My Review about London

  • I stayed here for 3 days, so it's totally based on my experience, not saying every british people are like this


    Let's start with the incovenient :


    - Why british people never smiled ?

    In the few days spent there, i really met only 2-3 british person who genuinely felt really welcoming and very friendly

    most british had a poker face when talking to them and even when they are together, their facial expression seem harsh


    - British people does look very dirty

    let me explain myself, i spent 2 days walking around London for 10 hours each day

    and i notice that overall London is a pretty clean city, but around 5-6pm, the city become very dirty, you see garbage bag just put on the sidewalk, tons of paper and piece of cardboard on the floor in the street and even on the road flying around

    Also i went shopping in the H&m of Oxford circus and i was actually surprise to see that people here treat fitting room like some kind of trash, I tried to enter in 4 different fitting room before finally finding one who was the less messy

    there was dozen of hangerr just left on the floor, people just leaving their starbucks on the floor half empty ....


    - Biggest bad points !!!!!!!!

    WHY IS YOUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IS SO WEIRD ?????

    why you doesn't make people pay the exact same price for a ticket whatever where they go etc....

    why do you make ticket more expensive if you are on peak time or off peak time

    if you are in Zone 1 or Zone 2 ......

    why makes it so complicated when it can be so much easier ??



    On the good side now :


    - I love how every ethnics are just mixing together in such a normal way

    i was walking and on one side there was a korean bbq, then 1 minutes later it was an Indian, then later an african restaurant etc....

    people were talking indian, ukrainian, etc...;

    it's so cool to see so many different culture in a same city , and have access to so many culture to discover


    - The city is so pretty

    it's so cool to see so many different architecture so near from each other

    i fell in love with Belgravia, Westminster and Notting Hill, they are so pretty, i could just live on the street here and i would be happy for the rest of my life


    - Very few cars

    i don't know if it's just my impression but i was actually surprise for such a big city to see very few cars, it made the whole experience of just walking so much more enjoyable, and it really makes you want to walk for the entire day when you don't have to meat 100 cars in a street like in france


    - Freedom to express whoever you want

    it was pleasant to see so many people with so many different style expressing themselves so openly and not see people giving them a weird stare


    - Expensive ?

    Actually when i ask for advice a lot of people told me that London is really expensive, especially with food etc...

    and i'm really surprise, because i find London pretty cheap or around the same price than in France, i spent the whole holiday just eating out and i must not have spend more than 50 euros on food for 3 days


    - Access to culture

    Love the fact that so many museum and places are free

    and even if they are not free , you can actually get really close to them without having to pay

  • Thank you for making this review my friend.


    I kinda agree with you on the advantages.


    I love London vibe : it's multicultural, people don't mind about your style, thougts and beliefs.

    And there are a lot of green spaces (Hyde Park, Regent's Park, Kew Garden, etc...).

    I've also been able to eat inexpensively by going to cheap neighbourhoods or eating takeaway.


    I understand that the transport system is difficult to understand and that it is expensive, however, it is very simple to access them: just stamp the ticket with your credit card using contactless technology (it works with google/apple pay on smartphones).


    I didn't feel the same way about British people, some people were nice when I asked them to take photos of me and I met some interesting persons.


    I'm glad you enjoyed your trip


  • I didn't feel the same way about British people, some people were nice when I asked them to take photos of me and I met some interesting persons.

    not saying they were not nice, their facial expression just look very close and cold so it doesn't really want to do the first step because they don't seem open to talk

    also maybe because i pretty much went in the most touristic place, everytime i was asking people to take picture of me, they were foreigner



    You didn't get stabbed at the end

    lmaooo almost

    i got into the wrong train so i had to get out in the next station

    but when i got out of the train, this station was in the middle of the nature, with almost no lights etc...

    it was really like the train station in horror movie, where you know if you get stabbe here nobody will know it



    I forgot to add a downside related to the transport : you have no internet connection on the Tube tunnel

    oh yeah and when you have to do a 40min trip

    that's really annoying because you can't do anything to pass the time

  • I've been to London albeit a long time ago and it is actually my second favourite world city (and I've seen a few. I actually found the "poms" as we Aussies call them to be quite friendly and helpful especially the Bobbies. The city was littered with lovely green parks and I found it to be quite a clean city, unlike others in Britain. I did all the "touristy" things like Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Madame Tussauds. I found my time in London which was 3 days very enjoyable and memorable. The only thing I could complain about was the hotel we stayed in. (Not the Ritz).

  • not saying they were not nice, their facial expression just look very close and cold so it doesn't really want to do the first step because they don't seem open to talk

    also maybe because i pretty much went in the most touristic place, everytime i was asking people to take picture of me, they were foreigner

    I understand better what you mean. Maybe I was too lucky on my side.

    Tho' that's an interesting point to note.


    lmaooo almost

    i got into the wrong train so i had to get out in the next station

    but when i got out of the train, this station was in the middle of the nature, with almost no lights etc...

    it was really like the train station in horror movie, where you know if you get stabbe here nobody will know it

    How did you get in the middle of nowhere? :pepe-peek:

    You can say that you've grown stronger as you escaped the dangerous countryside :iconpepe:


    oh yeah and when you have to do a 40min trip

    that's really annoying because you can't do anything to pass the time

    I think it's too much, especially in 2023. In some countries you can find wi-fi in the metro but in London you have a fog of war :pepefacepalm:

  • How did you get in the middle of nowhere? :pepe-peek:

    You can say that you've grown stronger as you escaped the dangerous countryside :iconpepe:

    well i had to take the metro in New cross station to go to London bridge

    but considering i was late i just get in the first metro i saw thinking it was the right one

    but it was actually the wrong one, and it was wrong in the opposite direction


    and i got out of the metro the next station because i didn't want to go further because it was the wrong one

    and i end up in St johnn station



    which is this one

    and now imagine this place at night

    with lights off, nobody there, metro coming and no body getting out

    no sound and the metro which was supposed to stop there to go to London bridge be cancelled


    St. Johns Station | The Anonymous Widower

  • i wanna go to London later on in life


    what was your favorite part of London?

    first if i'm honest don't tell yourself "i want to go there later "

    i always had this way of thinking, and telling myself i can't go there because it must be expensive to travel there and something might happen where i'll need the money i put in my travel....


    and it was wrong, because things always happen in life and if you're waiting for the perfect moment to go it'll never happen

    Personally i just took the flight impulsively, and for the next 2 weeks i was thinking "maybe i should cancel" etc... and i don't regret anything



    My favorite part of London ?

    I enjoy the museum, visiting things etc...

    but what i prefered the most was just walking around London without any goal

    just walking around Notting hill, or Belgravia, these 2 area are so pretty, i just fell so in peace walking there and just enjoying the moment

  • well ture. things come in life when you least expect it and just come cometimes out of the blue.


    that sounds soo cool! i'd love to just walk without any goal and just be there, myself and just walking.


    that sounds calm & relaxing

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  • I lived in London for over 30 years, it was a very exciting city to be in.


    Notting Hill and Belgravia are where extremely wealthy people live, as are Chelsea, and almost anywhere west of the centre.


    Rubbish collections are at night, because of the traffic levels during the day, so all the rubbish is put out by the businesses at the end of their day, normally around 1730-1800.


    British people are generally very introverted, especially the ones who live in the south and in London, they hate talking to strangers, so they will make sure, especially on the tube, that they are reading something, so they don't have to make eye contact with anyone. That said, most people are actually very nice, and they're happy to take photos for you if ask, or will help if you need help (like if you're having trouble negotiating what ticket you need to go places).


    Yes, Public Transport ticketing is an unholy mess, and seems to be designed to trap tourists into paying way more than they should, as unless you register a credit card, or phone now I believe, you will have to put money on an oyster card, which will have an unused portion at the end, which most people can't be bothered to claim back. Individual journey tickets are eye-wateringly expensive, as are the daily travelcards.


    There is little traffic now in the touristy bits, because they have basically banned cars from many routes and paved it over. As a result, the city is dying, from the centre outwards, because, as you can imagine, although it's great for tourists, it's no good for anyone who wants to get there to work, run a business there which needs deliveries, or for anyone living there because movement is now so restricted and expensive, the remaining traffic routes are very clogged. There has been quite a migration away from London, compared to what it used to be like, the city has gone very quiet, last time I was there in rush hour, I was very shocked.


    Glad you enjoyed it, but you need more than a few days to see it properly, stay longer next time. :)

  • just install citymapper and you're set.

    You can use a debit or credit card if its TFL.

    The rest is just have fun.

    However, people should be warned that things can go very wrong if they use a credit or debit card, and they should be prepared to argue (in English) when they have registered a double tap, or it hasn't registered a tap for any reason and they get mistakenly charged the max day rate, or other nonsense issues that happen. This is assuming they're monitoring their credit card account, and know a mistake has been made, it's too easy to be unaware of an overcharge or find out way too late.


    I lost count of the times I had to phone up TFL to get them to rectify their mistakes, thanks to card readers malfunctioning.

  • However, people should be warned that things can go very wrong if they use a credit or debit card, and they should be prepared to argue (in English) when they have registered a double tap, or it hasn't registered a tap for any reason and they get mistakenly charged the max day rate, or other nonsense issues that happen. This is assuming they're monitoring their credit card account, and know a mistake has been made, it's too easy to be unaware of an overcharge or find out way too late.


    I lost count of the times I had to phone up TFL to get them to rectify their mistakes, thanks to card readers malfunctioning.

    mate, phone TFL? Good luck.

    You must have a very strong personality to wait for them to pick up.

    I can't be arsed myself.

  • Why british people never smiled ?

    In the few days spent there, i really met only 2-3 british person who genuinely felt really welcoming and very friendly

    most british had a poker face when talking to them and even when they are together, their facial expression seem harsh

    Brits have this fake politeness. They could be pissed off and still say ‘dear’ and ‘thank you’ in a sweet voice. So irritating.

    Brit’s are just formal and very polite. Saying this as a Brit myself.

  • Very few cars

    i don't know if it's just my impression but i was actually surprise for such a big city to see very few cars, it made the whole experience of just walking so much more enjoyable, and it really makes you want to walk for the entire day when you don't have to meat 100 cars in a street like in france

    This really depends on the area. You were probably in Central London, where no one is allowed to park, so this encourages people to walk. Most Londoners go Central via trains and buses.

    Other than that, London has a huge parking problem in other areas.

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