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Fun fact when people say it rains a lot in London.... New York City has roughly double the amount of rain on average in a year .

For us Europeans outside the UK, we use London in the same way you north Americans use New York city. We go there for weekend breaks, to the musicals, concerts , theatres, shopping and drink and dine. With kids we do the museums and they get to see and maybe buy the newest stuff that's popular for them before we have them where we live. When i was in my late teens and early twenties and could travel to London on my own, i wanted to live there. Now that i`m in my 40`s i don´t want to live there because it is to big, busy and expensive, but love taking a few day`s trip there. London has over 9 million people living in the city, and then there are all of us other europeans and even north americans coming there for a long weekend all year round. It can get pretty hectic, but with all big cities, they always have new happening areas outside the tourist hot spots. I recommend checking these places out and not just doing the typical tourist things.

London born and bred - it's true, there is so much to do here and the activities are so varied, rock venues, museums, beautiful parks, huge graveyards to explore, art galleries, pubs, huge variations of cafes, or just exploring the ancient back streets! Lived and worked in LA for a year (Ocean Park Blvd) and had a great time but the culture was lacking diversity! I wouldn.t swap overcast London for the furnace that is The Valley!

Hi Guys, London's warming up..high 70s today..going into the high 80's next week. Not good on some deep tube lines that have no air con...probably hot 90f on them!! BTW You opening statement about your grandad still being full of spunk is a funny ones to Brits as Spunk is slang for man 'juice'! 😯

Mrs Doubtfire had a SCOTTISH ACCENT, not London 😂

Weather changes throughout the same day ! I have had 70 wonderfully stimulating and safe years in London(29 years just 2 miles from Central London and then 11 miles further out from 1983, so 41 years in Outer London). My Diary tells me that since 17 years old that I have been out socially or walking 16,500 (approximately) without incident including 6,500 Sporting occasions. To be born in peacetime and after the effects of the war like the Rationing of food and living iin London in The 1960s when London was the World centre for Music, The Arts, Theatre and Photography meant it was a great place to be. There are, officially,100,000 "Places Of Interest" in London which has 32 Boroughs and 60,000 streets:)

The Tube is a Londoner's favourite topic for gripes because it's so essential. It's a great service when it's working well, but when it doesn't work due to industrial action, excessive weather or breakdowns, it's a tragedy for those who use it and you'll regularly hear about it.

London (I lived there for 10+ years) is an amazing place. When the western world collapses it will be remembered for all of the right reasons. A parliament that was the first European country to ban slavery to having the most diverse free museums and people. What's not to love? I even loved the Tube during rush hour.

Sheffield offers things to see that London doesn't have. For a start it has a decent tram service. The industrial museum has a working 12,000 HP steam engine that they power up. There's the Crucible theatre for the Snooker championships. Sheffield is the most wooded city in Europe. A hike down the Rivelin river valley is a good afternoon trip where you can see where they used water powered millstones to sharpen cutlery. The Peak District national park is just 15 minutes away. And in my opinion, Sheffield has better pubs than London. I stayed in the suburb of Stannington which is more like a country village with horse riders on the roads.

London Bridge most certainly DID fall down. In 1282, several of the bridges 20 starlings gave way and sections(with houses on ) fell into the Thames. Queen Eleanor had been given the monet to look after the bridge but she spent it on herself. After that, the City took over and founded the Bridge House Trust to spend the money on maintenance. It is still around today with a fund of over £ 700 million!

As a Scot who lived in London for 20 years, my favourite thing was also the diversity. I got to know people from every continent on earth, which was a privilege.

London is expensive for British people.

Sheffield, India. 😀

It's funny that the weather is such a stereotype - It rains more in LA, NYC, Paris, Berlin etc etc.. The issue is it has more cloudy days for 6-8 months. That creates a false perception. I think you would both LOVE it, and surprise yourself. You like music, good food and a cool vibe - That is LONDON babyyyy! My friends and family from US, Australia, NZ and Canada have all said it is easily one of their favourite cities ever. There is a reason it is in the top 3 most visited cities in the world. (By international tourists)

The main positive about London is that it's really easy to settle in. No one gives a shit how you live your life. The big negative is just how expensive it is. The main thing is you'll never discover the whole city, no matter how long you live here. It's simply too big and there are too many things happening and too many communities for any person to get a handle on it all. I love my city, wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

Londons a great place to live & work. Norveners arent keen cos its a bit big & to fast for em. Country Bumpkin carrot crunching types Hate London. Everyone else loves it.

I don't know where you got, "Bristol" from as hus accent. Bristol is pretty distinct!

London tube and transport is on time in the main other than worker strikes, its a fantastic place to visit but not a great place to live well it wasn't for me, don't think the guy was from Bristol, more likely the Home Counties

I agree with Michael Beckett. It's my fav city. I really like alot of other cities, but London is special. I wouldn't like to live there, but it's a great city to have in our country. I also don't think the guy is from Bristol.

Congratulations! Love the tube, but it's awful at rush hour and when the weather gets really hot!

its not always raining , the weather does change quite a bit , it can change few times in a day but its hot here at the minute. I love the weather changes. and this time of year you get 18 hrs of daylight

The guy at the beginning was not from Bristol. He had a south UK accent.

The British don't tend to use the word "spunk". It's a bit rude

Thing about the tourism is, hardly anyone lives in zone 1 of London, they're mostly living in the cheaper zones 2-6, so natives only feel the effect of too many people when they're going to the touristy areas themselves or missing a train because of the crowds. But since the trains come every two minutes it's really not that bad.

That guy was 90? Unbelievable.

Could should Jurassic Park quote? Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should. Just like the background music you mentioned.

Congratulation's take care of yourself, hubbies time to cater to your every whim and need.

Google ..England and Gulf Stream and begin to understand the weather.🙉🐵🙊🙈

His accent is not from Bristol.

Some interesting facts for you guys. Did you know that London is twice the size of NYC but only has half the population? London has so much green space that the UN officially classifies London as a forrest, in fact it's the world's largest urban forest. A visitor to London may be surprised to discover that over 300 languages are Spoken there. London is only the 39th on the list of wettest cities in Europe. Way ahead of London in terms of precipitation are cities such as Athens, Nicosia and Madrid.

The weather isn’t as bad as people seem to think. New York has far more rain than London! Also the crime rate isn’t as bad as the media often like to make out - it’s a huge political football, and it’s often made to look worse than it is. Let’s face it, zero school shootings in the country let alone London. But on a ranking of other cities in Europe, London is 62nd out of 188. Not ideal but not the worst. It’s my home town. There’s always SO much going on, the food is amazing with every type of food you can think of available. I love that it’s a total melting pot of nationalities. I grew up in a hugely multicultural area and it, for me, was a positive way to grow up. And there’s so much green space too which often surprises people who visit. Masses of parks and open spaces which can really help when it’s horribly hot in the summer!

Choob not toob. She just moved here but she doesn't like the best form of transport in London because it's busy, what in London? ...and the weather today was 24⁰c 75⁰f at 3pm, a few clouds, white fluffy ones, and a fly past by the Red Arrows this evening! And we had a Sea Food Platter, for afternoon Tea, a mixed salad with home grown Radishes, Tomatoes, Peppers, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the Costa del Azahar, in Spain, where we have our Villa. This evening we went on a Motorbike ride to my mate's house, 30 odd miles away, luckily his wife was out 😉.

‘When a man is tired of London he is tired of life’ is a quote of 18th c. writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson.

I live in London and it's very expensive hoping to retire away from it in the Lake District.

congratulations guys 🙌🇬🇧😊

Happy 200th 🏆

In the top ten most expensive cities in the world London is eighth. New York is seventh. 2024 survey.

Hi ,London Bridge never did fall down as it says in the nursery rhyme,it was damaged by ice in the 12 th century, and by fires over the years ,but nothing catastrophic.The London Underground is notorious for being hot and stuffy,they didn't build enough ventilation into it ,air conditioning still isn't as widespread in the UK as it is in USA . Enjoy the vlogs ,like your sense of humour❤❤

Kendrick and friends were 🔥

Hiya I think London bridge is falling down, I think it was the great fire of London, the same year as the black plague ❤

I pay $1700 a month rent in Balham

For nicer places Like the city of York fantastic history great Food plenty of Pubs, bands Busking,

Three mistakes that many Americans make: 1. London is England. 2. England is Britain 3. Britain is the United Kingdom. None of those things are true.

Flemish or Dutch.

I think Mrs Doubtfire sounded like the old woman.

Not a virgin i'm so disapointed !

It’s like living in Rwanda 🤣🤣🤣

He's a brave man.

There is soooo much great music out there, you only don't look at the right places because the american industry of course only wants to sell you crap. So here just a short impression whats out there, and there is even more, and of course these bands all have a ton of other great songs. LOVEBITES A Frozen Serenade 2021 LIVE in Tokyo with lyrics ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ae8pQVu-RN8.html EPICA - Once Upon a Nightmare (ΩMEGA ALIVE) ~ 2021 [Full HD] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oseRJV0iEJs.html AD INFINITUM - Marching on Versailles (Official Video) | Napalm Records ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9Ugq3ZBNEIM.html BEYOND THE BLACK - Free Me (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qN51U0LvC2c.html NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JYjIlHWBAVo.html and thats just the tip of the iceberg 🤘🏼😄🤘🏼

London is a country within a country. I only live about 90 minutes away. Still much too close. Can you tell I am not a fan?

DON'T EVER say SPUNK to a Brit !! It means SEMEN !! If he had asked the same questions in the poorer parts of London he would have been given VERY different answers !!

Shitty audio

My advice as a Londoner, don’t come to London, it’s overpriced full of pickpockets

We are not melting pot. We are a big salad bowl.

Great place, but overpriced and overcrowded. Too many tourists and illegal immigrants 😢