I've been to London many times, although not lately. I've only been to Manchester a couple of times in my life. I'm not a city person and wouldn't want to live in one, but if I were going to move to a city, I would choose Manchester over London anyday. I grew up in the east midlands in Derbyshire, bordering Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire where there are many similarities in dialect and humour and sayings. London is so unfriendly and if you know no-one, no-one is going to speak to you. I always found a dislikable arrogance to people in London unfortunately. The last time I went, I had bought a travel ticket for underground and buses, valid for so many days. I was going home early and there were a couple of days left on the ticket, so at Kings Cross station I tried to look for a person in the queue for tickets to give my ticket to, to save wasting it. A couple of people just ignored my offer and stood back as though I were a rapist or a terrorist or something, they never even spoke, just brushed me off. I did find a woman who accepted it eventually, although very warily at first until I fully explained. I was only trying to be friendly but it doesn't work in London. I couldn't live in a place like that. Northerners are far more friendly.
Not being funny but, you have to understand that people don’t want something that they didn’t ask for, living in a big city with amounts of stress they are not going to be friendly. London is very busy and fast paste, so there’s no time to talk thats why as people get older they move out of London to live in a peaceful environment.
I always heard that Manchester is very nice and cheap Apartments and house but over in London United Kingdom its freaking expensive like crazy i rather choose Manchester because its more cheaper then London UK.
Enjoyed the video. However the population numbers are not accurate. While the presenter quoted the Greater London population, he failed to do so for Manchester; thereby using Manchester council population only. A more comparative comparison would Greater London which has 9million and Greater Manchester which almost 3 million
tropical weather in london🤣🤣🤣. this isn't LA vs new york! the difference is negligible! put simply, nobody, and i mean nobody, would ever move to london because of the weather.
Cheaper bigger house to live in in Manchester and nicer people. No contest. Lived in London ten year but chose to live in Mcr and have never regreted it. Sold a small London studio flat and in Manchester for the same money bought a lovely Victorian semi in a good area. That being said rents are high here. I own and am mortgage free but next door rented out for £1300pcm. I could not afford that. You quote City of Manchester population only yet that of Greater London...Greater Manchester is 2.8 million. Also a monthly bus pass is at least £70pm.
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28k a year in London!! Are you kidding me. Starting mangers earn more in McDonald’s in Los Angeles!! UK is a joke!! Now your gov has accelerated your utilities the working class and poor have got no chance.
Living in the biggest cities doesn't really contribute to better living standards. You need a small town commutable distance to the big cities. You can get more property for your money and less hectic life when you're not working
I lived in several areas of London and even though it has everything to cater for, it is chaotic and people less friendly because they are too busy with their own lives. I think Manchester is a very friendly place with lots to do and I actually like it there
The thing you have to keep in mind about Manchester in particular is that it's on a steady track for economic growth. Manchester is one of the few spots in all the UK that is actually on track with it's property development, meaning new and affordable housing is being constructed on schedule, combining that with investment into businesses, a large skilled young person population, Manchester unlike a lot of places in the UK is a growing economy - a growing economy combined with low costs of living makes Manchester a City of opportunity.
As a black person I lived in London for over 20 years. I moved back to Manchester and regretted every moment. Manchester is not a friendly place like it used to be, most mancs are pro Farage and pro Brexit. Greater Manchester is even worse. London has it's problems, yes. But l love the international feeling of London. Greatest city.
Living in London fall you depression. If you ask 100 people of london 90 of them will reply they are in depression or in mentally abused. Although the city has a charming view and attraction. Also the londoners are rude and unfriendly. Manchester is liveable all the way. People are amicable and helpful in the run.
I'm a Canadian planning on moving to the UK. My friend moved out of London because it was depressing. Can you explain how it is depressing? And would you prefer Birmingham or Manchester? Thanks
@@ihatefootball6233 Its depressing in London because its just really dirty and not clean most of london is just bad and everything is dull. There are so many bad people in London too or just kids trying to go to the wrong path. I think Birmingham is better than manchester tho
I am originally from Surrey area but I live in Manchester but they are friendly up this end.I was traveling threw London Underground I had a heavy Suitcase Struggling downstairs but one nice passenger helped me with my Suitcase and that was the only help I had after that In London
The rich become richer by spending like the poor and investing One stop, While the poor stay poor by spending like the rich yet not making any investment for
Wow this is very inaccurate and out dated , good luck finding a one bed flat in Manchester in decent area below £750! Investment companies are building crappy fuax luxury apartments at a break neck speed in areas in proximity of the city center that are not well serviced by public transport and will take years to establish a sense of community leaving some young first time buyers feeling very isolated and vulnerable. I live in Manchester and it is great as its location is within an hours drive of the Lakes District and North wales , 40 mins to the coast and 30 mins to the peak district. However there are more affordable areas within gtr Manchester such as Rodale , Bolton, Oldham with equally if not greater access to splendid country side. Don't buy into the hype!
Manchester is better for days out. The Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North Wales, Ribble Valley, all within easy reach. You can climb mountains in Derbyshire and even within Greater Manchester, there are lovely places, like Saddleworth and Ramsbottom . London has a bit of uninspiring countryside near it and Brighton. London is better for shopping and theatre, plus transport but Manchester is better than other regional cities for everything and has a proper airport.
People here, who are slagging off London, are just upset/envious as they cannot afford to live in London - it's simple as that. Majority of people would love to live in London if they could afford it - and that's a fact! I actually lived in Manchester for years (in a spectacular house, I owned) , and now living in London in a very simple (not very nice looking) terraced house in zone 5 - but I love it - simply because I'm in London. London is a different world to any where else in the country - so much to do/see! 😊😊
"Population: Manchester 600k vs London 9 Million?!" You really need to get your facts and figures right. You have compared Greater London with Manchester City. Greater LND has a population of 9 million while Greater MAN has a population of 3 million. The City of London has a population of 9k while Manchester City has 600k.
@@owenthackeray4195 Sorry to disappoint you but the official population size of the CITY OF MANCHESTER is 580,000 according to 2023 census results full stop, you as usual are getting confused between the City of Manchester and the Metropolitan County Council of Greater Manchester. 1/ Greater Manchester is not a CITY and has never been, it is just a metropolitan county council and just looks after Roads, Transport, Fire , Police and business and is made up of many towns. 2/ Greater Manchester does not collect Rates, it takes payments from the various independent towns and Cities they lie with in it's area 3/ As Greater Manchester is NOT a City it cannot be classed as the 2nd largest City 4/ This is the funny one, why is it always Northerners who compare the size of area and population of Greater Manchester to the size of Cities such as Brum and Liverpool 5/ The position of a City is only dictated by the size of it's population 6/ The official population size of the CITY OF MANCHESTER is 580,000 citizens 7/ The population size of the CITY OF BIRMINGHAM is 1.5 million citizens 8/ The population of Greater Manchester is around 2.8 million citizens 9/ The 2023 population size of the West Midlands Combined Authority is around 4.8 million citizens As Greater Manchester is not a City it can not claim to be the second largest city it is only the City of Manchester's population that counts and at 580,000 puts it in 6th place with Liverpool and Glasgow's population larger than the City of Manchester and the population of the City of Birmingham at 1.5 million at due to grow in the next 10 years by another 500,000 makes Birmingham the Official Second Largest stand alone City in the UK and 2nd City recognised by the UK Government.
@@owenthackeray4195 No it has not, the City of Manchesters actual population as officialy listed in UK Government statistics is only 580,000 citizens, stop mixing Greater Manchester with the City of Manchester, two different things
Born Manchester boy. Spend lots of time in London. Always get into conversation with Londoners. Come home to Manchester & don't speak to anybody for weeks on end. Go into some pubs & the local yard dogs start growling.
This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Not a great comparison video No way can you liken a capitol city to an urban city London has the wealth and cultural clout of history Manchester has the clout of being the first purpose built city of the Industrial revolution Just by the comparison in population says it all 650,000 versus 9 million . Of course its going to be easier and more comfortable to live in Manchester ( and by the way it has LESS rain than Barcelona ) Its easy proximity to the most stunning countryside in the UK was also not mentioned an asset that adds to its value. London will always appeal to the wealthy It has everything but Manchester is the future Always an arbiter of change in the past It will be again Whereas I see London becoming a museum of what was
it is impossible to live in MCR if you don’t have a car. HORRIBLE public transportation, takes more than an hour to go to the centre by bus when it’s 35min away by car… I stayed in London for a week and it only took me 20min to go to the London Bridge, by bus or underground. If you want to stay a pedestrian, London is perfect, however if you want to drive your car everywhere (what about the planet bitch), sure, move to Mcr. Also the centre of MCR is SMALL like really small and quite cramped, what mostly makes greater manchester is the towns around the centre.. and even they’re far from each other and difficult to reach. I get discouraged trying to go from Stretford to Oldham whereas in London I went from Lewisham to Little Venice in no time. London is really big but it isn’t cramped at all, it doesn’t feel as suffocating as MCR
In my experience (Notts) bus times are usually around double car times as you have to factor in the added weight and bus stops (though the massive engine definitely helps with that lol), but I wouldn't say that it's "HORRIBLE" lol
Good article. However Greater London has a population of 9 million and Greater Manchester has 3.1 million. Manchester is a great city. If Manchester had an underground it would be a world class city. The government however spend billions on the capital. The amount of investment per head spent in London is 20 times more than for Manchester. London however should be compared with Paris and Berlin as capital cities.
The population of greater manchester whis IS NOT a city may be 3.1 millon but Greater Manchester does not work like London, London has since before Victorian times has always been as it is in size, Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan County Council containing loads of independent Towns and Cities which work differently to London so stop comparing the two and you keep getting confused as all Mancunians do between Greater Manchester and the City of Manchester of which the official population is arround 580,000 citizens only just to make Manchester bigger than it is.
Greater Manchester has nothing to do with this, it is the City population that counst which is only 580,000. Greter Manchester is just a Metropolitan County containing many independant City and Towns that have nothing to do with the City of Manchester
No comparison! London is a great city but the quality of life there is inferior to Greater Manchester's. Less chance of being stabbed than in the capital.
Yes deprivation after the economic genocide committed by every clueless London government since the war, accentuated by the deindustrialisation in the 80s of the North by Thatcher. People don’t live to be old when they are poor and unemployed. Something people en masse in the South East, have never had to really experience. We lost half a million well-paid manufacturing jobs in the North West.We have done well to recover to the level we have considering.
I don't fancy either they are both expensive . London more so . I much prefer further north in Durham where everything is more affordable. I've lived in London quite a few years ago .it's very unfriendly. There is no place to park up your car .Manchester is not much better when I've been to Manchester it was when I was flying from abroad and it took me two hours to get away from the airport , it's too large . I much prefer Durham it has everything I need .
@@paulwild3676 I agree & I live in Manchester, the property might be cheaper than London but its risen fast & not much of it around. Flats & houses are sold/rented within literally a couple of days. Skyscraper concrete office blocks everywhere now, it has lost its character & friendly feel.
Manchester is not unfriendly. The people are brilliant. I live in Flixton, my neighbours are almost family. I am not sure where in Manchester you went. It is big and busy but not unfriendly. That simply isn’t true.
@@emmsue1053 I think Manchester still has a genuine warmth of heart. The kindest people I have ever met where in Manchester and its satellite. I remember my Mum falling in Rochdale and five people waited with until the ambulance arrived. You only appreciate Lancashire, when you live somewhere else.
I lived In Manchester but had to walk 4 miles to work as there was no early buses.i lived in Moston I had my front door kicked in.And was scary In the winter .lot of teenagers hanging around..I do like Manchester but avoid certain areas. I'm living back in London. But not for ever .
I can't believe that the author made the rookie mistake of comparing populations of Greater London with the LGA of Manchester. It should have compared Greater London with Greater Manchester (9 million compared to 3 million) at the very least, and if anything added, metropolitan area populations after that, but never compare Greater London with the LGA of Manchester. If we want to compare LGAs, then City of London (8,500) with City of London (550,000) - and yes, this is stupid. So compare like for like and never use LGAs which is nothing more than an arbitrary political border that decides who collects the bins
Well the author compared correctly, since the 1800's London has always included the London Bourghs as London, they do not call it the " City of London" but just London as the axtual City of London is just 1 mile square and Greater Manchester is not a City but a newish Metropolitan County Council formed in 1974, The actual population of Urban Cities outside of London a based on the population of the City not the Metro Council by the UK Government and it is only Mancunians that for some reason think that Greater Manchester is the City of Manchester, may be tey eat to many eccles cakes.
London is the capital of the world, Manchester is a significant international city but is incomparable to London, with Paris & New York the only relevant comparators
@@eesah37 of course it's smaller than London. i just thought it was odd that it gets compared to London i mean why not compare London & Birmingham? or Leeds for instance
@@gazriley624 because Manchester is one of the fastest growing economies in the country. A lot of businesses have been opening up in Manchester and a lot of investment has been put into the city. Plus the population has been growing each year.
@@NoddyMaccy Born in London moved to south Manchester at 36. have now lived in south Manchester for 20 yrs the comparisons are rubbish. no way will you get a apartment in south manchester for the price quoted.
@@gazriley624 because Manchester is the most visited city in England after London? Because Manchester has largest population outside of London in England? Because Manchester has the biggest economy outside of London? Not to mention the football, the music, the tv. No other regional city in England really comes close to Manchester. Fact.
