I moved to london to start my career, i think London is a great place to start your career there are more opportunities in different industries. However once established in my career i have noticed there are more options around the UK with honestly, often not a huge difference in salary. I moved to Manchester two years ago, and have an amazing job with a salary only around 5% less than in London, a really nice small apartment instead of apartment share with mould and a dodger landlord and everything i could need and want at a walking distance, I also noticed that whilst its great to live in a city like London or New York, it has everything, but how often can you afford or do you actually go and do that stuff.. or do you often just go home and chill like most people everywhere most nights?
Anyway, it’s your opinion and you are afforded to share your views. But I lived in New York, California and Florida. There is no place like London where everything are packed in one great city.
London is just too expensive. You get practically nothing for you money. Services are poor. Your money goes twice or three times as far in other parts of the UK.
My first years in London were like a dream came true. I felt like living in the centre of the world, knowing tons of international and interesting people, happy that nobody cares about you, no dirty looks if you have a coffee or eat in a restaurant alone… Now after 13 years I’m ready to leave for good. All those friends also left London for good, moving to other cities or other countries, other jobs, other projects. My time here has coming to an end and I want to start another chapter in my life.
I stayed in a bunch of different neighborhoods in 2017 and my favorite was East London. The most down to earth people . Pretty houses but not fancy, and lower food prices. My favorite housesit/catsit/host ever
Looking at my current financial situation it's next to impossible but still there is.1% hope maybe some day mirakkel happened with me and I travel London ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
London’s cost of living is too high for normal people. The cost of transport is also higher than anywhere. London maybe is right place for rich people,like everywhere else
Yep. TfL is the only major transport authority in Europe that is forced to rely mainly on customer fares for their revenue (70%) recently. This seems good to people who hate taxes and government spending, but overall it's way less efficient and costs everyone more in the long term. Because TfL relies on customer fares it's income varies a lot more, and it's budgets are very short term. It relies on government grants for long term infrastructure spending but those grants are tiny compared to other countries and compared to the cost of actually upgrading the oldest subway system. TfL regularly loses out on good contracts and cheaper deals because international companies would rather do deals with European nations or even China! There's no surprises there is TfL are saying they don't know what their capital budgets will be literally every year and you have other countries guaranteeing funding and bigger orders for multiple years in a row.
I live just outside London I travel to west London daily and let me tell you it’s a prison if your driving your under more rules then a nuke site. It’s basically a prison I feel bad for people who travel to uk they must be so disappointed
Hi there its raymond yes you are right in a big city like London you can be what you want to be that is true great video the city l would love to live in lafayette L A USA
Born and raised in London and you have pretty much nailed it. On the friends front, I’m lucky as I have friends that I have known from school but i also find it hard to maintain friends that live on the other side of the water
I think it is all about luck and timing : I live in a small ( but delightfully charming ) flat in Notting Hill , do not pay any rent for the flat ( which has gorgeous, well managed gardens) as I own the flat, and I work for myself as a( n experienced ) Tax Consultant . I can work from home and can meet clients for lunch at three - Michelin Star restaurants less than 10 minutes’ walk from where I live . I think if I were a Millennial or Zoomer - life would be far more “challenging“ for me….😮
I am Brazilian and lived in London for 17 years. Unfortunately London has changed a lot for the worse. I think after the pandemic it got worse. I moved to Chester 3 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. In my opinion, if you have a family and are not a millionaire, it is better to leave London. I didn't have the money to buy a house in neighborhoods that I like like Wandsworth common, Wimbledon, Balham or Putney so I decided to move.
When you are young you just want excitement all the time, but as you get older and it's a very gradual slide, but a very definite slide, you just start liking the quiet Life and the older you get the quieter you like the life to be.
As somenone has to commute to east London from the Southend area for couple of times a week for work for around eighteen months I think you have nailed it. In part it's because the change was my imposed by my empoyer and their office location stratergy and not of my own choice.
I'm from London born and bred W12 W10 Notting Hill Gate of Caribbean West Indian descent and she is right 👍 the thing that annoys me is that London England is not even Christian anymore. To be honest MOST of my English British friends White and Black have moved to Barbados and West Indies 😂 playing cricket in the sun drinking rum 😂 and Sailing in Antigua. London is just not London anymore especially Central London. At the end of the day home is home
What has religion got to do with it? 60 years ago England was more Christian and people people were way more racist and the normal working people were a lot poorer (not saying we're in a good spot now, things have been downhill since 2008, but still).
Friends of mine moved across the channel, to London. When I hear how they live, I'd love to go as well! For a weekend. And then get my *ss back home 😂 couldn't and wouldn't live like that on the middle to long term, no thanks.
I've been living in London for 12 years and clicked on this video out of pure curiosity...I've lived in North London and Central London. To add, you forgot about all the free museums and cultural events as a pro. As a con, my childcare costs are 2.5k a month for nursery.
and you can never tell the difference between the two. males are good at pretending to be the nice guy. classic man blaming a woman for a man treating her bad🙄
I moved to london to start my career, i think London is a great place to start your career there are more opportunities in different industries. However once established in my career i have noticed there are more options around the UK with honestly, often not a huge difference in salary. I moved to Manchester two years ago, and have an amazing job with a salary only around 5% less than in London, a really nice small apartment instead of apartment share with mould and a dodger landlord and everything i could need and want at a walking distance, I also noticed that whilst its great to live in a city like London or New York, it has everything, but how often can you afford or do you actually go and do that stuff.. or do you often just go home and chill like most people everywhere most nights?
Thank you for sharing! Environment is so important so I am glad you found amazing place for yourself!
Anyway, it’s your opinion and you are afforded to share your views. But I lived in New York, California and Florida. There is no place like London where everything are packed in one great city.
London is just too expensive. You get practically nothing for you money. Services are poor. Your money goes twice or three times as far in other parts of the UK.
I wouldn’t say services were poor here.
My first years in London were like a dream came true. I felt like living in the centre of the world, knowing tons of international and interesting people, happy that nobody cares about you, no dirty looks if you have a coffee or eat in a restaurant alone… Now after 13 years I’m ready to leave for good. All those friends also left London for good, moving to other cities or other countries, other jobs, other projects. My time here has coming to an end and I want to start another chapter in my life.
Thank you for sharing! As we evolve sometimes we need to change the environment as well!
Yes! That’s so so true
Same here, 12 years and I feel like ive done my time here, great experience but time to move on.
London is a city for the rich and their servants.
So true
I stayed in a bunch of different neighborhoods in 2017 and my favorite was East London. The most down to earth people . Pretty houses but not fancy, and lower food prices. My favorite housesit/catsit/host ever
Your English is very good btw I always admire people who speak other languages it’s a massive flex
Thank you!
Looking at my current financial situation it's next to impossible but still there is.1% hope maybe some day mirakkel happened with me and I travel London ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
London’s cost of living is too high for normal people. The cost of transport is also higher than anywhere. London maybe is right place for rich people,like everywhere else
Well said!
Yep. TfL is the only major transport authority in Europe that is forced to rely mainly on customer fares for their revenue (70%) recently. This seems good to people who hate taxes and government spending, but overall it's way less efficient and costs everyone more in the long term. Because TfL relies on customer fares it's income varies a lot more, and it's budgets are very short term. It relies on government grants for long term infrastructure spending but those grants are tiny compared to other countries and compared to the cost of actually upgrading the oldest subway system. TfL regularly loses out on good contracts and cheaper deals because international companies would rather do deals with European nations or even China! There's no surprises there is TfL are saying they don't know what their capital budgets will be literally every year and you have other countries guaranteeing funding and bigger orders for multiple years in a row.
If I get a chance to travel to London then I want to build my career, and earn money,
I live just outside London I travel to west London daily and let me tell you it’s a prison if your driving your under more rules then a nuke site. It’s basically a prison I feel bad for people who travel to uk they must be so disappointed
Hi there its raymond yes you are right in a big city like London you can be what you want to be that is true great video the city l would love to live in lafayette L A USA
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Born and raised in London and you have pretty much nailed it. On the friends front, I’m lucky as I have friends that I have known from school but i also find it hard to maintain friends that live on the other side of the water
@@TheNicoliyah Thank you!
I grew up on a council estate in London 0/10 would not recommend. I left the city aged 19 and will never go back. London is a city for rich people.
Thanks for sharing!
I think it is all about luck and timing : I live in a small ( but delightfully charming ) flat in Notting Hill , do not pay any rent for the flat ( which has gorgeous, well managed gardens) as I own the flat, and I work for myself as a( n experienced ) Tax Consultant . I can work from home and can meet clients for lunch at three - Michelin Star restaurants less than 10 minutes’ walk from where I live . I think if I were a Millennial or Zoomer - life would be far more “challenging“ for me….😮
@@ckzf1842 That’s sounds really lovely! Thank you for sharing and I’m glad you enjoy London!
Good to learn about the prawns and cons 🦐
Can you give us an update This is an eight month old video much is changed in London. Are you still living there?
Thanks for asking! I’m living across Europe now, but a London comparison video might be coming soon-stay tuned! 😊
I am Brazilian and lived in London for 17 years. Unfortunately London has changed a lot for the worse. I think after the pandemic it got worse. I moved to Chester 3 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. In my opinion, if you have a family and are not a millionaire, it is better to leave London. I didn't have the money to buy a house in neighborhoods that I like like Wandsworth common, Wimbledon, Balham or Putney so I decided to move.
I used to love London, now is just tiring. Lock down was bliss 😊 Quiet, no roadworks , no noise of any kind . No rushing to work and all tge rest .
@@j.a.0088 I agree! Thanks for sharing!
When you are young you just want excitement all the time, but as you get older and it's a very gradual slide, but a very definite slide, you just start liking the quiet Life and the older you get the quieter you like the life to be.
Sure there is eveything available -- if you can afford to enjoy it. Bring money, lots of money!
@@marycahill546 It’s all about the money!
As somenone has to commute to east London from the Southend area for couple of times a week for work for around eighteen months I think you have nailed it. In part it's because the change was my imposed by my empoyer and their office location stratergy and not of my own choice.
@@leeklass3907 Thank you for sharing!
Born and bred in London left in 86 and would not return, too expensive.
All my old mates upped sticks and left.
I'm from London born and bred W12 W10 Notting Hill Gate of Caribbean West Indian descent and she is right 👍 the thing that annoys me is that London England is not even Christian anymore. To be honest MOST of my English British friends White and Black have moved to Barbados and West Indies 😂 playing cricket in the sun drinking rum 😂 and Sailing in Antigua. London is just not London anymore especially Central London. At the end of the day home is home
Thank you for sharing!
What has religion got to do with it? 60 years ago England was more Christian and people people were way more racist and the normal working people were a lot poorer (not saying we're in a good spot now, things have been downhill since 2008, but still).
Another daft comment. Nf were saying the same thing in the late 70s. You should research rock against racism
Friends of mine moved across the channel, to London. When I hear how they live, I'd love to go as well! For a weekend. And then get my *ss back home 😂 couldn't and wouldn't live like that on the middle to long term, no thanks.
Thank you for sharing! I agree, London can be great but the best short-term!
London is not a place I would live in anymore.
Thanks for sharing!
I wanna move to Peckham....
You really don't!
There are a lot of blacks
Last place in London you would want to live
I was living in London until recently, I just found it to be overpriced, low salaries and lonely.
There's no way for me... It's a dream. Although my family are all born and from London.. But I was born in New Zealand. So very interesting. 😊
Thanks for sharing!
I've been living in London for 12 years and clicked on this video out of pure curiosity...I've lived in North London and Central London.
To add, you forgot about all the free museums and cultural events as a pro. As a con, my childcare costs are 2.5k a month for nursery.
To many foreign men on the Prowl .
Loves London, but hates the English elements. mmm...
Normal guys want commitment. Chad only wants fun. You chose Chad
and you can never tell the difference between the two. males are good at pretending to be the nice guy. classic man blaming a woman for a man treating her bad🙄
You sound like your pissed
@@advisorsandy2068 I am!