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Where are you getting the perception that Americans generally fear London? I don't know a single American that has ever expressed any sentiment that London is
by dghlsakjg 2mo ago
Where are you getting the perception that Americans generally fear London?
I don't know a single American that has ever expressed any sentiment that London is unsafe. I know a few that have some stupid notions about immigrants in the UK, but that isn't exclusive to people on this side of the pond.
Genuinely, though. Americans just don't worry about safety in London outside of scams and petty crime inherent to any big tourist city.
- Gander5739 2mo agoI wouldn't say it's a general belief, but it is a point that certain groups like to push. See e.g. https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/01/28/haters-on-the-right-and-left-are-wrong-about-london https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/01/28/haters-on-the-r... (paywalled, but even the first paragraph is enough).
- dghlsakjg 2mo agoDonald Trump and Farage say so? Must be true. Where is the evidence that it is a peculiarly American belief? Or were you just eager to pick on Americans
- dofm 2mo agoThe drumbeat about "London has fallen", about no-go areas, about sharia law, about violent crime, etc., from American media that we see here is actually pretty much constant. Given how constant it is, and how it comes from the freedom-fries-nitwit end of the spectrum, and has gone on for a couple of decades now, I tend to assume it has a receptive audience.
- dghlsakjg 2mo agoFunnily enough, living in Canada I mostly hear "London has Fallen" coming from the UK tabloid press and their ilk.