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> Nitpick: The City of London is not particularly central It is if that's where you go most of the time. I only rarely go west. Mayfair was once described as a
by easytiger 10y ago
> Nitpick: The City of London is not particularly central
It is if that's where you go most of the time. I only rarely go west. Mayfair was once described as a nice village on the outskirts of London
- jimmytidey 10y agoYou've got the City of Westminster and the City of London, where London is in the east. I guess this why we end up with east end and west end to refer to parts of the city.
- adrianratnapala 10y agoAnd there is the a bias: the West End is all about decadent entertainment and a fun night out. While the East End is about a fun night in watching a TV show about common folk.
- vidarh 10y agoThat's fine for you, but it doesn't change the point at all, which is that for most people, City is far from what they'd consider the centre. That Mayfair was on the outskirts a couple of hundred years ago is not particularly relevant. Startig in the late 18th century, Charing Cross[1] has increasingly been considered the centre, even occasionally being used as an official marker. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross
- urbanj 10y agoMost people I know would assume that London is what you would refer to as "East London" if they talked about going to London. Not sure why this is such a big deal for you.