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As a third-worlder from a loud country that's very happy after emigrating to Britain I had the opposite experience: the culture and the British character are bi
by mFixman 5y ago
As a third-worlder from a loud country that's very happy after emigrating to Britain I had the opposite experience: the culture and the British character are big positives of living in London and the UK.
Maybe the grass is always greener on the other side, but I enjoy the quietness and helpfulness of the average Brit.
The only big negatives of UK culture for me are the general bad quality of produce outside of farmer's markets and the weird attachment everyone has to sash windows.
- 1_player 5y agoSame experience here. I'm originally from Italy, where the stereotype is friendly and warm people, I found Brits and Londoners in general to be quite easy to have a chat with, and relaxed around strangers especially after a pint or three. After 7 years in this country, my experience hasn't changed and I've grown very fond of the "British way" of doing things, the humour and mentality. While I moved to UK, part of my family moved to Switzerland (the French part of it), and their experience with Swiss people hasn't been as rosy as mine with Brits. YMMV.
- philliphaydon 5y agoThe thing that prevents me from wanting to live in the UK is the food… I’m sorry if I offend anyone but the UK is one of the worst places in the world I’ve been to for food.
- 1_player 5y agoThe great thing about globalisation is that you're not limited to the local cuisine anymore. Pizza today, curry tomorrow and perhaps fish & chips the day after.
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoI'm curious where you're from and what kind of food you like to eat. And what kind of food you tried, your experience with it in the UK. In my experience the food here can be really good. Food and choice in the supermarkets can be bad, and typical foods of those in poverty (including those who were raised under the spectre of rationing here) aren't good, but proper, traditional British food has a lot of variety and interest, in both produce and dishes.
- philliphaydon 5y agoFrom NZ, lived in Australia, currently living in Singapore. Travelled to a few parts of Europe and all around Asia and America. I had a few good meals in the UK. In london near soho there’s a little pie shop. Mums pies or something. That was good. And a couple of other places. But majority of the food IMO is terrible and expensive. Edit: oh and I like food in Asia. Taiwanese, Thai, Malaysian. And a good burger.
- chrisseaton 5y agoThe UK has more top restaurants than most countries, and one occasion had literally the best restaurant in the world - as judged by the French of all people who I guess don't give it out lightly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Michelin_3-star_restaurants#United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Michelin_3-star_restau...
- toyg 5y agoin London you can have the best food in the world, but you'll often have to pay stupid prices for it. I say that as an Italian expat in Manchester (where things are... not that good).
- pavlov 5y agoThere's every kind of food in London. I lived there previously and now I'm in New York. Food options in London are on par with NYC, and generally cheaper.
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- Angostura 5y agoSash windows are lovely because they are an enabling technology for upstairs window boxes. Nothing wron with modern, well-made sashes.
- rchaud 5y agoA Canadian friend who spent 3 months on a work assignment in London felt similarly. He said that compared to Toronto, British people were far more open to striking up conversation. In Toronto, if you walk into a bar by yourself, you can forget about trying to make small talk with somebody else unless they too are sitting alone. Not to mention, there are numerous instances of people getting harassed on the train platform, or inside the train car, and no one steps up to help. They film the incident, but they don't intervene.
- otoburb 5y ago>>Not to mention, there are numerous instances of people getting harassed on the train platform, or inside the train car, and no one steps up to help. They film the incident, but they don't intervene. Does this happen in the Tube, the MTA, or both? I unfortunately could see it happening in both depending on the time of day/night.
- rchaud 5y agoI was talking about the Toronto transit system. It's a safer city than London, but definitely not because of an abundance of good samaritans.