlock

The reason why London does not have skyscrapers is becuase it is sitting on a massive clay bed. Fine for digging deep underground railway networks, The Tube, but no good for very tall buildings.

There are some tall buildings here in London, but I don't think of them as skyscrapers. For London's tallest buildings, you'll have to go over to Canary Wharf on the Docklands Light Railway.

One other reason is that unlike most other cities, London has viewing rights. For example; the view between Richmond Hill in Surrey and the Houses of Parliament cannot be blocked by any tall building or structure. 

Actually the shard in southwark is London's tallest building not canary wharf. The shard is the tallest building in western Europe

[QUOTE="Englandfc1966"]Too many eastern Europeans.marklarmer

Looks like a shithole to me, filled with scum.

It's one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the world. Everywhere you walk you are surrounded by some of the oldest and most magnificent buildings on earth. It's ridiculous to be walking along a random street in London and see a head stone on a building which reads 1765. In terms of things to do, it's also one of the most constantly lively and interesting cities I've ever been in, on a par with NYC. London is probably my favourite city, close second being new york and dubai the third. Chicago is a great town too.Ninja-Hippo

What do you guys mean by crappy weather??:? 

What do you guys mean by crappy weather??:? 

Wolfetan

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What do you guys mean by crappy weather??:? 

nomsayin