Is Life in London ACTUALLY good? 🧐 | Talking to Expats & Locals about Life in London

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With the cost of living crisis going up in the UK, we continue to hear how much of a mistake it is to move to London nowdays. However, the UK is receiving the lagest amount of expats it ever has - So there must also be good things that are attracting expats to move!
We decided to take this question to the streets, and let Expats and Londoners answer this question - Is life in London good? What are the things they struggled with when they moved? And what advice do they have for people moving?
And yes, we asked the juicy questions too - Watch to see Londoners take on the weather and food in this country!
Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Rate the London weather from 1 to 10
02:22 - Do you like British Food?
03:58 - How is your experience living in London?
05:01 - What do you miss from your home country?
05:25 - What’s your advice for people moving to London?
08:12 - Our Tips for Moving to the UK
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@humphrey_bulldoguk22 Месяц назад

I'm London born and bred , grew up in bermondesy....me, my mum, my brother, basically all native Londoners have been pushed out...iv met more Londoners up north then I have in London..

@KarinaForte-qh2qt 2 месяца назад

I been 30 years in UK and I don't have friends really ..aqueintances yes loads ..but true real close friends no

@illaoit8147 25 дней назад

Hiii . I'm moving to the UK soon. Do you want to be friends? I'm 25

@user-bj3ul8nr7u 2 месяца назад

thank u sm for the video and the guide on your website !! thats very kind

@fgcpeak9591 16 дней назад

It's way too expensive to live here. Basically impossible... My BIGGEST regeret was saving 100k and wasting 70% of it on a deposit on a house

@Invisiblewiz Год назад

Native Brit here who was born in London but has since been living in both West Yorkshire and Somerset. I would love to be able to move back to the capital, but it is just too damn expensive!

@matutto Год назад

We totally get it! 🙈

@EphemeralProductions 6 месяцев назад

I’m a lifetime American and I’ve always been put off of moving there for that same reason. lol just found a website that says that Bexley is the cheapest place living wise in London! 915 pounds per month for a 1 bedroom flat. :D. That seems cheap enough that if I had enough income over there I would entertain it! :)

@rjflores438 4 месяца назад

Agreed mate, I also think that London has become an even more cut throat city in terms of the wealth and class divides, and your quality of life diminishes because many people simply dont have the excess funds to actually maintain and keep up with the lifestyle they envisige living before they arrive there, unless they are earning around 50k plus per year.

@robertwilson3866 3 месяца назад

I live 20 mins by train from London and only go there about 3-4 times a year. It's nice to visit but it's tiring to get around and ridiculously expensive. I never date anyone who lives in London for that reason. European cities are much cheaper, less intense and the shops don't close stupidly early.

@ibphysicsclassroom 2 месяца назад

Coming as a teacher to the Uk can I please be able to find a 1 bedroom for £400 per month in Leeds or castleford. And please is it a good place to live

@YoungSimonzzz 3 месяца назад

I really love London, but right now it's too hard and expensive to live there...

@englishtuitionbangi7043 9 месяцев назад

part time jobs in London would help ex Londoners like me to stay longer. I was a student years ago. There is still so many charming streets to explore. I go there every 2 yrs for memories, but the accomodation costs is killing. Food is affordable. Transport costs can be cut down by walking a lot.. looking forward to you interviewing random people on how they survive by part time jobs . is there such jobs for temps.. Tq. Love your short vid😊

@The-Great-Brindian 3 месяца назад

Nice channels guys, first video of your channel I've watched and I enjoyed watching it 😀👍

@NALBATRAVELS 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy our other videos 😄

@luckykazivlog8782 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful sharing! 😍👌

@hamzaabhay3336 9 месяцев назад

I love it guys!

@pabloofp01 2 месяца назад

London is SO beautiful 🤩

@madeleine5313 Месяц назад

Great video! I miss London! Lived there many years and went to uni there. Definitely a great vibe! The girl in the tie dye shirt with denim jacket sounds like she’s from Finland 🇫🇮 Lovely girl!

@BEASTabubacker Год назад

Amazing video happy to be a part of it as well!!😍

@NALBATRAVELS Год назад

Thank you for participating!! 😌🙌

@hissellbermudez8122 8 месяцев назад

My dream since a little girl has been moving to London. I give credit to Mr Bean , the tv show 😅😅. The only thing that scares me is the high cost of living. I might be going as a student for a year but I would love to have more time to experience the culture and the theatre scene! I am an actor and London just sound like the ideal place for it !

@Claireradusha99 8 месяцев назад

It’s more expensive than you think

@heatherboardman7004 7 месяцев назад

You are living in dream land. London is more expensive than you think especially rents. It is dirty, grey and overcrowding

@london8701 6 месяцев назад

@@heatherboardman7004but there's loads to do. compared to other parts of england there's so much to do and it's just brilliant for advancing a career

@heatherboardman7004 6 месяцев назад

@@london8701 nicer cities in the UK than London. Do you research. Places like Edinburgh, York, Newcastle. Plus a lot safer outside London which has a lot of crime. It is not called stab city for nothing.

@AngloSaxonVanguard 2 месяца назад

Ignore the negativity from some of these miserable people. London is a great city with lots to do and plenty of opportunities. London doesn't need these kind of negative people, they infect everyone

@2cleverson2 11 месяцев назад

been in London for 6 years now and def. the rent prices su...... it is a huge turn-off

@dorap6921 11 месяцев назад

How much is it?

@2cleverson2 11 месяцев назад

@@dorap6921 it depends a lot... what zone, if you want to share with other people

@doyle6000 9 месяцев назад

Fellow Londoner here! Loved this video. Keep it up!

@NALBATRAVELS 9 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!! 🫶

@nigel4152 Год назад

great video on the perspectives of locals and expats!

@NALBATRAVELS Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😌

@nicobernada1775 9 месяцев назад

I live in Spain and the weather is very hot. Right now, in Spain is summer, and the temperature is 45º C 💀

@JimMorrow-li8kw 3 месяца назад

I truly like this video

@SpaMassageuk 9 дней назад

Great Videos!

@leec6707 4 месяца назад

London is wonderful but I've found it far busier than ever before. I'm in my 50s and would recommend avoiding London in August. Some areas are so busy, that it becomes hellish.

@NALBATRAVELS 4 месяца назад

London in summer and around Christmas time can get SUPER busy!

@user-mx1gh3mn3w Месяц назад

It is not as expensive as Switzerland.

@London.boy41 9 месяцев назад

I love Lon🇬🇧don ❤

@matutto Год назад

Shorts version of this video on our account!

@phoenix-xu9xj Год назад

Food is still incredibly cheap compared to N America.

@NALBATRAVELS 11 месяцев назад

That’s a fair point 🙈

@bbangxrin4414 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing the video. I will be moving to work in london in december. Not sure if thats a good time with christmas holidays and all.

@NALBATRAVELS 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! And there's never a bad time to move to London - the only thing we would advise on, is taking a coat! And of course, if you need help settling in, you can always reach out :)

@coulsonjackson Год назад

I have been in London for 8 years, I love the high population of the London but not the weather. I would love to move to Spain next.

@NALBATRAVELS 11 месяцев назад

That’s a fair point! Spain’s weather is great ☀️ I guess we’ll have to make some videos about moving to Spain 😋

@luisotavioalves9077 8 месяцев назад

Fantastic video!

@rlsstryker 8 месяцев назад

My question to all of this is simple…. If one of disabled or in a wheelchair, as myself…. Is living in London vs. u.s.a. worth the work to do so. I’ve always wanted to live there. Clearly, after my accident, that has out a damper on many of things. Including going to places I’d like to travel or live. To anybody who lives with and works through a disability and resides in the u.k. Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance for any tips pr pointers.

@prestonr6348 3 месяца назад

The tube highlights certain stations where you have step free access from the train to the street. If you need assistance, you can always ask help from the staff, I've seen them wheeling people around

@afsalkeloth3646 8 месяцев назад

Coffee milk shake 👍 ❤❤

@jamescorbett5729 Месяц назад

British food consists of more than fish n chips. How about Fish Pie? Steak n Kidney Pie, Shepherd’s Pie, Beef n Oyster Pie? Oh, I don’t those so they must be bad. How about a nice trout or smoked salmon? Go to a decent restaurant and you’ll find plenty of delicious British food.

@user-mx1gh3mn3w Месяц назад

There is no room here for more people!

@Ahmedali-fb2dy 3 месяца назад

I wish to go to Leicester

@leemehdinur3766 Месяц назад

Jellied eels and tadpole soup!!

@weefish12 10 месяцев назад

London, ENGLAND, UK

@natalyak8236 3 месяца назад

I adore London and I have decided to move there. I've spent 10 days in October last year in London, in cheap hostel, with lots of different people (which I like) and I could tell you from my experience... This City loves me as much as I love this City. I never felt stronger relationship between me and London to anyone or anything in my whole life and I've been in so many countries. I feel London as my home, my eternal love the way I couldn't say for any person in my life.

@user-my4ro2mc5e 3 месяца назад

That’s ironic because my experience was the total opposite. I was beaten up, bullied at work, fell into debt because of the high living costs, everybody looked down at my engineering profession and I was even shouted at. I vow never to live in London ever again. Now I have PTSD from my horrible experience.

@eduardofuenzalida2872 8 месяцев назад

7:50 LOL

@EphemeralProductions 6 месяцев назад

Linda McCartneys tofu treats?? lol

@zacstarkey1369 9 месяцев назад

what type of coffeeshops does he mean?

@NALBATRAVELS 9 месяцев назад

I don't know but if I could guess... 😂

@KarinaForte-qh2qt 2 месяца назад

Plenty international food shops ..cook at home

@user-mx1gh3mn3w Месяц назад

Yeah it's cheaper.

@antiaffandie584 10 месяцев назад

Is London safe enough for student? How about crime in London? Tq

@NALBATRAVELS 10 месяцев назад

From our experience London is safer than what you see on the news. We’ve never had any problems. But as with any other city, it’s always important to be careful 😊

@Letmebyourvoiceactor Месяц назад

What costs are there to live on London besides your visa, rent, food, and travel?

@NALBATRAVELS Месяц назад

Depends on your lifestyle. You should account for a SIM Card with data, your gym subscription (if you go), entertainment (if you like going out for food, drinks, etc.). So it really depends on what you like doing

@BertikAlbertoOrru Месяц назад

If you want an example of uk people min 8:08 . People are always in the rush, "Hey how are you" "you r right...."fssss gone 🚀

@gabriolinari8719 Месяц назад

I cannot put thumbs down in the ratings so here it goes: 👎 Not because it's poorly made video but because of the content: we used to live in London 7 years ago and was genuinely interested in hearing about cost of things, a dinner out, monthly bills, etc some details on cold hard POUNDS, etc, yet was too generic, if i can give you a suggestion, ask people specific useful things for every day living, council tax? How much is it gone up? Tube? how much is a zone 1-2 zone 1-4 cost? Etc, how much money you need at minimum for a 1 bed for a couple, etc - make it useful :)

@haniabukar857 6 месяцев назад

I like Ur Videos i am interested to move to London as I educated in British school since I was a child London was my dream place, I soon to graduate from University, I watch ur videos bcs after my graduation I decided to move to London

@NALBATRAVELS 6 месяцев назад

Glad to hear that!! Make sure to sign up to matutto.com/ it will help you access lots of info and tips for moving to London 😊 Good luck with your move!

@whatnextincomo 5 месяцев назад

Prolonged food rationing after Second World War and Industrial Revolution “lifestyle” before that might have contributed to relatively bland British food, not to mention the climate.

@matiengatkuoth8737 10 месяцев назад

I'm coming next year though, I will definitely need some help

@NALBATRAVELS 10 месяцев назад

You know what to do! Check out matutto.com :)

@JohnThomas1884. 10 месяцев назад

A local in London? 😂😂😂

@mercedesbadilla9269 8 месяцев назад

The girl from H3H3

@rl9817 Месяц назад

“Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” Translation: Her parents pay for her bills.

@user-wt9sr2me4q 3 месяца назад

Is there anyone here living in London ? i might go to London this coming summer if i managed to receive the visa and i might need someone to accommodate me for at least 2 weeks. I will be ready to send all informations about me including my passport number and identity card and fullfill whatever required from me to get accepted for temporary accomodation

@KarinaForte-qh2qt 2 месяца назад

Not such living crisis for the elite and politicians

@user-cf7de1ch4n 3 месяца назад

To have a good life in London you need to earn good money. As a south european, I find life in London boring, there is no soul in the city and people are cold.

@xanderpills 3 месяца назад

It's probably the amount of inhabitants. There are no such metropolitan, gigacities in south, something like Lisbon, Portugal is veeeery chill in fact. London had like close to ten million people. That's whole Portugal or Greece, or one fifth of Spain or Italy. That's just helluva lot of people.

@stephaniedavinson6762 2 месяца назад

The real English Londoners are being pushed out and treated with no respect in our Beautiful Christian country.

@xanderpills 2 месяца назад

@@stephaniedavinson6762 How come "pushed out"? Sounds a bit conservative to my ears. While these sort of views are pretty common all around the world, isn't England and especially London pretty much a melting pot for all cultures possible? P.S. : Had to look up some data about the subject, it looks as if Christianity is simply on a lowering trend for the last twenty or so years. Not necessarily only a multicultural effect there (as comparing the results of this survey didn't show anything that significant regarding non-Christian religions between 2011 and 2021). www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/bulletins/religionenglandandwales/census2021#religion-in-england-and-wales

@user-my4ro2mc5e 3 месяца назад

London is literally the worst city in the entire world. I was beaten up, people shouted at me, everybody looked down at my engineering degree, I was bullied constantly at work, got a lot of racist abuse, fell into a huge debt due to the high living costs, I vow never to live in London ever again.

@masuzun6546 3 месяца назад

Life in central London is great of you make 100k GBP after tax a year or more. Otherwise you'll feel pretty miserable and poor.

@NALBATRAVELS 3 месяца назад

It the last couple of years, it's become really expensive to live in London unfortunately

@London.boy41 9 месяцев назад

One ☝🏻 day inshallah 😘

@toolate9494 4 месяца назад

No 👎

@KarinaForte-qh2qt 2 месяца назад

Bipolar weather uk

@MikeDavidson-hi6nm 8 месяцев назад

Jew Yehudim In the lands of Tarshish

@delgriffithification 2 месяца назад

I doubt these people have really tried real British food.

20 дней назад

Why is London SO BLOODY EXPENSIVE??? 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 😡😡

@dusanoljaca2585 7 месяцев назад

Are there any BRITISH people in London anymore? Everyone in this video is a foreigner.

@rogerc8960 6 месяцев назад

not many

@karag4487 5 месяцев назад

Well, they interviewed people in front of a university you ignorant

@ryerye6587 2 месяца назад

You talk like that is a bad thing. Anyways, if you wanted to keep your precious London to yourself, you shouldn't have stolen all the riches from other countries and brought it there

@JadeOthen 22 дня назад

@@ryerye6587 I don't think he / she actually did that personally.

@user-or8it8dk7u 5 месяцев назад

London is chicken box 📦 don’t like trying to move somewhere else

@SteabhanMac3 2 месяца назад

No care about cockney culture or heritage.

@KarinaForte-qh2qt 2 месяца назад

Can I say sucks in the video ..this is what's going wrong with the world ...politicly correctness

@JohandriCRivas-cn4ip 7 дней назад

Expensive, people impolite, poor standards. Disaster!

@gtrdxz 2 дня назад

Cringe

@saodahsharemqdreams 5 месяцев назад

Allah sent Powerful Black Jet Fighters in hundreds by his Help and India became frightened after seeing these black jet fighters that how did Pakistan get these jet fighters? Imam Mahdi Muhammad Qasim Dreams